|
|
Designer |
Manufacturer |
basic designation |
variant or model |
comments |
|
BP541 |
Hawker |
Hawker, Brooklands |
Hurricane |
Mk. IIc |
With No. 417 (F) Squadron,
RCAF in 1942/43, in Egypt. |
|
BP590 |
Hawker |
Hawker, Brooklands |
Hurricane |
Mk. IIc |
With No. 417 (F) Squadron,
RCAF in 1942/43, in Egypt, coded "AN*R". |
|
BP863 |
Supermarine |
|
Spitfire |
Mk. Vc |
To No. 411 (F) Squadron, RCAF
on 27 February 1944. Left this unit by
30 March 1944. |
|
BP981 |
Supermarine |
|
Spitfire |
Mk. Vb or Vc Trop. |
Conflicting information:
shipped to India in May 1942? BUT Also
reported with 417 (F) Squadron, RCAF, no dates. Failed to return from operations while with
No. 415 (F) Squadron on 4 April 1943. |
|
BR138 |
Supermarine |
|
Spitfire |
Mk. Vc / IX |
Built as Mk. V in April 1942,
converted to Mk. IX in February 1943.
To No. 403 (F) Squadron, RCAF on 16 March 1943. Category AC damage in a flying accident on
7 April 1943, repaired on site. To No.
416 (F) Squadron, RCAF on 28 April 1943.
To No. 421 (F) Squadron, RCAF, damaged on operations with this unit on
15 May 1943, repaired on site. Left
RCAF squadrons by August 1943. |
|
BR140 |
Supermarine |
|
Spitfire |
Mk. Vc / IX |
Built as Mk. V in April 1942,
converted to Mk. IX in June 1942. To
No. 441 (F) Squadron, RCAF, dates unknown. |
|
BR171 |
Supermarine |
|
Spitfire |
HF Mk. VI |
Reported with No. 421 (F)
Squadron, RCAF 21/22 June 1942, not confirmed. |
|
BR195 |
Supermarine |
|
Spitfire |
Mk. Vb |
Delivered new to Malta in May
1942, in North Africa by end of 1942.
Later with No. 417 (F) Squadron, RCAF in North Africa and/or Sicily,
no dates. |
|
BR201 |
Supermarine |
|
Spitfire |
Mk. Vb |
Delivered new to India in May
1942, diverted to North Africa by 1943.
Later with No. 417 (F) Squadron, RCAF in North Africa and/or Sicily,
no dates. |
|
BR304 |
Supermarine |
|
Spitfire |
Mk. Vc |
Reported with No. 421 (F)
Squadron, RCAF, not confirmed. |
|
BR318 |
Supermarine |
|
Spitfire |
Mk. Vc |
Reported with No. 421 (F)
Squadron, RCAF, not confirmed. |
|
BR326 |
Supermarine |
|
Spitfire |
Mk. Vc |
Reported with No. 421 (F)
Squadron, RCAF, not confirmed. |
|
BR329 |
Supermarine |
|
Spitfire |
Mk. Vc |
Reported with No. 421 (F)
Squadron, RCAF, not confirmed. |
|
BR384 |
Supermarine |
|
Spitfire |
PR. IV |
With No. 417 (F) Squadron,
RCAF in Middle East. |
|
BR391 |
Supermarine |
|
Spitfire |
Vc |
To No. 421 (F) Squadron, RCAF
on 19 April 1943. Left this unit by
August 1943. to No. 441 (F) Squadron,
RCAF on 27 February 1944, for training.
Left this unit by late March 1944. |
|
BR483 |
Supermarine |
|
Spitfire |
Mk. Vc Trop. |
Used by No. 417 (F) Squadron,
RCAF c.1942/43, coded "AN*V". |
|
BR567 |
Supermarine |
|
Spitfire |
|
Reported with No. 421 (F)
Squadron, RCAF, not confirmed. |
|
BR575 |
Supermarine |
|
Spitfire |
HF. VI |
Reported with No. 421 (F)
Squadron, RCAF, not confirmed. |
|
BR578 |
Supermarine |
|
Spitfire |
HF. VI |
Reported with No. 421 (F)
Squadron, RCAF, not confirmed. |
|
BR579 |
Supermarine |
|
Spitfire |
|
Reported with No. 421 (F)
Squadron, RCAF, not confirmed. |
|
BR587 |
Supermarine |
|
Spitfire |
HF. VI |
Reported with No. 421 (F)
Squadron, RCAF, not confirmed. |
|
BR590 |
Supermarine |
|
Spitfire |
HF. VI |
Reported with No. 421 (F)
Squadron, RCAF, not confirmed. |
|
BR593 |
Supermarine |
|
Spitfire |
HF. VI |
Reported with No. 421 (F)
Squadron, RCAF, not confirmed. |
|
BR595 |
Supermarine |
|
Spitfire |
HF. VI |
Reported with No. 421 (F)
Squadron, RCAF, not confirmed. |
|
BR623 |
Supermarine |
|
Spitfire |
Mk. IX |
Built as a Mk. V, converted
to Mk. IX before arrival at RCAF units. To No. 401 (F) Squadron, RCAF on 27 July
1942. To No. 403 (F) Squadron, RCAF
on 25 January 1943, left this unit by April 1943. To No. 421 (F) Squadron, RCAF on 13 June
1943, left this unit by August 1943. |
|
BR625 |
Supermarine |
|
Spitfire |
F. Mk. IX |
Used by No. 401 (F) Squadron,
RCAF from 1942, coded "YO*T".
Shot down by Fw 190s during Ramrod to Poix on 13 March 1945. P/O C.G. Cumming killed. |
|
BR626 |
Supermarine |
|
Spitfire |
F. Mk. IX |
Used by No. 401 (F) Squadron,
RCAF from 27 July 1942, coded "YO*T". Category B damage on operations on 15
august 1942. To No. 416 (F) Squadron,
RCAF on 6 April 1943. Lost on
operations with this unit, 13 May 1943.
Ditched in the sea during Ramrod 71, Sgt. F.W. McKim never found. May have been claimed by JG26. |
|
BR628 |
Supermarine |
|
Spitfire |
Mk. IX |
Built as a Mk. V, converted
to Mk. IX before delivery. Delivered
new to No. 401 (F) Squadron, RCAF on 27 July 1942. Failed to return from Circus 210 (escorting
B-17s to Amiens) on 28 August 1942.
F/L J. Witham, DFC killed.
Claimed by JG2. |
|
BR629 |
Supermarine |
|
Spitfire |
Mk. IX |
Built as a Mk. V, converted
to Mk. IX before delivery. To No. 416
(F) Squadron, RCAF on 6 April 1943.
Had left this unit before it was lost on 30 December 1943. |
|
BR630 |
Supermarine |
|
Spitfire |
Mk. IX |
Built as a Mk. V, converted
to Mk. IX before delivery. To No. 401
(F) Squadron, RCAF on 27 July 1942.
Category AC damage on operations on 17 August 1942. To General Aircraft for repair, then back
to 401 Squadron. Category AC damage in
a mid-air collision with Spitfire AB460 on 19 September 1942, repaired on
site. To No. 403 (F) Squadron, RCAF on
25 January 1943. Category B damage on
13 March 1943, belly landing in UK after running out of fuel after Ramrod
mission to Poix. Left this unit by
June 1943. |
|
BR632 |
Supermarine |
|
Spitfire |
Mk. IX |
Built as a Mk. V, converted
to Mk. IX before use by RCAF. To No.
403 (F) Squadron, RCAF on 6 April 1943.
Category B damage on operations on 27 May 1943, repaired on site. Left this unit by September 1943. |
|
BR634 |
Supermarine |
|
Spitfire |
Mk. IX |
Built as a Mk. V, converted
to Mk. IX before delivery. Delivered
to No. 402 (F) Squadron on 31 July 1942.
Shot down by Fw190s during Circus 204 to Rouen on 17 August 1942. F/L N. Trask POW. |
|
BR635 |
Supermarine |
|
Spitfire |
Mk. IX |
Built as a Mk. V, converted
to Mk. IX before delivery. Delivered
to No. 402 (F) Squadron, RCAF on 9 December 1942. To No. 416 (F) Squadron, RCAF on 21 March
1943. Destroyed on 19 April 1943 when
undercarriage was retracted early on take off at Ken. Had 218:05 logged time when struck off. |
|
BR636 |
Supermarine |
|
Spitfire |
Mk. IX |
Built as a Mk. V, converted
to Mk. IX before delivery. Delivered
to No. 402 (F) Squadron, RCAF on 31 July 1942. Left this unit by March 1943. |
|
BR637 |
Supermarine |
|
Spitfire |
Mk. IX |
Built as a Mk. V, converted
to Mk. IX before delivery. Delivered
to No. 402 (F) Squadron, RCAF on 12 August 1942. To No. 416 (F) Squadron, RCAF on 23 March
1943. Category B damage in a flying
accident on 27 March 1943, repaired on site.
To No. 403 (F) Squadron, RCAF on 2 June 1943. Shot down by Fw190s of JG26 near Abbeville
on 20 June 1943. Had 201:50 logged
time when struck off. P/O J.C. Elliot
killed. |
|
BR978 |
Supermarine |
|
Spitfire |
Mk. IX |
To No. 416 (F) Squadron, RCAF
on 11 April 1943. Shot down by Fw190s
on 3 April 1943 during Ramrod 49 mission, dive bombing of Abbeville
airport. Came down near Montreuil. |
|
BR981 |
Supermarine |
|
Spitfire |
Mk. IX |
To No. 401 (F) Squadron, RCAF
on 27 July 1942. Lost on Circus 202 to
Morlain on 26 September 1942. P/O L.E.
Hokan may have bailed out over Channel while returning, due to fuel shortage,
missing. Also reported as
ditching? See also BS311, possibly
lost on the same mission. |
|
BR982 |
Supermarine |
|
Spitfire |
Mk. IX |
To No. 401 (F) Squadron, RCAF
on 27 July 1942, left this unit by December 1942. |
|
BR984 |
Supermarine |
|
Spitfire |
HF VI |
Reported with No. 421 (F)
Squadron, RCAF, not confirmed. |
|
BR985 |
Supermarine |
|
Spitfire |
F. Mk. IX |
With No. 401 (F) Squadron,
RCAF from 27 July 1942. still with
this squadron when damaged by Fw 190s over the Channel during Circus 204 in
the afternoon of 17 August 1942.
Crashed on landing in UK, F/S W.E. Rothorn rescued from wreckage by
bystanders but died of injuries on 20 August 1942. |
|
BR986 |
Supermarine |
|
Spitfire |
Mk. IX |
To No. 401 (F) Squadron, RCAF
on 27 July 1942. Category B damage on
operations on 28 August 1942, repaired on site. To No. 403 (F) Squadron, RCAF on 22 March
1943. Lost on operations near Dieppe
and Caen on 15 May 1943, during combat with Fw190s. F/O W. T. Lane killed. Had 100:25 logged time when struck off. |
|
BR987 |
Supermarine |
|
Spitfire |
HF. VI |
Reported with No. 421 (F)
Squadron, RCAF, not confirmed. |
|
BS104 |
Supermarine |
|
Spitfire |
F. Mk. IX |
To No. 401 (F) Squadron, RCAF
on 27 July 1942, coded "YO*R".
To No. 403 (F) Squadron, RCAF on 25 January 1943. Lost on Ramrod 71 on 13 May 1943. Took off from Kenly, UK, crashed at
Grevillers, 20 kilometres south of Arras.
F/S W.G. Uttley killed. Had
256:50 logged time when struck off. |
|
BS107 |
Supermarine |
|
Spitfire |
F. Mk. IX |
Delivered new to No. 401 (F)
Squadron, RCAF on 27 July 1942, coded "YO*C". Shot down by Fw190 over Dieppe during
Operation Jubilee, afternoon of 19 August 1942. Pilot Sgt. L.J. Armstrong, POW. |
|
BS110 |
Supermarine |
|
Spitfire |
F. Mk. IX |
Reported with No. 403 (F)
Squadron, RCAF, not confirmed. |
|
BS116 |
Supermarine |
|
Spitfire |
F. Mk. IX |
To No. 403 (F) Squadron, RCAF
on 3 June 1943. Category B damage on
operations on 14 March 1944. Left this
unit by June 1944. |
|
BS119 |
Supermarine |
|
Spitfire |
F. Mk. IX |
Delivered new to No. 401 (F)
Squadron, RCAF on 27 July 1942. Shot
down by Fw 190s over Dieppe on 19 August 1942, during Circus 205. P/O D.R. Morrison rescued from the Channel. |
|
BS120 |
Supermarine |
|
Spitfire |
F. Mk. IX |
First flew on 19 July
1942. Delivered new to No. 401 (F)
Squadron, RCAF on 27 July 1942. Damaged by Fw 190s over the Channel during
Circus 204 to Rouen/Sotteville on 17 August 1942, S/L K.L.B. Hodson returned
to base unhurt. Also damaged by return
fire from a Do 217 during Circus 205 to Abbeville airport on 19 August 1942,
F/Sgt B.M. Zobell wounded. With No.
403 (F) Squadron, RCAF when lost in the afternoon of 4 April 1943. Failed to return from Ramrod to Rouen. Sgt. L.J. Deschamos killed. |
|
BS122 |
Supermarine |
|
Spitfire |
F. Mk. IX |
First flight on 20 July
1942. Delivered new to No. 402 (F) Squadron,
RCAF on 28 July 1942. Shot down by
Fw190s of JG26 near Bolbec in the afternoon of 24 August 1942, while
escorting USAAF B-17s on raid to ship yards at Le Trait, Circus 208. P/O G.P. McKay killed. |
|
BS123 |
Supermarine |
|
Spitfire |
F. Mk. IX |
First flight on 12 July
1942. Delivered new to No. 402 (F)
Squadron, RCAF on 28 July 1942.
Category Ac damage on operations on 24 August 1942. Left this unit by February 1943. |
|
BS126 |
Supermarine |
|
Spitfire |
F. Mk. IX |
To No. 416 (F) Squadron, RCAF
on 1 April 1943. Left this unit for
modifications on 4 April 1943. to No.
421 (F) Squadron, RCAF on 20 May 1943.
Left this unit by 19 September 1943.
Survived the war, sold as scrap in 1947. |
|
BS127 |
Supermarine |
|
Spitfire |
F. Mk. IX |
First flight on 25 July
1942. Delivered new to No. 402 (F)
Squadron, RCAF on 3 August 1942, coded "AE*V". Left this unit for modifications on 7 March
1943. To No. 416 Squadron, RCAF on 23
March 1943. Category AB damage on
operations on 13 May 1943. Left this
unit by February 1944. Survived the
war, sold as scrap on 27 October 1949. |
|
BS129 |
Supermarine |
|
Spitfire |
F. Mk. IX |
To No. 416 (F) Squadron, RCAF
on 3 May 1943. To No. 421 (F)
Squadron, RCAF on 20 May 1943.
Category AC damage on operations on 3 October 1943, during Ramrod 258
Part 1. To No. 403 (F) Squadron, RCAF
on 24 October 1943. Left this unit by
June 1944. Survived the war, to Greek
AF in 1948. |
|
BS130 |
Supermarine |
|
Spitfire |
F. Mk. IX |
Delivered new to No. 402 (F)
Squadron, RCAF on 31 July 1942.
Category AC damage on operations on 24 August 1942. Lost on operations 17 January 1943. |
|
BS131 |
Supermarine |
|
Spitfire |
F. Mk. IX |
Delivered new to No. 402 (F)
Squadron, RCAF on 4 August 1942.
Category B damage on operations 6 September 1942. Left this unit by April 1943. |
|
BS132 |
Supermarine |
|
Spitfire |
F. Mk. IX |
Delivered new to No. 402 (F)
Squadron, RCAF on 5 August 1942. Lost
during combat with JG26 on 4 December 1942 during a Rodeo mission. F/Sgt. R.B. Honeycombe, an American in the
RCAF, killed. |
|
BS136 |
Supermarine |
|
Spitfire |
F. Mk. IX |
Delivered new to No. 402 (F)
Squadron, RCAF on 9 August 1942. Shot
down by Fw 190s of JG26 near Bolbec on 24 August 1942, while escorting USAAF
B-17s on raid to ship yards at Le Trait.
Sgt. V.H. Miller killed. |
|
BS145 |
Supermarine |
|
Spitfire |
F. Mk. IX |
Delivered new to No. 401 (F)
Squadron, RCAF on 22 August 1942.
Category AC damage in a flying accident on 11 January 1943, repaired
on site. To No. 403 (F) Squadron, RCAF
on 25 January 1943. Crashed during
Rodeo mission afternoon of 16 February 1943, due to an oxygen problem. Had 130:00 logged time. F/O S. McConnacher killed. |
|
BS148 |
Supermarine |
|
Spitfire |
F. Mk. IX |
Delivered new to No. 402 (F)
Squadron, RCAF on 26 August 1942. Left
this unit by September 1942. To No.
403 (F) Squadron, RCAF on 29 March 1943, left this unit by April 1943. |
|
BS151 |
Supermarine |
|
Spitfire |
F. Mk. IX |
Delivered new to No. 402 (F)
Squadron, RCAF on 26 August 1942.
Destroyed on 28 August 1942. |
|
BS152 |
Supermarine |
|
Spitfire |
F. Mk. IX |
Delivered new to No. 402 (F)
Squadron, RCAF on 26 August 1942. Left
this unit for modifications in December 1942.
To No. 416 (F) Squadron, RCAF on 23 April 1943. To No. 421 (F) Squadron, RCAF on 20 May
1943. |
|
BS157 |
Supermarine |
|
Spitfire |
F. Mk. IX |
Delivered new to No. 401 (F)
Squadron, RCAF on 27 July 1942. Shot
down by Fw 190s over Dieppe in the afternoon of 19 August 1942, during
Operation Jubilee. Sgt. M.H. Buckly
killed. |
|
BS159 |
Supermarine |
|
Spitfire |
F. Mk. IX |
With No. 401 (F) Squadron,
RCAF from 27 July 1942, coded "YO*F". Shot down by Fw 190s over the Channel
during Circus 204 on 17 August 1942.
P/O J.K. Ferguson killed. |
|
BS167 |
Supermarine |
|
Spitfire |
F. Mk. IX |
Delivered new to No. 402 (F)
Squadron, RCAF on 28 July 1942. Left
this unit by August 1942. |
|
BS172 |
Supermarine |
|
Spitfire |
F. Mk. IX |
To No. 401 (F) Squadron, RCAF
on 27 July 1942. To Air Services for
modifications, November 1942. To No.
403 (F) Squadron, RCAF on 25 January 1943.
Shot down in combat with Fw190s of JG26 during a Roadstead operation
in the Dunkirk area on 27 February 1943.
Had 167:30 logged time when struck off. F/L P.T. O'Leary killed. |
|
BS175 |
Supermarine |
|
Spitfire |
F. Mk. IX |
Conflicting information. Reported delivered new to Australia from
July 1942. Also reported with No. 401
(F) Squadron, RCAF, coded "YO*N". |
|
BS176 |
Supermarine |
|
Spitfire |
F. Mk. IX |
To No. 401 (F) Squadron, RCAF
on 27 July 1942. Category AC damage in
a flying accident on 5 December 1942.
Left this unit later that month. |
|
BS177 |
Supermarine |
|
Spitfire |
F. Mk. IX |
To No. 401 (F) Squadron, RCAF
on 27 July 1942, coded "YO*H".
Lost in combat with Fw190s over the Somme Estuary during Circus 221 on
2 October 1942. Had 16:05 logged time
when struck off. F/Sgt. R.D. Reeser
killed. |
|
BS180 |
Supermarine |
|
Spitfire |
F. Mk. IX |
To No. 401 (F) Squadron, RCAF
on 27 July 1942. Category B damage on
operations 28 August 1942, while escorting B-17s to Amiens as part of Circus
210. Category AC damage on operations
on 16 March 1943. Left this unit later
that month. |
|
BS183 |
Supermarine |
|
Spitfire |
F. Mk. IX |
To No. 401 (F) Squadron, RCAF
on 18 August 1942. To No. 403 (F)
Squadron, RCAF on 25 January 1943.
Category AC damage on operations on 13 March 1943. Left this unit by November 1943. Survived the war, to French AF in 1946. |
|
BS189 |
Supermarine |
|
Spitfire |
F. Mk. IX |
First flight on 23 July 1942. Delivered new to No. 402 (F) Squadron, RCAF
on 28 July 1942. Left this unit by
January 1942. |
|
BS194 |
Supermarine |
|
Spitfire |
F. Mk. IX |
First flight 27 July
1942. Delivered new to No. 402 (F)
Squadron, RCAF on 29 July 1942. To No.
416 (F) Squadron, RCAF on 23 March 1943.
Left this unit by end of March 1943. |
|
BS195 |
Supermarine |
|
Spitfire |
Mk. V |
First flight 28 July
1942. Delivered new to No. 402 (F)
Squadron, RCAF on 29 July 1942. Lost
in combat with Fw190s of JG28 off North Foreland, during Circus 211. Sgt. W.A. Hayes killed. |
|
BS196 |
Supermarine |
|
Spitfire |
Mk. V |
Delivered new to No. 402 (F)
Squadron, RCAF on 30 July 1942. To No.
401 (F) Squadron, RCAF on 27 October 1942.
To No. 403 (F) Squadron, RCAF on 25 January 1943. Lost in combat with Fw190s of JG26 or JG27
on 13 March 1943. Sgt. R. Dunbar
killed. |
|
BS198 |
Supermarine |
|
Spitfire |
F. Mk. IX |
First flight 1 August
1942. Delivered new to No. 402 (F)
Squadron, RCAF on 3 August 1942.
Damaged in combat with Fw 190s of JG26 near Bolbec on 24 August 1942, while
escorting USAAF B-17s on raid to ship yards at Le Trait during Circus
208. Forced landing at Kenley on
return, aircraft eventually written off.
F/L E.A. Bland wounded. |
|
BS200 |
Supermarine |
|
Spitfire |
Mk. V |
First flight 5 August
1942. Delivered new to No. 402 (F)
Squadron, RCAF on 9 August 1942. Left
this unit by December 1942. To No. 421
(F) Squadron, RCAF on 26 August 1943, left this unit by May 1944. |
|
BS202 |
Supermarine |
|
Spitfire |
F. Mk. IX |
Delivered new to No. 402 (F)
Squadron, RCAF on 11 August 1942.
Category B damage in combat with Fw 190s of JG26 near Bolbec on 24
August 1942, while escorting USAAF B-17s on raid to ship yards at Le Trait
(Circus 208). F/L I.G. Keltie wounded. Shot down during Circus 235 on 8 November
1942. F/L D.R. Morrison, DFC, DFM
taken prisoner, repatriated in late 1943. |
|
BS242 |
Supermarine |
|
Spitfire |
F. Mk. IX |
To No. 441 (F) Squadron, RCAF
on 5 April 1944, left this unit by December 1944. |
|
BS246 |
Supermarine |
|
Spitfire |
F. Mk. IX |
To No. 416 (F) Squadron, RCAF
on 11 April 1943. To No. 403 (F)
Squadron, RCAF on same date. Failed to
return from Circus on 15 May 1943, shot down by Fw190s near Caen,
France. Had 122:20 logged time. F/L B. Madden killed. |
|
BS247 |
Supermarine |
|
Spitfire |
F. Mk. IX |
To No. 441 (F) Squadron, RCAF
on 5 April 1945. Left this unit by
June 1945. |
|
BS277 |
Supermarine |
|
Spitfire |
Mk. Vc / F. Mk. IX |
Built as a Mk. V, converted
to Mk. IX before use by RCAF. May have
served with No. 401 (F) Squadron, RCAF, dates not known. To No. 402 (F) Squadron, RCAF on 20 August 1942. Shot down over English Channel by Fw190 of
JG26, near Guines, France during Rodeo 115 on 4 December 1942. F/S H.M. Batters killed. |
|
BS287 |
Supermarine |
|
Spitfire |
Mk. Vc / F. Mk. IX |
Built as a Mk. V, converted
to Mk. IX before use by RCAF. To No.
401 (F) Squadron, RCAF on 12 December 1942.
To No. 403 (F) Squadron, RCAF on 25 January 1943. Crashed at Marsham, Kent out of control on
25 February 1943. Had 127:15 logged
time. |
|
BS288 |
Supermarine |
|
Spitfire |
Mk. Vc / F. Mk. IX |
Built as a Mk. V, converted to
Mk. IX before use by RCAF. To No. 403
(F) Squadron, RCAF on 8 June 1943, left this unit by July 1943 for
modifications. Back to 403 Squadron by
3 October 1943, when it took part in Ramrod 258. Pilot bailed out after engine fire on 15
December 1943. |
|
BS290 |
Supermarine |
|
Spitfire |
Mk. Vc / F. Mk. IX |
Built as a Mk. V, converted
to Mk. IX before use by RCAF. To No.
403 (F) Squadron, RCAF on 18 May 1943.
To No. 421 (F) Squadron, RCAF on 20 May 1943. Lost on operations 9 August 1943, pilot
baled out east of Calais with engine problems. Had 118:00 logged time. F/O R.T. Heeney killed. |
|
BS303 |
Supermarine |
|
Spitfire |
F. Mk. IX |
Delivered new to No. 401 (F)
Squadron, RCAF on 23 August 1942.
Overshot landing at Kenley on 24 October 1942, struck dispersal pen
and was destroyed. Had 61:05 logged
time. |
|
BS304 |
Supermarine |
|
Spitfire |
F. Mk. IX |
First flight on 22 August
1942. Delivered to No. 401 (F)
Squadron, RCAF on 23 August 1942.
Category E damage on 18 November 1942 when undercarriage struck trees
at Kenly, UK. |
|
BS305 |
Supermarine |
|
Spitfire |
Mk. Vc |
Last Supermarine built Mk.
V. Reported with No. 401 (F) Squadron,
RCAF, but not confirmed by RAF records. |
|
BS306 |
Supermarine |
|
Spitfire |
F. Mk. IX |
Used by No. 402 (F) Squadron,
RCAF from 26 August 1942, coded
"AE*A". Category A damage in
a flying accident on 20 September 1942.
Left this unit for modifications on 19 February 1943. To No. 416 (F) Squadron, RCAF on 20 May
1943. Category AC damage in a mid-air
collision with EN180 on 9 June 1943.
Left this unit by November 1943.
Also reported with No. 421 (F) Squadron, RCAF, dates not known. |
|
BS307 |
Supermarine |
|
Spitfire |
F. Mk. IX |
First flight on 26 August
1942. To No. 401 (F) Squadron, RCAF on
27 August 1942, coded "YO*T".
Destroyed by fire after a flying accident on 5 October 1942. Had 8:40 logged time |
|
BS308 |
Supermarine |
|
Spitfire |
F. Mk. IX |
First flight on 28 August
1942. To No. 402 (F) Squadron, RCAF on
30 August 1942. Forced landing after
being damaged by flak near Brachy, south-west of Dieppe, during Ramrod on 15
January 1943. Had 111:35 logged
time. P/O D.E. Hall POW. |
|
BS309 |
Supermarine |
|
Spitfire |
F. Mk. IX |
First flight on 30 August
1942. To No. 402 (F) Squadron, RCAF on
31 August 1942. Crashed landed at
Hawkinge on 4 December 1942 after being damaged in combat with JG26 during a
Rodeo mission. Left this unit by April
1943. |
|
BS311 |
Supermarine |
|
Spitfire |
F. Mk. IX |
To No. 401 (F) Squadron, RCAF
on 2 (or 26?) September 1942. Forced
landing in UK after running low on fuel during Circus 220, on 28 September
1942. S/P D.A. Wright injured. Written off. |
|
BS312 |
Supermarine |
|
Spitfire |
Mk. V |
First flight on 2 September
1942. delivered to No. 401 (F)
Squadron, RCAF on 4 September 1942.
Category AC damage in a flying accident on 15 September 1942. Repaired on site. Left this unit by October 1942. |
|
BS314 |
Supermarine |
|
Spitfire |
Mk. V |
First flight 8 September
1942. to No. 402 (F) Squadron, RCAF on
10 September 1942. Lost during combat
with JG2 during a Rodeo to the Bolbec area on 17 January 1943. Had 84:25 logged time. F/O M.J. Sunstrum killed. |
|
BS316 |
Supermarine |
|
Spitfire |
Mk. V |
First flight on 17 September
1942, to No. 402 (F) Squadron, RCAF on same date. Destroyed in flying accident on 29 November
1942, with 58:05 logged time |
|
BS317 |
Supermarine |
|
Spitfire |
F, Mk. IX |
To No. 401 (F) Squadron, RCAF
on 15 September 1942. Failed to return
from Rodeo 115 on 4 December 1942, oxygen failure suspected. Sgt. B.H. Nickel killed. |
|
BS319 |
Supermarine |
|
Spitfire |
Mk. V |
To No. 416 (F) Squadron, RCAF
on 2 April 1943. To No. 412 (F) Squadron,
RCAF (or 421 Sdn?) on 20 May 1943.
Shot down by Fw190s of JG26 during Rodeo mission in afternoon of 17
June 1943. F/O J.E. McNamara
killed. (Conflicting information on
unit.) |
|
BS340 |
Supermarine |
|
Spitfire |
Mk. Vc / IX |
Built as a Mk. Vc, converted
to Mk. IX before delivery. Delivered
new to No. 401 (F) Squadron, RCAF on 8 October 1942. Category AC damage on operations on 3
November 1942, repaired on site. Left
this unit by December 1942. |
|
BS345 |
Supermarine |
|
Spitfire |
Mk. Vc / IX |
Built as a Mk. Vc, converted
to Mk. IX before delivery. To No. 402
(F) Squadron, RCAF on 25 January 1943.
Part of return escort for Ramrod 258 on 3 October 1943. Left this unit by June 1944. |
|
BS351 |
Supermarine |
|
Spitfire |
Mk. Vc / IX |
Built as a Mk. Vc, converted
to Mk. IX before delivery. To No. 402
(F) Squadron, RCAF in January 1943.
Shot down by Fw190s of JG26 and JG27 in afternoon of 11 January 1943,
during Ramrod mission to Poix. P/O
D.J. Crimmon PoW. |
|
BS352 |
Supermarine |
|
Spitfire |
Mk. Vc / IX |
Built as a Mk. Vc, converted to
Mk. IX before delivery. To No. 403 (F)
Squadron, RCAF on 15 August 1943.
Category AC damage on operations on 20 August 1943. Left this unit by December 1943. |
|
BS353 |
Supermarine |
|
Spitfire |
F. Mk. Vc / IX |
Built as a Mk. Vc, converted
to Mk. IX before delivery. To No. 402
(F) Squadron, RCAF on 13 December 1942, coded "AE*G". To No. 416 (F) Squadron, RCAF on 21 March
1943. Back to 402 Squadron on 23 March
1943. To No. 421 (F) Squadron, RCAF on
20 May 1943. Category AC damage on
operations on 17 June 1943, repaired on site.
Category AC damage while being operated by No. 403 (F) Squadron, RCAF
on 31 July 1943, repaired on site. |
|
BS383 |
Supermarine |
|
Spitfire |
Mk. IX |
First flight on 22 September
1942. Delivered new to No. 401 (F)
Squadron, RCAF on 25 September 1942.
To No. 403 (F) Squadron, RCAF on 25 January 1943. Failed to return from Circus operation
afternoon of 20 June 1943, in combat with Fw190s of JG26 near Abbeville. Sgt. K.D. Windsor may have bailed out
(conflicting information). |
|
BS385 |
Supermarine |
|
Spitfire |
Mk. IX |
To No. 402 (F) Squadron, RCAF
on 23 January 1943. To No. 416 (F)
Squadron, RCAF on 23 March 1943.
Category E damage on 19 May 1943 while being operated by No. 421 (F)
Squadron, RCAF, structural damage in a dive. |
|
BS391 |
Supermarine |
|
Spitfire |
Mk. IX |
First flight on 1 October
1942. Delivered new to No. 401 (F)
Squadron, RCAF on 3 October 1942.
Category AC damage in a flying accident on 10 October 1942, repaired
on site. Failed to return from Circus
190 on 8 November 1942, may have been shot down by Fw190s near Audruicq. P/O D.R. Manley killed. |
|
BS394 |
Supermarine |
|
Spitfire |
Mk. V |
With No. 421 (F) Squadron,
RCAF when pilot baled out over Kent after engine fire during training flight,
at 11:15 on 23 November 1943. F/O R.J.
Grigg injured. |
|
BS396 |
Supermarine |
|
Spitfire |
Mk. IX |
To No. 403 (F) Squadron, RCAF
on 30 January 1943. Failed to return
from Ramrod to St. Omer in afternoon of 24 June 1943, shot down by Fw190s of
JG26. Sergeant D.F. Small PoW. |
|
BS397 |
Supermarine |
|
Spitfire |
Mk. V |
First flight on 10 October
1942. Delivered new to No. 402(F)
Squadron, RCAF on 11 October 1942.
Damaged in a flying accident on 8 November 1942. Later classified as Category E and
scrapped. |
|
BS398 |
Supermarine |
|
Spitfire |
Mk. V |
With No. 421 (F) Squadron,
RCAF when pilot bailed out near West Malling following an engine fire and
failure on 23 November 1943. F/O R.J.
Grigg bailed out at 200 feet, injured his leg upon landing in a tree. |
|
BS401 |
Supermarine |
|
Spitfire |
Mk. IX |
Briefly with No. 441 (F)
Squadron, RCAF in April 1945. |
|
BS411 |
Supermarine |
|
Spitfire |
Mk. V |
Reported with No. 416
Squadron, RCAF, not confirmed. |
|
BS428 |
Supermarine |
|
Spitfire |
Mk. V |
With No. 402 (F) Squadron,
RCAF in August 1942. With No. 416
Squadron, RCAF in March 1943. With No.
421 (F) Squadron, RCAF from 20 May 1943.
Category AC damage on operations on 24 June 1943, repaired on
site. Left this unit by September
1943. |
|
BS429 |
Supermarine |
|
Spitfire |
Mk. IX |
Conflicting reports on unit
when this aircraft was lost on operations on 6 September 1942, may have been
No. 317 Squadron, RAF or No. 402 (F) Squadron, RCAF. |
|
BS430 |
Supermarine |
|
Spitfire |
F. Mk. IX |
First flight on 31 August
1942. Delivered new to No. 402 (F)
Squadron, RCAF on 1 September 1942, coded "AE*N". Category AC damage in a flying accident on
25 January 1943, repaired on site.
With No. 416 (F) Squadron, RCAF, from 23 March 1943, coded
"DN*N". Was flown by S/L
F.H. Boulton on 18 sorties with 416 Sdn., claimed 1 Bf 109 and 3 Fw 190s
destroyed on these missions. Lost on
Ramrod 71 on 13 May 1943, struck by flak.
S/L F.H. Boulton PoW, repatriated in October 1943 due to wounds. May have been named "Canadian
Pacific", conflicting reports. |
|
BS433 |
Supermarine |
|
Spitfire |
Mk. IX |
First flight on 31 August
1942. Delivered new to No. 402 (F)
Squadron on 1 September 1942. Category
AC damage on operations on 26 January 1943.
May have also been with No. 401 (F) Squadron, RCAF, not confirmed. |
|
BS434 |
Supermarine |
|
Spitfire |
F. Mk. IX |
Delivered to RCAF one day
after first flight. Used by No. 402
(F) Squadron, RCAF from 7 September
1942 to early 1943, coded "AE*J".
To No. 416 (F) Squadron, RCAF on 23 March 1942, after
modifications. Category AC damage on
24 April 1942. Left this unit by end
of 1942. Later used for glider towing
trials. |
|
BS438 |
Supermarine |
|
Spitfire |
F. Mk. IX |
Reported with No. 402 (F)
Squadron, RCAF 1942, coded "AE*U", but not confirmed by RAF
records. Lost on 18 November 1942
while with 306 Squadron, struck a balloon cable. |
|
BS440 |
Supermarine |
|
Spitfire |
Mk. V |
Delivered to No. 402 (F)
Squadron 4 days after first flight, on 10 September 1942. Lost during Rodeo on 16 February 1943. Shot down by Fw190s over Channel. F/O O.R. Brown killed. Had 160:00 logged time when written off. |
|
BS450 |
Supermarine |
|
Spitfire |
Mk. V |
Delivered to No. 402 (F) Squadron
RCAF 2 days after first flight, on 13 September 1942. Lost during Rodeo 115, in combat with JG26
near Guines. Conflicting report on
pilot killed, either Sgt. H.E. McGraw or F/Sgt. R.B. Honeycombe. |
|
BS451 |
Supermarine |
|
Spitfire |
Mk. V |
To No. 402 (F) Squadron, RCAF
one day after first flight, on 16 September 1942. Category AC damage in a flying accident on
3 October 1942. Left this unit by
November 1942. Survived the war, to
SAAF in 1947. |
|
BS452 |
Supermarine |
|
Spitfire |
Mk. V |
To No. 421 (F) Squadron, RCAF
on 23 February 1944. Left this unit by
June 1945. |
|
BS463 |
Supermarine |
|
Spitfire |
Mk. V |
With No. 441 (F) Squadron,
RCAF from 5 April 1945. Left this unit
by June 1945. |
|
BS474 |
Supermarine |
|
Spitfire |
Mk. V |
First flight on 3 October
1942. Named "Canadian Pacific
I". With No. 401 (F) Squadron,
RCAF from 8 October 1942. To No. 403
(F) Squadron, RCAF on 25 January 1943.
Category AC damage on operations on 17 June 1943. Repaired on site. Left this unit by March 1944. Survived the war, became training aid in
1946. |
|
BS509 |
Supermarine |
|
Spitfire |
F. Mk. IX |
Delivered new to No. 402 (F)
Squadron, RCAF 9 days after first flight, on 31 October 1942. To No. 421 (F) Squadron, RCAF on 20 May
1943. Reported with No. 403 (F)
Squadron, RCAF, coded "KH*H" when lost on 27 July 1943, but not
confirmed by RAF records. Probably
still with 421 (F) Squadron when lost.
Also reported with No. 416 (F) Squadron, no dates. |
|
BS533 |
Supermarine |
|
Spitfire |
Mk. V / IX |
Converted to Mk. IX before
delivery. To No. 403 (F) Squadron,
RCAF on 19 April 1943, left this unit by 29 April 1943. |
|
BS534 |
Supermarine |
|
Spitfire |
Mk. V / IX |
Converted to Mk. IX on
production line. With No. 401 (F)
Squadron, RCAF from 18 October 1942.
To No. 403 (F) Squadron on 25 January 1943. Left this unit by 28 February 1943. |
|
BS536 |
Supermarine |
|
Spitfire |
Mk. V / IX |
Converted to Mk. IX on
production line. With No. 401 (F)
Squadron, RCAF from 12 October 1942.
Lost in afternoon of 4 December 1942, in a dogfight with JG26 during
Rodeo 115, near Guines, France. P/O
J.W. Fiander wounded, bailed, out, PoW. |
|
BS543 |
Supermarine |
|
Spitfire |
Mk. V / IX |
Converted to Mk. IX on
production line. To No. 403 (F)
Squadron, RCAF on 9 June 1943. Left
this unit by 10 June 1943. |
|
BS544 |
Supermarine |
|
Spitfire |
Mk. V / IX |
Converted to Mk. IX on
production line. To No. 421 (F)
Squadron, RCAF on 24 February 1944.
Left this unit by 9 January 1945. |
|
BS545 |
Supermarine |
|
Spitfire |
Mk. V / IX |
Converted to Mk. IX on
production line. Named "Brazil
I". To No. 403 (F) Squadron, RCAF
on 15 June 1943. Left this unit by 22
June 1943. |
|
BS548 |
Supermarine |
|
Spitfire |
Mk. V / IX |
Converted to Mk. IX on
production line. To No. 402 (F)
Squadron, RCAF on 31 January 1943.
Category AC damage on operations on 12 March 1943, repaired on site. Left this unit by 2 April 1943. |
|
BS549 |
Supermarine |
|
Spitfire |
Mk. V / IX |
Converted to Mk. IX on
production line. To No. 401 (F)
Squadron, RCAF on 9 December 1942.
Category AC damage in a flying accident on 21 December 1942, repaired
on site. To Air Services for
modifications on 11 April 1943, then to No. 403 (F) Squadron, RCAF on 16
April 1943. May have left this unit by
20 July 1943, also reported with 403 Squadron during Ramrod 258 Part I on 3
October 1943. Survived the war, struck
off in 1947. |
|
BT301 |
Bristol |
Bristol, Filton |
Beaufighter |
Mk. VIF |
With No. 409 (NF) Squadron,
RCAF, coded "KP*Z". |
|
BT303 |
Bristol |
Bristol, Filton |
Beaufighter |
Mk. VIF |
With No. 409 (NF) Squadron,
RCAF. |
|
BZ723 |
Consolidated |
|
Liberator |
GR.V / C.V |
Loaned to RCAF in April 1943,
while at Dorval, PQ waiting for ferry to UK.
Used to train first RCAF Liberator crews. Later converted to C.V while with RAF. |
|
BZ748 |
Consolidated |
|
Liberator |
GR.V |
Loaned to RCAF in April 1943,
while at Dorval, PQ waiting for ferry to UK.
Used to train first RCAF Liberator crews. |
|
DD608 |
de Havilland |
de Havilland, Hatfield |
Mosquito |
Mk. II |
With No. 410 (NF) Squadron,
RCAF. |
|
DD618 |
de Havilland |
de Havilland, Hatfield |
Mosquito |
Mk. II |
With No. 410 (NF) Squadron,
RCAF. Also reported with No. 412 (F)
Squadron, RCAF. |
|
DD628 |
de Havilland |
de Havilland, Hatfield |
Mosquito |
Mk. II |
With No. 410 (NF) Squadron,
RCAF. Survived the war, struck off in
January 1946. |
|
DD641 |
de Havilland |
de Havilland, Hatfield |
Mosquito |
Mk. II |
With No. 410 (NF) Squadron,
RCAF. Survived the war, struck off on
28 February 1946. |
|
DD669 |
de Havilland |
de Havilland, Hatfield |
Mosquito |
MK. II |
With No. 410 (NF) Squadron,
RCAF when it collided in mid-air with Mosquito DZ259 during a practice
interception over Nazeing Common, UK on 26/27 November 1943. F/O J.J. Blanchfield and F/L K.J. Cox
killed. |
|
DD674 |
de Havilland |
de Havilland, Hatfield |
Mosquito |
Mk. II (Special) |
With No. 410 (NF) Squadron,
RCAF. Lost on Day Ranger mission over
North West Germany on 6 April 1943.
Shot down by flak. F/L C.D.
McCloskey (or McClosky?) and P/O J.G. Sullivan both PoW |
|
DD712 |
de Havilland |
de Havilland, Hatfield |
Mosquito |
Mk. II (Special) |
Reported with No. 418 (I)
Squadron, RCAF, coded "TH*R".
Operated by crew from No. 23 Squadron, RAF when lost on 28/29 November
1942, may have been loaned to this RAF Squadron. |
|
DD713 |
de Havilland |
de Havilland, Hatfield |
Mosquito |
Mk. II (Special) |
With No. 410 (NF) Squadron,
RCAF. Lost on Ranger mission to
airfield at Deipholtz, Germany on 18 May 1943. Was strafing a train when wing struck a
telephone pole and broke off. Crashed
between Wehrendorf and Bohmte, and burnt.
Pilot F/O H.O. Bouchard and navigator P/O W.S. Fyfe, RAF, killed. |
|
DD719 |
de Havilland |
de Havilland, Hatfield |
Mosquito |
Mk. II |
With No. 410 (NF) Squadron,
RCAF. |
|
DD720 |
de Havilland |
de Havilland, Hatfield |
Mosquito |
Mk. II |
With No. 410 (NF) Squadron,
RCAF, coded "RA*G". |
|
DD722 |
de Havilland |
de Havilland, Hatfield |
Mosquito |
Mk. II |
With No. 410 (NF) Squadron,
RCAF. |
|
DD734 |
de Havilland |
de Havilland, Hatfield |
Mosquito |
Mk. II |
With No. 410 (NF) Squadron,
RCAF. |
|
DD749 |
de Havilland |
de Havilland, Hatfield |
Mosquito |
Mk. II |
With No. 410 (NF) Squadron,
RCAF. |
|
DD753 |
de Havilland |
de Havilland, Hatfield |
Mosquito |
Mk. II |
With No. 410 (NF) Squadron,
RCAF. |
|
DD779 |
de Havilland |
de Havilland, Hatfield |
Mosquito |
Mk. II |
With No. 410 (NF) Squadron,
RCAF. |
|
DD786 |
de Havilland |
de Havilland, Hatfield |
Mosquito |
Mk. II |
With No. 410 (NF) Squadron,
RCAF. |
|
DD828 |
Short |
Blackburn, Dunbarton |
Sunderland |
Mk. III |
With No. 423 (GR) Squadron,
RCAF at Lough Erne, Northern Ireland from 16 December 1942, coded
"A". Returned to base early
due to bad weather, while escorting Convoy TA34, on 19 January 1943. Escorted Convoy HX239 on 23 May 1943. Sighted and attacked U-boat, no observed
results. Left this Squadron by August
1943. |
|
DD831 |
Short |
Blackburn, Dunbarton |
Sunderland |
Mk. III |
With No. 423 (GR) Squadron,
RCAF from 2 January 1943. Served with
No. 422 (GR) Squadron, RCAF from 17 May 1943, coded "K". Searched for survivors of sunk ships on 21 May
1943. Broke away from moorings during
a storm on Loch Indaal on 25 January 1944, despite efforts of 3 crew on
board. Drifted into shallows and broke
up. One crewmember clung to wreckage
until rescued, other 2 escaped in life raft.
Aircraft scrapped. |
|
DD838 |
Short |
Blackburn, Dunbarton |
Sunderland |
Mk. III |
Served with No. 422 (GR)
Squadron, RCAF from 12 May 1944, coded "X". Left this unit by July 1944. |
|
DD843 |
Short |
Blackburn, Dunbarton |
Sunderland |
Mk. III |
With No. 423 (GR) Squadron,
RCAF from 10 May 1943. |
|
DD845 |
Short |
Blackburn, Dunbarton |
Sunderland |
Mk. III |
Served with No. 422 (GR)
Squadron, RCAF from 5 May 1943, coded "B". Left this unit by June 1944. |
|
DD846 |
Short |
Blackburn, Dunbarton |
Sunderland |
Mk. III |
Served with No. 422 (GR)
Squadron, RCAF, coded "2D".
Crashed near Clare Island, Clew Bay, Ireland on 25 May 1943, while on
patrol. No survivors. |
|
DD847 |
Short |
Blackburn, Dunbarton |
Sunderland |
Mk. III |
With No. 423 (GR) Squadron,
RCAF in 1943. |
|
DD849 |
Short |
Blackburn, Dunbarton |
Sunderland |
Mk. III |
With No. 423 (GR) Squadron,
RCAF from 28 April 1943, coded "M".
Left this Squadron by July 1943. |
|
DD853 |
Short |
Blackburn, Dunbarton |
Sunderland |
Mk. III |
With No. 423 (GR) Squadron,
RCAF, coded "K". Later with
No. 422 (GR) Squadron, RCAF. |
|
DD854 |
Short |
Blackburn, Dunbarton |
Sunderland |
Mk. III |
With No. 422 (GR) Squadron,
RCAF from 30 May 1943, coded "P". |
|
DD855 |
Short |
Blackburn, Dunbarton |
Sunderland |
Mk. III |
Served with No. 422 (GR)
Squadron, RCAF from 12 February 1944, coded "Y". Left this unit by July 1944. |
|
DD858 |
Short |
Blackburn, Dunbarton |
Sunderland |
Mk. III |
On strength with No. 201
Squadron, RAF at Castle Archdale, but operated by a crew from No. 423 (GR)
Squadron, RCAF when it overturned in the Lough on 23 October 1943, 2
injuries. |
|
DD859 |
Short |
Blackburn, Dunbarton |
Sunderland |
Mk. III |
Served with No. 423 (GP)
Squadron, RCAF, coded "3*G", based at Castle Archdale, Northern
Ireland. Picked up from maintenance
facility at Wig Bay by squadron crew on 21 June 1943. Scored this unit's 2nd U-boat kill on 4
August 1943 - U-489 in the Western Approaches, at 61-11N 14-38W. Shot down by return fire, 5 crew killed, 6
wounded rescued by destroyer HMS Castleton.
This ship also rescued 58 crew from the U-boat. |
|
DD860 |
Short |
Blackburn, Dunbarton |
Sunderland |
Mk. III |
With No. 423 (GR) Squadron,
RCAF at Lough Erne, Northern Ireland in June and July 1943. Damaged in an exchange with an Fw 200 on 22
July 1943 over the Bay of Biscay, 3 crew wounded. Later became G-AHEP, scrapped in 1950 |
|
DD861 |
Short |
Blackburn, Dunbarton |
Sunderland |
Mk. III |
Served with No. 422 (GP)
Squadron, RCAF from 26 June 1943.
Engine exploded in flight while on patrol from Castle Archdale on 3
September 1943. Aircraft sank after
ditching, crew rescued by Sunderland from No. 228 Squadron. Reported as instructional airframe 4405M,
dates unclear. |
|
DD862 |
Short |
Blackburn, Dunbarton |
Sunderland |
Mk. III |
Served with No. 423 (GP)
Squadron, RCAF, coded "3*A.
Scored this unit's 4th u-boat kill - credited as U-311 at 50-36N
18-36W, on 24 April 1944. Operating
from Castle Archdale, Northern Ireland.
Dropped six depth charges from very low altitude. Explosion of submarine damaged aircraft,
but it returned to base. Post war
analysis suggests that this attack may have damaged U-672, which returned to
port. Burned out at Castle Archdale on
31 May 1945. |
|
DD863 |
Short |
Blackburn, Dunbarton |
Sunderland |
Mk. III |
Served with No. 423 (GP)
Squadron, RCAF, coded "3*J".
Scored this unit's third u-boat kill - U-610 at 55-45N 24-33W, on 8
October 1943. Lost after an engine
failure while on patrol on 13 November 1943, crashed into sea off Irish
coast, near Donegal. All 10 (or 11?)
crew died. |
|
DD867 |
Short |
Blackburn, Dunbarton |
Sunderland |
Mk. III |
With No. 423 (GR) Squadron,
RCAF, coded "3*G", August 1944 |
|
DE138 |
de Havilland |
Morris Motors |
Tiger Moth |
II |
Hack with No. 412 (F)
Squadron, RCAF. |
|
DE319 |
de Havilland |
Morris Motors |
Tiger Moth |
II |
Hack with No. 412 (F)
Squadron, RCAF. |
|
DF471 |
Airspeed |
Standard Motors |
Oxford |
I |
Was operated by crew from No.
427 (B) Squadron, RCAF when it crashed into Great Coum, south of Dent in
Yorkshire at 15:00 on 29 August 1943, in bad weather (now in the Yorkshire
Dales National Park). Was en route
From RAF Leeming to RAF Ford, with squadron pilot and three mechanics, to
repair squadron aircraft that had diverted to Leeming. All killed. |
|
DF613 |
Vickers |
Vickers, Blackpool |
Wellington |
Mk. III |
Served with No. 424 (B)
Squadron, RCAF, coded "QB*X". |
|
DF615 |
Vickers |
Vickers, Blackpool |
Wellington |
Mk. III |
Served with No. 420 Squadron,
RCAF in the UK, coded "PT*S".
Failed to return from attack on the dock area of Lorient on 29/30
January 1943, no survivors. |
|
DF618 |
Vickers |
Vickers, Blackpool |
Wellington |
Mk. III |
Served with No. 424 (B)
Squadron, RCAF in the UK 1942/43, coded "QB*B". |
|
DF619 |
Vickers |
Vickers, Blackpool |
Wellington |
Mk. III |
Served with No. 410 (B)
Squadron, RCAF. |
|
DF621 |
Vickers |
Vickers, Blackpool |
Wellington |
Mk. III |
Served with No. 424 (B)
Squadron, RCAF, coded "QB*O". |
|
DF622 |
Vickers |
Vickers, Blackpool |
Wellington |
Mk. X |
Served with No. 428 and No.
429 Squadrons, RCAF. |
|
DF624 |
Vickers |
Vickers, Blackpool |
Wellington |
Mk. III |
With No. 429 (B) Squadron,
RCAF when lost on 21 December 1942.
Both propellers over sped during a training mission over the North
York Moors, near Stokesly. Pilot
ordered crew to bail out, only one injury.
First Wellington loss with 429 Squadron. |
|
DF625 |
Vickers |
Vickers, Blackpool |
Wellington |
Mk. III |
Served with No. 425 Squadron,
RCAF coded "AL*V".
Dispatched on sea search 21 January 1943, returned early with
mechanical problem. Bombed L'Orient on
26 January 1943. Bombed Duisburg on 26
March 1943. Bombed St. Nazaire on 28
March 1943. Bombed Bochum on 29 March
1943. Bombed Kiel on 4 April 1943. |
|
DF626 |
Vickers |
Vickers, Blackpool |
Wellington |
Mk. III |
Served with No. 420 Squadron,
RCAF coded "PT*Y".
Dispatched for attack on the dock area of Lorient on 29 / 30 January
1943, crashed near Woodbury Common, near Exeter in Devon outbound, only 2
survived. Marine Sgt. W. West received
BEM for rescue efforts at the crash site. |
|
DF635 |
Vickers |
Vickers, Blackpool |
Wellington |
Mk. III |
Served with No. 428 (B)
Squadron, RCAF coded "NA*I".
Failed to return from attack on Duisberg on 8/9 April 1943, shot down
by a night fighter at 18,000 feet over the target. All crew were POW. |
|
DF636 |
Vickers |
Vickers, Blackpool |
Wellington |
Mk. III |
Served with No. 420 Squadron,
RCAF coded "PT*S". Lost on
13/14 October 1942, crashed at Leeming at 01:38 local, while attempting
go-around after returning from mission to Kiel. All 5 crew killed. |
|
DF637 |
Vickers |
Vickers, Blackpool |
Wellington |
Mk. III |
Served with No. 420 Squadron,
RCAF coded "PT*F". Damaged
on 19/20 February 1943 during a raid on Wilhelmshaven, by night fighter and
by flak. Port engine quit after night
fighter attack, one crew member bailed out.
Landed at Coltishall on one engine. |
|
DF664 |
Vickers |
Vickers, Blackpool |
Wellington |
Mk. III |
Served with No. 419 (B)
Squadron, RCAF. Coded "VR*E"
when lost on 13/14 October 1942 during raid on Kiel. Crashed in North Sea off Brockeswalde,
Germany. All 5 crew killed. |
|
DF668 |
Vickers |
Vickers, Blackpool |
Wellington |
Mk. III |
Served with No. 428 (B)
Squadron, RCAF coded "NA*W". |
|
DF671 |
Vickers |
Vickers, Blackpool |
Wellington |
Mk. III |
Served with No. 424 (B)
Squadron, RCAF, coded "QB*K". |
|
DF686 |
Vickers |
Vickers, Blackpool |
Wellington |
Mk. X |
Used by No. 420 Squadron,
RCAF, in North Africa in 1943. |
|
DG231 |
Handley Page |
Rootes Securities |
Halifax |
B. Mk. V |
Operated by No. 408 (B)
Squadron, RCAF, late 1942. |
|
DG233 |
Handley Page |
Rootes Securities |
Halifax |
B. Mk. V |
Operated by No. 408 (B)
Squadron, RCAF, late 1942. |
|
DG253 |
Handley Page |
Rootes Securities |
Halifax |
B. Mk. V |
Operated by No. 408 (B)
Squadron, RCAF, late 1942. |
|
DG363 |
Handley Page |
Rootes Securities |
Halifax |
B. Mk. V |
Operated by No. 428 (B)
Squadron, RCAF, coded "NA*R". |
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Created 18 March 2012. Updated 18 March 2012.