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SerialPicModel,
Factory
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JL243 VcT,
CBAF
12MU 12-4-43 215MU 24-4-43 'Fort Thompson' 3-5-43 Casablanca 17-5-43 152Sq 80Sq Malta Sicily 1-8-43 NAfrica 30-11-43 Hit by flak and crashlanded Trigno 24-3-44 F/O ADS Anderson inj
JL244 VcT,
CBAF
33MU 11-4-43 47MU 21-4-43 'Liberian' 5-5-43 Takoradi 29-5-43 Middle East 2-7-43 152Sq 111Sq NAfricanASC 31-10-43 USAAF 31-1-44 328Sq 73OTU Middle East 25-2-45 SOC 14-3-46
JL245 VcT,
CBAF
12MU 14-4-43 215MU 23-4-43 'Fort Thompson' 3-5-43 Casablanca 17-5-43 Middle East 25-7-43 152Sq Missing from attack on Ju52/3ms nr Milazzo 25-7-43 F/O RA Marshall (RNZAF)+ [Malta Sicily 1-8-43 NAfrica 30-11-43]
JL246 VcT,
CBAF
39MU 10-4-43 47MU 19-4-43 'Liberian' 5-5-43 Takoradi 29-5-43 Middle East 19-6-43 238Sq 123Sq SOC 27-7-44
JL247 VcT,
CBAF
8MU 19-4-43 47MU 25-4-43 'Kent' 10-5-43 Australia 3-7-43 RAAF as A58-200 79Sq 'UP-C' 25-2-44 Hit telephone wires on overshoot Vigangani 27-7-44 F/O RJ Darcey safe. f/l Tipton 5-12-44 F/O RV Day safe. auth for write off 2... ...
JL248 VcT,
CBAF
46MU 19-4-43 215MU 27-4-43 'Fort Jemseg' 11-5-43 Casablanca 30-5-43 Malta 1-8-43 229Sq 'HB-O' SOC 30-6-45
JL249 VcT,
CBAF
39MU 9-4-43 47MU 26-4-43 'Rookley' 19-5-43 Takoradi 16-6-43 Middle East 16-7-43 274Sq 'N' 22-10-43 [SOC 1-2-44] 118MU 2-4-44 5RFU Tyre burst on t/off and tipped on nose Perugia AC 21-12-44 Sgt WJ Thorne safe. bboc Middle... ...
JL250 VcT,
CBAF
15MU 11-4-43 76MU 26-4-43 'Fort Steele' 16-5-43 Casablanca 30-5-43 NWAfrica 1-7-43 Malta 185Sq 1-1-44 73OTU Middle East 25-2-45 SOC 14-3-46
JL251 VcT,
CBAF
38MU 16-4-43 52MU 1-5-43 'Fort Steele' 16-5-43 Casablanca 30-5-43 NWAfrica 30-7-43 Armee de l'Air 31-10-43 to ItalianAF 27-6-46 as MM4012
JL252 IX,
CBAF
6MU 12-4-43 82MU 21-4-43 'Fort Thompson' 3-5-43 Casablanca 17-5-43 73Sq 1435Sq 'V-M' Malta 1-8-43 NWAfrica 1-11-43 Crashed on t/off dbf Brindisi 15-3-44 P/O IR Pearce slt inj SOC 31-3-44
JL253 IX,
CBAF
15MU 2-4-43 47MU 12-4-43 'R.687' 27-4-43 Casablanca 17-5-43 154Sq NWAfrica 1-11-43 309FS/31FG Hit by Allied flak Anzio CE 7-2-44 2Lt WW Yocum (USA)+
JL137 IX,
CBAF
6MU 31-3-43 47MU 10-4-43 'Fort Thompson' 3-5-43 Casablanca 17-5-43 Malta 243Sq Heavy landing tyre burst tailwheel collapsed Hal Far CB 15-7-43 FSgt NC Welch safe Middle East 1-8-43 NAfrica 30-11-43 SOC 8-3-44
JL138 IX,
CBAF
39MU 30-3-43 47MU 11-4-43 'R.687' 29-4-43 Casablanca 17-5-43 3ADU Pilot fainted belly landed Ain Oussera AC 26-6-43 Sgt RG Gunn safe 73Sq 1435Sq Overshot and retracted u/c to stop Falconara AC 2-3-45 W/O REM Thomas safe... ...
JL139 VcT,
CBAF
6MU 28-3-43 82MU 6-4-43 'R.686' 24-4-43 Casablanca 17-5-43 243Sq Malta Sicily 1-8-43 Middle East 1-11-43 7SAAF 3SAAF 5-3-44 SOC 8-3-44 cancel 136MU mi 8-5-44 bboc 21-6-45 335Sq 336Sq Taxied into parked MA898 Hassani CA 6... ...
JL140 VcT,
CBAF
45MU 22-3-43 222MU 31-3-43 'R.680' 11-4-43 Casablanca 25-4-43 1FTS USAAF Ran out of fuel f/l Aine Barard Tunisia 16-10-43 Lt R Savoy (USA) safe MAAF 31-1-44 SOC 26-4-45
JL159 Vc,
CBAF
R-RH Cv LFIX M66 27-3-43 33MU 25-6-43 47MU 5-7-43 'Fort Chesterfield' 11-7-43 Casablanca 29-7-43 NAfricanASC 31-10-43 GC1/3 Accident Ghisonaccia Corsica 24-5-44 Lt B Hivert SOC 15-3-45
JL160 VcT,
CBAF
33MU 31-3-43 222MU 7-4-43 'R.687' 29-4-43 Casablanca 17-5-43 Struck by EN580 while stationary Biskra CA 31-7-43 Armee de l'Air 9-10-47
JL161 VcT,
CBAF
6MU 8-4-43 76MU 23-4-43 'Fort Thompson' 3-5-43 Casablanca 17-5-43 73Sq e/f crashed in f/l 10ml N RLA3 CB 20-7-43 Sgt H Wilkinson safe MAAF 1-8-43 126Sq 601Sq Middle East 21-2-45 SOC 29-8-46
JL162 VcT,
CBAF
12MU 3-4-43 328Sq MAAF 31-1-44 Trg del France 6-9-45
JL163 Vc,
CBAF
R-RH Cv LFIX M66 26-3-43 6MU 6-7-43 222MU 17-7-43 'Fort Rupert' 25-7-43 Casablanca 16-8-43 218Grp NAfrica 30-11-43 4SAAF 31-7-44 Hit by AA caught fire in bombing dive on bridge abandoned and crashed Italy 28-8-44 Lt PJ W... ...
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