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JG465 LFVIII,
EA
FF 21-10-43 6MU 24-10-43 215MU 9-11-43 'Suffolk' 1-12-43 Australia 29-1-44 RAAF as A58-390 54Sq 'DL-M' 23-5-44 Hit trees and crashed during ground attack exercise nr Hughes strip 28-7-44 FLt F Meakin+
JG466 LFVIII,
EA
FF 21-10-43 6MU 24-10-43 82MU 12-2-44 'Narbada' 22-2-44 Australia 19-5-44 RAAF as A58-463 457Sq 17-7-44 6AD storage 15-10-45 auth for writeoff 22-5-46 SOC 15-11-48
JG467 LFVIII,
EA
FF 21-10-43 6MU 24-10-43 215MU 11-11-43 'Sussex' 5-1-44 Australia 29-2-44 RAAF as A58-405 548Sq 'TS-D' 21-4-44 54Sq 15-7-45 6AD 19-9-45 auth for writeoff 22-5-46 SOC 15-11-48
JG468 LFVIII,
EA
FF 22-10-43 6MU 24-10-43 215MU 9-11-43 'Port Phillip' 11-12-43 Australia 16-1-44 RAAF as A58-366 457Sq 'ZP-G' 29-7-44 air pressure failed swung on landing into ditch Sattler Strip WA 28-8-44 rtp 5-9-44
JG469 LFVIII,
EA
FF 22-10-43 9MU 24-10-43 222MU 11-11-43 'Leerdam' 13-12-43 India 26-1-44 81Sq Shot down by Ki43s nr Morang 18-5-44 F/O Hamblyn (RNZAF) inj
JG470 LFVIII,
EA
FF 23-10-43 9MU 24-10-43 82MU 11-11-43 'Leerdam' 13-12-43 India 26-1-44 136Sq 132Sq Hit wing of JG563 with tail during strafing 10ml E China Bay Ceylon AC 9-4-45 FSgt A Guest safe SOC 20-9-45
JG471 LFVIII,
EA
FF 30-10-43 6MU 31-10-43 215MU 9-11-43 'Suffolk' 1-12-43 Australia 29-1-44 RAAF as A58-391 54Sq 'DL-Z' 23-5-44 7RSU 21-6-45 rtp 21-9-45
JG472 LFVIII,
EA
FF 25-10-43 6MU 27-10-43 215MU 8-11-43 'Port Phillip' 11-12-43 Australia 16-1-44 RAAF as A58-367 Belly landing Amberley Qld 23-4-44 P/O Lushby safe 6AD 23-5-44 rtp 20-11-45
JG473 LFVIII,
EA
FF 25-10-43 6MU 27-10-43 215MU 8-11-43 'Port Phillip' 11-12-43 Australia 16-1-44 RAAF as A58-368 14ARD 8-8-44 6AD 1-10-45 auth for write off 22-5-46 SOC 15-11-48
JG474 LFVIII,
EA
FF 26-10-43 6MU 27-10-43 215MU 8-11-43 'Port Phillip' 11-12-43 Australia 16-1-44 RAAF as A58-369 452Sq 15-7-44 14ARD 26-12-44 54Sq 'DL-F' 10-6-45 6AD 22-9-45 auth for write off 22-5-46 SOC 15-11-48
JG475 LFVIII,
EA
FF 26-10-43 6MU 30-10-43 222MU 13-11-43 'Fort George' 4-12-43 Casablanca 22-12-43 417Sq MAAF census 21-6-45 SOC 28-2-46
JG476 LFVIII,
EA
FF 27-10-43 6MU 30-10-43 222MU 9-11-43 'Fort George' 4-12-43 Casablanca 22-12-43 601Sq 145Sq Middle East 30-6-45 SOC 31-12-46
JG477 LFVIII,
EA
FF 27-10-43 9MU 3-11-43 82MU 17-11-43 'Leerdam' 13-12-43 India 26-1-44 607Sq Taxied into another Spitfire Wangjing AC 25-4-44 F/O JB Ormerod safe RIAF SOC 1-6-47
JG478 LFVIII,
CHA
FF 23-11-43 9MU 30-11-43 47MU 25-12-43 'Fort Nipigon' 10-1-44 India 7-3-44 273Sq 81Sq 'FL-P' Forgot to lower u/c Ratmalana AC 22-3-45 F/O PD Hughes (RAAF) safe 4RIAF Became lost f/l hit ditch and u/c collapsed Mysore (N1... ...
JG479 LFVIII,
KEA
FF 24-11-43 6MU 2-12-43 222MU 23-12-43 'City of Adelaide' 16-1-44 India 16-3-44 81Sq SOC 25-4-46
JG480 LFVIII,
EA
FF 14-11-43 CRD VAWD 12-12-43 52MU 28-1-44 RCAF Test and Dev Unit Halifax 26-2-44 Winterisation tests 3-3-44 became GI airframe A517
JG481 LFVIII,
CHA
FF 24-11-43 6MU 1-12-43 215MU 12-12-43 'Sussex' 5-1-44 Australia 29-2-44 RAAF as A58-406 549Sq 'ZF-R' 3-5-44 6AD 24-9-45 auth for writeoff 22-5-46 SOC 15-11-48
JG482 LFVIII,
EA
FF 16-11-43 6MU 25-11-43 215MU 7-12-43 'Sussex' 5-1-44 Australia 29-2-44 RAAF as A58-407 452Sq 3-7-44 9RSU 13-12-44 7RSU 13-2-45 6AD 18-9-45 auth for writeoff 22-5-46 SOC 15-11-48
JG483 LFVIII,
KEA
FF 25-11-43 6MU 2-12-43 82MU 15-12-43 'Kaimata' 22-12-43 India 18-2-44 681Sq 81Sq 10RIAF Tipped on nose taxying Kajamalai CA 6-8-45 F/O HH Beale (IAF) safe SOC 30-1-47
JG484 LFVIII,
CHA
FF 25-11-43 6MU 1-12-43 215MU 15-12-43 'Sussex' 5-1-44 Australia 29-2-44 RAAF as A58-408 54Sq 'DL-T' 6-6-44 7RSU 18-6-45 6AD 27-9-45 auth for writeoff 22-5-46 SOC 15-11-48 [Frame no. HAI/6S.196330]
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