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SerialPicModel,
Factory
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EF728 Vc,
West
33MU 2-9-43 47MU 12-9-43 'Ocean Rider' 23-9-43 Casablanca 10-10-43 NAfricanASC 31-10-43 40SAAF 73OTU CE 6-3-44 [Tyre burst on t/off belly landed Aboukir CE 31-7-45 Sgt WG Holmes safe]
EF729 Vc,
West
39MU 31-8-43 82MU 9-9-43 'Crawford W Long' 22-9-43 Casablanca 10-10-43 NAfricanASC 31-10-43 208Sq SOC 30-6-44
EF629 VcT,
West
8MU 26-3-43 82MU 8-4-43 'R.686' 24-4-43 Casablanca 17-5-43 NWAfrica 237Sq Malta 1-8-43 NAfricanASC 31-10-43 Middle East 30-11-43 3SAAF Abandoned after glycol leak on convoy escort CE 23-6-44 SOC 29-6-44
EF630 VcT,
West
8MU 26-3-43 47MU 4-4-43 'Empire Barrie' 2-5-43 Casablanca 17-5-43 253Sq 126Sq 73Sq Ran out of fuel and crashlanded Vis 24-4-44 P/O W Ritchie safe
EF631 VcT,
West
33MU 24-3-43 47MU 11-4-43 'Liberian' 5-5-43 Takoradi 29-5-43 Middle East 16-7-43 7SAAF 3SAAF 5-3-44 e/f crashlanded 20ml E of Savoia CE 12-4-44
EF632 VcT,
West
33MU 29-3-43 222MU 10-4-43 'R.687' 29-4-43 Casablanca 17-5-43 Middle East 309FS/31FG Hit by ER165 Banjo airstrip CE 30-6-43 [unconfirmed-shown as EP632] SOC 29-8-46
EF633 VcT,
West
39MU 29-3-43 47MU 26-4-43 'Liberian' 5-5-43 Takoradi 29-5-43 Middle East 10-6-43 127Sq Hit by JG892 landing Nicosia CE 21-9-43 FLt JHM Mackinnon safe 166MU auth for writeoff 3-1-44
EF634 VcT,
West
39MU 29-3-43 47MU 17-4-43 'Liberian' 5-5-43 Takoradi 29-5-43 Middle East 10-6-43 1MECCU SOC 13-9-45
EF635 Vc,
West
6MU 24-3-43 82MU 14-4-43 'R.686' 24-4-43 Casablanca 17-5-43 NAfricanASC 31-10-43 32Sq MAAF 30-6-45 To Trg Del France 13-9-45
EF636 Vc,
West
6MU 24-3-43 82MU 10-4-43 'R.686' 24-4-43 Casablanca 17-5-43 NWAfrica 31-5-43 92Sq Overshot and tipped on nose Cassibile LG CB 17-7-43 F/O F Wihak (RCAF) safe Malta 118MU 31-1-44 SOC 26-11-45
EF637 VcT,
West
8MU 24-3-43 82MU 8-4-43 'R.686' 24-4-43 Casablanca 17-5-43 Middle East 1-7-43 308FS/31FG 'HL-L' NWAfrica 1-11-43 crash landed La Senia 11-43 SOC 31-10-45 M50 install
EF638 VcT,
West
8MU 2-4-43 82MU 12-4-43 'R.686' 24-4-43 Casablanca 17-5-43 NWAfrica 249Sq Malta 1-11-43 NWAfrica Shot down on ASR escort over Adriatic 17-11-43 FSgt JD Sheeran+
EF639 Vc,
West
33MU 5-4-43 82MU 22-4-43 'R.687' 29-4-43 Casablanca 17-5-43 2SAAF Middle East 1-9-43 Hit by ER893 and JG713 while parked Palata dbf CE 24-10-43 NWAfrica 1-11-43 SOC 29-2-44
EF640 Vc,
West
33MU 5-4-43 76MU 14-5-43 'R.702' 2-6-43 Casablanca 15-6-43 NWAfrica 1-7-43 Middle East 1-9-43 72Sq 'RN-V' NAfrica 30-11-43 SOC 26-4-45
EF641 VcT,
West
33MU 5-4-43 47MU 18-4-43 'Rookley' 19-5-43 Takoradi 16-6-43 Middle East 24-7-43 73OTU '3' Swung on landing and u/c collapsed Fayid CB 24-8-44 Sgt Widdowson safe. Engine overheated belly landed 6ml along Ismailia - P.Said... ...
EF642 Vc,
West
39MU 5-4-43 47MU 7-5-43 'Rookley' 19-5-43 Takoradi 16-6-43 Middle East 16-7-43 73OTU e/f swung in f/l and u/c collapsed LG.207 CB 29-9-43 FSgt RH Junkin (RCAF) safe 335Sq 4-1-44 87Sq 10SAAF 336Sq SOC 29-8-46
EF643 VcT,
West
39MU 5-4-43 47MU 4-5-43 'Rookley' 19-5-43 Takoradi 16-6-43 Middle East 13-7-43 2ADU Collided with barrel on landing LG.08 CA 27-7-43 F/O DM Colmore safe 40SAAF 225Sq 3-9-43 Destroyed in air raid Salerno 18-9-43 SOC 1-10-... ...
EF644 Vc,
West
39MU 10-4-43 RAE 14-4-43 Monica I trls with Ju88 fitt Flensburg. Gun firing and A.I radar. comparison trls of improved paint with EF731 EN946 and JL227 (FIX) Drag redn trls. 39MU 6-7-43 222MU 26-8-43 ros 'Cardinal Gibbon... ...
EF645 Vc,
West
6MU 10-4-43 76MU 23-4-43 'Fort Thompson' 3-5-43 Casablanca 17-5-43 3ADU One wheel landing Ta Kali CA 11-6-43 Lt CH Copeland safe Malta 1-7-43 242Sq 'LE-Q' Sicily 1-8-43 92Sq 601Sq NWAfrica 1-11-43 SOC 29-8-46
EF646 Vc,
West
6MU 13-4-43 76MU 23-4-43 'Fort Thompson' 3-5-43 Casablanca 17-5-43 43Sq Ran off runway on landing Qrendi CB 16-7-43 Malta 1-10-43 274Sq 'F' e/f crashlanded nr Dogliola dbf 17-3-44 SqLdr JF Edwards (DFC/DFM) safe 118MU 2-... ...
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