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Canadian Military Aircraft Serial Numbers RCAF BW682 to BW777 Detailed List |
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Designer |
Manufacturer |
basic designation |
variant or model |
name |
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company
designation |
company number |
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BW682 |
Lockheed |
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Hudson |
Mk.
III |
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L-214 |
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first
date: 16 March 1942 - Taken
on strength by Eastern Air Command |
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First
used by No. 36 Operational Training Unit at Debert, NS.
Category A crash during takeoff at Debert aerodrome at
11:50 on 12 July 1942. To No. 4 Repair
Depot for write off on 21 July 1942. |
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last
date:
15 October 1942 - Struck
off, reduced to spares and produce |
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BW683 |
Lockheed |
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Hudson |
Mk.
III |
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L-214 |
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first
date: 10 February 1942 - Taken
on strength by Eastern Air Command |
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First
assigned to No. 31 Operational Training Unit at Debert, NS, noted as on
loan from RAF. Noted on 12 February 1942
as one of 55 Hudsons released off a British Lend Lease contract. Later with No. 119 (BR) Squadron at RCAF
Station Sydney, NS. Category B crash at
Sydney aerodrome at 10:05 on 5 August 1942. Ground
looped while attempting to take off in "varying wind conditions". To No. 4 Repair Depot on 6 August 1942. Re-assigned to Clarke Ruse Aircraft for
repairs on 21 August 1942, completed on 27 November 1942.
To Eastern Air Command when completed.
Converted to target tug on 8 August 1944.
To workshop reserve at No. 4 Repair Depot on 7 April 1945,
pending decision on disposal. Pending
disposal from 24 April 1945, stored at Scoudouc, NB.
Noted with 1243:10 total time, never overhauled, while
with No. 4 Repair Depot. By 25 March 1946
on the books of No. 5 (E) Depot, still at Scoudouc. |
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last
date:
12 February 1947 - Struck
off, to War Assets Corporation for disposal |
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BW685 |
Lockheed |
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Hudson |
Mk.
III |
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L-214 |
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first
date: 16 February 1942 - Taken
on strength by Eastern Air Command |
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Noted
on 12 February 1942 as one of 55 Hudsons released off a British Lend
Lease contract. First assigned to No. 31
Operational Training Unit at Debert, NS, noted as on loan from RAF. Later with No. 11 (BR) Squadron, RCAF Station
Dartmouth, NS. Coded "T".
Application for write off dated 4 November 1942, from No.
4 Repair Depot, Scoudouc, NB. |
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last
date:
24 March 1943 - Struck off |
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BW686 |
Lockheed |
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Hudson |
Mk.
III |
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L-214 |
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first
date: 17 February 1942 - Taken
on strength by Eastern Air Command |
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First
assigned to No. 31 Operational Training Unit at Debert, NS. Later with No. 36 Operational Training Unit at
RCAF Station Greenwood, NS. Category B
damage at Greenwood aerodrome at 14:55 on 22 February 1943, nosed over
on landing. To No. 4 Repair Depot on 24
February 1943. To Clarke Ruse Aircraft for
repairs, 25 February to 15 August 1943. To
Eastern Air Command when completed. Transferred
from BCATP to Western Hemisphere Organization (to an operational unit)
on 8 August 1944. To No. 4 Repair Depot
from 22 March to 10 May 1945 for modifications, then back to Eastern
Air Command. Noted as Air Sea Rescue
aircraft in June 1945. To workshop reserve
at No. 6 Repair Depot from 1 February to 1 June 1946, then back to
Eastern Air Command. Back in storage by
end of 1946. Pending disposal from summer
of 1947, stored at Greenwood. |
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last
date:
10 October 1947 - Struck
off, to War Assets Corporation for disposal |
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BW687 |
Lockheed |
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Hudson |
Mk.
III |
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L-214 |
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first
date: 16 February 1942 - Taken
on strength by Eastern Air Command |
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Noted
on 12 February 1942 as one of 55 Hudsons released off a British Lend
Lease contract. First assigned to No. 31
Operational Training Unit at Debert, NS. Later
with No. 119 (BR) Squadron at Sydney, NS. Category
C damage at Sydney aerodrome at 20:15 on 12 September 1942. To Clark Ruse Aircraft for repairs, 16 October
to 2 November 1942. To Eastern Air Command
when completed, for use by Home War Establishment.
Converted to target tug, still with Eastern Air Command,
on 8 August 1944. Pending disposal from 1
April 1946. Stored at RCAF Station
Dartmouth, NS, where it was noted with 1671:05 total time, never
overhauled. |
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last
date:
9 June 1948 - Struck off,
to War Assets Corporation for disposal |
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BW688 |
Lockheed |
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Hudson |
Mk.
III |
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L-214 |
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first
date: 16 February 1942 - Taken
on strength by Eastern Air Command |
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Noted
on 12 February 1942 as one of 55 Hudsons released off a British Lend
Lease contract. First assigned to No. 31
Operational Training Unit at Debert, NS. Converted
to target tug on 8 August 1944. Pending
disposal from late August 1944. Noted on
25 March 1946 as stored at Scoudouc, NB, still pending disposal. Noted with 1569:40 total time, never
overhauled, while at Scoudouc. |
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last
date:
12 February 1947 - Struck
off, to War Assets Corporation for disposal |
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BW689 |
Lockheed |
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Hudson |
Mk.
III |
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L-214 |
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first
date: 18 March 1943 - Taken
on strength by Eastern Air Command |
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First
assigned to No. 36 Operational Training Unit at RCAF Station Greenwood,
NS. Still with this unit when it swung on
takeoff at the Greenwood aerodrome at 16:50 on 13 February 1943. Fuselage was twisted, and buckled in several
places. Originally classified as Category
B, revised to Category A (beyond economical repair) on 14 February 1943. To No. 4 Repair Depot on 15 February 1943. Became Instructional Airframe A291 on 29 April
1943. |
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last
date:
5 July 1943 - Struck off,
reduced to spares and produce |
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BW690 |
Lockheed |
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Hudson |
Mk.
III |
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L-214 |
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first
date: 27 October 1942 - Taken
on strength by Eastern Air Command |
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Allocated
for conversion to target tug on 8 August 1944, noted on that date as on
loan from BCATP to Western Hemisphere Organization.
To storage at RCAF Station Dartmouth, NS on 11 October
1945. Noted as serviceable on that date,
with 1596:15 logged time, never overhauled. Issued
from storage to RCAF Station Greenwood, NS on 21 November 1945. Pending disposal from 1 April 1946. |
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last
date:
26 May 1948 - Struck off,
to War Assets Corporation for disposal |
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BW691 |
Lockheed |
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Hudson |
Mk.
III |
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L-214 |
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first
date: 16 March 1942 - Taken
on strength by Eastern Air Command |
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First
assigned to No. 36 Operational Training Unit at RCAF Station Greenwood,
NS. Still with this Unit when it suffered
Category B damage at 20:25 on 3 February 1943, on the aerodrome at
Greenwood. Swung on landing, undercarriage
collapsed. Damage to wing centre section,
fuselage damaged by propeller. To Clarke
Ruse Aircraft for repairs, 8 February to 30 September 1943. To Eastern Air Command when completed. To storage at No. 4 Repair Depot on 21 March
1944, following another Category B crash. Reported
with 779:00 logged time, never overhauled, while there.
Pending disposal from 31 July 1944. By
25 March 1946 on the books of No. 5 (E) Depot at Scoudouc, still
pending disposal. |
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last
date:
12 February 1947 - Struck
off, to War Assets Corporation for disposal |
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BW692 |
Lockheed |
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Hudson |
Mk.
III |
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L-214 |
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first
date: 17 February 1942 - Taken
on strength by Eastern Air Command |
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First
assigned to No. 31 Operational Training Unit at Debert, NS. To Central Flying School at RCAF Station
Trenton, Ontario on 27 November 1942, for use by the Instructional
Flight. Category A crash on 22 September
1944, still with the Central Flying School. To
No. 6 Repair Depot on 30 September 1944, for scrapping. |
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last
date:
11 November 1944 - Struck
off, reduced to spares and produce |
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BW693 |
Lockheed |
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Hudson |
Mk.
III |
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L-214 |
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first
date: 16 February 1942 - Taken
on strength by Eastern Air Command |
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Noted
on 12 February 1942 as one of 55 Hudsons released off a British Lend
Lease contract. First assigned to No. 31
Operational Training Unit at Debert, NS. Later
with No. 119 (BR) Squadron at RCAF Station Sydney, NS.
Category C7 damage at Sydney at 10:15 on 20 October 1942. Converted to target tug on 8 August 1944. To storage on 2 October 1945.
Noted as serviceable on that date, with 1815:10 logged
time, never overhauled. Stored at No. 6
Reserve Equipment Maintenance Unit, where it was pending disposal from
9 January 1946. |
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last
date:
22 November 1946 - Struck
off, to War Assets Corporation for disposal |
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BW694 |
Lockheed |
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Hudson |
Mk.
III |
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L-214 |
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first
date: 16 March 1942 - Taken
on strength by Eastern Air Command |
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First
assigned to No. 36 Operational Training Unit at RCAF Station Greenwood,
NS. Category B crash on 28 February 1943,
had 693:30 logged time then. To Clarke
Ruse Aircraft for repairs, 8 March to 25 July 1943.
To Eastern Air Command when completed.
With No. 119 (BR) Squadron in Nova Scotia or Quebec when
it was in a Category A crash in early December 1943.
Wreckage to No. 4 Repair Depot on 8 December 1943. Fuselage shipped to Air Armament School at
Mountain View for instructional purposes, authorized on 11 February
1944. |
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last
date:
13 April 1944 - Struck off,
reduced to spares and produce |
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BW695 |
Lockheed |
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Hudson |
Mk.
III |
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L-214 |
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first
date: 16 February 1942 - Taken
on strength by Eastern Air Command |
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First
assigned to No. 31 Operational Training Unit at Debert, NS. Later with No. 119 (BR) Squadron at RCAF
Station Sydney, NS. Category C damage at
Sydney aerodrome at 21:20 on 5 July 1942. Category
A crash at Sydney aerodrome at 07:00 on 25 December 1942.
Both engines failed shortly after takeoff, entire crew
killed, including pilot WO2 L. Green. Ownership
to No. 4 Repair Depot at Scoudouc, NB on 28 December 1942, for
scrapping. |
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last
date:
23 March 1943 - Struck off |
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BW696 |
Lockheed |
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Hudson |
Mk.
III |
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L-214 |
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first
date: 17 February 1942 - Taken
on strength by Eastern Air Command |
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First
assigned to No. 31 Operational Training Unit at Debert, NS. Category B damage at 11:15 on 27 January 1943,
while with No. 36 Operational Training Unit at RCAF Station Greenwood,
NS. Bounced on landing, hit a snow drift,
undercarriage collapsed. To No. 4 Repair
Depot for repairs on 30 January 1943, with 628:25 logged time. To Eastern Air Command when completed. To workshop reserve at No. 4 Repair Depot on
22 October 1943. To Clarke Ruse Aircraft
at Moncton, NB for repairs on 30 November 1943. Repairs
apparently not proceeded with, allocated to No. 21 Repair Depot on 3
October 1944 for scrapping. |
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last
date:
6 November1944 - Struck off |
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BW697 |
Lockheed |
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Hudson |
Mk.
III |
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L-214 |
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first
date: 16 March 1942 - Taken
on strength by Eastern Air Command |
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First
assigned to No. 36 Operational Training Unit at RCAF Station Greenwood,
NS. Still with this Unit when it received
Category C21 damage at Greenwood aerodrome, at 00:15 on 6 August 1942. To storage from 22 May to 16 June 1944. Noted as on loan from BCATP to Western
Hemisphere Organization when issued from storage. Converted
to target tug from 8 August 1944. To
storage on 2 October 1945, noted as serviceable on that date. Stored by No. 6 Reserve Equipment Maintenance
Unit. Still there on 9 January 1946, when
it was pending disposal. |
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last
date:
22 November 1946 - Struck
off, to War Assets Corporation for disposal |
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BW698 |
Lockheed |
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Hudson |
Mk.
III |
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L-214 |
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first
date: 5 February 1942 - Taken
on strength by Eastern Air Command |
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Noted
on 12 February 1942 as one of 55 Hudsons released off a British Lend
Lease contract. First assigned to an
operational unit with the Home War Establishment. To
No. 4 Repair Depot at Scoudouc, NB for repairs after a Category B
crash, 8 September 1943 to 23 March 1944. To
Eastern Air Command when completed, for use with a training unit. To storage on 22 May 1944.
Allocated for conversion to target tug on 9 June 1944,
noted as on loan from BCATP to Western Hemisphere Organization. To workshop reserve at No. 21 Repair Depot on
12 July 1944, for conversion to air-sea rescue configuration. To Western Air Command on 10 November 1944. With No. 122(K) Squadron at RCAF Station
Patricia Bay, BC, 1944/45. With North West
Air Command in 1947, pending disposal. Reported
with 1196:00 logged time while in storage. |
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last
date:
10 March 1948 - Struck off,
to War Assets Corporation for disposal |
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BW700 |
Lockheed |
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Hudson |
Mk.
III |
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L-214 |
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first
date: 25 March 1942 - Taken
on strength by Eastern Air Command |
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First
assigned to No. 36 Operational Training Unit at RCAF Station Greenwood,
NS. Still with this Unit when it crashed
near Port George, NS (on the Bay of Fundy, about 9 miles west of
Greenwood) at 12:00 on 8 October 1942. Was
reported missing on air to sea firing exercise, all crew missing
assumed killed. Ownership to No. 4 Repair
Depot on 13 October 1942 for write off. |
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last
date:
30 January 1943 - Struck off |
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BW701 |
Lockheed |
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Hudson |
Mk.
III |
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L-214 |
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first
date: 24 June 1942 - Taken
on strength by Eastern Air Command |
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Severely
damaged near Debert on 7 July 1943, when it caught fire after a forced
landing. Ownership to No. 4 Repair Depot
on 8 July 1943 for write off. |
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last
date:
1 December 1943 - Struck off |
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BW702 |
Lockheed |
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Hudson |
Mk.
III |
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L-214 |
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first
date: 16 March 1942 - Taken
on strength by Eastern Air Command |
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First
assigned to No. 36 Operational Training Unit at RCAF Station Greenwood,
NS. To Clarke Ruse Aircraft from 13 March
to 29 June 1943. To Clarke Ruse Aircraft
at Moncton for repairs, 2 September 1943 to 24 March 1944.
To Eastern Air Command when completed.
To workshop reserve at No. 21 Repair Depot on 8 July 1944,
for conversion to transport. Used by No.
167 (Comm) Squadron, RCAF Station Dartmouth, NS, from December 1944. To storage on 11 October 1945, reported
serviceable on that date. By 16 April 1946
stored by No. 6 Reserve Equipment Maintenance Unit at Mount Pleasant,
PEI. Pending disposal there from 1 April
1946. |
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last
date:
27 June 1947 - Struck off,
to War Assets Corporation for disposal |
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BW703 |
Lockheed |
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Hudson |
Mk.
III |
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L-214 |
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first
date: 16 March 1942 - Taken
on strength by Eastern Air Command |
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First
assigned to No. 36 Operational Training Unit at RCAF Station Greenwood,
NS. To No. 4 Repair Depot on 14 October
1942 for scrapping, following a crash. |
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last
date:
18 March 1943 - Struck off |
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BW704 |
Lockheed |
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Hudson |
Mk.
III |
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L-214 |
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first
date: 24 June 1942 - Taken
on strength by Eastern Air Command |
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First
assigned to No. 36 Operational Training Unit at RCAF Station Greenwood,
NS. Category B crash at Greenwood
aerodrome at 01:15 on 1 October 1942. To
Clarke Ruse Aircraft for crash repairs, 10 October 1942 to 24 February
1943. To Eastern Air Command when
completed, for use by training unit. To
workshop reserve at No. 4 Repair Depot on 17 September 1943, probably
following a crash. To Clarke Ruse again
for crash repairs on 30 November 1943. Apparently
not repaired. Ownership to No. 21 Repair
Depot on 3 April 1944 for scrapping. |
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last
date:
6 November 1944 - Struck off |
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BW705 |
Lockheed |
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Hudson |
Mk.
III |
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L-214 |
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first
date: 18 March 1942 - Taken
on strength by Eastern Air Command |
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First
assigned to No. 36 Operational Training Unit at RCAF Station Greenwood,
NS. To storage on 25 August 1944. Issued from storage on 22 March 1945, for use
by No. 121 (K) Squadron at RCAF Station Dartmouth, NS.
To storage again on 23 July 1945. Stored
by No. 6 Reserve Equipment Maintenance Unit. Pending
disposal from 9 January 1946. Noted with
971:50 total time, never overhauled, while in storage. |
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last
date:
22 November 1946 - Struck
off, to War Assets Corporation for disposal |
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BW706 |
Lockheed |
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Hudson |
Mk.
III |
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L-214 |
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first
date: 24 June 1942 - Taken
on strength by Eastern Air Command |
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Used
by a training unit prior to August 1944. Reported
as a target tug on 8 August 1944. Used by
No. 121 (K) Squadron at RCAF Station Dartmouth, NS, 1944/45. To storage on 2 October 1945.
Reported serviceable on that date, with 1408:40 total time
logged, never overhauled. Stored at No. 6
Reserve Equipment Maintenance Unit. Pending
disposal there from 9 January 1946. |
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last
date:
22 November 1946 - Struck
off, to War Assets Corporation for disposal |
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BW707 |
Lockheed |
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Hudson |
Mk.
III |
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L-214 |
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first
date: 17 February 1942 - Taken
on strength by Eastern Air Command |
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First
assigned to No. 31 Operational Training Unit at Debert, NS. To storage on 22 May 1944.
Issued from storage on 9 August 1944, for use by Western
Hemisphere Organization. Noted in March
1946 as fitted for air-sea rescue. Pending
disposal from 8 May 1947, with No. 10 Group (then part of Central Air
Command, and for-runner of Maritime Air Command). |
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last
date:
10 December 1947 - Struck
off, to War Assets Corporation for disposal |
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BW708 |
Lockheed |
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Hudson |
Mk.
III |
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L-214 |
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first
date: 17 February 1942 - Taken
on strength by Eastern Air Command |
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First
assigned to No. 31 Operational Training Unit at Debert, NS. Category C21 damage at Debert aerodrome at
17:55 on 2 May 1942. Assigned to workshop
reserve at No. 4 Repair Depot at Scoudouc, NB on 7 May 1942, delivered
there on 11 May 1942. Not repaired,
assigned to use as an instructional airframe A 181 on 5 August 1942. To No. 4 Repair Depot in 1944 for scrapping. |
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last
date:
10 February 1945 - Struck
off, scrapped |
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BW709 |
Lockheed |
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Hudson |
Mk.
III |
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L-214 |
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first
date: 17 February 1942 - Taken
on strength by Eastern Air Command |
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First
assigned to No. 31 Operational Training Unit at Debert, NS. To Clarke Ruse Aircraft for wing repairs, 4
February to 22 October 1943. To Eastern
Air Command when completed, for use by a BCATP unit. To
workshop reserve at RCAF Station Moncton, NB on 10 August1944. Transferred to Western Hemisphere Organization
on 1 September 1944. To Eastern Air
Command on completion of work, on 13 October 1944.
Pending disposal from 1 April 1946. Stored
at RCAF Station Dartmouth, NS, where it was noted with 961:25 total
time, never overhauled. |
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last
date:
26 May 1948 - Struck off,
to War Assets Corporation for disposal |
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BW710 |
Lockheed |
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Hudson |
Mk.
III |
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L-214 |
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first
date: 17 February 1942 - Taken
on strength by Eastern Air Command |
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First
assigned to No. 31 Operational Training Unit at Debert, NS. With No. 36 Operational Training Unit at RCAF
Station Greenwood, NS when it received Category C3 damage at Greenwood
aerodrome at 11:30 on 18 January 1943. Still
with this unit when it received Category B damage at Greenwood
aerodrome at 13:35 on 25 January 1943. Swung
on take off, starboard undercarriage collapsed. To
workshop reserve with No. 4 Repair Depot on 27 January 1943. Assigned to Clarke Ruse Aircraft for repairs
on 1 February 1943, delivered there on 20 May 1943.
Category A crash on takeoff from Lakeburn airport (RCAF
Station Moncton) on 30 September 1943. Possibly
on tests after repairs, no record of acceptance from Clarke Ruse prior
to accident. To No. 4 Repair Depot on 14
October 1943 for salvage. |
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last
date:
2 January 1944 - Struck
off, reduced to spares and produce |
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BW711 |
Lockheed |
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Hudson |
Mk.
III |
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L-214 |
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first
date: 17 February 1942 - Taken
on strength by Eastern Air Command |
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First
assigned to No. 31 Operational Training Unit at Debert, NS. Assigned to Clarke Ruse Aircraft for crash
repairs on 4 May 1943, delivered there on 5 June 1943.
To Eastern Air Command on 30 September 1943.
To storage with No. 4 Repair Depot on 4 December 1943
following a crash, waiting for allocation contractor for repairs. To Clarke Ruse Aircraft at Moncton, NB for
repairs on 10 January 1944. Apparently not
repaired, to No. 21 Repair Depot on 3 April 1944 for disposal. |
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last
date:
6 November 1944 - Struck off |
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BW712 |
Lockheed |
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Hudson |
Mk.
III |
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L-214 |
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first
date: 17 February 1942 - Taken
on strength by Eastern Air Command |
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Noted
on 12 February 1942 as one of 55 Hudsons released off a British Lend
Lease contract. First assigned to No. 31
Operational Training Unit at Debert, NS. With
No. 11 (BR) Squadron, RCAF Station Dartmouth, NS, coded "E", when it
received Category C damage at Dartmouth on 13 January 1943. Taxied into a snow plough.
Category B crash on 26 April 1944. To
No. 19 Sub-Repair Depot for write off. Engines
removed and sent to No. 4 Repair Depot, propellers to Pratt &
Whitney Canada. |
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last
date:
4 July 1944 - Struck off |
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BW713 |
Lockheed |
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Hudson |
Mk.
III |
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L-214 |
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first
date: 16 March 1942 - Taken
on strength by Eastern Air Command |
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First
assigned to No. 36 Operational Training Unit at RCAF Station Greenwood,
NS. Category B damage at Greenwood
aerodrome at 10:40 on 16 July 1942. To No.
4 Repair Depot on 28 July 1942. Assigned
to Clarke Ruse Aircraft at Moncton, NB for repairs on 10 December 1942,
delivered on 20 May 1943. To Eastern Air
Command on 25 August 1943, for use at a training unit.
Category A crash at Debert, NS on 23 March 1944. To No. 4 Repair Depot for scrapping on 24
March 1944. |
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last
date:
7 June 1944 - Struck off,
reduced to spares and produce |
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BW715 |
Lockheed |
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Hudson |
Mk.
III |
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L-214 |
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first
date: 24 June 1942 - Taken
on strength by Eastern Air Command |
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To
No. 6 Repair Depot on 24 January 1944, following a Category B crash. To No. 1 Training Command on 19 July 1944, for
use by the Visiting Flight, Central Flying School, at RCAF Station
Trenton, Ontario. Back to No. 6 Repair
Depot for scrapping in October 1944. |
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last
date:
6 December 1944 - Struck
off, reduced to spares and produce |
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BW716 |
Lockheed |
|
Hudson |
Mk.
III |
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L-214 |
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first
date: 17 February 1942 - Taken
on strength by Eastern Air Command |
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Noted
on 12 February 1942 as one of 55 Hudsons released off a British Lend
Lease contract. Noted on 17 February 1942
as on loan to the Home War Establishment. With
No. 11 (BR) Squadron, RCAF Stations Dartmouth, NS and Torbay,
Newfoundland, coded "W". Still with this
Squadron when it crashed on 26 August 1944. To
No. 4 Repair Depot on 14 September 1944 for write off. |
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|
last
date:
26 October 1944 - Struck off |
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BW717 |
Lockheed |
|
Hudson |
Mk.
III |
|
|
L-214 |
|
|
|
|
|
first
date: 17 February 1942 - Taken
on strength by Eastern Air Command |
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|
Noted
on 12 February 1942 as one of 55 Hudsons released off a British Lend
Lease contract. Noted on 17 February 1942
as on loan to the Home War Establishment. First
assigned to No. 31 Operational Training Unit at Debert, NS. To Clarke Ruse Aircraft for accident repairs,
10 March to 30 April 1943. To Eastern Air
Command when completed, delivered to a Home War Establishment Unit on
23 May 1943. With No. 11 (BR) Squadron,
RCAF Stations Torbay, Newfoundland or Dartmouth, NS, 1943 to 1944. Coded "L". Pending
disposal from 11 August 1944. By 25 March
1946 stored at Scoudouc, NB, where it was noted with 1215:00 total
time, never overhauled. |
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|
last
date:
3 September 1946 - Struck
off, to War Assets Corporation for disposal |
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BW718 |
Lockheed |
|
Hudson |
Mk.
III |
|
|
L-214 |
|
|
|
|
|
first
date: 17 February 1942 - Taken
on strength by Eastern Air Command |
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|
Noted
on 12 February 1942 as one of 55 Hudsons released off a British Lend
Lease contract. Noted on 17 February 1942
as on loan to the Home War Establishment. With
No. 11 (BR) Squadron, RCAF Stations Torbay, Newfoundland or Dartmouth,
NS, c. 1942 to 1944. Coded "O". Pending disposal from 11 August 1944. Stored by No. 4 Repair Depot at Scoudouc, NB,
where it was noted with 1854:00 total time, never overhauled. By 25 March 1946 on the books of No. 5 (E)
Depot at Scoudouc, NB |
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|
last
date:
3 September 1946 - Struck
off, to War Assets Corporation for disposal |
||||
BW719 |
Lockheed |
|
Hudson |
Mk.
III |
|
|
L-214 |
|
|
|
|
|
first
date: 17 February 1942 - Taken
on strength by Eastern Air Command |
||||
|
Noted
on 12 February 1942 as one of 55 Hudsons released off a British Lend
Lease contract. Noted on 17 February 1942
as on loan to the Home War Establishment. With
No. 11 (BR) Squadron, RCAF Station Torbay, Newfoundland.
Coded "N". Lost on training
flight on 17 December 1943, 5 fatalities. Was
one of 3 aircraft in night cross country formation flight from Torbay
to Stephenville, Gander, and back to Torbay. Reported
engine trouble, and left formation at about 10:25 PM local time. Remainder of flight encountered icing
conditions shortly after. Ownership to No.
19 Sub-Repair Depot on 29 December 1943, for write off.
Wreckage not located until 1948 near Lloyds Lake, 50 miles
east of Stephenville, found by an RCMP aircraft. Aircraft
had struck ground nearly vertical, and was destroyed by fire. The crews' funeral on 18 August 1948 is widely
reported as "the last wartime funeral in Newfoundland".
The aircraft is often mis-identified as "719". |
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|
last
date:
20 March 1944 - Struck off |
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BW720 |
Lockheed |
|
Hudson |
Mk.
III |
|
|
L-214 |
|
|
|
|
|
first
date: 24 June 1942 - Taken
on strength by Eastern Air Command |
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|
First
assigned to No. 36 Operational Training Unit at RCAF Station Greenwood,
NS. Category A crash at 14:40 on 29 August
1942, near Lawrencetown, NS (10 miles south-west of Greenwood). Aircraft stalled, became uncontrollable, all
occupants bailed out. Largely destroyed by
post impact fire. To No. 4 Repair Depot on
8 September 1942 for scrapping. |
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|
last
date:
28 December 1942 - Struck
off, reduced to spares and produce |
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BW722 |
Lockheed |
|
Hudson |
Mk.
III |
|
|
L-214 |
|
|
|
|
|
first
date: 17 February 1942 - Taken
on strength by Eastern Air Command |
||||
|
Noted
on 12 February 1942 as one of 55 Hudsons released off a British Lend
Lease contract. Noted on 17 February 1942
as on loan to the Home War Establishment. First
assigned to No. 31 Operational Training Unit at Debert, NS. To No. 4 Repair Depot for crash repairs, 19
April 1943. Re-assigned to Clarke Ruse
Aircraft, 28 April to 25 August 1943. To
Eastern Air Command when completed, for the Home War Establishment. Back to No. 31 OTU on 21 October 1943. To storage on 22 May 1944.
To No. 1 Training Command on 9 August 1944, for conversion
to transport. Assigned to the Visiting
Flight, Central Flying School, RCAF Station Trenton, Ontario. To No. 6 Repair Depot for repairs on 5 July
1945. No record that repairs were
completed. Pending disposal from 22
January 1946, stored at Trenton by No. 6 Repair Depot.
Noted with 1328:35 total time while in storage. |
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|
last
date:
2 January 1947 - Struck
off, to War Assets Corporation for disposal |
||||
BW723 |
Lockheed |
|
Hudson |
Mk.
III |
|
|
L-214 |
|
|
|
|
|
first
date: 17 February 1942 - Taken
on strength by Eastern Air Command |
||||
|
Noted
on 12 February 1942 as one of 55 Hudsons released off a British Lend
Lease contract. Noted on 17 February 1942
as on loan to the Home War Establishment. First
assigned to No. 31 Operational Training Unit at Debert, NS. With No. 119 (BR) Squadron at RCAF Station
Sydney, NS when it received Category B damage at 21:15 on 9 July 1942. Engine failure while returning from patrol,
crash-landed on Scatarie Island (17 miles south-east of Sydney
aerodrome). To No. 4 Repair Depot on 8
August 1942. To Clarke Ruse Aircraft for
repairs, 12 August 1942 to 10 February 1943. To
Eastern Air Command when completed, for use with a Home War
Establishment unit. To No. 4 Repair Depot
on 17 May 1943. Transferred to books of
Central Training Establishment on 9 June 1943. |
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|
last
date:
4 August 1943 - Struck off |
||||
BW724 |
Lockheed |
|
Hudson |
Mk.
III |
|
|
L-214 |
|
|
|
|
|
first
date: 17 February 1942 - Taken
on strength by Eastern Air Command |
||||
|
Noted
on 12 February 1942 as one of 55 Hudsons released off a British Lend
Lease contract. Noted on 17 February 1942
as on loan to the Home War Establishment. First
assigned to No. 31 Operational Training Unit at Debert, NS. Later with No. 11 (BR) Squadron, RCAF Station
Dartmouth, NS, 1942. Coded "P". Category A crash on 2 July 1942, into the
Canso Strait. All crew members baled out
safely. Ownership to No. 4 Repair Depot on
4 July 1942 for write off. |
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|
last
date:
17 August 1942 - Struck off |
||||
BW728 |
Lockheed |
|
Hudson |
Mk.
III |
|
|
L-214 |
|
|
|
|
|
first
date: 17 February 1942 - Scheduled
date of transfer |
||||
|
Noted
on 17 February 1942 as to be loaned by RAF to Home War Establishment,
transfer cancelled, reported on 2 March 1942. |
||||
|
last
date:
2 March 1942 - transfer
cancelled |
||||
BW768 |
Lockheed |
|
Hudson |
Mk.
III |
|
|
L-214 |
|
|
|
|
|
first
date: 16 March 1942 - Taken
on strength by Eastern Air Command |
||||
|
First
assigned to No. 36 Operational Training Unit at RCAF Station Greenwood,
NS. Struck a tree during single engine
practice flying at 09:15 on 31 August 1942. Originally
classified as Category C21, revised to Category B.
Assigned to No. 4 Repair Depot at Scoudouc, NB on 8 March
1943, delivered there on 11 March 1943. Apparently
never repaired. |
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|
last
date:
22 May 1943 - Struck off |
||||
BW770 |
Lockheed |
|
Hudson |
Mk.
III |
|
|
L-214 |
|
|
|
|
|
first
date: 16 March 1942 - Taken
on strength by Eastern Air Command |
||||
|
First
assigned to No. 36 Operational Training Unit at RCAF Station Greenwood,
NS. Category A crash at 11:20 on 25 June
1942, 3 miles south-east of Greenwood. To
No. 4 Repair Depot on 3 July 1942 for scrapping. |
||||
|
last
date:
27 July 1942 - Struck off,
reduced to spares and produce |
||||
BW771 |
Lockheed |
|
Hudson |
Mk.
III |
|
|
L-214 |
|
|
|
|
|
first
date: 16 March 1942 - Taken
on strength by Eastern Air Command |
||||
|
First
assigned to No. 36 Operational Training Unit at RCAF Station Greenwood,
NS. Category B damage at Greenwood
aerodrome at 17:40 on 26 January 1943, port undercarriage collapsed on
landing. To No. 4 Repair Depot, 30 January
to 18 March 1943. To Eastern Air Command
when completed, noted as intended for RAF (probably for No. 31 or No.
36 Operational Training Unit). Allocated
to No. 4 Repair Depot again on 21 December 1943, for temporary fly in
repair and storage pending allocation to a contractor for further
repairs. To Canada Car & Foundry at
Amherst, NS on 10 January 1944. Back to
No. 4 Repair Depot on 8 April 1944. Pending
disposal from 31 July 1944. Stored at
Scoudouc, NB, where it was noted with 1146:30 total time, never
overhauled. By 25 March 1946 on the books
of No. 5 (E) Depot, still stored at Scoudouc. |
||||
|
last
date:
12 February 1947 - Struck
off, to War Assets Corporation for disposal |
||||
BW772 |
Lockheed |
|
Hudson |
Mk.
III |
|
|
L-214 |
|
|
|
|
|
first
date: 16 March 1942 - Taken
on strength by Eastern Air Command |
||||
|
First
assigned to No. 36 Operational Training Unit at RCAF Station Greenwood,
NS. To Clarke Ruse Aircraft at Moncton, NB
on 20 August 1943. To No. 21 Repair Depot
on 3 April 1944 for disposal. Pending
disposal from 25 July 1944. Stored by No.
4 Repair Depot at Scoudouc, NB, where it was noted with 948:55 total
time. By 25 March 1946 on the books of No.
5 (E) Depot, still stored at Scoudouc. |
||||
|
last
date:
12 February 1947 - Struck
off, to War Assets Corporation for disposal |
||||
BW775 |
Lockheed |
|
Hudson |
Mk.
III |
|
|
L-214 |
|
|
|
|
|
first
date: 16 March 1942 - Taken
on strength by Eastern Air Command |
||||
|
First
assigned to No. 36 Operational Training Unit at RCAF Station Greenwood,
NS. To No. 4 Repair Depot on 17 December
1943 for temporary repairs,, following a Category B crash.
Assigned to Canada Car & Foundry at Amherst, NS on 10
January 1944. To No. 21 Repair Depot on 8
April 1944, to be stored pending disposal instructions.
Scrapped there. |
||||
|
last
date:
6 November 1944 - Struck off |
||||
BW776 |
Lockheed |
|
Hudson |
Mk.
III |
|
|
L-214 |
|
|
|
|
|
first
date: 16 March 1942 - Taken
on strength by Eastern Air Command |
||||
|
First
assigned to No. 36 Operational Training Unit at RCAF Station Greenwood,
NS, on loan from RAF. Category A crash at
Greenwood on 26 August 1942. To No. 4
Repair Depot at Scoudouc, NB for scrapping on 8 September 1942. |
||||
|
last
date:
10 November 1942 - Struck
off, reduced to spares and produce |
||||
BW777 |
Lockheed |
|
Hudson |
Mk.
III |
|
|
L-214 |
|
|
|
|
|
first
date: 15 July 1942 - Taken
on strength by Eastern Air Command |
||||
|
Category A crash at Debert, NS on 20 July 1943. To No. 4 Repair Depot at Scoudouc, NB for scrapping on 22 August 1943 |
||||
|
last
date:
28 September 1943 - Struck
off |
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