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Canadian Military Aircraft Serial Numbers RCAF owned, RAF serials HB207 to HH560 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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HB207 |
Beechcraft |
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Expeditor |
Mk.
II / 3T |
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D-18S |
6220 (or 6223?) |
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first date: 8 May 1944 - Taken on strength by Western Air Command |
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EX USAAF C-45F 43-35668. Ex RAF HB207. Different company numbers listed by Baugher
and |
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last date: 13 June 1967 - Struck off, to Crown Assets Disposal Corporation for
sale |
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HB210 |
Beechcraft |
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Expeditor |
Mk.
II / 3T |
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D-18S |
6226 |
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first date: 9 May 1944
- Taken on strength by Western Air Command |
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EX USAAF C-45F serial number 43-35671. Transferred to No. 3 Training Command at |
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last date: 12 November 1965 - Struck off, to Crown Assets Disposal Corporation for
sale |
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HB212 |
Beechcraft |
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Expeditor |
Mk.
II / 3T |
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D-18S |
6264 |
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first date: 8 May 1944 - Taken on strength by Western Air Command |
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Ex USAAF C-45F 43-35690. Accepted for use by No. 32 Operational
Training Unit, later No. 6 OTU, at |
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last date: 19 March 1962 - Free issue under Mutual Aid to |
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HB266 |
Beechcraft |
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Expeditor |
Mk.
II / 3T |
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D-18S |
6631 |
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first date: 18 July 1944
- Taken on strength by Eastern Air Command at |
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EX USAAF C-45F serial number 43-35873, ex RAF
HB266. Delivered as Mk. II, converted
post war to Mk. 3T. First used at |
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last date: 10 September 1965 - Struck off, to Crown Assets Disposal Corporation for
sale |
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HB267 |
Beechcraft |
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Expeditor |
Mk.
II / 3T |
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D-18S |
6637 |
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first date: 19 June 1944 - Taken on strength by No. 1 Training
Command |
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Ex USAAF C-45F serial number 43-35877, ex RAF
HB267. Delivered as Mk. II, converted
post war to Mk. 3T. To Eastern Air
Command on 1 July 1944, for use at |
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last date: 10 September 1968 -
Struck off, to Crown Assets Disposal
Corporation for sale |
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HB268 |
Beechcraft |
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Expeditor |
Mk.
II |
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D-18S |
6645? |
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first date: 7 July 1944
- Taken on strength by No. 1 Training command |
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Ex USAAF C-45F serial number 43-35881, ex RAF
HB268. To Eastern Air Command, for use
at |
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last date: 27 August 1946 - Struck off, to War Assets Corporation for sale |
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HB269 |
Beechcraft |
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Expeditor |
Mk.
II / 3T |
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D-18S |
6649 |
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first date: 7 July 1944 - Taken on strength by No. 1 Training
command |
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Ex USAAF C-45F serial number 43-35885, ex RAF
HB269. Delivered as Mk. II, converted
post war to Mk. 3T. To Eastern Air
Command for use at |
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last date: 10 September 1968 -
Struck off, to Crown Assets Disposal
Corporation for sale |
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HD310 |
North American |
NA, |
Mitchell |
B-25D |
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NA-87 |
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first date: 21 February
1944 - Taken on strength by Western Air Command as a
new aircraft |
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Ex USAAF B-25D-35-NA serial number 43-3764, ex
RAF Mitchell Mk. II HD310. Officially
identified as a B-25D in RCAF records.
Delivered to stored reserve.
Issued on 9 March 1944 to No. 5 Operational Training Unit at |
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last date: 13 July 1945 - Struck off, reduced to spares and produce |
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HD311 |
North American |
NA, |
Mitchell |
B-25D |
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NA-87 |
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first date: 23 February 1944 - Taken on strength by Western
Air Command as a new aircraft |
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Ex USAAF B-25D-35-NA serial number 43-3779, ex
RAF Mitchell Mk. II HD312. Officially
identified as a B-25D in RCAF records.
Delivered to stored reserve.
Issued on 9 March 1944 to No. 5 Operational Training Unit at |
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last date: 26 June 1945 - Struck off, scrapped |
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HD312 |
North American |
NA, |
Mitchell |
B-25D
/ Mk. 2LB |
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NA-87 |
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first date: 23 February
1944 - Taken on strength by Western Air Command as a
new aircraft |
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Ex USAAF B-25D-35-NA serial number 43-3780, ex
RAF Mitchell Mk. II HD312. Officially
identified as a B-25D in early RCAF records.
Delivered to stored reserve.
Issued on 9 March 1944 to No. 5 Operational Training Unit at |
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last date: 11 September 1957 - Struck off |
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HD313 |
North American |
NA, |
Mitchell |
B-25D
/ Mk. 2PT |
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NA-87 |
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first date: 21 February 1944 - Taken on strength by Western
Air Command as a new aircraft |
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Ex USAAF B-25D-35-NA serial number 43-3781, ex
RAF Mitchell Mk. II HD313. Officially
identified as a B-25D in early RCAF records.
Delivered to stored reserve.
Issued on 9 March 1944 to No. 5 Operational Training Unit at |
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last date: 8 September 1960 - Struck off |
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HD314 |
North American |
NA, |
Mitchell |
B-25D |
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NA-87 |
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first date: 21 February
1944 - Taken on strength by Western Air Command as a
new aircraft |
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Ex USAAF B-25D-35-NA serial number 43-3782, ex
RAF Mitchell Mk. II HD314. Officially
identified as a B-25D in early RCAF records.
Delivered to stored reserve.
Issued on 9 March 1944 to No. 5 Operational Training Unit at |
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last date: 14 June 1945 - Struck off, scrapped |
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HD315 |
North American |
NA, |
Mitchell |
B-25D |
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NA-87 |
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first date: 21 February 1944 - Taken on strength by Western
Air Command as a new aircraft |
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Ex USAAF B-25D-35-NA serial number 43-3783, ex
RAF Mitchell Mk. II HD315. Officially
identified as a B-25D in early RCAF records.
Delivered to stored reserve.
Issued on 9 March 1944 to No. 5 Operational Training Unit at |
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last date: 17 January 1945 - Struck off, reduced to spares and produce |
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HD317 |
North American |
NA, |
Mitchell |
B-25D |
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NA-87 |
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first date: 21 February
1944 - Taken on strength by Western Air Command as a
new aircraft |
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Ex USAAF B-25D-35-NA serial number 43-3785, ex
RAF Mitchell Mk. II HD317. Officially
identified as a B-25D in RCAF records.
Delivered to stored reserve.
Issued on 9 March 1944 to No. 5 Operational Training Unit at |
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last date: 17 November 1953 - Struck off, reduced to spares and produce |
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HD318 |
North American |
NA, |
Mitchell |
B-25D
/ Mk. 2BT |
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NA-87 |
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first date: 21 February 1944 - Taken on strength by Western
Air Command as a new aircraft |
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Ex USAAF B-25D-35-NA serial number 43-3786, ex
RAF Mitchell Mk. II HD318. Officially
identified as a B-25D in early RCAF records.
Delivered to stored reserve.
Issued on 9 March 1944 to No. 5 Operational Training Unit at |
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last date: 5 January 1960 - Struck off |
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HD319 |
North American |
NA, |
Mitchell |
B-25D |
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NA-87 |
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first date: 21 February
1944 - Taken on strength by Western Air Command as a
new aircraft |
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Ex USAAF B-25D-35-NA serial number 43-3787, ex
RAF Mitchell Mk. II HD319. Officially
identified as a B-25D in RCAF records.
Delivered to stored reserve.
Issued on 9 March 1944 to No. 5 Operational Training Unit at |
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last date: 3 August 1944 - Struck off |
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HD320 |
North American |
NA, |
Mitchell |
B-25D
/ Mk. 2LB |
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NA-87 |
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first date: 23 February 1944 - Taken on strength by Western
Air Command as a new aircraft |
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Ex USAAF B-25D-35-NA serial number 43-3788, ex
RAF Mitchell Mk. II HD320. Officially
identified as a B-25D in early RCAF records.
Delivered to stored reserve.
Issued on 9 March 1944 to No. 5 Operational Training Unit at |
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last date: 8 September 1960 - Struck off |
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HD322 |
North American |
NA, |
Mitchell |
B-25D
/ Mk. 2TT |
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NA-87 |
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first date: 9 May 1944
- Taken on strength by Western Air Command as a new aircraft |
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Ex USAAF B-25D-35-NA, ex RAF Mitchell Mk. II
HD322. Aircraft History Card records
USAAF serial as 43-3790, but that aircraft went to the Dutch East Indies and
then |
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last date: 16 August 1956 - Struck off at crash site |
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HD323 |
North American |
NA, |
Mitchell |
B-25D
/ Mk. 2LB |
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NA-87 |
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first date: 1 March 1944 - Taken on strength by Western Air Command
as a new aircraft |
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Ex USAAF B-25D-35-NA
serial number 43-3794, ex RAF Mitchell Mk. II HD323. Officially identified as a B-25D in early
RCAF records. Delivered to stored
reserve. Issued on 9 March 1944 to No.
5 Operational Training Unit at Boundary Bay, BC. To storage at Reserve Equipment Maintenance
Satellite at Abbotsford, BC on 3 December 1945. Assigned to No. 3 Reserve Equipment
Maintenance Unit at Carberry, Manitoba on 4 February 1946. Stored by No. 10 Repair Depot at RCAF
Station Gimli, Manitoba by 1948. To
Avro Canada at Malton, Ontario for conversion to Light Bomber, 16 March 1949
to 1 April 1950. To North West Air Command when
completed. To North West Industries in
Edmonton, Alberta for sheet metal repairs and winterization, 28 November 1951
to 23 January 1952. To Tactical Group
when completed, for use by No. 418 Squadron (Auxiliary) at Edmonton. Went missing in July 1952. |
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last date: 25 October 1952 - Written off, wreckage still not found by this date |
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HD324 |
North American |
NA, |
Mitchell |
B-25D
/ Mk. 2BT |
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NA-87 |
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first date: 1 March 1944
- Taken on strength by Western Air Command as a new aircraft |
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Ex USAAF B-25D-35-NA
serial number 43-3795, ex RAF Mitchell Mk. II HD324. Officially identified as a B-25D in early
RCAF records. Delivered to stored
reserve. Issued on 9 March 1944 to No.
5 Operational Training Unit at Boundary Bay, BC. Assigned to No. 3 Reserve Equipment
Maintenance Unit at Carberry, Manitoba on 4 February 1946. Stored by No. 10 Repair Depot at RCAF
Station Gimli, Manitoba by 1948. To
Avro Canada at Malton, Ontario for modifications and reconditioning, 4
February 1948 to 14 March 1949. Had
670:45 logged time when it arrived. To
storage at No. 6 Repair Depot when completed.
To Training Command on 26 November 1949 for use by Aircraft Armament
School at RCAF Station Trenton, Ontario.
To workshop reserve at No. 6 RD for bomb sight installation, 21 to 27
April 1950. Back to Aircraft Armament
School when completed. Assigned to Air
Defence Command on 9 July 1952, delivered to RCAF Station North Bay, Ontario
on 1 August 1952. To storage at No. 6
Repair Depot, delivered there on 3 September 1952. Assigned to Central Experimental &
Proving Establishment on 19 March 1953, delivered to RCAF Station Rockcliffe,
Ontario on 1 May 1953. To Bristol
Aerospace in Winnipeg, back to CEPE at Rockcliffe on 29 December 1954. To Bristol Aerospace on 31 January 1957,
for removal of camera which was then installed in Mitchell HD320. To ready reserve at RCAF Station Lincoln
Park, Alberta when completed. Pending
disposal there from 11 July 1960. |
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last date: 8 September 1960 - Struck off |
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HD325 |
North American |
NA, |
Mitchell |
B-25D
/ Mk. 2PT |
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NA-87 |
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first date: 1 March 1944 - Taken on strength by Western Air Command
as a new aircraft |
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Ex USAAF B-25D-35-NA
serial number 43-3796, ex RAF Mitchell Mk. II HD325. Officially identified as a B-25D in early
RCAF records. Delivered to stored
reserve. Issued on 9 March 1944 to No.
5 Operational Training Unit at Boundary Bay, BC. Assigned to No. 3 Reserve Equipment
Maintenance Unit at Carberry, Manitoba on 4 February 1946. Stored by No. 10 Repair Depot at RCAF
Station Gimli, Manitoba by 1948. To
Avro Canada at Malton, Ontario for conversion to Pilot Trainer, 1 June 1949
to 1 April 1950. To North West Air Command when
completed. To North West Industries in
Edmonton, Alberta for repairs and modifications, 6 July 1951 to 14 November
1952. To Training Command at RCAF
Station Trenton, Ontario when completed.
Later to No. 2 Air Observers School at RCAF Station Winnipeg. Category A crash while with this School on
6 December 1956. |
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last date: 7 January 1957 - Struck off and scrapped |
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HD326 |
North American |
NA, |
Mitchell |
B-25D
/ Mk. 2TT |
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NA-87 |
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first date: 25 February
1944 - Taken on strength by Western Air Command as a
new aircraft |
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Ex USAAF B-25D-35-NA
serial number 43-3797, ex RAF Mitchell Mk. II HD325. Officially identified as a B-25D in early
RCAF records. Delivered to stored
reserve. Issued on 9 March 1944 to No.
5 Operational Training Unit at Boundary Bay, BC. To workshop reserve at Boundary Bay on 5
October 1944 for repairs. Back in
service from 8 February 1945. Assigned
to No. 3 Reserve Equipment Maintenance Unit at Carberry, Manitoba on 2
February 1946. Stored by No. 10 Repair
Depot at RCAF Station Gimli, Manitoba by 1948. To Avro Canada at Malton, Ontario for
conversion to Target Tug, 10 October 1948 to 28 July 1949. To Training Command when completed, for use
at Aircraft Armament School at RCAF Station Trenton, Ontario. To storage at No. 6 Repair Depot on 27
November 1952. Back to Avro Canada
for installation of Mk. 8 Mod 0 winch, 14 May to 27 July 1954. To Air Material Command when completed, for
use by Central Experimental & Proving Establishment detachment at RCAF
Station Cold Lake, Alberta. To North
West Industries in Edmonton, Alberta for installation of Janitrol heater, and
inspection and repair of wiring, on 28 October 1954, back to CEPE at Cold
Lake on 7 January 1955. To long term
storage at RCAF Station Lincoln Park, Alberta on 16 June 1959. Pending disposal there from 11 July 1960. |
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last date: 8 September 1960 - Struck off |
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HD331 |
North American |
NA, |
Mitchell |
B-25D
/ Mk. 2LB |
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NA-87 |
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first date: 5 April 1944 - Taken on strength by Western Air Command
as a new aircraft |
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Ex USAAF B-25D-35-NA
serial number 43-3844, ex RAF Mitchell Mk. II HD331. Officially identified as a B-25D in early
RCAF records. Taken on strength at No.
5 Operational Training Unit at Boundary Bay, BC. Category C damage while with this Unit on
15 November 1944. To No. 22 Sub-Repair
Depot for repairs, 18 November 1944 to 16 May 1945. To storage at Reserve Equipment Maintenance
Satellite at Abbotsford, BC on 3 December 1945. Assigned to No. 3 Reserve Equipment
Maintenance Unit at Carberry, Manitoba on 4 February 1946. Stored by No. 10 Repair Depot at RCAF
Station Gimli, Manitoba by 1948. To
Avro Canada at Malton, Ontario for conversion to Light Bomber, 16 March 1949
to 15 March 1950. To North West Air
Command when completed. To North West
Industries in Edmonton, Alberta for winterization, 9 to 23 January 1953. To Tactical Group when completed, for use
by No. 406 Squadron (Auxiliary) at Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Category B damage while with this squadron
on 13 March 1954. Still with this unit
when it crashed on 13 August 1954.
Assigned to RCAF Station Lincoln Park, Alberta for scrapping on 2
September 1954. |
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last date: 2 September 1954 - Written off, scraped |
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HD332 |
North American |
NA, |
Mitchell |
B-25D |
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NA-87 |
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first date: 24 March 1944
- Taken on strength by Western Air Command as a new aircraft |
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Ex USAAF B-25D-35-NA
serial number 43-3845, ex RAF Mitchell Mk. II HD332. Officially identified as a B-25D in RCAF
records. First used by No. 5
Operational Training Unit at Boundary Bay, BC. To No. 3 Repair Depot on 30 January 1945,
for scrapping. |
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last date: 16 April 1945 - Struck off, reduced to spares and produce |
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HD333 |
North American |
NA, |
Mitchell |
B-25D
/ Mk. 2BT |
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NA-87 |
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first date: 24 March 1944 - Taken on strength by Western Air Command
as a new aircraft |
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Ex USAAF B-25D-35-NA
serial number 43-3846, ex RAF Mitchell Mk. II HD333. Officially identified as a B-25D in early
RCAF records. Taken on strength at No.
5 Operational Training Unit at Boundary Bay, BC. Assigned to No. 3 Reserve Equipment
Maintenance Unit at Carberry, Manitoba on 2 February 1946. Stored by No. 10 Repair Depot at RCAF
Station Gimli, Manitoba by 1948. To
Avro Canada at Malton, Ontario for conversion to Bombing Trainer, 6 October
1948 to 21 May 1949. To storage at No.
6 Repair Depot when completed. To
Training Command on 4 October 1949, for use at Aircraft Armament School at
RCAF Station Trenton, Ontario.
Assigned to storage at No. 25 Air Material Base on 12 December 1952,
delivered there on 2 February 1953. To
ready reserve at RCAF Station Lincoln Park, Alberta on 12 March 1956. To Tactical Air Command on 5 April 1956,
for use by No. 3054 TTU at Edmonton, probably as a training aid. Still with this unit when it transferred to
Training Command on 29 December 1958.
Pending disposal at RCAF Station Namao, Alberta from 6 October
1959. Sold to Western Surplus Sales of
Edmonton. |
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last date: 18 October 1960 - Struck off, to Crown Assets Disposal Corporation for
sale |
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HD334 |
North American |
NA, |
Mitchell |
B-25D
/ Mk. 2BT |
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NA-87 |
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first date: 24 March 1944
- Taken on strength by Western Air Command as a new aircraft |
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Ex USAAF B-25D-35-NA
serial number 43-3847, ex RAF Mitchell Mk. II HD334. Officially identified as a B-25D in early
RCAF records. Taken on strength at No.
5 Operational Training Unit at Boundary Bay, BC. To stored reserve at Reserve Equipment
Maintenance Satellite at Abbotsford, BC on 3 December 1945. Assigned to No. 3 Reserve Equipment
Maintenance Unit at Carberry, Manitoba on 4 February 1946. Stored by No. 10 Repair Depot at RCAF Station
Gimli, Manitoba by 1948. To Avro
Canada at Malton, Ontario for modifications, 4 March 1948 to 25 January
1949. Had 713:50 logged time when it
arrived there. To North West Air
Command when completed, for use by No. 406 Squadron (Auxiliary) at Saskatoon,
Saskatchewan. By 1 April 1949 had
753:45 logged time. To storage at No.
6 Repair Depot on 24 March 1950. To
Training Command on 22 September 1950.
To Air Defence Command at RCAF Station St. Hubert, PQ on 9 July
1952. Back to storage at 6 RD on 19 August
1952. Pending disposal there from 28
April 1960. Sold to General Smelting
Company of Hamilton, Ontario. |
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last date: 3 November 1960 - Struck off, to Crown Assets Disposal Corporation for
sale |
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HD335 |
North American |
NA, Inglewood, California |
Mitchell |
B-25D
/ Mk. 2LB |
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NA-87 |
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first date: 31 March 1944 - Taken on strength by Western Air Command
as a new aircraft |
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Ex USAAF B-25D-35-NA
serial number 43-3848, ex RAF Mitchell Mk. II HD335. Officially identified as a B-25D in early
RCAF records. Taken on strength at No.
5 Operational Training Unit at Boundary Bay, BC. To stored reserve at No. 3 Reserve
Equipment Maintenance Unit at Carberry, Manitoba on 2 February 1946. Stored by No. 10 Repair Depot at RCAF
Station Gimli, Manitoba by 1948. To Avro
Canada at Malton, Ontario for conversion to Light Bomber, 16 March 1949 to 15
March 1950. To North West Air Command
when completed. |
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last date: 14 December 1960 - Struck off, to Crown Assets Disposal Corporation for
sale |
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HD337 |
North American |
NA, Inglewood, California |
Mitchell |
B-25D |
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NA-87 |
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first date: 24 March 1944
- Taken on strength by No. 3 Training Command |
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Ex USAAF B-25D-35-NA
serial number 43-3850, ex RAF Mitchell Mk. II HD337. Officially identified as a B-25D in RCAF
records. Used by Test and Development
Establishment, RCAF Station Rockcliffe, Ontario, when it was damaged at
Rockcliffe on 2 May 1944. Landing gear
retracted early on take off, propellers bent and fuselage skin torn. Repaired.
To No. 1 Training Command on 10 July 1944. To No. 6 Repair Depot on 17 November 1944,
following another Category B crash (or does this refer to first crash at
Rockcliffe?). Still there 29 November
1945. Pending disposal at 6 RD from 2
July 1946, with 126:45 logged time. |
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last date: 15 January 1947 - Struck off, to War Assets Corporation for sale |
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HD338 |
North American |
NA, Inglewood, California |
Mitchell |
B-25D
/ Mk. 2BT |
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NA-87 |
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first date: 4 April 1944 - Taken on strength by Western Air Command
as a new aircraft |
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Ex USAAF B-25D-35-NA
serial number 43-3851, ex RAF Mitchell Mk. II HD338. Officially identified as a B-25D in early
RCAF records. Taken on strength at No.
5 Operational Training Unit at Boundary Bay, BC. To storage with Western Air Command on 8
February 1945. To stored reserve at
Reserve Equipment Maintenance Satellite at Abbotsford, BC on 27 November
1945. Assigned to No. 3 Reserve
Equipment Maintenance Unit at Carberry, Manitoba on 4 February 1946. Stored by No. 10 Repair Depot at RCAF
Station Gimli, Manitoba by 1948. To
Avro Canada at Malton, Ontario for conversion to Bomber Trainer, 8 October
1948 to 21 May 1949. To storage at No.
6 Repair Depot when completed. To
Training Command on 4 October 1949, for use by Aircraft Armament School at
RCAF Station Trenton, Ontario. To Air
Defence Command at RCAF Station North Bay, Ontario on 9 July 1952. Assigned to AAS at Trenton on 20 August
1952, delivered there on 25 August 1952.
Assigned to storage with No. 6 Repair Depot at Trenton on 25 March
1953. Noted in ready reserve at
Trenton on 12 March 1956. Pending
disposal at Trenton form 28 April 1960.
Sold to General Smelting Company of Hamilton, Ontario. |
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last date: 3 November 1960 - Struck off, to Crown Assets Disposal Corporation for
sale |
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HD339 |
North American |
NA, Inglewood, California |
Mitchell |
B-25D
/ Mk. 2BT / 2PT |
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NA-87 |
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first date: 31 March 1944
- Taken on strength by Western Air Command as a new aircraft |
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Ex USAAF B-25D-35-NA
serial number 43-3852, ex RAF Mitchell Mk. II HD339. Officially identified as a B-25D in early
RCAF records. Taken on strength at No.
5 Operational Training Unit at Boundary Bay, BC. Assigned to No. 3 Reserve Equipment
Maintenance Unit at Carberry, Manitoba on 2 February 1946. Stored by No. 10 Repair Depot at RCAF
Station Gimli, Manitoba by 1948. To
Avro Canada at Malton, Ontario for conversion to Bomber Trainer, February
1948 to 21 December 1948. Had 747:50
logged time when it arrived there. Not clear if identified as Mk. IIBT at
this time. To North West Air Command
when completed, for use by No. 418 (LB) Squadron (Auxiliary, at Edmonton,
Alberta. To North West Industries in Edmonton for winterization, 30 November
1949 to 20 January 1950. To NWAC when
completed. To storage at No. 6 Repair
Depot on 17 April 1950. To North West
Industries for reconditioning and further modifications, 13 June 1952 to 16
December 1953. Possibly converted to
Mk. 2PT at this time. To storage at
No. 25 Air Material Base when completed.
To No. 2 Air Observers School at RCAF Station Winnipeg, Manitoba on 12
December 1956. To Bristol Aerospace in
Winnipeg for modifications, back to No. 2 AOS on 16 September 1957. To Bristol again, 1 April 1959 to 2 June
1959 for modifications of Stromberg carburetors, then back to No. 2 AOS. To inactive reserve at RCAF Station Lincoln
Park, Alberta on 15 March 1960, then to long term storage at Claresholm,
Alberta. Pending disposal there from
27 February 1961. Sold to Canspec Air
Transport of Calgary, Alberta. |
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last date: 16 February 1962 - Struck off, to Crown Assets Disposal Corporation for
sale |
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HD340 |
North American |
NA, Inglewood, California |
Mitchell |
B-25D
/ Mk. 2 |
|
|
NA-87 |
|
|
|
|
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first date: 27 March 1944 - Taken on strength by Western Air Command
as a new aircraft |
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Ex USAAF B-25D-35-NA serial number 43-3853, ex
RAF Mitchell Mk. II HD340. Officially
identified as a B-25D in early RCAF records.
Taken on strength at No. 5 Operational Training Unit at Boundary Bay,
BC. To workshop reserve at Boundary
Bay on 25 October 1944 for repairs. To
storage with Western Air Command on 3 October 1945, reported serviceable on
that date. To stored reserve at
Reserve Equipment Maintenance Satellite at Abbotsford, BC on 27 November
1945. Assigned to No. 3 Reserve
Equipment Maintenance Unit at Carberry, Manitoba on 4 February 1946. Stored by No. 10 Repair Depot at RCAF
Station Gimli, Manitoba by 1948. To
Avro Canada at Malton, Ontario for reconditioning and modifications, 16 March
1949 to 15 March 1950. To North West
air Command when completed. To North
West Industries in Edmonton, Alberta for winterization, 3 to 23 January
1952. To Tactical Group when
completed, for use by No. 406 Squadron (Auxiliary) at Saskatoon,
Saskatchewan. To MacDonald Brothers
Aircraft in Winnipeg for reconditioning, 10 to 13 December 1954. To Tactical Air Group when complete. To storage at RCAF Station Lincoln Park,
Alberta on 1 March 1956. To Bristol
Aerospace in Winnipeg for modifications, 30 October 1956. |
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last date: 5 January 1961 - Struck off |
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HD341 |
North American |
NA, Inglewood, California |
Mitchell |
B-25D
/ Mk. IIBT |
|
|
NA-87 |
|
|
|
|
|
first date: 31 March 1944
- Taken on strength by Western Air Command as a new aircraft |
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Ex USAAF B-25D-35-NA serial number 43-3854, ex
RAF Mitchell Mk. II HD341. Officially
identified as a B-25D in early RCAF records.
Taken on strength at No. 5 Operational Training Unit at Boundary Bay,
BC. To
No. 2 Air Command on 30 July 1945.
To storage with No. 2 AC on 20 September 1945, reported serviceable on
that date. To storage with No. 10
Repair Depot at RCAF Station Gimli, Manitoba on 4 June 1946. To Avro Canada in Malton, Ontario for
conversion to Bomber Trainer, 8 October 1948 to 29 April 1949. To storage at No. 6 Repair Depot when completed. To Training Command on 4 October 1949, for
use at Aircraft Armament School at RCAF Station Trenton, Ontario. Category A crash in December 1949. |
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last date: 21 December 1949 - Written off by No. 6 Repair Depot |
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HD342 |
North American |
NA, Inglewood, California |
Mitchell |
B-25D
/ Mk. 2LB |
|
|
NA-87 |
|
|
|
|
|
first date: 8 April 1944 - Taken on strength by Western Air Command
as a new aircraft |
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|
Ex USAAF B-25D-35-NA serial number 43-3855, ex
RAF Mitchell Mk. II HD342. Officially
identified as a B-25D in early RCAF records.
Taken on strength at No. 5 Operational Training Unit at Boundary Bay,
BC. Assigned to No. 3 Reserve
Equipment Maintenance Unit at Carberry, Manitoba on 2 February 1946. Stored by No. 10 Repair Depot at RCAF
Station Gimli, Manitoba by 1948. To
Avro Canada at Malton, Ontario for conversion to Light Bomber, 16 March 1949
to 12 April 1950. To storage with No.
6 Repair Depot when completed. To
North West Air Command on 25 August 1950, for use by Winter Experimental
Establishment at Edmonton, Alberta.
Still with WEE in June 1952, now at RCAF Station Namao, Alberta. To North West Industries in Edmonton for
winterization, 23 October to 19 December 1952. To Tactical Air Group when completed, for
use by No. 418 Squadron (Auxiliary) at Edmonton. Category A crash while with this squadron,
on 16 August 1953. |
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last date: 26 August 1953 - Written off, reduced to spares and scrap |
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HD343 |
North American |
NA, Inglewood, California |
Mitchell |
B-25D |
|
|
NA-87 |
|
|
|
|
|
first date: 8 April 1944
- Taken on strength by Western Air Command as a new aircraft |
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Ex USAAF B-25D-35-NA serial number 43-3856 ex
RAF Mitchell Mk. II HD343. Officially
identified as a B-25D in RCAF records.
Taken on strength at No. 5 Operational Training Unit at Boundary Bay,
BC. Stolen on 6 December 1944 by Sgt.
D.P. Scratch, who flew the aircraft for several hours before crashing 4 miles
north of Boundary Bay airport, killing himself. From the Globe and Mail newspaper, 9
December 1944: Scratch had enlisted in the RCAF on 18 July 1940.
Court-martialled and dismissed from the service in August 1944 for conducting
a similar unauthorized flight in a Liberator in Newfoundland. He was a
commissioned officer at that time. He
had been permitted "due to a scarcity of flying personnel" to
re-enlist as a Sergeant (pilot). He
had previously tried to steal a Liberator that night, but damaged it badly
during attempted take-off. He then
jumped in the Mitchell and proceeded to beat up the area for several hours
before crashing. Declared Category A,
to No. 3 Repair Depot on 8 December 1944 for scrapping |
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last date: 17 January 1945 - Struck off, reduced to spares and produce |
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HD344 |
North American |
NA, Inglewood, California |
Mitchell |
B-25D
/ Mk. 2LB |
|
|
NA-87 |
|
|
|
|
|
first date: 8 April 1944 - Taken on strength by Western Air Command
as a new aircraft |
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|
Ex USAAF B-25D-35-NA serial number 43-3857, ex
RAF Mitchell Mk. II HD344. Officially
identified as a B-25D in early RCAF records.
Taken on strength at No. 5 Operational Training Unit at Boundary Bay,
BC. Assigned to No. 3 Reserve
Equipment Maintenance Unit at Carberry, Manitoba on 2 February 1946. Stored by No. 10 Repair Depot at RCAF
Station Gimli, Manitoba by 1948. To
Avro Canada at Malton, Ontario for conversion to Light Bomber, 16 March to 29
September 1949. To North West Air
Command when completed. To North West
Industries in Edmonton for winterization, 9 to 23 January 1952. To NWAC when completed, for use by No. 406
Squadron (Auxiliary) at Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Delivered to Saskatoon on 7 May 1952. To MacDonald Brothers Aircraft in Winnipeg
for reconditioning, 28 July 1954 to 6 July 1955. To Tactical Air Command when
completed. To storage at RCAF Station
Lincoln Park, Alberta on 19 March 1958.
Pending disposal there from 20 October 1959. Sold to Canadian Consolidated Salvage of
Edmonton. |
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last date: 5 January 1961 - Struck off, to Crown Assets Disposal Corporation for
sale |
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HD345 |
North American |
NA, |
Mitchell |
B-25D |
|
|
NA-87 |
|
|
|
|
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first date: 8 April 1944
- Taken on strength by Western Air Command as a new aircraft |
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Ex USAAF B-25D-35-NA serial number 43-3858, ex
RAF Mitchell Mk. II HD345. Officially
identified as a B-25D in RCAF records.
Taken on strength at No. 5 Operational Training Unit at |
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last date: 26 July 1944 - Struck off, not found by this date |
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HD909 |
Supermarine |
Saunders-Roe |
Walrus |
Mk.
II |
|
|
first date: 2 October 1943 - Taken on strength |
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Served with No. 1 Naval |
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last date: 2 April 1946 - Struck off, to War Assets Corporation for sale. |
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HH418 |
General Aircraft |
Harris Lebus, |
Hotspur |
Mk.
II |
|
|
G.A.L.48 |
|
|
|
|
|
first date: 29 September
1942 - Taken on strength |
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Delivered to stored reserve at |
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last date: 6 November 1944 - Struck off |
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HH419 |
General Aircraft |
Harris Lebus, |
Hotspur |
Mk.
II |
|
|
G.A.L.48 |
|
|
|
|
|
first date: 29 September 1942 - Taken on strength |
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Delivered to stored reserve at |
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last date: 6 November 1944 - Struck off |
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HH421 |
General Aircraft |
Harris Lebus, |
Hotspur |
Mk.
II |
|
|
G.A.L.48 |
|
|
|
|
|
first date: 29 September
1942 - Taken on strength |
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Delivered to stored reserve at |
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last date: 6 November 1944 - Struck off |
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HH425 |
General Aircraft |
Harris Lebus, |
Hotspur |
Mk.
II |
|
|
G.A.L.48 |
|
|
|
|
|
first date: 29 September 1942 - Taken on strength |
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|
Delivered to stored reserve at |
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last date: 6 November 1944 - Struck off |
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HH427 |
General Aircraft |
Harris Lebus, |
Hotspur |
Mk.
II |
|
|
G.A.L.48 |
|
|
|
|
|
first date: 29 September
1942 - Taken on strength |
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Delivered to stored reserve at |
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last date: 6 November 1944 - Struck off |
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HH521 |
General Aircraft |
Harris Lebus, |
Hotspur |
Mk.
II |
|
|
G.A.L.48 |
|
|
|
|
|
first date: 29 September 1942 - Taken on strength |
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Delivered to stored reserve at |
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last date: 6 November 1944 - Struck off |
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HH551 |
General Aircraft |
Harris Lebus, |
Hotspur |
Mk.
II |
|
|
G.A.L.48 |
|
|
|
|
|
first date: 14 October
1942 - Taken on strength |
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Delivered to stored reserve at |
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last date: 6 November 1944 - Struck off |
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HH552 |
General Aircraft |
Harris Lebus, |
Hotspur |
Mk.
II |
|
|
G.A.L.48 |
|
|
|
|
|
first date: 14 October 1942 - Taken on strength |
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Delivered to stored reserve at |
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last date: 19 June 1945 - Struck off |
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HH553 |
General Aircraft |
Harris Lebus, |
Hotspur |
Mk.
II |
|
|
G.A.L.48 |
|
|
|
|
|
first date: 14 October
1942 - Taken on strength |
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|
Delivered to stored reserve at |
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last date: 3 November 1945 - Struck off |
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HH557 |
General Aircraft |
Harris Lebus, |
Hotspur |
Mk.
II |
|
|
G.A.L.48 |
|
|
|
|
|
first date: 14 October 1942 - Taken on strength |
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|
Delivered to stored reserve at |
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last date: 19 June 1945 - Struck off |
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HH558 |
General Aircraft |
Harris Lebus, |
Hotspur |
Mk.
II |
|
|
G.A.L.48 |
|
|
|
|
|
first date: 14 October 1942
- Taken on strength |
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|
Delivered to stored reserve at |
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last date: 5 August 1944 - Struck off |
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HH559 |
General Aircraft |
Harris Lebus, |
Hotspur |
Mk.
II |
|
|
G.A.L.48 |
|
|
|
|
|
first date: 25 November 1942 - Taken on strength |
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Delivered to stored reserve at |
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last date: 6 November 1944 - Struck off |
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HH560 |
General Aircraft |
Harris Lebus, |
Hotspur |
Mk.
II |
|
|
G.A.L.48 |
|
|
|
|
|
first date: 14 October
1942 - Taken on strength |
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Delivered to stored reserve at |
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last date: 6 November 1944 - Struck off |
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