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JG618 LFVIII,
EA
FF 3-11-43 9MU 7-11-43 222MU 30-11-43 'Empire Regent' 27-12-43 India 18-2-44 607Sq Tyre burst landing and tipped on nose Baigachi CB 16-8-44 W/O JD Townend (RAAF) safe. to RIAF 29-12-47
JG619 VIII,
EA
FF 8-11-43 6MU 13-11-43 215MU 26-11-43 'Fort George' 10-12-43 Casablanca 22-12-43 185Sq CE 13-11-44
JG620 LFVIII,
EA
FF 11-11-43 9MU 14-11-43 47MU 30-11-43 'Empire Regent' 27-12-43 India 18-2-44 17Sq Lost power on t/off overshot and tipped on nose Vavuniya AC 19-10-44 W/O JA Sharkey (RAAF) safe 132Sq 4RIAF Hit tail of JF883 belly lande... ...
JG621 LFVIII,
CHA
FF 20-11-43 9MU 30-11-43 47MU 28-12-43 'Fort Nipigon' 10-1-44 India 7-3-44 273Sq Collided with JG565 over Colombo harbour and crashed CE 30-5-44 (FSgt R Lynn+/FSgt EP Graham+)
JG622 LFVIII,
EA
FF 18-11-43 6MU 24-11-43 2FPP Heavy landing tyre burst and u/c damaged Dumfries CA 1-12-43 1/O TH Balke safe 215MU 4-12-43 'Clan MacAulay' 11-3-44 Australia 18-4-44 RAAF as A58-435 452Sq 'ZP-B' 7-7-44 Collided with B-24... ...
JG623 VIII,
KEA
FF 23-11-43 9MU 20-12-43 222MU 11-1-44 'Masirah' 8-2-44 India 20-3-44 81Sq 'FL-A' 145RSU 22-4-45 10RIAF SOC CE 25-9-47
JG624 LFVIII,
EA
9MU 12-3-44 222MU 30-3-44 'City of Christiania' 8-4-44 India 18-5-44 81Sq RIAF SOC 27-3-47
JG646 LFVIII,
KEA
9MU 23-3-44 215MU 3-4-44 'City of Christiania' 8-4-44 India 18-5-44 615Sq Landed with tailwheel retracted Baigachi AC 4-10-44 P/O RF Stark (RAAF) safe 607Sq Ran into water on landing and o/t Meiktila Main CB 26-4-45 W/O... ...
JG647 LFVIII,
CHA
9MU 2-3-44 222MU 18-3-44 'Shahzada' 8-4-44 India 20-5-44 607Sq 155Sq Unable to lower tailwheel Palel AC 24-10-44 F/O SN Munro (RNZAF) safe SOC 31-5-44
JG648 LFVIII,
CHA
9MU 4-3-44 215MU 22-3-44 'Shahzada' 8-4-44 India 20-5-44 607Sq e/f on Dakota escort crashed in jungle 23-12-44 Sgt C Jackson+
JG649 LFVIII,
CHA
9MU 4-3-44 215MU 22-3-44 'Shahzada' 8-4-44 India 20-5-44 21FC Overshot and tipped on nose Bairagarh AC 30-7-44 FSgt D Lilley safe 152Sq Bounced on landing and swung into jeep Sinthe CE 6-3-45 Sgt DAM Botterill inj
JG650 LFVIII,
KEA
6MU 18-3-44 82MU 29-3-44 'Diomed' 19-4-44 Australia 27-6-44 RAAF as A58-485 6AD 29-9-44 1AD Test and Flight Sqn 1AD 27-12-44 AIU 25-2-45 1AD storage 12-3-46 auth for writeoff 22-5-46 SOC 8-8-49
JG651 LFVIII,
CHA
9MU 6-3-44 82MU 22-3-44 'Shahzada' 8-4-44 India 20-5-44 3RFU Tailwheel failed to lower Poona AC 16-5-45 FSgt RW Sprague safe CE 9-8-45
JG652 LFVIII,
CHA
6MU 7-3-44 82MU 17-3-44 'Lycaon' 2-4-44 Australia 12-6-44 RAAF as A58-480 54Sq 'DL-Y' 9-8-44 6AD storage 23-9-45 auth for writeoff 22-5-46 SOC 15-11-48
JG653 LFVIII,
KEA
6MU 3-3-44 82MU 15-3-44 'Lycaon' 2-4-44 Australia 12-6-44 RAAF as A58-481 14ARD 5-8-44 port oleo collapsed landing Gorrie 5-8-44 FLt I Thompson safe 14ARD 9-8-44 SOC 1-10-45
JG536 LFVIII,
EA
FF 8-12-43 9MU 20-12-43 82MU 7-1-44 'Samhain' 11-1-44 India 4-3-44 308MU 336MU 23-4-44 273Sq 27-6-44 SOC 31-5-45
JG537 LFVIII,
EA
FF 16-12-43 9MU 22-12-43 82MU 7-1-44 'Samhain' 11-1-44 India 4-3-44 152Sq SOC 11-4-47
JG419 LFVIII,
EA
FF 14-10-43 9MU 18-10-43 215MU 29-10-43 'Port Phillip' 11-12-43 Australia 16-1-44 RAAF as A58-362 54Sq 'DL-X' 6-6-44 Stb u/c collapsed Darwin 5-12-44 7RSU 6-12-44 6AD 10-3-45 DAP Archerfield 18-4-45 6AD 10-6-45 auth for... ...
JG420 LFVIII,
EA
FF 14-10-43 9MU 29-10-43 215MU 3-11-43 'Perthshire' 14-12-43 Australia 3-2-44 RAAF as A58-396 548Sq 4-4-44 Overshot and ran through fence landing Strathpine strip 6-4-44 F/O L Burchard safe 6AD 5-5-44 auth for writeoff 2... ...
JG421 LFVIII,
EA
FF 15-10-43 6MU 17-10-43 215MU 24-10-43 'Papanui' 13-11-43 Australia 30-12-43 RAAF as A58-352 54Sq 'DL-N' 6-6-44 548Sq 19-7-45 6AD 23-9-45 auth for write off 22-5-46 SOC 15-11-48
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