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SerialPicModel,
Factory
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BL551 Vb,
CBAF
37MU 22-12-41 308Sq 16-1-42 Taxi accident Burtonwood CA 26-1-42 F/O B Kudrewicz safe 132Sq 23-3-42 Hit by Beaufighter X7937 while parked Sumburgh CE 2-5-42 Overshot swung u/c collapsed and tipped on nose Grimsetter AC 12... ...
BL562 Vb,
CBAF
37MU 22-12-41 132Sq 10-3-42 CE 2-5-42 SAL VASM fuel syst mods S type pt MkIII IFF bomb carrier 30-6-43 33MU RNDA 16-1-44 Henstridge 28-1-44 as trainer 886Sq 3-44 761Sq Henstridge 4-44 719Sq St.Merryn 7-44
BL563 Vb,
CBAF
6MU 23-12-41 317Sq 'JH-M' 6-1-42 [crashed Bolt Head on return from ops CE 15-3-42][see BL543] VASM mods 13-8-42 315Sq 4-9-42 131Sq 29-11-42 610Sq 'DW-U' 27-1-43 350Sq 'MN-U' 27-3-43 Belly landed Acklington AC 23-4-43 Sgt... ...
BL564 Vb,
CBAF
37MU 22-12-41 610Sq 'DW-F' 5-2-42 AST 17-7-42 335FS/4FG 10-3-43 501Sq 'SD-W' 23-3-43 Tyre burst on t/off u/c collapsed landing Hawkinge AC 16-7-43 Capt HC Conner (USA) safe 504Sq 12-1-44 129Sq 26-1-44 VASM fuel syst mods... ...
BL565 Vb,
CBAF
9MU 21-2-42 5FS/52FG 5-9-42 504Sq 30-9-42 501Sq 'SD-E' 19-10-42 349Sq 'GE-E' 28-10-43 1FPP Overshot and tipped on nose White Waltham CA 2-11-43 S/O K Armstrong safe 349Sq Missing pres shot down by Fw190s nr St.Quentin 2-... ...
BL566 Vb,
CBAF
37MU 22-12-41 19Sq 14-2-42 340Sq 'GW-K' 9-9-42 SAL 28-10-42 VA 9-6-43 ASTH 18-6-43 Cv Seafire Ib reserialled PA129
BL567 Vb,
CBAF
6MU 27-12-41 71Sq 17-1-42 u/c collapsed on landing Martlesham AC 14-2-42 P/O JJ Lynch (USA) safe ASTH 303Sq 'RF-T' 17-5-42 AC 19-8-42 ros Heavy landing Kirton-in-Lindsey AC 13-12-42 P/O BBJ Bialecki (Pol) safe 234Sq 4-7-... ...
BL568 Vb,
CBAF
9MU 21-12-41 501Sq 5-1-42 Broke up in air and crashed nr Rockbourne Hants 10-1-42 P/O EJ Campbell+ SOC 18-1-42
BL569 Vb,
CBAF
12MU 24-12-41 130Sq 11-1-42 CE 30-4-42
BL570 Vb,
CBAF
6MU 23-12-41 504Sq 5-1-42 Overshot into boundary fence Ballyhalbert CB 12-7-42 Sgt PJ Doyle (RNZAF) safe. Shorts Harland Cunliffe-Owen 5-5-43 Cv Seafire Ib reserialled NX958 RAE for trls
BL571 Vb,
CBAF
37MU 15-3-42 64Sq 13-4-42 AST 20-5-42 154Sq 12-7-42 Overshot and ran into boundary Hamble AC 15-10-42 Sgt MC McWhirter safe AST riw 19-10-42 341Sq 30-3-43 313Sq 21-8-43 67TRG USAAF 22-11-43 SAL riw 12-4-44 53OTU 2-9-44 u... ...
BL572 Vb,
CBAF
37MU 20-2-42 308Sq 2-4-42 e/f belly landed in field Beverley AC 29-6-42 Sgt WA Herbst (Pol) safe 316Sq 15-10-42 306Sq 16-3-43 316Sq 22-5-43 Fuselage skin damaged Northolt CB 4-6-43 WgCdr K Holden safe DeH 13-6-43 39MU 8-... ...
BL573 Vb,
CBAF
37MU 15-3-42 19Sq 13-4-42 Swung into bay and damaged rudder Hutton Cranswick CA 17-4-42 Sgt FG Turner (RCAF) safe. AC 19-8-42 ros VASM fuel syst elev and rud mods wing stiff 13-6-43 302Sq 27-9-43 306Sq 30-9-43 275Sq 7-7-... ...
BL574 Vb,
CBAF
8MU 25-4-42 303Sq 'RF-F' 11-6-42 Missing from convoy escort off Dieppe 19-8-42 P/O A Damm+
BL575 Vb,
CBAF
FF 8-4-42 9MU 11-4-42 602Sq 21-5-42 416Sq 16-7-42 AC 17-10-42 ros 416Sq 24-10-42 Damaged by flak and crashed off Le Touquet 24-10-42 F/O J Moul PoW
BL576 Vb,
CBAF
37MU 27-12-41 fitt hook deck suit trls 'HMS Illustrious' 12-41 308Sq 26-1-42 Hit totem pole with wing landing Tangmere AC 12-4-42 FSgt J Rogowski (Pol) safe. Westland 20-4-42 SOC CE 27-4-42
BL577 Vb,
CBAF
38MU 28-12-41 308Sq 28-1-42 RAE 3-4-42 for accident invest
BL578 Vb,
CBAF
9MU 24-12-41 3FPP Stalled in f/l due bad weather 4ml W of Holywell CB 10-1-42 1/O DGS Cotter inj Westland riw 29-1-42 130Sq 7-6-42 VASM fuel syst mods wing stiff 11-2-43 610Sq 20-4-43 416Sq 10-6-43 u/c collapsed landing... ...
BL579 Vb,
CBAF
38MU 23-12-41 504Sq 6-1-42 308Sq 30-1-42 310Sq 5-5-42 AST 13-7-42 VASM fuel syst mods 1-8-42 332Sq 13-8-42 501Sq 'SD-O' 'SD-K' 29-1-43 Overshot and hit obstruction Hawkinge AC 5-7-43 Sgt NN Galer safe ros 504Sq 12-1-44 1... ...
BL580 Vb,
CBAF
38MU 24-12-41 Unable to lower u/c Llandow AC 6-1-42 SqLdr TS Halewski(Pol) safe. ros 118Sq 17-2-42 Ran out of fuel and crashed in field nr Tangmere CB 9-5-42 P/O GH Aalpoel (RNeAF) safe. recat CE SOC FH102:10
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