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SerialPicModel,
Factory
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BL805 Vb,
CBAF
6MU 14-2-42 317Sq 'JH-N' 7-3-42 f/l in fog on return from ops Bolt Head CE 15-3-42 FLt J Brzezinski (Pol)+
BL806 Vb,
CBAF
38MU 13-2-42 232Sq 13-4-42 VASM fuel syst mods 24-9-42 222Sq 30-11-42 AC 26-1-43 SAL VA 9-6-43 Cv Seafire Ib reserialled PA126 returned RAF 3-10-43
BL807 Vb,
CBAF
39MU 14-2-42 601Sq 9-3-42 133Sq 14-4-42 Tyre burst and tipped on nose Biggin Hill CA 24-5-42 P/O CA Cook safe. Crashed on training flight Sittingbourne CE 28-7-42 P/O BP De Haven+ SOC 13-8-42
BL808 Vb,
CBAF
12MU 14-2-42 416Sq 7-3-42 Heavy landing u/c collapsed Digby CB 25-6-42 Sgt WJ Anderson (RCAF) safe 215MU 8-11-42 'Baron Inchcape' 18-12-42 Basrah 21-3-43 USSR
BL809 Vb,
CBAF
45MU 2-4-42 81Sq 30-4-42 64Sq 3-5-43 118Sq 25-9-43 VASM fuel syst mods M46 install 5-11-43 17FTS 7-10-44 Stalled on landing and u/c collapsed Cranwell CB 2-5-45 Lt Kadayifcioglo (Turk) inj. recat CE SOC 17-5-45
BL810 Vb,
CBAF
FF 2-4-42 37MU 5-4-42 457Sq 19-5-42 611Sq 30-5-42 72Sq 4-8-42 71Sq 303Sq 1-6-43 315Sq 6-6-43 19Sq 26-6-43 315Sq 1-7-43 234Sq 21-6-44 sold scrap J.Dale 8-7-48 M46 install during service
BL811 Vb,
CBAF
45MU 2-4-42 81Sq 'FL-V' 26-4-42 Collided in air with BM463 over Bromsgrove crashed Hastings CE 2-6-42 P/O VJ Reed+ SOC 7-6-42
BL812 Vb,
CBAF
9MU 25-3-42 402Sq 'AE-N' 30-4-42 122Sq 1-9-42 416Sq 14-11-42 Shot down by fighters nr Calais 3-2-43 F/O JP Gofton (RCAF) PoW
BL813 Vb,
CBAF
37MU 29-3-42 122Sq 18-4-42 Shot down by Fw190s 10ml W of Ostend 24-4-42 SqLdr R Miller+
BL814 Vb,
CBAF
37MU 29-3-42 122Sq 'MT-B' 18-4-42 Shot down by Fw190s off Dunkerque with BM130 and BM489 8-6-42 P/O JL Crisp+
BL815 Vb,
CBAF
45MU 2-4-42 485Sq 19-6-42 Missing from ground attack mission Goes E of Vlissingen 22-7-42 P/O HW Harrison+
BL816 Vb,
CBAF
45MU 28-5-42 91Sq 'DL-W' 2-7-42 Hit by flak during dawn shipping recce to Dieppe CE 22-7-42 FLt WB Orr+ FH28:45
BL731 Vb,
CBAF
9MU 10-2-42 132Sq 15-3-42 Overshot into trench u/c collapsed Martlesham AC 10-11-42 P/O BW Sharpe safe 610Sq 'DW-J '5-2-43 Shot down by fighters escorting Venturas nr Cayeux CE 21-4-43 FLt DO Collinge (DFC)+ FH313:25
BL732 Vb,
CBAF
24MU 8-2-42 54Sq 16-3-42 167Sq 'VL-G' 31-5-42 Abandoned in cloud and crashed nr Achengills Caithness CE 10-9-42 SqLdr D Sweeting inj
BL733 Vb,
CBAF
39MU 10-2-42 72Sq 4-4-42 AC 25-4-42 ASTH 306Sq 'UZ-D' 20-5-42 Missing from sweep over Pas de Calais CE 30-7-42 F/O R Pentz (Pol) PoW FH145:45
BL734 Vb,
CBAF
12MU 11-2-42 416Sq 7-3-42 Taxied into petrol bowser Peterhead CA 19-4-42 Sgt GA Hogarth (RCAF) safe 602Sq 15-7-42 Hit tree overshot and ran into Tiger Moth T5470 Perth CB 20-7-42 Sgt WE Caldecott safe. SAL 91Sq 16-2-43 B... ...
BL735 Vb,
CBAF
39MU 14-2-42 601Sq 14-3-42 411Sq 3-5-42 402Sq 25-3-43 19Sq 4-5-43 65Sq 20-6-43 130Sq 15-8-43 DeH 18-2-44 611Sq 28-6-44 64Sq 10-7-44 SOC 31-1-46
BL736 Vb,
CBAF
33MU 12-2-42 130Sq 25-3-42 AST 24-3-43 Cv Seafire Ib reserialled NX954
BL748 Vb,
CBAF
12MU 28-1-42 603Sq 17-2-42 332Sq 16-4-42 Forgot to lower u/c Hartlepool AC 1-5-42 2Lt E Lindseth (RNoAF) safe ros 303Sq 'RF-W' 28-7-42 Landed Q site by mistake Tofts Grange Lincs CE 23-9-42 Sgt A Kwasniewski (Pol) safe S... ...
BL749 Vb,
CBAF
12MU 25-1-42 504Sq 20-2-42 e/f belly landed in small field nr Comber Co Down CE 12-3-42 P/O DJH Sweeting
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