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|
Designer |
Manufacturer |
basic designation |
variant or model |
comments |
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JP112 |
Handley Page |
London Aircraft Production
Group |
Halifax |
B. Mk. II |
Served with No. 419 (B) Squadron, RCAF, coded
"VR*R". |
|
JP113 |
Handley Page |
London Aircraft Production
Group |
Halifax |
B. Mk. II |
Served with No. 428 (B) Squadron, RCAF, coded
'NA*A'. Named "Git Up Them
Stairs". Shot up by a night-fighter
on 20 / 21 April 1944 and crashed at Attlebridge. |
|
JP119 |
Handley Page |
London Aircraft Production
Group |
Halifax |
B. Mk. II |
Served with No. 419 (B) Squadron, RCAF. Mining operation to Brest and St. Nazaire
6/7 January 1944, while coded "VR*O". Coded VR*X" when lost. Failed to return from attack on Berlin on
28 / 29 January 1944. All were killed. |
|
JP121 |
Handley Page |
London Aircraft Production
Group |
Halifax |
B. Mk. II |
Served with No. 419 (B) Squadron, RCAF, coded
"VR*S". |
|
JP122 |
Handley Page |
London Aircraft Production
Group |
Halifax |
B. Mk. II |
Served with No. 428 (B) Squadron, RCAF, coded
"NA*J". |
|
JP124 |
Handley Page |
London Aircraft Production
Group |
Halifax |
B. Mk. II |
Served with No. 428 (B) Squadron, RCAF, coded
"NA*N". |
|
JP125 |
Handley Page |
London Aircraft Production
Group |
Halifax |
B. Mk. II |
Served with No. 419 (B) Squadron, RCAF, coded
"VR*L". Crashed at Ford on
return from raid on rail yards at Aulnoye on 25/26 March 1943, crew OK. |
|
JP127 |
Handley Page |
London Aircraft Production
Group |
Halifax |
B. Mk. II |
Served with No. 428 (B) Squadron, RCAF, coded
"NA*T". Bombed Berlin 28/29
March 1944. |
|
JP130 |
Handley Page |
London Aircraft Production
Group |
Halifax |
B. Mk. II |
Served with No. 428 (B) Squadron, RCAF, coded
"NA*Y". |
|
JP131 |
Handley Page |
London Aircraft Production
Group |
Halifax |
B. Mk. II |
Served with No. 419 (B) Squadron, RCAF, coded
"VR*S". |
|
JP132 |
Handley Page |
London Aircraft Production
Group |
Halifax |
B. Mk. II |
Served with No. 428 (B) Squadron, RCAF, coded
"NA*D". |
|
JP191 |
Handley Page |
London Aircraft Production
Group |
Halifax |
B. Mk. II |
Served with No. 428 (B) Squadron, RCAF, coded
"NA*B". Fired on by another
Halifax during raid on Berlin 20/21 January 1944, much damage. |
|
JP192 |
Handley Page |
London Aircraft Production
Group |
Halifax |
B. Mk. II |
Served with No. 428 (B) Squadron, RCAF. |
|
JP195 |
Handley Page |
London Aircraft Production
Group |
Halifax |
B. Mk. II |
Served with No. 428 (B) Squadron, RCAF, coded
"NA*F". |
|
JP197 |
Handley Page |
London Aircraft Production
Group |
Halifax |
B. Mk. II |
Served with No. 428 (B) Squadron, RCAF, coded
"NA*Q". |
|
JP198 |
Handley Page |
London Aircraft Production
Group |
Halifax |
B. Mk. II |
Served with No. 428 (B) Squadron, RCAF, coded
"NA*G". |
|
JP199 |
Handley Page |
London Aircraft Production
Group |
Halifax |
B. Mk. II |
Served with No. 428 (B) Squadron, RCAF, coded
"NA*O". Engine fire during
mining operation to Le Havre on 20 / 21 April 1944, spread to the wing. 6 bailed out, crashed near Didcot,
Berkshire. 5 crew safe, 2 killed. |
|
JP200 |
Handley Page |
London Aircraft Production
Group |
Halifax |
B. Mk. II |
Served with No. 419 (B) Squadron, RCAF, coded
"VR*G". Bombed Leipzig on
19/20 February 1944. Failed to return
from attack on Augsburg on 25 / 26 February 1944, no survivors. |
|
JP201 |
Handley Page |
London Aircraft Production
Group |
Halifax |
B. Mk. II |
With No. 419 (B) Squadron, RCAF, coded
"VR*P". Served with No. 428
Squadron, RCAF, coded "NA*S".
With No. 1666 Heavy Conversion Unit, 6 Group, when it crashed on 15
November 1944. |
|
JP202 |
Handley Page |
London Aircraft Production
Group |
Halifax |
B. Mk. II |
Served with No. 419 (B) Squadron, RCAF, coded
'VR*T'. Failed to return from mining
operation to Rostock, Fakse Bay, and Kiel Bay on 18 / 19 April 1944. All 7 crew were killed. Crashed near Nymindegab, Denmark. |
|
JP203 |
Handley Page |
London Aircraft Production
Group |
Halifax |
B. Mk. II |
Served with No. 428 (B) Squadron, RCAF, coded
'NA*U'. Also with No. 419 Squadron,
RCAF, coded 'VR*M'. |
|
JP204 |
Handley Page |
London Aircraft Production
Group |
Halifax |
B. Mk. II |
Served with No. 419 (B) Squadron, RCAF, coded
"VR*E". Bombed Berlin on
15/16 February 1944. Bombed Leipzig on
19/20 February 1944. Also with No. 428
Squadron, RCAF, dates unknown. |
|
JP279 |
Handley Page |
London Aircraft Production
Group |
Halifax |
B. Mk. II |
Served with No. 428 (B) Squadron, RCAF, coded
'NA*P'. |
|
JP401 |
Hawker |
Gloster Aircraft Co. |
Typhoon |
Mk. IB |
With No. 439 (FB) Squadron, RCAF, coded
"5V*P". |
|
JP532 |
Handley Page |
|
Halifax |
B. Mk. II |
Served with No. 406 (B) Squadron, RCAF, coded
"SA*T". |
|
JP931 |
Hawker |
Gloster Aircraft Co. |
Typhoon |
Mk. IB |
Served with No. 439 (F) Squadron, RCAF, coded
"5V*M". |
|
JP937 |
Hawker |
Gloster Aircraft Co. |
Typhoon |
Mk. IB |
With No. 440 (F) Squadron, RCAF. |
|
JR132 |
Hawker |
Gloster Aircraft Co. |
Typhoon |
Mk. IB |
With No. 438 (F) Squadron, RCAF. |
|
JR135 |
Hawker |
Gloster Aircraft Co. |
Typhoon |
Mk. IB |
Served with No. 438 (F) Squadron, RCAF, coded
"J". |
|
JR148 |
Hawker |
Gloster Aircraft Co. |
Typhoon |
Mk. IB |
With No. 438 (F) Squadron, RCAF. |
|
JR264 |
Hawker |
Gloster Aircraft Co. |
Typhoon |
Mk. IB |
Served with No. 439 (F) Squadron, RCAF, coded
"5V*H". Ditched off Beachy
Head on 10 April 1944, killing F/O P. Elfner. |
|
JR298 |
Hawker |
Gloster Aircraft Co. |
Typhoon |
Mk. IB |
Served with No. 438 (F) Squadron, RCAF. |
|
JR299 |
Hawker |
Gloster Aircraft Co. |
Typhoon |
Mk. IB |
Served with No. 439 (F) Squadron, RCAF, coded
"5V*S". Survived the war,
struck off in July 1946. |
|
JR315 |
Hawker |
Gloster Aircraft Co. |
Typhoon |
Mk. IB |
Served with No. 438 (F) Squadron, RCAF. |
|
JR324 |
Hawker |
Gloster Aircraft Co. |
Typhoon |
Mk. IB |
Served with No. 439 (F) Squadron, RCAF, coded
"5V*M". Crashed during
formation landing at Funtington, UK on 4 April 1944, due to wake
turbulence. F/O A. Clarke killed. |
|
JR326 |
Hawker |
Gloster Aircraft Co. |
Typhoon |
Mk. IB |
Served with No. 439 (F) Squadron, RCAF, coded
"5V*B". |
|
JR336 |
Hawker |
Gloster Aircraft Co. |
Typhoon |
Mk. IB |
Served with No. 438 (F) Squadron, RCAF. |
|
JR362 |
Hawker |
Gloster Aircraft Co. |
Typhoon |
Mk. IB |
Served with No. 439 (F) Squadron, RCAF, coded
"5V*F". Minor damage after
striking truck while taxiing on 28 April 1944. |
|
JR379 |
Hawker |
Gloster Aircraft Co. |
Typhoon |
Mk. IB |
Served with No. 439 (F) Squadron, RCAF. |
|
JR431 |
Hawker |
Gloster Aircraft Co. |
Typhoon |
Mk. IB |
Served with No. 440 (F) Squadron, RCAF. |
|
JR432 |
Hawker |
Gloster Aircraft Co. |
Typhoon |
Mk. IB |
Served with No. 440 (F) Squadron, RCAF, coded
"I8*A". |
|
JR439 |
Hawker |
Gloster Aircraft Co. |
Typhoon |
Mk. IB |
Served with No. 440 (F) Squadron, RCAF. Crashed on 18 March 1944, flew into a hill
in the UK. P/O K. Mitchell killed. |
|
JR444 |
Hawker |
Gloster Aircraft Co. |
Typhoon |
Mk. IB |
Served with No. 439 (F) Squadron, RCAF, coded
"5V*J". |
|
JR497 |
Hawker |
Gloster Aircraft Co. |
Typhoon |
Mk. IB |
With No. 438 (F) Squadron, RCAF, coded "F3*F"
when lost over Holland on 28 September 1944.
Shot down by flak near Papenbeek, Holland, F/O A.H. Vickers bailed out
and became PoW. Came down near Well. |
|
JR500 |
Hawker |
Gloster Aircraft Co. |
Typhoon |
Mk. IB |
Served with No. 439 (F) Squadron, RCAF, coded
"5V*X". Power on stall
during mock dog fight on 3 November 1944, crashed, killed F/O R. N.
McDonald. Reported to have come down
on a house near Eindhoven. |
|
JR506 |
Hawker |
Gloster Aircraft Co. |
Typhoon |
Mk. IB |
Served with No. 439 (F) Squadron, RCAF, coded
"5V*X". |
|
JR521 |
Hawker |
Gloster Aircraft Co. |
Typhoon |
Mk. IB |
Served with No. 439 (F) Squadron, RCAF, coded
"5V*M". Forced landing near
St-Germain d'Ectot, France due to engine trouble on 8 August 1944, pilot
rescued by Army. |
|
JR530 |
Hawker |
Gloster Aircraft Co. |
Typhoon |
Mk. IB |
Served with No. 440 (F) Squadron, RCAF, coded
"I8*Y". Damaged on ground in
Luftwaffe strike against B.78 (Eindhoven) on 1 January 1945, repaired and
returned to service. |
|
JX276 |
Consolidated |
Boeing Aircraft Canada |
Catalina |
IVB |
Operated by No. 413 (GR) Squadron, RCAF, coded
"Z". |
|
JX280 |
Consolidated |
Boeing Aircraft Canada |
Catalina |
IVB |
Operated by No. 413 (GR) Squadron, RCAF, coded
"A". |
|
JX292 |
Consolidated |
Boeing Aircraft Canada |
Catalina |
IVB |
Operated by No. 413 (GR) Squadron, RCAF, coded
"B". |
|
JX299 |
Consolidated |
Boeing Aircraft Canada |
Catalina |
IVB |
Operated by No. 413 (GR) Squadron, RCAF, coded
"V". |
|
JX311 |
Consolidated |
Boeing Aircraft Canada |
Catalina |
IVB |
Operated by No. 413 (GR) Squadron, RCAF, coded
"C". |
|
JX321 |
Consolidated |
Boeing Aircraft Canada |
Catalina |
IVB |
Operated by No. 413 (GR) Squadron, RCAF, coded
"D". |
|
JX330 |
Consolidated |
Boeing Aircraft Canada |
Catalina |
IVB |
Operated by No. 413 (GR) Squadron, RCAF, coded
"H". |
|
JX333 |
Consolidated |
Boeing Aircraft Canada |
Catalina |
IVB |
Operated by No. 413 (GR) Squadron, RCAF, coded
"F". |
|
JX336 |
Consolidated |
Boeing Aircraft Canada |
Catalina |
IVB |
Operated by No. 413 (GR) Squadron, RCAF, coded
"C". |
|
JX357 |
Consolidated |
Boeing Aircraft Canada |
Catalina |
IVB |
Lend-Lease funded, USN serial number 73008. Operated by No. 413 (GR) Squadron, RCAF,
coded "V". |
|
KB700 |
Avro |
Victory Aircraft, Malton,
Ont. |
Lancaster |
B. Mk. X |
First Lancaster built in Canada, rolled out at
Malton on 6 August 1943. First
Canadian built Lancaster to see action.
Named "Ruhr Express".
Operated by No. 405 Squadron, RCAF, coded "LQ*Q", from
October to 20 December 1943, flew 2 missions.
First mission was raid on Berlin on 26/27 November 1943. Then to No. 419 Squadron, RCAF, coded
"VR*Z". Flew 47 operations
with this unit. Landed hard at
Middleton-St.-George returning from mission to Ludwigshafen in early morning
of 3 January 1945, possibly due to flaps partly retracting just before touch
down. Overshot paved runway, tried to
taxi clear because of other approaching aircraft but struck construction
machinery near runway edge with starboard outer prop. Engine caught fire, spread to rest of
aircraft. No crew injured, but
aircraft totally destroyed. |
|
KB701 |
Avro |
Victory Aircraft, Malton,
Ont. |
Lancaster |
B. Mk. X |
Operated by No. 419 (B) Squadron, RCAF, coded
"VR*B". Crashed on Helmsley
Moor, Yorkshire on 16 May 1944, after taking off from Middleton St. George on
a night training flight. Struck high
ground, in clouds, en route to bombing range at on Helmsley Moor, near Potter
House Farm. All 7 crew killed. |
|
KB704 |
Avro |
Victory Aircraft, Malton,
Ont. |
Lancaster |
B. Mk. X |
Served with No. 428 (B) Squadron, RCAF, coded
"NA*E" and "NA*X".
Coded NA*E" when it was one of 7 aircraft from this unit that
flew the first RCAF mission in Canadian built Lancasters, a raid on St. Pol,
France on 14/15 July 1944. Later
operated by No. 419 Squadron, RCAF, coded "VR*Y" when lost. Crashed on overshoot at Middleton St.
George after raid on Ghent on 11 May 1944.
Also reported as crashed at end of training mission? |
|
KB705 |
Avro |
Victory Aircraft, Malton,
Ont. |
Lancaster |
B. Mk. X |
Used by No. 428 (B) Squadron, RCAF, coded
"NA*F". One of 7 aircraft
from this unit that the flew the RCAF mission in Canadian built Lancasters, a
raid on St. Pol, France on 14/15 July 1944.
Later used by No. 1666 Heavy Conversion Unit. Survived the war, retained in the UK for
test work with Rolls Royce, struck off on 30 May 1946. |
|
KB706 |
Avro |
Victory Aircraft, Malton,
Ont. |
Lancaster |
B. Mk. X |
Used by No. 419 (B) Squadron, RCAF, coded
"VR*A". Failed to return
from operation over Aachen on 25 May 1944, shot down by night fighter, no
survivors. Came down near Tilburg,
Holland. |
|
KB707 |
Avro |
Victory Aircraft, Malton,
Ont. |
Lancaster |
B. Mk. X |
Used by No. 419 (B) Squadron, RCAF from May 1944,
coded "VR*W". Crashed on
overshoot at Middleton St. George on 19 September 1944, after repositioning
from Linton. Aircraft has suffered
damage on raid on Douberg, undercarriage collapsed on landing at Middleton
St. George. |
|
KB708 |
Avro |
Victory Aircraft, Malton,
Ont. |
Lancaster |
B. Mk. X |
Used by No. 419 (B) Squadron, RCAF, coded
"VR*E". Crashed on overshoot
at Boscombe Down on 26 August 1944, returning from raid on Russelheim with
flak damage. |
|
KB709 |
Avro |
Victory Aircraft, Malton,
Ont. |
Lancaster |
B. Mk. X |
Used by No. 428 (B) Squadron, RCAF, coded
"NA*G". Failed to return
from operation over Stettin on 29/30 August 1944, crashed into Baltic Sea
near Falkenberg. Had 107:00 logged
time. |
|
KB710 |
Avro |
Victory Aircraft, Malton,
Ont. |
Lancaster |
B. Mk. X |
Used by No. 419 (B) Squadron, RCAF, coded
"VR*W". Failed to return
from operation over Louvain, Belgium on 13 May 1944. Shot down by night fighter, no survivors.
Came down near Sent-Genesius-Rode. |
|
KB711 |
Avro |
Victory Aircraft, Malton,
Ont. |
Lancaster |
B. Mk. X |
Served with No. 428 (B) Squadron, RCAF, coded
"NA*N" and "NA*U".
Later used by No. 419 Squadron, RCAF, coded "VR*C", when
lost. Failed to return from operation
over St. Ghislain on 2 May 1944, shot down by night fighter. 2 killed, 6 POW. Probably first Canadian built Lancaster
lost on operations. |
|
KB712 |
Avro |
Victory Aircraft, Malton,
Ont. |
Lancaster |
B. Mk. X |
Used by No. 419 (B) Squadron, RCAF, coded
"VR*B", "VR*E", and "VR*L" when lost. Named "Smitty Love". Bombed Stuttgart on 24/25 July 1944. Flew 51 operations. Crashed at Hurth, Germany during operation
over Cologne on 28 October 1944. |
|
KB713 |
Avro |
Victory Aircraft, Malton,
Ont. |
Lancaster |
B. Mk. X |
Used by No. 419 (B) Squadron, RCAF, coded
"VR*X". Failed to return
from operation over Louvain on 13 May 1944, no survivors. |
|
KB714 |
Avro |
Victory Aircraft, Malton,
Ont. |
Lancaster |
B. Mk. X |
Used by No. 419 (B) Squadron, RCAF, coded
"VR*Y". Failed to return
from operation over Cambrai on 13 June 1944, shot down by night fighter, no
survivors. This was this aircraft's
5th operation. |
|
KB715 |
Avro |
Victory Aircraft, Malton,
Ont. |
Lancaster |
B. Mk. X |
Used by No. 419 (B) Squadron, RCAF. Failed to return from day time operation
over Dusseldorf-Lohausen airfield on 24 December 1944. All crew bailed out, became PoW. Gunner F/O R.W. Hale was executed by the
Gestapo. This was this aircraft's 60th
operation. |
|
KB716 |
Avro |
Victory Aircraft, Malton,
Ont. |
Lancaster |
B. Mk. X |
Used by No. 419 (B) Squadron, RCAF, coded
"VR*D" and "VR*E".
Crashed on landing at Middleton St. George on 7 May 1944, while on a
training flight. No casualties. |
|
KB717 |
Avro |
Victory Aircraft, Malton,
Ont. |
Lancaster |
B. Mk. X |
With No. 419 (B) Squadron, RCAF, coded
"VR*E". Failed to return
from operation over Dortmund on 23 May 1944, reported as shot down by night
fighter, also reported as struck by flak.
No survivors. |
|
KB718 |
Avro |
Victory Aircraft, Malton,
Ont. |
Lancaster |
B. Mk. X |
With No. 419 (B) Squadron, RCAF, coded
"VR*J". Failed to return
from operation over Villeneuve St. George on 5 July 1944, shot down by night
fighter, possibly after being struck by flak.
Crew bailed out, 3 POW, 3 evaded, pilot F/O L.W.A. Frame died. |
|
KB719 |
Avro |
Victory Aircraft, Malton,
Ont. |
Lancaster |
B. Mk. X |
With No. 419 (B) Squadron, RCAF, coded
"VR*T". Failed to return
from operation over Stuttgart on 25 July 1944. Wreckage reported near Bassu. Struck by ground fired rockets over
Luxemburg. $ crew killed, 1 PoW, 2 evaded. |
|
KB720 |
Avro |
Victory Aircraft, Malton,
Ont. |
Lancaster |
B. Mk. X |
With No. 419 (B) Squadron, RCAF, coded
"VR*P". Named "Piddlin'
Pete". Bombed Stuttgart on 25/26
July 1944. Survived the war, scrapped
in the UK. |
|
KB721 |
Avro |
Victory Aircraft, Malton,
Ont. |
Lancaster |
B. Mk. X |
To Aircraft Armament Experimental Establishment
April 1944. With No. 419 (B) Squadron, RCAF, coded "VR*B" and
"VR*E" from August 1944.
Named "Linden Rose", completed 54 operations. Returned to Canada on 2 June 1945. To RCAF in Canada. |
|
KB722 |
Avro |
Victory Aircraft, Malton,
Ont. |
Lancaster |
B. Mk. X |
With No. 419 (B) Squadron, RCAF. Named "The Hecklin' Hare". Bombed Kiel on 15 September 1944. Coded "VR*R", and
"VR*A" when lost on 1 January 1945.
Crash landed near St. Quentin, France on 1 January 1945, after being
hit by gunfire from another Lancaster.
This was this aircraft's 63rd operation. |
|
KB723 |
Avro |
Victory Aircraft, Malton,
Ont. |
Lancaster |
B. Mk. X |
With No. 419 (B) Squadron, RCAF, coded
"VR*U". Failed to return
from operation over Villeneuve St. George on 5 July 1944, hit by flak. 3 crew killed, 1 POW, 3 evaded. |
|
KB724 |
Avro |
Victory Aircraft, Malton,
Ont. |
Lancaster |
B. Mk. X |
With No. 419 (B) Squadron, RCAF, coded
"VR*K", named "King".
Bombed Villeneuve St. Georges on 4/5 July 1944. Crashed after take-off from Middleton St.
George on 28 August 1944 on an Operation Crossbow mission (bombing of V-1
launch sites). Engines cut shortly
after takeoff, came down in farm field 1.5 miles east of Appleton Wiske. No fatalities. |
|
KB725 |
Avro |
Victory Aircraft, Malton,
Ont. |
Lancaster |
B. Mk. X |
With No. 428 (B) Squadron, RCAF, coded
"NA*L". One of 7 aircraft
from this unit that the flew the RCAF mission in Canadian built Lancasters, a
raid on St. Pol, France on 14/15 July 1944.
Crashed on overshoot at Elton Hall, County Durham on 3 February 1945,
after returning early from mission to Wiesbaden after engine failure. 2 crew killed, remainder not injured. |
|
KB726 |
Avro |
Victory Aircraft, Malton,
Ont. |
Lancaster |
B. Mk. X |
With No. 419 (B) Squadron, RCAF, coded
"VR*A". Tail gunner P/O A.
Mynarski, RCAF awarded VC posthumously for actions during this aircraft's
last mission. Failed to return from operation over Cambrai on 13 June 1945,
shot down by night fighter. 1 killed,
2 POW, 4 evaded. This serial and
markings carried today by another Lancaster, in the Canadian Warplanes
Heritage Museum in Hamilton. |
|
KB727 |
Avro |
Victory Aircraft, Malton,
Ont. |
Lancaster |
B. Mk. X |
With No. 419 (B) Squadron, RCAF, coded
"VR*H". Failed to return
from operation over Villeneuve St. George on 5 July 1944, possibly shot down
by Ju 88 from 6/NG2. 6 POW, 1 evaded. |
|
KB728 |
Avro |
Victory Aircraft, Malton,
Ont. |
Lancaster |
B. Mk. X |
With No. 419 (B) Squadron, RCAF, coded
"VR*V". Failed to return
from operation over Sterkrade on June 17, 1944. Came down in the sea near Elden,
Holland. No survivors. |
|
KB731 |
Avro |
Victory Aircraft, Malton,
Ont. |
Lancaster |
B. Mk. X |
With No. 419 (B) Squadron, RCAF, coded
"VR*S". Failed to return
from operation over Cambrai on 13 June 1944, shot down by flak. 5 crew killed, 2 evaded. |
|
KB732 |
Avro |
Victory Aircraft, Malton,
Ont. |
Lancaster |
B. Mk. X |
With No. 419 (B) Squadron, RCAF, coded
"VR*X". Named
'X-Terminator', 84 (or 75?) operations flown, held the squadron record for
most operations flown. Bombed Acheres
on 7/8 June 1944. Attacked by Ju 88
shortly after leaving target, tail gunner Sgt. Mann claimed as destroyed. Reported at the time to be the first kill
claimed by a Canadian built Lancaster.
Bombed Hamburg on 28/29 July 1944.
Last operation on 25 April 1945 when it bombed Wangerooge, last 6
Group mission of the war. Returned to
Canada on 5 June 1945. To RCAF in
Canada. |
|
KB733 |
Avro |
Victory Aircraft, Malton,
Ont. |
Lancaster |
B. Mk. X |
With No. 419 (B) Squadron, RCAF, coded
"VR*G". Named 'Goofy', 69
operations flown. Damaged by flak and
fighters during raid on Stirkrade on 16/17 June 1944. Returned to UK on 3 engines, two DFCs
awarded to crew. Bombed Duisburg on
21/22 February 1945. Returned to
Canada on 5 June 1945. To RCAF in
Canada. |
|
KB734 |
Avro |
Victory Aircraft, Malton,
Ont. |
Lancaster |
B. Mk. X |
With No. 419 (B) Squadron, RCAF, coded
"VR*F". Failed to return
from operation over Sterkrade on June 17, 1944. Came down near Zeist, Holland. 5 crew killed, one PoW, and one evaded. |
|
KB735 |
Avro |
Victory Aircraft, Malton,
Ont. |
Lancaster |
B. Mk. X |
With No. 419 (B) Squadron, RCAF, coded
"VR*O". Crashed on overshoot
at East Moor on 18 September 1944, after day time operation to Walchern
Island, Holland. No injuries. |
|
KB736 |
Avro |
Victory Aircraft, Malton,
Ont. |
Lancaster |
B. Mk. X |
With No. 419 (B) Squadron, RCAF, coded
"VR*A", and "VR*M".
Later with No. 1660 Heavy Conversion Unit, RAF. Scrapped in UK after the war. |
|
KB737 |
Avro |
Victory Aircraft, Malton,
Ont. |
Lancaster |
B. Mk. X |
With No. 428 (B) Squadron, RCAF, coded
"NA*R" (when lost) and "NA*W". Was coded "NA*R" on 14/15 July
1944, when it was one of 7 aircraft from this unit that the flew the first
RCAF mission in Canadian built Lancasters, a raid on St. Pol, France. Failed to return from operation against
Krupp Works at Essen on 25 October 1944.
Crashed near Bucketz, Germany. |
|
KB738 |
Avro |
Victory Aircraft, Malton,
Ont. |
Lancaster |
B. Mk. X |
With No. 419 (B) Squadron, RCAF, coded
"VR*D". Named 'Dorothy', 68 operations flown. Failed to return from operation to Opladen
on 27/28 December 1944. Crashed on the
IG Farben factory at Leverkusen-Wiesdorf.
No survivors. |
|
KB739 |
Avro |
Victory Aircraft, Malton,
Ont. |
Lancaster |
B. Mk. X |
First flight on 25 August 1943. With No. 428 (B) Squadron, RCAF, coded
"NA*W" and later "NA*Z", named "Zoomin'
Zombie". Was coded
"NA*W" when it was one of 7 aircraft from this unit that flew the
first RCAF mission in Canadian built Lancasters, a raid on St. Pol, France on
14/15 July 1944. Completed 56
operations. Returned to Canada, in the
Azores on 5 June 1945, arrived in Canada 8/9 June 1945. To RCAF in Canada. |
|
KB740 |
Avro |
Victory Aircraft, Malton,
Ont. |
Lancaster |
B. Mk. X |
With No. 428 (B) Squadron, RCAF, coded
"NA*V". Crash landed at
Woodbridge after collision over France during raid on Stuttgart on 25 July
1944. |
|
KB741 |
Avro |
Victory Aircraft, Malton,
Ont. |
Lancaster |
B. Mk. X |
Briefly with No. 428 (B) Squadron, RCAF after
arriving in the UK. Used by No. 431
Squadron, RCAF, coded "SE*Y" from November 1944. Also with No. 434 Squadron, RCAF, coded
"WL*C2", serving with this unit when lost. Failed to return from operation over
Chemnitz on 15 February 1945, part of Operation Thunderclap. 6 crew missing presumed dead, one PoW. |
|
KB742 |
Avro |
Victory Aircraft, Malton,
Ont. |
Lancaster |
B. Mk. X |
With No. 428 (B) Squadron, RCAF, coded
"NA*M". One of 7 aircraft
from this unit that the flew the RCAF mission in Canadian built Lancasters, a
raid on St. Pol, France on 14/15 July 1944.
Crashed on overshoot at Middleton St. George on 4 November 1944, after
mission to Bochum. Not repaired |
|
KB743 |
Avro |
Victory Aircraft, Malton,
Ont. |
Lancaster |
B. Mk. X |
With No. 428 (B) Squadron, RCAF, coded
"NA*I". Failed to return
from operation over Bremen on 19 August 1944.
Collided with another aircraft over France, one crew killed, 6 PoW. |
|
KB744 |
Avro |
Victory Aircraft, Malton,
Ont. |
Lancaster |
B. Mk. X |
With No. 428 (B) Squadron, RCAF, coded
"NA*J", from 11 June 1944.
With No. 431 (B) Squadron, RCAF, coded "SE*D", when it took
part in raid on Hanau on 6/7 January 1945.
Also used by crews of No. 419 Squadron. Returned to Canada 8 June 1945. To RCAF in Canada. |
|
KB745 |
Avro |
Victory Aircraft, Malton,
Ont. |
Lancaster |
B. Mk. X |
With No. 419 (B) Squadron, RCAF, coded
"VR*V" from May 1944. Bombed
oil depot at La Pallice on 10/11 August 1944.
Crashed at Hope, Northumberland after a raid on Bergen, on 4 October
1944. Struck a hill at 04:10 local
time, no survivors. Only aircraft lost
on this raid. |
|
KB746 |
Avro |
Victory Aircraft, Malton,
Ont. |
Lancaster |
B. Mk. X |
With No. 419 (B) Squadron, RCAF, coded
"VR*S". Damaged by flak on
29/30 August 1944, returned to UK after one gunner bailed out in error. Attacked by Me262 over Germany on 8 April
1945, no damage. Named "Sierra
Sue", completed 68 operations.
Returned to Canada 5 June 1945.
To RCAF in Canada. |
|
KB747 |
Avro |
Victory Aircraft, Malton,
Ont. |
Lancaster |
B. Mk. X |
Served with No. 428 (B) Squadron, RCAF from June
1944, coded "NA*X", named "Madame X". Returned to Canada on 8 June 1945. Overshot the landing at Yarmouth, NS upon
arrival from England, no damage. To
RCAF in Canada. |
|
KB748 |
Avro |
Victory Aircraft, Malton,
Ont. |
Lancaster |
B. Mk. X |
Served with No. 419 (B) Squadron, RCAF, coded
"VR*O", named "Lady Oboe". Bombed Hamburg on 31 March 1945, attacked
by an Me262. Completed 59 operations. Returned to Canada on 8 June 1945. To RCAF in Canada. |
|
KB749 |
Avro |
Victory Aircraft, Malton,
Ont. |
Lancaster |
B. Mk. X |
Served with No. 428 (B) Squadron, RCAF, coded
"NA*B", and "NA*A" when lost. Bombed Kiel on 23/24 July 1944. Failed to return from operation over
Soesterberg on 15 August 1944, exploded over target. 5 crew killed, 2 PoW. |
|
KB750 |
Avro |
Victory Aircraft, Malton,
Ont. |
Lancaster |
B. Mk. X |
Served with No. 419 (B) Squadron, RCAF, coded
"VR*N". Bombed Villeneuve
St. Georges on 4/5 July 1944. Bombed
Hamburg 28/29 July 1944, claimed one enemy fighter on this raid. Failed to return from operation over
Wiesbaden on 3 February 1945, hit by flak and crashed in France. 6 crew killed, one PoW. |
|
KB751 |
Avro |
Victory Aircraft, Malton,
Ont. |
Lancaster |
B. Mk. X |
Served with No. 428 (B) Squadron, RCAF, coded
"NA*Q". Attacked by Me 110
over Caen on 7/8 August 1944, slight damage to transparencies. Failed to return from operation over
Stettin on 17 August 1944. Shot down
by Ju88, crashed into Baltic Sea 2 nautical miles south west of the Island of
Sejero, Denmark. Six crewman killed,
buried in Denmark. Sgt Robert E.
Toomey, the flight engineer, survived and taken prisoner the following day on
Sejero. |
|
KB752 |
Avro |
Victory Aircraft, Malton,
Ont. |
Lancaster |
B. Mk. X |
Served with No. 419 (B) Squadron, RCAF, coded
"VR*S" and "VR*V".
Flew 51 operations. Crashed
into the North Sea on 8 April 1945 after raid on Hamburg. Crew bailed out over North Sea on return
trip after two engines failed. All
survived. |
|
KB753 |
Avro |
Victory Aircraft, Malton,
Ont. |
Lancaster |
B. Mk. X |
Served with No. 419 (B) Squadron, RCAF, coded
"VR*L". Was coded
"VR*B" on 4/5 July 1944, when it bombed rail yards at Villeneuve
St. Georges. Attacked by an Me 410,
minor damage. Failed to return from
operation over Buer on 30 December 1944.
Also reported as lost on 24/25 July 1944, over Stuttgart? |
|
KB754 |
Avro |
Victory Aircraft, Malton,
Ont. |
Lancaster |
B. Mk. X |
Served with No. 419 (B) Squadron, RCAF, coded
"VR*C". Failed to return
from day time operation over Bochum on 10 October 1944. Reported exploded in flight, may have been
attacked by Ju88. 6 crew killed, one
PoW. |
|
KB755 |
Avro |
Victory Aircraft, Malton,
Ont. |
Lancaster |
B. Mk. X |
Served with No. 419 (B) Squadron, RCAF, coded
"VR*F". On 4/5 July 1944
bombed rail yards at Villeneuve St. Georges.
Failed to return from operation over Caen on 7/8 August 1944, shot
down by fighters near Le Havre. Crash
location also reported as near Mare de Magne, France. No survivors. All crew buried in churchyard in town of
Auberville-la-Renault, memorial wreath laid at grave site by relative of one
crew member in September 2009. |
|
KB756 |
Avro |
Victory Aircraft, Malton,
Ont. |
Lancaster |
B. Mk. X |
Served with No. 428 (B) Squadron, RCAF, coded
"NA*Q" in June 1944, first Canadian built Lancaster with this
Squadron. Failed to return from
operation against V-1 sites near Villeneuve St. George on 4/5 July 1944. Crashed near Mailleraye-sur-Seine. 2 crew killed, 4 POW, 1 evaded. |
|
KB757 |
Avro |
Victory Aircraft, Malton,
Ont. |
Lancaster |
B. Mk. X |
Served with No. 428 (B) Squadron, RCAF, coded
"NA*C". Returned to Canada
on 8 June 1945. To RCAF in Canada. |
|
KB758 |
Avro |
Victory Aircraft, Malton,
Ont. |
Lancaster |
B. Mk. X |
Served with No. 428 (B) Squadron, RCAF, coded
"NA*Z". One of 7 aircraft
from this unit that the flew the RCAF mission in Canadian built Lancasters, a
raid on St. Pol, France on 14/15 July 1944. Bombed German positions around Caen 7/8
August, 1944 attacked by an Bf-109 and an Me110, slight damage. Failed to return from operation over
Brunswick on 13 August 1944, shot down by night fighter. Crashed near Winsen. 5 crew killed, 2 POW. |
|
KB759 |
Avro |
Victory Aircraft, Malton,
Ont. |
Lancaster |
B. Mk. X |
Served with No. 428 (B) Squadron, RCAF, coded
"NA*K". Failed to return
from mission to Hamburg on 29 July 1944, reported as exploding in flight
shortly after takeoff. No survivors. |
|
KB760 |
Avro |
Victory Aircraft, Malton,
Ont. |
Lancaster |
B. Mk. X |
Served with No. 428 (B) Squadron, RCAF, coded
"NA*K", and "NA*P".
Named "P for Panic".
Also reported as "NA*P", named "Winnie". Bombed Kiel on 23/24 July 1944. Returned to Canada on 12 June 1945. Carried name "Recent Photo" on
arrival in Canada. To RCAF in Canada. |
|
KB761 |
Avro |
Victory Aircraft, Malton,
Ont. |
Lancaster |
B. Mk. X |
Served with No. 419 (B) Squadron, RCAF, coded
"VR*H". Bombed Duisburg on
21/22 February 1945. Failed to return
from day time operation over Hamburg on 31 March 1945. May have been shot down by Me262. No survivors. |
|
KB762 |
Avro |
Victory Aircraft, Malton,
Ont. |
Lancaster |
B. Mk. X |
Served with No. 419 (B) Squadron, RCAF, coded
"VR*J". Named "J for
Jiggs". Completed 72
operations. Also reported as "VR*X"
when it bombed Bergen harbour on 4 October 1944. Bombed Duisburg on 21/22 February
1945. Undercarriage collapsed on 18
May 1945 at Middleton St. George. Struck
off without being repaired. Had
completed 51 operations. |
|
KB763 |
Avro |
Victory Aircraft, Malton,
Ont. |
Lancaster |
B. Mk. X |
Served with No. 428 (B) Squadron, RCAF, coded
"NA*S". Named "SS
Nan". Claimed an Me163 shot down
over Bochum on 4/5 November 1944.
Crashed near Elton Hall, Durham, 28 January 1945, while on training
flight. No survivors. |
|
KB764 |
Avro |
Victory Aircraft, Malton,
Ont. |
Lancaster |
B. Mk. X |
Served with No. 428 (B) Squadron, RCAF, coded
"NA*B". Bombed Stuttgart on
25/26 July 1944. Attacked enemy troop
positions at Falaise 12/13 August, 1944, attacked by a Ju-88 during this
raid, slight damage. Ditched off the
Azores June 4, 1945, after two engines failed, while en route to Canada. All nine occupants rescued. Icing suspected as cause of failure of
outer port engine, then inner port engine, while on landing approach to
Azores. All crew rescued. |
|
KB765 |
Avro |
Victory Aircraft, Malton,
Ont. |
Lancaster |
B. Mk. X |
Served with No. 419 (B) Squadron, RCAF, coded
"VR*M" and "VR*Q".
Failed to return from operation over Buer on December 30, 1944. 6 crew killed, one PoW. |
|
KB766 |
Avro |
Victory Aircraft, Malton,
Ont. |
Lancaster |
B. Mk. X |
With No. 428 (B) Squadron, RCAF, coded
"NA*D" and "NA*O" when lost. Iced up in clouds, crashed on overshoot at
Beauvais-Tille on 2 December 1944. Was
on mission to Hagen. 2 crew killed, 6
survived. |
|
KB767 |
Avro |
Victory Aircraft, Malton,
Ont. |
Lancaster |
B. Mk. X |
With No. 419 (B) Squadron, RCAF, coded
"VR*U". Crash landed at
Manston on 2 November 1944 after raid on Hamburg. Damaged by fighter and flak near
Oberhausen, set on fire. Returned to
UK on 3 engines. All crew survived,
awarded 3 DFC and one DFM for extinguishing fire and bringing aircraft
back. Not repaired. Had 224:00 logged time when struck off. |
|
KB768 |
Avro |
Victory Aircraft, Malton,
Ont. |
Lancaster |
B. Mk. X |
With No. 428 (B) Squadron, RCAF, coded
"NA*E". Bombed Hamburg on
28/29 July 1944. Collided with Halifax
LW200 of No. 426 Squadron over Yelvertoft, Northamptonshire on night of 5/6
December 1944. All 14 aircrew killed,
wreckage came down 1 mile east of Yelvertoft and nearby Winwick. Both aircraft were returning from a raid on
Soest (or Karlsruhe?). No survivors in
both aircraft. |
|
KB769 |
Avro |
Victory Aircraft, Malton,
Ont. |
Lancaster |
B. Mk. X |
With No. 419 (B) Squadron, RCAF, coded
"VR*I". Failed to return
from operation over Merseburg on 14/15 January 1945. Had been struck by flak and night fighter. 6 crew killed, one PoW. |
|
KB770 |
Avro |
Victory Aircraft, Malton,
Ont. |
Lancaster |
B. Mk. X |
With No. 428 (B) Squadron, RCAF, coded
"NA*D". Failed to return
from operation over Stuttgart on 28/29 January 1945. Shot down by night fighter, one of 6
aircraft lost by 6 Group on this raid. 5 crew killed, 2 PoW. |
|
KB771 |
Avro |
Victory Aircraft, Malton, Ont. |