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SerialPicModel,
Factory
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AR285 Vb,
West
33MU 13-2-42 234Sq 19-4-42 Abandoned on sweep to Plouescat CE 23-7-42 P/O JD Webster (RNZAF)+ FH123:20
AR286 Vb,
West
38MU 25-1-42 82MU 26-2-42 'Katanga'/'R.437' 12-3-42 Takoradi 7-4-42 145Sq 'ZX-D' u/c ripped off landing LG.18 CB 26-6-42 P/O ER Hanley (RAAF) safe [also reported 27th at LG.106] Middle East 1-7-42 601Sq Struck by ER272 o... ...
AR287 Vb,
West
38MU 26-1-42 82MU 26-2-42 'R.440' 15-3-42 Port Sudan 21-5-42 Middle East 1-7-42 145Sq 'ZX-K' 73OTU Heavy landing wing hit ground Fayid AC 3-7-45 Sgt PM Betteridge safe SOC 29-8-46
AR288 Vb,
West
38MU 25-1-42 82MU 26-2-42 'R.440' 15-3-42 Port Sudan 21-5-42 Middle East 145Sq 'ZX-C' Shot down by Bf109s and abandoned Egypt 21-7-42 P/O PB Laing-Meason inj SOC 25-7-42
AR289 Vb,
West
38MU 25-1-42 Crosby Co 26-2-42 'R.441' 20-3-42 Middle East 1-7-42 601Sq 108RSU e/f during aerobatics f/l 4ml SSW of Zuara LG 18-9-43 FSgt HM Paton safe SOC 1-2-44
AR290 Vb,
West
38MU 25-1-42 82MU 26-2-42 'R.440' 15-3-42 Port Sudan 21-5-42 Middle East 1-7-42 145Sq 'ZX-J' CE 5-9-42 NWAfrica 218Grp 30-11-43 SOC 8-3-44
AR212 Ia,
West
6MU 18-7-41 57OTU 'LV-N' 9-8-41 Collided in air with X4605 crashed Chester CE 16-3-42 Sgt SW Steenson (RCAF)+
AR213 Ia,
West
12MU 24-7-41 57OTU 'JZ-E' 31-7-41 AC 19-4-43 SOC 30-8-45 sold G/C Wheeler 10-3-47 Shuttleworth Trust as G-AIST 25-10-47 sold P Lindsay 1974 extant
AR214 Ia,
West
12MU 7-8-41 132Sq 11-8-41 Collided in air with R6685 crashed Mormond Hill Aberdeenshire CE 18-9-41 P/O AM De la Poer Disney+ SOC 30-9-41
AR215 Ia,
West
12MU 19-8-41 132Sq 28-8-41 Swung on t/off tyre burst and belly landed Peterhead CB 16-9-41 SqLdr AWA Bayne safe 58OTU 5-1-42 Struck by a tractor Grangemouth CB 26-9-43 53OTU SOC 28-8-44
AR216 Ia,
West
12MU 14-8-41 123Sq 24-8-41 61OTU 19-9-41 f/l while lost in bad weather Oakley Green nr Windsor CB 2-10-41 Sgt GH Bennett (RAAF) safe ASTE SOC 10-10-41
AR217 Ia,
West
12MU 26-8-41 124Sq 31-8-41 52OTU 12-11-41 Crashed on ferry flight dbf 7-12-41 SOC 19-12-41
AR218 Ia,
West
5MU 30-8-41 131Sq 17-9-41 Collided with Magister R1977 on ground Atcham 28-9-41 ASTE 4-10-41 SOC 29-12-41
AR219 Ia,
West
5MU 1-9-41 131Sq 17-9-41 10GCF e/f on t/off overshot into field Colerne CB 8-9-42 SqLdr EB Mortimer-Rose inj. SAL 58OTU 9-11-42 1TEU 26-2-44 CE 18-8-44
AR220 Ia,
West
5MU 9-9-41 132Sq 21-9-41 52OTU 22-1-42 Overshot landing o/t Aston Down CE 10-11-42 Sgt BS Woodhead (RAAF) safe SOC 16-11-42 recat CB 57OTU 27-4-43 SOC 30-12-44
AD583 Vb,
CBAF
37MU 23-11-41 130Sq 12-12-41 RNDA Stretton 1-9-42 801Sq 9-42 ASTH fit hook 18-9-42 RNAS Lee on Solent 3-10-42 four deck landings by 880Sq pilot 8-10-42 (Argus?) ros Lee to 5-11-42 899Sq from 12-42 AHU Arbroath 4-1-43 PD... ...
AD584 Vb,
CBAF
37MU 23-11-41 130Sq 12-12-41 RNDA Stretton 1-9-42 801Sq 9-42 ASTH fit hook 24-9-42 RNAS Lee on Solent 13-10-42 885Sq 10-42 Machrihanish 16-10-42 ros 28-11-42 Lee 28-11-42 Machrihanish to Hatston 18-12-42 880Sq pilot join... ...
AD501 Vb,
CBAF
12MU 25-10-41 121Sq 4-11-41 VASM fuel syst mods wing stiff 31-8-42 AST 9-4-43 Cv PRXIII M32 RNDA 3-3-44 [ex 761S?] 718Sq Henstridge 'G3Q' 8-44 Hit treetops on low level cross-country 25-4-45 SubLt HJ Little (RNZN)
AD502 Vb,
CBAF
8MU 19-10-41 603Sq 22-10-41 332Sq 25-4-42 133Sq Missing on sweep 19-5-42 P/O DR Florence (RCAF)+
AD503 Vb,
CBAF
8MU 19-10-41 603Sq 22-10-41 e/f hit bank in force-landing Drum Oak Aberdeen CE 12-1-42 Sgt D Ruchwaldy inj SOC 23-1-42
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