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SerialPicModel,
Factory
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JL164 VcT,
CBAF
8MU 28-3-43 82MU 'R.686' 24-4-43 Casablanca 17-5-43 4ADU u/c collapsed after landing Azizia CA 22-7-43 W/O W Price safe 80Sq 1435Sq Middle East 30-9-43 71OTU e/f at 8500ft overshot and raised u/c to stop Ballah AC 28-3-4... ...
JL165 Vc,
CBAF
R-RH Cv LFIX M66 27-3-43 special eng for dev of injector pump carb AAEE 12-11-43 Basta trls and 4 blade Rotol prop 150 Octane fuel. Cool trls 12-43 to 1-44 AST 3-6-44 6MU 26-10-44 82MU 10-11-44 'Guinean' 22-12-44 Casabla... ...
JL166 VcT,
CBAF
38MU 2-4-43 82MU 11-4-43 'Empire Barrie' 2-5-43 Casablanca 17-5-43 3ADU Hit from behind by LZ814 on landing Tafaraoui CB 7-6-43 Lt A Ramsey safe SOC 31-10-43
JL167 VcT,
CBAF
45MU 23-3-43 215MU 7-4-43 'R.687' 29-4-43 Casablanca 17-5-43 185Sq Malta 1-8-43 Taxied off track over bank Qrendi CA 23-9-43 FSgt GR Wilson (RNZAF) safe NAfrica 1-11-43 SOC 30-5-46
JL168 VcT,
CBAF
33MU 31-3-43 222MU 11-4-43 'R.687' 29-4-43 Casablanca 17-5-43 253Sq Middle East 1-7-43 NAfricanASC 1-11-43 352Sq Yugoslav AF as '9480' 'P'
JL169 VcT,
CBAF
38MU 2-4-43 222MU 11-4-43 'R.687' 29-4-43 Casablanca 17-5-43 417Sq 93Sq Middle East 1-8-43 4SAAF NWAfrica 1-11-43 CE 7-4-44
JL170 VcT,
CBAF
12MU 30-3-43 215MU 7-4-43 'R.708' 14-6-43 Casablanca 29-6-43 Middle East 1-9-43 152Sq 81Sq NWAfrica Landmine exploded under aircraft on t/off Gioia CE 27-10-43 SqLdr WM Whitamore safe
JL171 VcT,
CBAF
DeH 28-3-43 AST 2-1-44 39MU 24-2-44 3501SU 23-6-44 53OTU 2-9-44 SOC 18-5-45
JL172 Vc,
CBAF
R-RH Cv LFIX M66 27-3-43 39MU 30-6-43 76MU 18-7-43 'Fort Rupert' 25-7-43 Casablanca 16-8-43 73Sq 7SAAF Hit by flak nr Marzeno CE 17-11-44 Lt DC Bosch (SAAF)+
JL173 VcT,
CBAF
12MU 3-4-43 'unknown ship' NWAfrica Middle East 1-7-43 43Sq Ran over chock on t/off Capodichino Naples CB 26-10-43 F/O RF Brodie safe NAfricanASC 31-10-43 1435Sq 32Sq SOC 26-4-45
JL174 VcT,
CBAF
8MU 28-3-43 82MU 6-4-43 'R.686' 24-4-43 Casablanca 17-5-43 NWAfrica 31-5-43 Middle East 1-7-43 40PTC Swung on t/off and hit ER864 Falcone CE 10-9-43 Sgt FRG Strickland (RAAF) safe
JL175 VcT,
CBAF
46MU 27-3-43 215MU 5-4-43 'Empire Barrie' 2-5-43 Casablanca 17-5-43 NWAfrica 31-5-43 152Sq Collided with JG851 on t/off Lentini East CB 1-8-43 FSgt WD Sparks safe Malta 229Sq Sicily 1-8-43 NAfricanASC 31-10-43 SOC 26-4-4... ...
JL176 VcT,
CBAF
6MU 28-3-43 82MU 5-4-43 'R.686' 24-4-43 Casablanca 17-5-43 NWAfrica 1-10-43 152Sq 72Sq 4SAAF Middle East 30-11-45 RHAF 25-4-46 crashed on training flight Tatoi 16-10-48 Trainee N Lazarides+
JL177 IX,
CBAF
15MU 2-4-43 47MU 12-4-43 'Fort Thompson' 3-5-43 Casablanca 17-5-43 Middle East 1-8-43 73OTU REAF 29-8-46
JL178 IX,
CBAF
39MU 5-4-43 47MU 12-4-43 'R.687' 29-4-43 Casablanca 17-5-43 3ADU Tyre burst on t/off belly landed Ben Gardane AC 12-6-43 F/O SGM Herbert (RAAF) safe Middle East 1-7-43 NWAfrica 1-11-43 Middle East CE 12-3-44
JL179 IX,
CBAF
6MU 28-3-43 47MU 6-4-43 'Empire Barrie' 2-5-43 Casablanca 17-5-43 Middle East 1-7-43 152Sq NWAfrica 1-11-43 SOC 28-4-45
JL180 IX,
CBAF
39MU 31-3-43 47MU 11-4-43 'R.687' 29-4-43 Casablanca 17-5-43 242Sq 'LE-E' Malta 1-7-43 Sicily 1-9-43 81Sq e/f on t/off belly landed Milazzo East CB 21-9-43 FSgt GJ Whiteford (RAAF) slt inj [NAfricanASC 31-10-43]
JL181 VcT,
CBAF
39MU 2-4-43 47MU 11-4-43 'R.686' 24-4-43 Casablanca 17-5-43 111Sq Malta Sicily 1-8-43 NAfricanASC 31-10-43 111Sq 2RSU e/f belly landed Giola CB 1-12-43 F/O AFS Somer inj SOC 28-4-45
JL182 VcT,
CBAF
33MU 30-3-43 222MU 7-4-43 'R.687' 29-4-43 Casablanca 17-5-43 92Sq Shot down by US Navy AA off Avola Sicily 10-7-43 FLt TW Savage+ [NWAfrica 1-11-43 USAAF 31-1-44]
JL183 VcT,
CBAF
33MU 31-3-43 222MU 11-4-43 'R.687' 29-4-43 Casablanca 17-5-43 NWAfrica USAAF 31-7-43
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