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SerialPicModel,
Factory
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ES250 Vc,
CBAF
45MU 20-11-42 215MU 25-11-42 'Empire Clive' 11-12-42 Takoradi 23-1-43 92Sq Middle East 14-2-43 Swung on landing tipped on nose and u/c collapsed Sorman AC 18-5-43 Sgt FE Brister safe 336Sq 335Sq Backed into by petrol bow... ...
ES251 Vc,
CBAF
6MU 18-11-42 82MU 23-11-42 'Empire Clive' 11-12-42 Takoradi 23-1-43 Middle East 15-2-43 601Sq 126Sq 274Sq 'D' 118MU 2-4-44 253Sq 185Sq Malta 1-7-43 Sicily Turkey 22-2-45
ES252 Vb,
CBAF
45MU 20-11-42 222MU 28-11-42 'Empire Clive' 14-12-42 Takoradi 23-1-43 59RSU 145Sq 'ZX-E' 5-3-43 43Sq 19-4-43 Middle East 16-8-43 Sicily 225Sq 18-9-43 Heavy landing u/c collapsed Asa CB 24-9-43 F/O RO Trapp safe AFU Ran o... ...
ES253 Vc,
CBAF
46MU 21-11-42 222MU 9-12-42 'R.652' 2-1-43 Gibraltar 18-1-43 NWAfrica Res A/c Pool Collided with ES368 on landing La Senia CE 5-2-43 P/O AS Jones (RAAF)+ [also reported as ER191]
ES254 Vc,
CBAF
12MU 28-11-42 222MU 7-12-42 'Marsa'/'Hamble VI' 20-12-42 Gibraltar 13-1-43 NWAfrica 81Sq CE 11-9-44
ES255 Vb,
CBAF
38MU 28-11-42 82MU 6-12-42 'R.647' 19-12-42 Gibraltar 6-2-43 NWAfrica 28-2-43 152Sq hit by flak 17-3-43 FLt CG Frizell safe
ES256 Vb,
CBAF
46MU 10-12-42 76MU 21-12-42 Damaged when dismantling. 'Hamble VII' 30-12-42 Gibraltar 18-1-43 NWAfrica 28-2-43 ASTE ex overseas CE 11-4-43 6MU 25-8-43 52MU 1-9-43 'Empire Grebe' 15-9-43 Casablanca 29-9-43 NAfricanASC 31-... ...
ES257 Vc,
CBAF
12MU 21-11-42 215MU 8-3-43 'R.672' 25-3-43 Gibraltar 12-4-43 Malta 1-5-43 242Sq 249Sq Crashed landing Qrendi CB 13-6-43 352Sq 'X' Crashed in f/l nr Cairo while lost 19-7-44 Sgt C Vrabic slt inj [shown as ES267] NWAfrica... ...
ES258 Vc,
CBAF
45MU 4-12-42 82MU 12-12-42 'R.652' 2-1-43 Gibraltar 18-1-43 NWAfrica 28-2-43 152Sq SOC 28-4-45
ES259 Vc,
CBAF
6MU 28-11-42 215MU 5-12-42 'Port Dunedin' 19-12-42 Australia 28-2-43 RAAF as A58-168 79Sq 'UP-B' 28-5-43 Nosed over after landing Laverton 4-6-43 P/O WR Binning safe. 1AD TFSq 22-1-45 Sold 20-7-50
ES260 Vc,
CBAF
45MU 4-12-42 7FPP Downwind approach banked steeply stalled and crashed Dyce CE 11-12-42 S/O NK Rodway+
ES105 Vb,
CBAF
45MU 4-12-42 215MU 9-12-42 'Marsa'/'Hamble VI' 20-12-42 Gibraltar 13-1-43 NWAfrica 31-5-43 AFU Hit ground low flying nr Setif CE 9-7-43 P/O AOH Hawley safe
ES106 Vb,
CBAF
45MU 4-12-42 215MU 8-12-42 'Marsa'/'Hamble VI' 20-12-42 Gibraltar 13-1-43
ES107 Vc,
CBAF
R-RH Cv IX M61 39MU 10-2-43 47MU 30-3-43 'Essex Trader' 10-4-43 Casablanca 25-4-43 NWAfrica 31-5-43 Malta 1-6-43 185Sq 72Sq 15-7-43 Ran into bomb hole Comiso CB 19-7-43 Sgt LCR Morris (RAAF) safe 1SAAF Sicily NAfrica 30-... ...
ES108 Vc,
CBAF
6MU 8-11-42 82MU 20-11-42 'Hamble V' 1-12-42 Gibraltar 8-1-43 NWAfrica 28-2-43 242Sq by 1-3-43 108RSU Taxied into barrel Sorman West CB 17-7-43 Sgt RL Hinchcliffe inj Middle East CE 14-12-44
ES109 Vc,
CBAF
33MU 8-11-42 76MU 25-11-42 'Zarian' 5-12-42 Sunk by U-boat en route Takoradi 29-12-42 (convoy ONS.154)
ES110 Vc,
CBAF
45MU 6-11-42 215MU 20-11-42 'Bluff V' 3-12-42 Gibraltar 31-12-42 NWAfrica 28-2-43 242Sq MAAF census 21-6-45 SOC 30-5-46
ES111 Vc,
CBAF
38MU 10-11-42 76MU 26-11-42 15FPP u/c collapsed on landing Wroughton AC 26-11-42 S/O Miss M de Bunsen safe. ros 'Empire Tide' 3-2-43 Gibraltar 16-2-43 NWAfrica 31-3-43 111Sq SOC 29-2-44
ES112 Vc,
CBAF
38MU 10-11-42 76MU 26-11-42 'Bluff V' 3-12-42 Gibraltar 31-12-42 NWAfrica 43Sq CB 6-1-43 PracticeFlt Setif. Oleo collapsed Setif CA 23-3-43 FSgt MS Zimmerman (RCAF) safe 152Sq 'UM-U' Sicily 1-8-43 Tyre burst in t/off swu... ...
ES113 Vb,
CBAF
33MU 8-11-42 76MU 22-11-42 'Zarian' 5-12-42 Sunk by U-boat en route Takoradi 29-12-42 (convoy ONS.154)
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