|
|
Designer |
Manufacturer |
basic designation |
variant or model |
comments |
|
HK138 |
de Havilland |
DH at
Leavesden |
Mosquito |
NF.II
/ NF.XII |
Built
as NF.II, to Marshall's of Cambridge for conversion to NF.XII. With No. 406 (NF) Squadron, RCAF. |
|
HK179 |
de Havilland |
DH at
Leavesden |
Mosquito |
NF.II
/ NF.XII |
Built
as NF.II, to Marshall's of Cambridge for conversion to NF.XII. With No. 406 (NF) Squadron, RCAF. |
|
HK228 |
de Havilland |
DH at
Leavesden |
Mosquito |
NF.II
/ NF.XII |
Built
as NF.II, to Marshall's of Cambridge for conversion to NF.XII. With No. 406 (NF) Squadron, RCAF. |
|
HK231 |
de Havilland |
DH at
Leavesden |
Mosquito |
NF.II
/ NF.XII |
Built
as NF.II, to Marshall's of Cambridge for conversion to NF.XII. With No. 406 (NF) Squadron, RCAF. |
|
HK330 |
Vickers |
|
Wellington |
Mk.
III |
Reported
with No. 420 Squadron, RCAF coded "PT*K". This
is probably a typo, correct serial not known. |
|
HK346 |
Handley Page |
|
Halifax |
B.
Mk. II |
Reported
with No. 431 Squadron, RCAF, coded "SE*R". This
is probably a typo, exact serial not known. |
|
HK366 |
de Havilland |
DH at
Leavesden |
Mosquito |
NF.XIII |
Operated
by No. 409 Squadron, RCAF, coded "KP*U". Also
with No. 410 (NF) Squadron, RCAF, coded "RA*Q". |
|
HK368 |
de Havilland |
DH at
Leavesden |
Mosquito |
NF.XIII |
Operated
by No. 409 Squadron, RCAF, coded "KP*F". |
|
HK381 |
de Havilland |
DH at
Leavesden |
Mosquito |
NF.XIII |
Operated
by No. 409 Squadron, RCAF, coded "KP*C". |
|
HK382 |
de Havilland |
DH at
Leavesden |
Mosquito |
NF.XIII |
With
No. 409 Squadron, RCAF when it crashed in France during a night flying
exercise on 16 March 1945. Came down near
Les Bois Miron, near Annoeullin. |
|
HK421 |
de Havilland |
DH at
Leavesden |
Mosquito |
NF.XIII |
Operated
by No. 409 Squadron, RCAF, coded "KP*V". |
|
HK425 |
de Havilland |
DH at
Leavesden |
Mosquito |
NF.XIII |
Operated
by No. 409 Squadron, RCAF. Coded "R*KP",
named "Lonesome Polecat". Regular crew was
Ross Finlayson and Al Webster. Also
reported as "D*KP" by Griffin and Kostenuk. |
|
HK429 |
de Havilland |
DH at
Leavesden |
Mosquito |
NF.XIII |
Operated
by No. 409 Squadron, RCAF, coded "KP*D". Scored
this unit's only triple victory, night of 23/24 April 1945. 2 Ju 87s and one Fw 190, over Germany ,
operating out of airfield B.108 in Germany. |
|
HK430 |
de Havilland |
DH at
Leavesden |
Mosquito |
NF.XIII |
Operated
by No. 409 Squadron, RCAF, coded "KP*P". Also
with No. 410 (NF) Squadron, RCAF, coded "RA*W". |
|
HK431 |
de Havilland |
DH at
Leavesden |
Mosquito |
NF.XIII |
With
No. 410 (NF) Squadron, RCAF when it crashed on landing from a training
flight at Castle Camp, Cambridge on 16 January 1944.
F/L C.F. Medhurst and F/O A. N. Henderson killed. |
|
HK432 |
de Havilland |
DH at
Leavesden |
Mosquito |
NF.XIII |
Operated
by No. 410 (NF) Squadron, RCAF, coded "RA*F". |
|
HK454 |
de Havilland |
DH at
Leavesden |
Mosquito |
NF.XIII |
With
No. 410 (NF) Squadron, RCAF when it crashed on landing from a night
flying test at Castle Camp, Cambridge on 5 February 1944.
F/O K.R. McCormick killed. |
|
HK455 |
de Havilland |
DH at
Leavesden |
Mosquito |
NF.XIII |
Operated
by No. 410 (NF) Squadron, RCAF, coded "RA*Q". |
|
HK456 |
de Havilland |
DH at
Leavesden |
Mosquito |
NF.XIII |
Operated
by No. 410 (NF) Squadron, RCAF, coded "RA*H". |
|
HK458 |
de Havilland |
DH at
Leavesden |
Mosquito |
NF.XIII |
Operated
by No. 410 (NF) Squadron, RCAF, coded "RA*S". |
|
HK459 |
de Havilland |
DH at
Leavesden |
Mosquito |
NF.XIII |
Operated
by No. 410 (NF) Squadron, RCAF, coded "RA*A". |
|
HK462 |
de Havilland |
DH at
Leavesden |
Mosquito |
NF.XIII |
Operated
by No. 410 (NF) Squadron, RCAF, coded "RA*E". |
|
HK463 |
de Havilland |
DH at
Leavesden |
Mosquito |
NF.XIII |
Operated
by No. 410 (NF) Squadron, RCAF, coded "RA*R". |
|
HK465 |
de Havilland |
DH at
Leavesden |
Mosquito |
NF.XIII |
Operated
by No. 410 (NF) Squadron, RCAF, coded "RA*P". |
|
HK466 |
de Havilland |
DH at
Leavesden |
Mosquito |
NF.XIII |
Operated
by No. 410 (NF) Squadron, RCAF, coded "RA*J". |
|
HK467 |
de Havilland |
DH at
Leavesden |
Mosquito |
NF.XIII |
Operated
by No. 410 (NF) Squadron, RCAF, coded "RA*T". |
|
HK470 |
de Havilland |
DH at
Leavesden |
Mosquito |
NF.XIII |
Operated
by No. 410 (NF) Squadron, RCAF, coded "RA*X". |
|
HK473 |
de Havilland |
DH at
Leavesden |
Mosquito |
NF.XIII |
Operated
by No. 409 Squadron, RCAF, coded "KP*K". |
|
HK476 |
de Havilland |
DH at
Leavesden |
Mosquito |
NF.XIII |
Operated
by No. 410 (NF) Squadron, RCAF, coded "RA*O". |
|
HK500 |
de Havilland |
DH at
Leavesden |
Mosquito |
NF.XIII |
Operated
by No. 410 (NF) Squadron, RCAF, coded "RA*I". Crashed
after engine failure during overshoot at Zeals, UK on 10 July 1944. |
|
HK503 |
de Havilland |
DH at
Leavesden |
Mosquito |
NF.XIII |
With
No. 409 Squadron, RCAF. Belly landed at
airfield A.89 at Le Culot, Belgium on 6 October 1944, after engine
problems. |
|
HK506 |
de Havilland |
DH at
Leavesden |
Mosquito |
NF.XIII |
Operated
by No. 409 Squadron, RCAF, coded "KP*H". |
|
HK512 |
de Havilland |
DH at
Leavesden |
Mosquito |
NF.XIII |
Operated
by No. 409 Squadron, RCAF, coded "KP*A". Lost
during a training and functional test flight at 15:00 on 12 December
1944, near Tournia, Belgium after an engine fire. Navigator
W/O D. King bailed out, F/L H. S. Ellis was unable to exit the aircraft
in time and was killed. Squadron history
speculates that Ellis struck the control column while attempting to
exit, placing aircraft in state that greatly slowed his escape. Aircraft crashed near Sailly-les-Lannoy,
France, King landed safely near Blandain (Belgium?). |
|
HK520 |
de Havilland |
DH at
Leavesden |
Mosquito |
NF.XIII |
With
No. 410 (NF) Squadron, RCAF when it crashed on takeoff at Bradwell
Creek, Essex on 11/12 February 1944. WO2
J.L.A. Madden and P/O R.T. Currie killed. |
|
HK521 |
de Havilland |
DH at
Leavesden |
Mosquito |
NF.XIII |
Operated
by No. 410 (NF) Squadron, RCAF, coded "RA*L". Claimed
two aircraft in single sorite on 22/23 February 1944: Ju 88 at 23:43
and Ju 188 at 00:03. Pilot was S/L C.A.S.
Anderson, navigator F/Sgt C.F.A. Bodard. |
|
HK523 |
de Havilland |
DH at
Leavesden |
Mosquito |
NF.XIII |
Operated
by No. 410 (NF) Squadron, RCAF, coded "RA*G". |
|
HL835 |
Hawker |
Hawker,
Brooklands |
Hurricane |
Mk.
IIB |
With
No. 417 (F) Squadron, RCAF in 1942/43, in Egypt, coded "AN*A". |
|
HL843 |
Hawker |
Hawker,
Brooklands |
Hurricane |
Mk.
IIB |
With
No. 417 (F) Squadron, RCAF in 1942/43, in Egypt, coded "AN*C". |
|
HL872 |
Hawker |
Hawker,
Brooklands |
Hurricane |
Mk.
IIb or c |
With
No. 417 (F) Squadron, RCAF in 1942, in Egypt. Collided
with Hurricane HL900 of same Squadron on 9 November 1942. |
|
HL891 |
Hawker |
Hawker,
Brooklands |
Hurricane |
Mk.
IIb or c |
With
No. 417 (F) Squadron, RCAF in 1942/43, in Egypt, coded "AN*N". Scored this unit's first victory, a Ju 88
destroyed by F/S Leguerrier near town of Suez on 13 September 1942. Operating out of Shandur, Egypt at this time. |
|
HL900 |
Hawker |
Hawker,
Brooklands |
Hurricane |
Mk.
IIb or c |
With
No. 417 (F) Squadron, RCAF in 1942, in Egypt. Collided
with Hurricane HL782 of same Squadron on 9 November 1942. |
|
HL901 |
Hawker |
Hawker,
Brooklands |
Hurricane |
Mk.
IIb or c |
With
No. 417 (F) Squadron, RCAF in 1942/43, in Egypt. |
|
HR114 |
de Havilland |
Standard
Motors |
Mosquito |
FB.VI |
Reported
with No. 418 Squadron in Air Britian records, but not confirmed in
squadron records. |
|
HR147 |
de Havilland |
Standard
Motors |
Mosquito |
F.B.VI |
Served
with No. 418 (I) Squadron, RCAF, coded "TH*Z". Flown
by W/C R. Bannock in fall of 1944, aircraft named "Hairless Joe". Carried victory markers for 8 aircraft and 19
V-1s, all scored by Bannock. |
|
HR148 |
de Havilland |
Standard
Motors |
Mosquito |
F.B.VI |
Served
with No. 418 (I) Squadron, RCAF from 23 July 1944, coded "TH*B". Attacked airflieds in Czechoslovakia on 12
October 1944, diverting to Italy due to low fuel. Survived
the war, to the French AF in 1947. |
|
HR149 |
de Havilland |
Standard
Motors |
Mosquito |
FB.VI |
Served
with No. 418 (I) Squadron, RCAF from 9 May 1944, coded "TH*R". Involved in flying accident 23 July 1944. Reported to have broken up in flight, crashed
near Parkstone, Hants. Struck off on 24
July 1944. |
|
HR151 |
de Havilland |
Standard
Motors |
Mosquito |
FB.VI |
Served
with No. 418 (I) Squadron, RCAF from 1 June 1944, coded "TH*F". Lost on 9 February 1945, failed to return from
night patrol over the Ruhr. F/L W.C.
Chards killed. |
|
HR155 |
de Havilland |
Standard
Motors |
Mosquito |
FB.VI |
Served
with No. 418 (I) Squadron, RCAF from 22 May 1944, coded "TH*X". Category B damage from enemy action on 2
November 1944. |
|
HR179 |
de Havilland |
Standard
Motors |
Mosquito |
FB.VI |
Served
with No. 418 (I) Squadron, RCAF from 27 May 1944. Missing
in action on 2/3 June 1944, night intruder operation to Laon/Athies. Came down 500 metres south of Campneusville,
25 kilometres north-west of Poix, at 00:57 local time on 3 June 1944. P/O R.J. Tomlinson and navigator F/O C.E.
Esam, RAF killed. |
|
HR183 |
de Havilland |
Standard
Motors |
Mosquito |
FB.VI |
Served
with No. 418 (I) Squadron, RCAF from 27 May 1944, coded "TH*B". Missing on operations night of 17/18 July 1944
over Kolberg in eastern Germany. S/L J.B.
Kerr and navigator P/O P. Clark killed. Kerr
never found, Clark washed up in Sweden some 2 months later and is
buried in Malmo, Sweden. NOTE: there may
be some confusion about the serial number, other souces list this 418
Sdn aircraft lost off Eletot, Normandy at about the same time. |
|
HR184 |
de Havilland |
Standard
Motors |
Mosquito |
F.B.VI |
Served
with No. 418 (I) Squadron, RCAF, coded "TH*Z" in January 1945. |
|
HR195 |
de Havilland |
Standard
Motors |
Mosquito |
F.B.VI |
Served
with No. 418 Squadron, RCAF from 3 June 1944, coded "TH*H". Category AC damage in accident on 6 November
1944. Back to this unit by mid February
1945. |
|
HR258 |
de Havilland |
Standard
Motors |
Mosquito |
FB.VI |
Reported
with No. 418 (I) Squadron, RCAF late in war. |
|
HR324 |
de Havilland |
Standard
Motors |
Mosquito |
F.B.VI |
Reported
with No. 418 (I) Squadron, RCAF, coded "TH*N", but this serial not
assigned. Maybe HR342? |
|
HR342 |
de Havilland |
Standard
Motors |
Mosquito |
FB.VI |
Served
with No. 418 (I) Squadron, RCAF by January 1945, coded "TH*N". Missing on operations, night patrol to
Grevenbroich, 23/24 February 1945, F/O L.H. McLeod killed. |
|
HR343 |
de Havilland |
Standard
Motors |
Mosquito |
FB.VI |
Reported
with No. 418 (I) Squadron, RCAF. |
|
HR351 |
de Havilland |
Standard
Motors |
Mosquito |
FB.VI |
With
No. 418 (I) Squadron, RCAF from 6 October 1944. Lost
on operation over eastern Austria on 18 October 1944.
Pilot F/L S.H.R. Cotterill, DFC and navigator F/L C.G.
Finlayson, DFC killed. |
|
HR358 |
de Havilland |
Standard
Motors |
Mosquito |
F.B.VI |
Served
with No. 418 (I) Squadron, RCAF. Claimed
two V-1 on 5/6 July 1944 over the Channel, and one on 9/10 July 1944
over the Channel, flown by F/L C.M. Jasdper and F/L A.J. Martin both
times. Coded "TH*K" by 12 September
1944. May have later been coded "E" and/or
"C". Still with this unit in April 1945. |
|
HR622 |
Handley Page |
|
Halifax |
B.
Mk. II |
Served
with No. 408 Squadron, RCAF, coded "EQ*H". Failed
to return from attack on the dock area of Lorient on 29/30 January 1943. All crew killed. |
|
HR654 |
Handley Page |
|
Halifax |
B.
Mk. II |
Served
with No. 408 Squadron, RCAF, coded "EQ*R". Failed
to return from attack on Berlin on 29/30 March 1943, shot down by a
night fighter. 6 crew killed and 1 POW. |
|
HR655 |
Handley Page |
|
Halifax |
B.
Mk. II |
Served
with No. 408 Squadron, RCAF, coded "EQ*S". Bombed
Turin, Italy on 4/5 February 1943. Failed
to return from attack at Lorient, France on 7/8 February 1943. All crew were killed. |
|
HR656 |
Handley Page |
|
Halifax |
B.
Mk. II |
Served
with No. 408 Squadron, RCAF, coded "EQ*T". Damaged
by flak during mining operation to the Frisian Islands 21/22 January
1943. Landed on 2 engines, port inner
& starboard inner. Failed to return
from attack at Stuttgart on 11/12 March 1943, shot down by a night
fighter. 4 crew evaded and 3 POWs. |
|
HR658 |
Handley Page |
|
Halifax |
B.
Mk. II |
Served
with No. 408 Squadron, RCAF, coded "EQ*V". Bombed
Cologne on 14/15 February 1943. Bombed
Kiel on 4/5 April 1943. Failed to return
from attack on Dortmund 4/5 May 1943, no survivors. |
|
HR658 |
Handley Page |
|
Halifax |
B.
Mk. II |
Served
with No. 408 Squadron, RCAF, coded "EQ*V". |
|
HR664 |
Handley Page |
|
Halifax |
B.
Mk. II |
Served
with No. 408 Squadron, RCAF, coded "EQ*K". Crash
landed at base after raid on Berlin, early 1943, no injuries. |
|
HR713 |
Handley Page |
|
Halifax |
B.
Mk. II |
Served
with No. 408 Squadron, RCAF, coded "EQ*K". Bombed
Berlin in early 1943, exact date not known. Failed
to return from attack on Essen on 3/4 April 1943. Crashed
in Lake Ijssel, north east of Amstedam, possibly a victim of a night
fighter. All were killed. |
|
HR800 |
Handley Page |
|
Halifax |
B.
Mk. II |
Served
with No. 405 Squadron, RCAF. |
|
HR802 |
Handley Page |
|
Halifax |
B.
Mk. II |
Served
with No. 428 (B) Squadron, RCAF. |
|
HR806 |
Handley Page |
|
Halifax |
B.
Mk. II |
Served
with No. 405 Squadron, RCAF. |
|
HR807 |
Handley Page |
|
Halifax |
B.
Mk. II |
Served
with No. 405 Squadron, RCAF. |
|
HR808 |
Handley Page |
|
Halifax |
B.
Mk. II |
Served
with No. 405 Squadron, RCAF. |
|
HR809 |
Handley Page |
|
Halifax |
B.
Mk. II |
Served
with No. 405 Squadron, RCAF. |
|
HR810 |
Handley Page |
|
Halifax |
B.
Mk. II |
Served
with No. 405 Squadron, RCAF, coded "LQ*X". Lost
on operation to Mannheim on 5/6 September 1943, crashed near Heidelberg. |
|
HR813 |
Handley Page |
|
Halifax |
B.
Mk. II |
Served
with No. 405 Squadron, RCAF. Lost on
operations 3 July 1943. |
|
HR816 |
Handley Page |
|
Halifax |
B.
Mk. II |
Served
with No. 405 Squadron, RCAF. |
|
HR832 |
Handley Page |
|
Halifax |
B.
Mk. II |
Served
with No. 405 Squadron, RCAF. Crashed on
cross country training flight 16 June 1943. Struck
by lightning, encountered turbulence, broke up in flight.
Crashed at Clifton Farm, Clenchwarton, 2 miles west of
Kins Lynn, UK. |
|
HR849 |
Handley Page |
|
Halifax |
B.
Mk. II |
Served
with No. 405 Squadron, RCAF. |
|
HR854 |
Handley Page |
|
Halifax |
B.
Mk. II |
Served
with No. 405 Squadron, RCAF. |
|
HR855 |
Handley Page |
|
Halifax |
B.
Mk. II |
Served
with No. 428 (B) Squadron, RCAF. |
|
HR856 |
Handley Page |
|
Halifax |
B.
Mk. II |
Served
with No. 405 Squadron, RCAF, coded "LQ*W". Named
"Willie". Failed to return from raid on
the Fiat Motor Works at Turin, Italy on 17 August 1943.
7 crew lost. |
|
HR857 |
Handley Page |
|
Halifax |
B.
Mk. II |
Served
with No. 428 (B) Squadron, RCAF, coded "NA*K". |
|
HR864 |
Handley Page |
|
Halifax |
B.
Mk. II |
Served
with No. 405 Squadron, RCAF. |
|
HR872 |
Handley Page |
|
Halifax |
B.
Mk. II |
Served
with No. 405 (B) Squadron, RCAF. Lost on
operations on 10 August 1943, crashed in Belgium. |
|
HR876 |
Handley Page |
|
Halifax |
B.
Mk. II |
Served
with No. 405 (B) Squadron, RCAF. |
|
HR910 |
Handley Page |
|
Halifax |
B.
Mk. II |
Served
with No. 419 Squadron, RCAF, coded "VR*R". Lost
during mining operation to the Frisian Islands on 12/13 February 1944. |
|
HR912 |
Handley Page |
|
Halifax |
B.
Mk. II |
Served
with No. 419 Squadron, RCAF, coded "VR*F". Failed
to return from attack on the rail yards at Vaires, France on 29/30
March 1944. No survivors. |
|
HR915 |
Handley Page |
|
Halifax |
B.
Mk. II |
Served
with No. 405 Squadron, RCAF. Failed to
return from operation to Berlin on 31 August 1943.
Crew member S/L G.T. Pearson taken POW, part of the team
that planned and carried out the Great Escape. |
|
HR916 |
Handley Page |
|
Halifax |
B.
Mk. II |
Served
with No. 428 (B) Squadron, RCAF. |
|
HR918 |
Handley Page |
|
Halifax |
B.
Mk. II |
Served
with No. 405 Squadron, RCAF, coded "LQ*G". Shot
down, probably by night fighter, crashed north of Haldensleben, NNW of
Magdeburg en route to Berlin on 23 August 1943. |
|
HR925 |
Handley Page |
|
Halifax |
B.
Mk. II |
Served
with No. 419 Squadron, RCAF, coded "VR*D". Also
with No. 428 Squadron, RCAF. |
|
HX147 |
Handley Page |
|
Halifax |
B.
Mk. II |
Served
with No. 428 (B) Squadron, RCAF. |
|
HX162 |
Handley Page |
|
Halifax |
B.
Mk. II |
Served
with No. 419 Squadron, RCAF, coded "VR*X". Failed
to return from attack on Berlin on 20/21 January 1944, shot down by a
night fighter. 2 killed 5 POW. |
|
HX183 |
Handley Page |
|
Halifax |
B.
Mk. II |
Served
with No. 428 Squadron, RCAF, coded 'NA*E'. |
|
HX189 |
Handley Page |
|
Halifax |
B.
Mk. II |
Served
with No. 419 Squadron, RCAF, coded "VR*J". Failed
to return from attack on the rail yards at Laon on 22/23 April 1944,
shot down by a night fighter. Crashed at Couvron-et-Aumencourt,
12 kilometres North North West of Laon. 1
killed, 2 POW, 4 evaded. |
|
HX230 |
Handley Page |
|
Halifax |
B.
Mk. III |
Served
with No. 433 Squadron, RCAF, coded "BM*P". Failed
to return from attack on Leipzig on 19/20 February 1944.
All were killed. |
|
HX245 |
Handley Page |
|
Halifax |
B.
Mk. III |
With
No. 433 (B) Squadron, RCAF. Lost on 19
December 1943. |
|
HX265 |
Handley Page |
|
Halifax |
B.
Mk. III |
With
No. 433 Squadron, RCAF, coded "BM*D". Hit
by flak over the target and attacked twice by an FW-190 during attack
on Berlin on 28/29 January 1944. On return
the crew ditched in the North Sea due to damage and a fuel shortage,
all rescued. |
|
HX268 |
Handley Page |
|
Halifax |
B.
Mk. III |
Served
with No. 433 (B) Squadron, RCAF at Skipton-on-Swale, Yorkshire. Coded "BM*A". Part
of force that bombed the rail yards at Villeneuve St. Georges on 4/5
July 1944. Attacked by unidentified single
engine aircraft and a JU-88, there was no claim but their starboard
wing was damaged. Reported to have
completed 53 operations before transferring out of this Squadron. Lost in a training accident on 17 May 1945,
after transferring out of this unit. |
|
HX269 |
Handley Page |
|
Halifax |
B.
Mk. III |
Served
with No. 433 (B) Squadron, RCAF at Skipton-on-Swale, Yorkshire. Coded "BM*J". Failed
to return from attack on Schweinfurt on 24/25 February 1945. All crew POW. |
|
HX272 |
Handley Page |
|
Halifax |
B.
Mk. III |
Served
with No. 433 (B) Squadron, RCAF at Skipton-on-Swale, Yorkshire. Coded "BM*N", named "Nielson's Nuthouse". Bombed Berlin on 15/16 February 1944, minor
flak damage. Failed to return from attack
on Nurnberg on 31 March 1944, shot down by a night fighter near
Buttenham, Germany. 5 killed & 3 POW. |
|
HX275 |
Handley Page |
|
Halifax |
B.
Mk. III |
Served
with No. 433 (B) Squadron, RCAF at Skipton-on-Swale, Yorkshire. Coded "BM*S". Bombed
Leipzig on 19/20 February 1944. Bombed
Hamburg on 28/29 July 1944. Hit by flak
during attack on the V-1 storage site at Bois De Cassan on 4 August
1944. On return crew bailed out. |
|
HX277 |
Handley Page |
|
Halifax |
B.
Mk. III |
With
No. 433 (B) Squadron, RCAF. Lost on 19
December 1943. |
|
HX279 |
Handley Page |
|
Halifax |
B.
Mk. III |
Served
with No. 427 Squadron, RCAF, coded "ZL*Z". Failed
to return from attack on Frankfurt on 18/19 March 1944.
5 crew were killed and 2 POW. |
|
HX280 |
Handley Page |
|
Halifax |
B.
Mk. III |
Served
with No. 433 (B) Squadron, RCAF at Skipton-on-Swale, Yorkshire. Coded "BM*O". Bombed
Augsburg on 25/26 February 1943. |
|
HX281 |
Handley Page |
|
Halifax |
B.
Mk. III |
Served
with No. 433 (B) Squadron, RCAF at Skipton-on-Swale, Yorkshire. Coded "BM*H". Severely
damaged during attack on Berlin by a JU-88. Returned
safely to England where all bailed out on 29 January 1944.
Rear gunner killed after his chute became tangled in
aircraft tail, all others survived. Crashed
near Cowesby Hall, north of Thirsk, Yorkshire. |
|
HX282 |
Handley Page |
|
Halifax |
B.
Mk. III |
Served
with No. 433 (B) Squadron, RCAF at Skipton-on-Swale, Yorkshire. Coded "BM*K". Bombed
Stuttgart on 20/21 February 1944. Failed
to return from attack on Frankfurt on 18/19 March 1944, shot down by
flak. 2 killed 6 POW. |
|
HX283 |
Handley Page |
|
Halifax |
B.
Mk. III |
Served
with No. 433 (B) Squadron, RCAF at Skipton-on-Swale, Yorkshire. Coded "BM*R". Failed
to return from attack on Magdeburg on 21/22 January 1944.
All were killed. |
|
HX284 |
Handley Page |
|
Halifax |
B.
Mk. III |
Served
with No. 433 (B) Squadron, RCAF at Skipton-on-Swale, Yorkshire. Coded "BM*B", named "Beer is Best". Failed to return from attack on Berlin on
24/25 March 1944. 3 crew were killed and 4
POW. |
|
HX285 |
Handley Page |
|
Halifax |
B.
Mk. III |
Served
with No. 433 (B) Squadron, RCAF at Skipton-on-Swale, Yorkshire. Coded "BM*E". Tried
to land at Catfoss due to a fuel shortage after attack on Berlin on
28/29 January 1944. Crashed into trees at
Brandesburton and the pilot, W/O W.A.Stiles, was killed.
Rest of crew survived. |
|
HX287 |
Handley Page |
|
Halifax |
B.
Mk. III |
Served
with No. 433 (B) Squadron, RCAF at Skipton-on-Swale, Yorkshire. Coded "BM*U". bombed
Leipzig on 19/20 February 1944. Failed to
return from attack on the rail yards at Noisy Le Sec on 18/19 April
1944, hit by flak. All were killed. |
|
HX288 |
Handley Page |
|
Halifax |
B.
Mk. III |
Served
with No. 433 (B) Squadron, RCAF at Skipton-on-Swale, Yorkshire. Coded "BM*F". |
|
HX289 |
Handley Page |
|
Halifax |
B.
Mk. III |
Used
by No. 433 Squadron, RCAF, coded "BM*T". Failed
to return from attack on Magdeburg on 21/22 January 1944, no survivors. |
|
HX290 |
Handley Page |
|
Halifax |
B.
Mk. III |
Served
with No. 433 (B) Squadron, RCAF at Skipton-on-Swale, Yorkshire. Coded "BM*V". |
|
HX291 |
Handley Page |
|
Halifax |
B.
Mk. III |
Used
by No. 433 Squadron, RCAF, coded "BM*W", based at Skinton-on-Swale. Failed to return from attack on Dusseldorf on
22/23 April 1944, one of three 433 Squadron aircraft lost on this raid. Damaged by flak over target, attacked by night
fighter over Weert, Holland while homebound. Crew
bailed out with aircraft on fire, came down near Meeuwen, Holland. 3 crew killed, 4 POW, 1 evaded but was
captured in Antwerp on 3 August 1944. |
|
HX292 |
Handley Page |
|
Halifax |
B.
Mk. III |
Served
with No. 433 (B) Squadron, RCAF at Skipton-on Swale, Yorkshire. Coded "BM*G". |
|
HX311 |
Handley Page |
|
Halifax |
B.
Mk. III |
Served
with No. 424 Squadron, RCAF, from Skipton-on-Swale, UK.
Coded "QB*A". Failed to
return from attack on Berlin on 15 / 16 February 1944.
Crashed near Ahrensfelde. All
were killed. |
|
HX313 |
Handley Page |
|
Halifax |
B.
Mk. III |
Served
with no. 424 Squadron, RCAF, at Skipton-on-Swales, coded "QB*B". Shot down by Bf 109 during attack on
Bourg-Leopold on 27 / 28 May 1944. Crashed
near Oostham-Langven, Belgium. 2 POWS, 2
evaded, remainder of crew killed. This
loss confirmed in RCAF records. Reported
in some sources as lost on mission to Karlsruhe on 25 April 1944, but
this appears to be incorrect. |
|
HX314 |
Handley Page |
|
Halifax |
B.
Mk. III |
With
No. 424 Squadron, RCAF, at Skipton-on-Swale, coded "QB*C".
Bombed Frankfurt on 18/19 March 1944, slightly damaged by
an Me 110. Failed to return from mining
mission on 10 / 11 May 1944. |
|
HX316 |
Handley Page |
|
Halifax |
B.
Mk. III |
With
No. 424 (B) Squadron, RCAF, coded "QB*D". Gunners
claimed 2 aircraft downed on 2 separate raids. Same
gunners also claimed victories while in MZ802 (which see). |
|
HX318 |
Handley Page |
|
Halifax |
B.
Mk. III |
With
No. 424 (B) Squadron, RCAF, at Skipton-on-Swale, coded "QB*O". Failed to return from mission to Karlsruhe on
24 / 25 April 1944. Hit by flak and
exploded, while approaching the Aiming Point. 5
crew killed, 2 POW. |
|
HX319 |
Handley Page |
|
Halifax |
B.
Mk. III |
Served
with No. 424 (B) Squadron, RCAF, at Skipton-on-Swales, coded "QB*P". |
|
HX339 |
Handley Page |
|
Halifax |
B.
Mk. III |
Served
with No. 429 Squadron, RCAF, coded "AL*D". Took
part in mission to bomb V-1 sites at Bremont and Acquet on 12/13 July
1944. |
|
HX346 |
Handley Page |
|
Halifax |
B.
Mk. III |
Served
with No. 420 (B) Squadron, RCAF, coded "PT*U". Also
with No. 431 (B) Squadron, RCAF, coded "SE*R". With
No. 424 (B) Squadron, RCAF, at Skipton-on-Swale, coded "QB*U". |
|
HX352 |
Handley Page |
|
Halifax |
B.
Mk. III |
Served
with No. 433 Squadron, RCAF, coded "BM*C", when it bombed Berlin on
15/16 February 1944. Served with No. 429
Squadron, RCAF, coded "AL*L" when lost. Failed
to return from attack on the 2 railyards at Aachen on 24/25 May 1944,
shot down by flak. 6 killed 1 POW. |
|
HX803 |
de Havilland |
de
Havilland, Hatfield |
Mosquito |
F.B.VI |
Served
with No. 418 Squadron, RCAF from 17 July 1943, coded "TH*C" in
September 1943, then "TH*N" by 1945. Last
operation with this unit on 26/27 April 1945. |
|
HX807 |
de Havilland |
de
Havilland, Hatfield |
Mosquito |
FB.VI |
With
No. 418 (I) Squadron, RCAF from 17 July 1943, coded "TH*R". Damaged in landing accident at Holmsley South
on 19 April 1944, one undercarraige leg collapsed. |
|
HX808 |
de Havilland |
de
Havilland, Hatfield |
Mosquito |
F.B.VI |
Served
with No. 418 Squadron, RCAF from 18 July 1943. Lost
on operations 31 July 1943. RAAF pilot P/O
N. Cole survived, RCAF navigator F/O A.A. Shepard killed.
May have been shot down by return fire by a German bomber
intercepted in the landing pattern at Orleans/Bricy. |
|
HX809 |
de Havilland |
de
Havilland, Hatfield |
Mosquito |
FB.VI |
Served
with No. 418 Squadron, RCAF from 17 July to 14 November 1943, coded
"TH*Z". |
|
HX810 |
de Havilland |
de
Havilland, Hatfield |
Mosquito |
FB.VI |
Served
with No. 418 (F) Squadron, RCAF from 18 July 1943.
Swung on takeoff from Ford on 29 July 1943, undercarriage
collapsed, written off. |
|
HX811 |
de Havilland |
de
Havilland, Hatfield |
Mosquito |
FB.VI |
Served
with No. 418 Squadron, RCAF from 18 July 1943, coded "TH*K". Destroyed a V-1 over the Channel on 19/20 June
1944, flown by F/L C.M. Jasper and F/L A.J. Martin.
Missing on operationto Vechta 8/9 September 1944. F/O W.R. Zeller killed. Came
down near Limmen polder in Holland. |
|
HX812 |
de Havilland |
de
Havilland, Hatfield |
Mosquito |
FB.VI |
Served
with No. 418 Squadron, RCAF from 19 July 1943, coded "TH*T". Lost on operation to Stuttgart 22/23 March
1944. |
|
HX816 |
de Havilland |
de
Havilland, Hatfield |
Mosquito |
FB.VI |
Served
with No. 418 Squadron, RCAF from 23 July 1943 to 26 April 1944, coded
"TH*Y". |
|
HX817 |
de Havilland |
de
Havilland, Hatfield |
Mosquito |
FB.VI |
Served
with No. 418 Squadron, RCAF from 23 July 1943, coded "TH*G". Struck a hanger while taking off from South
Cerney on 27 October 1943, written off. |
|
HX818 |
de Havilland |
de
Havilland, Hatfield |
Mosquito |
FB.VI |
Served
with No. 418 Squadron, RCAF from 23 July 1943, coded "TH*P". Damaged by a night fighter over Hannover,
engine caught fire on return trip and crew bailed out 20 miles east of
Manson on 22/23 September 1943. |
|
HX819 |
de Havilland |
de
Havilland, Hatfield |
Mosquito |
FB.VI |
Served
with No. 418 Squadron, RCAF from 25 July 1943 to 24 May 1944, and again
from 16 June 1944. Coded "TH*F" in July
and August 1944. Claimed two Do217 shot
down during intruder mission on 5/6 September 1943, flown by S/L Bennel. |
|
HX953 |
de Havilland |
de
Havilland, Hatfield |
Mosquito |
F.B.VI |
Served
with No. 418 (I) Squadron, RCAF in April 1945, coded "TH*X". |
|
HX973 |
de Havilland |
de
Havilland, Hatfield |
Mosquito |
FB.VI |
Served
with No. 418 Squadron, RCAF from 16 November 1943, coded "TH*G". Left this unit in February 1944. |
|
HZ260 |
Vickers |
|
Wellington |
B.
Mk. X |
Used
by No. 429 Squadron, RCAF, coded "AL*K". Lost
on mining operation to the Frisian Islands, shot down over the sea, 1
survivor, date unknown. |
|
HZ261 |
Vickers |
|
Wellington |
B.
Mk. X |
Used
by No. 426 Squadron, RCAF, coded "OW*L". Bombed
Dusseldorf on 25/26 May 1943. Failed to
return from raid on Dusseldorf on 11/12 June 1943, no survivors. |
|
HZ264 |
Vickers |
|
Wellington |
B.
Mk. X |
Used
by No. 427 Squadron, RCAF, coded "ZL*L". Damaged
by fighter during attack on Hamburg, 3/4 March 1943, returned to base. |
|
HZ272 |
Vickers |
|
Wellington |
B.
Mk. X |
Used
by No. 424 Squadron, RCAF, in the UK, mid 1943, coded "QB*S". Served with No. 432 (B) Squadron, RCAF, coded
"QO*W". |
|
HZ273 |
Vickers |
|
Wellington |
B.
Mk. X |
Used
by No. 424 Squadron, RCAF, in the UK, mid 1943, coded "QB*G". Bombed St. Nazaire, France, date unknown. Shot down while on a mission to Stuttgart on
15 April 1943. |
|
HZ277 |
Vickers |
|
Wellington |
B.
Mk. X |
Used
by No. 425 Squadron, RCAF, in the UK mid 1943. Coded
"KW*F". |
|
HZ303 |
Vickers |
|
Wellington |
B.
Mk. X |
Used
by No. 429 Squadron, RCAF, in the UK mid 1943. |
|
HZ304 |
Vickers |
|
Wellington |
B.
Mk. X |
Used
by No. 424 (B) Squadron, RCAF, in Egypt. Flew
into high ground and exploded after taking off from Kairouan on 28 July
1943. |
|
HZ312 |
Vickers |
|
Wellington |
B.
Mk. X |
Used
by No. 429 Squadron, RCAF, in the UK mid 1943, coded "AL*F". Failed to return from attack on Mulheim on
22/23 June 1943. All were killed. |
|
HZ355 |
Vickers |
|
Wellington |
B.
Mk. X |
Used
by No. 425 Squadron, RCAF, in the UK mid 1943. Coded
"KW*D". With No. 429 Squadron, RCAF, coded
"AL*G", when lost. Failed to return from
attack on Dusseldorf on 11/12 June 1943, shot down by a night fighter,
3 crew were POWs, one evaded and one killed. |
|
HZ364 |
Vickers |
|
Wellington |
B.
Mk. X |
Used
by No. 424 (B) Squadron, RCAF. |
|
HZ365 |
Vickers |
|
Wellington |
B.
Mk. X |
Used
by No. 428 Squadron, RCAF, coded "NA*U". Failed
to return from attack on Duisberg on 26/27 April 1943, 4 crew were
killed and 1 POW. Crashed near Dulmen. |
|
HZ367 |
Vickers |
|
Wellington |
B.
Mk. X |
With
No. 428 Squadron, RCAF. |
|
HZ371 |
Vickers |
|
Wellington |
B.
Mk. X |
Used
by No. 424 Squadron, RCAF, in North Africa late 1943.
coded "QB*E". Destroyed by
fire on 6 July 1943 at Paviller, following explosion of HE971. |
|
HZ414 |
Vickers |
|
Wellington |
B.
Mk. X |
Used
by No. 420 Squadron, RCAF, in North Africa in 1943. |
|
HZ424 |
Vickers |
|
Wellington |
B.
Mk. X |
Served
with No. 424 (B) Squadron, RCAF, in North Africa, coded "QB*A". Ditched after engine problems off Marittima,
over Mediterranean, on 1 October 1943, crew rescued by USS Benson. Was returning from mission to Formia. |
|
HZ468 |
Vickers |
|
Wellington |
B.
Mk. X |
Served
with No. 424 (B) Squadron, RCAF, coded "QB*F". |
|
HZ470 |
Vickers |
|
Wellington |
B.
Mk. X |
Served
with No. 424 (B) Squadron, RCAF. |
|
HZ471 |
Vickers |
|
Wellington |
B.
Mk. X |
With
No. 429 Squadron, RCAF, coded "AL*M". Failed
to return from attack on Wuppertal on 29/30 May 1943, no survivors. |
|
HZ476 |
Vickers |
|
Wellington |
B.
Mk. X |
With
No. 428 Squadron, RCAF, coded "NA*A". Failed
to return from attack on Dusseldorf on 25/26 May 1943.
All were killed. |
|
HZ481 |
Vickers |
|
Wellington |
B.
Mk. X |
Used
by No. 432 Squadron, RCAF, coded "QO*W". Failed
to return from attack on Cologne on 3/4 July 1943.
All were killed. May have
crashed in Belgium. |
|
HZ484 |
Vickers |
|
Wellington |
B.
Mk. X |
Used
by No. 432 Squadron, RCAF, coded "QO*N". |
|
HZ485 |
Vickers |
|
Wellington |
B.
Mk. X |
Used
by No. 428 Squadron, RCAF, coded "NA*G". Failed
to return from attack on Essen on 27/28 May 1943, no survivors. May have been shot down on way to target,
coming down at Haps-Rijkevoort, SE Noord-Brabant province, Holland at
01:30 on 28 May 1943. |
|
HZ514 |
Vickers |
|
Wellington |
B.
Mk. X |
Used
by No. 425 Squadron, RCAF, in North Africa in 1943.
Coded "KW*Q". |
|
HZ515 |
Vickers |
|
Wellington |
B.
Mk. X |
Used
by No. 424 Squadron, RCAF, in North Africa late 1943.
coded "QB*B". |
|
HZ517 |
Vickers |
|
Wellington |
B.
Mk. X |
With
No. 429 Squadron, RCAF, coded "AL*M". Failed
to return from attack on Krefeld on 21 / 22 June 1943, shot down by a
night fighter. All were killed. |
|
HZ518 |
Vickers |
|
Wellington |
B.
Mk. X |
With
No. 432 Squadron, RCAF, coded "QO*A". Failed
to return from attack on Wuppertal on 24 / 25 June 1943.
All were killed. |
|
HZ519 |
Vickers |
|
Wellington |
B.
Mk. X |
Used
by No. 429 Squadron, RCAF, in the UK mid 1943, coded "AL*L". Failed to return from attack on Krefeld on
21/22 June 1943, shot down by a night fighter, into the sea. All were killed. At
least two bodies found in life raft washed ashore some days later. |
|
HZ520 |
Vickers |
|
Wellington |
B.
Mk. X |
Used
by No. 429 Squadron, RCAF, in the UK mid 1943, coded "AL*Z". Failed to return from attack on Krefeld on
21/22 June 1943, shot down by a night fighter. 2
crew killed and 3 POW. |
|
HZ521 |
Vickers |
|
Wellington |
B.
Mk. X |
Used
by No. 429 Squadron, RCAF, in the UK mid 1943, coded "AL*W". Failed to return from attack on Wuppertal on
24 / 25 June 1943. All were killed. |
|
HZ642 |
Vickers |
|
Wellington |
B.
Mk. XIII |
Used
by No. 415 Squadron, RCAF, in the UK 1944. Lost
over North Sea on 8 February 1944. |
|
HZ653 |
Vickers |
|
Wellington |
B.
Mk. X |
Used
by No. 415 Squadron, RCAF, in the UK 1944. Flown
by P/O Ashfield on 1 March 1944, shared in the sinking of the Maasburg
NW of Texel. Based at North Coates for
this mission. Flown by P/O K. Ashfield on
20 April 1944, when it shared in the sinking of the Condor off the
Dutch coast. Diverted to Acklington on
return. |
|
HZ655 |
Vickers |
|
Wellington |
B.
Mk. X |
Used
by No. 415 Squadron, RCAF, in the UK 1944. Lost
over North Sea, near Holland, on 7 February 1944. |
|
HZ659 |
Vickers |
|
Wellington |
B.
Mk. X |
Used
by No. 415 Squadron, RCAF, in the UK 1944. Lost
on operations near Holland, on 13 June 1944. Crashed
near Westerschelde, Holland. |
|
HZ725 |
Vickers |
|
Wellington |
B.
Mk. X |
Used
by No. 415 Squadron, RCAF, in 1943, one of the first Wellingtons with
this unit. Ditched shortly after takeoff
on training flight on 2 October 1943, when both propellers stuck in
full fine pitch, and pilot had to throttle back to prevent engine
overspeeding. Only one minor injury. |
|
HZ756 |
Vickers |
|
Wellington |
B.
Mk. X |
Used
by No. 415 Squadron, RCAF, in the UK 1944. Engine
failure off Dutch coast on 6 May 1944. P/O
K. Ashfield crash-landed at Langham, no injuries. |
|
HZ809 |
Vickers |
|
Wellington |
B.
Mk. X |
Used
by No. 425 Squadron, RCAF, in North Africa in 1943.
Coded "KW*A". |
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