RCAF operated RAF owned HK100 to HZ999
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Serial
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HK138
de Havilland
DH at
Leavesden
Mosquito
NF.II
/ NF.XII
Built
as NF.II, to Marshall’s of Cambridge for conversion to NF.XII. With No. 406 (NF) Squadron, RCAF.
HK179
de Havilland
DH at
Leavesden
Mosquito
NF.II
/ NF.XII
Built
as NF.II, to Marshall’s of Cambridge for conversion to NF.XII. With No. 406 (NF) Squadron, RCAF.
HK228
de Havilland
DH at
Leavesden
Mosquito
NF.II
/ NF.XII
Built
as NF.II, to Marshall’s of Cambridge for conversion to NF.XII. With No. 406 (NF) Squadron, RCAF.
HK231
de Havilland
DH at
Leavesden
Mosquito
NF.II
/ NF.XII
Built
as NF.II, to Marshall’s of Cambridge for conversion to NF.XII. With No. 406 (NF) Squadron, RCAF.
HK330
Vickers
Wellington
Mk.
III
Reported
with No. 420 Squadron, RCAF coded “PT*K”. This
is probably a typo, correct serial not known.
HK346
Handley Page
Halifax
B.
Mk. II
Reported
with No. 431 Squadron, RCAF, coded “SE*R”. This
is probably a typo, exact serial not known.
HK366
de Havilland
DH at
Leavesden
Mosquito
NF.XIII
Operated
by No. 409 Squadron, RCAF, coded “KP*U”. Also
with No. 410 (NF) Squadron, RCAF, coded “RA*Q”.
HK368
de Havilland
DH at
Leavesden
Mosquito
NF.XIII
Operated
by No. 409 Squadron, RCAF, coded “KP*F”.
HK381
de Havilland
DH at
Leavesden
Mosquito
NF.XIII
Operated
by No. 409 Squadron, RCAF, coded “KP*C”.
HK382
de Havilland
DH at
Leavesden
Mosquito
NF.XIII
With
No. 409 Squadron, RCAF when it crashed in France during a night flying
exercise on 16 March 1945. Came down near
Les Bois Miron, near Annoeullin.
HK421
de Havilland
DH at
Leavesden
Mosquito
NF.XIII
Operated
by No. 409 Squadron, RCAF, coded “KP*V”.
HK425
de Havilland
DH at
Leavesden
Mosquito
NF.XIII
Operated
by No. 409 Squadron, RCAF. Coded “R*KP”,
named “Lonesome Polecat”. Regular crew was
Ross Finlayson and Al Webster. Also
reported as “D*KP” by Griffin and Kostenuk.
HK429
de Havilland
DH at
Leavesden
Mosquito
NF.XIII
Operated
by No. 409 Squadron, RCAF, coded “KP*D”. Scored
this unit’s only triple victory, night of 23/24 April 1945. 2 Ju 87s and one Fw 190, over Germany ,
operating out of airfield B.108 in Germany.
HK430
de Havilland
DH at
Leavesden
Mosquito
NF.XIII
Operated
by No. 409 Squadron, RCAF, coded “KP*P”. Also
with No. 410 (NF) Squadron, RCAF, coded “RA*W”.
HK431
de Havilland
DH at
Leavesden
Mosquito
NF.XIII
With
No. 410 (NF) Squadron, RCAF when it crashed on landing from a training
flight at Castle Camp, Cambridge on 16 January 1944.
F/L C.F. Medhurst and F/O A. N. Henderson killed.
HK432
de Havilland
DH at
Leavesden
Mosquito
NF.XIII
Operated
by No. 410 (NF) Squadron, RCAF, coded “RA*F”.
HK454
de Havilland
DH at
Leavesden
Mosquito
NF.XIII
With
No. 410 (NF) Squadron, RCAF when it crashed on landing from a night
flying test at Castle Camp, Cambridge on 5 February 1944.
F/O K.R. McCormick killed.
HK455
de Havilland
DH at
Leavesden
Mosquito
NF.XIII
Operated
by No. 410 (NF) Squadron, RCAF, coded “RA*Q”.
HK456
de Havilland
DH at
Leavesden
Mosquito
NF.XIII
Operated
by No. 410 (NF) Squadron, RCAF, coded “RA*H”.
HK458
de Havilland
DH at
Leavesden
Mosquito
NF.XIII
Operated
by No. 410 (NF) Squadron, RCAF, coded “RA*S”.
HK459
de Havilland
DH at
Leavesden
Mosquito
NF.XIII
Operated
by No. 410 (NF) Squadron, RCAF, coded “RA*A”.
HK462
de Havilland
DH at
Leavesden
Mosquito
NF.XIII
Operated
by No. 410 (NF) Squadron, RCAF, coded “RA*E”.
HK463
de Havilland
DH at
Leavesden
Mosquito
NF.XIII
Operated
by No. 410 (NF) Squadron, RCAF, coded “RA*R”.
HK465
de Havilland
DH at
Leavesden
Mosquito
NF.XIII
Operated
by No. 410 (NF) Squadron, RCAF, coded “RA*P”.
HK466
de Havilland
DH at
Leavesden
Mosquito
NF.XIII
Operated
by No. 410 (NF) Squadron, RCAF, coded “RA*J”.
HK467
de Havilland
DH at
Leavesden
Mosquito
NF.XIII
Operated
by No. 410 (NF) Squadron, RCAF, coded “RA*T”.
HK470
de Havilland
DH at
Leavesden
Mosquito
NF.XIII
Operated
by No. 410 (NF) Squadron, RCAF, coded “RA*X”.
HK473
de Havilland
DH at
Leavesden
Mosquito
NF.XIII
Operated
by No. 409 Squadron, RCAF, coded “KP*K”.
HK476
de Havilland
DH at
Leavesden
Mosquito
NF.XIII
Operated
by No. 410 (NF) Squadron, RCAF, coded “RA*O”.
HK500
de Havilland
DH at
Leavesden
Mosquito
NF.XIII
Operated
by No. 410 (NF) Squadron, RCAF, coded “RA*I”. Crashed
after engine failure during overshoot at Zeals, UK on 10 July 1944.
HK503
de Havilland
DH at
Leavesden
Mosquito
NF.XIII
With
No. 409 Squadron, RCAF. Belly landed at
airfield A.89 at Le Culot, Belgium on 6 October 1944, after engine
problems.
HK506
de Havilland
DH at
Leavesden
Mosquito
NF.XIII
Operated
by No. 409 Squadron, RCAF, coded “KP*H”.
HK512
de Havilland
DH at
Leavesden
Mosquito
NF.XIII
Operated
by No. 409 Squadron, RCAF, coded “KP*A”. Lost
during a training and functional test flight at 15:00 on 12 December
1944, near Tournia, Belgium after an engine fire. Navigator
W/O D. King bailed out, F/L H. S. Ellis was unable to exit the aircraft
in time and was killed. Squadron history
speculates that Ellis struck the control column while attempting to
exit, placing aircraft in state that greatly slowed his escape. Aircraft crashed near Sailly-les-Lannoy,
France, King landed safely near Blandain (Belgium?).
HK520
de Havilland
DH at
Leavesden
Mosquito
NF.XIII
With
No. 410 (NF) Squadron, RCAF when it crashed on takeoff at Bradwell
Creek, Essex on 11/12 February 1944. WO2
J.L.A. Madden and P/O R.T. Currie killed.
HK521
de Havilland
DH at
Leavesden
Mosquito
NF.XIII
Operated
by No. 410 (NF) Squadron, RCAF, coded “RA*L”. Claimed
two aircraft in single sorite on 22/23 February 1944: Ju 88 at 23:43
and Ju 188 at 00:03. Pilot was S/L C.A.S.
Anderson, navigator F/Sgt C.F.A. Bodard.
HK523
de Havilland
DH at
Leavesden
Mosquito
NF.XIII
Operated
by No. 410 (NF) Squadron, RCAF, coded “RA*G”.
HL835
Hawker
Hawker,
Brooklands
Hurricane
Mk.
IIB
With
No. 417 (F) Squadron, RCAF in 1942/43, in Egypt, coded “AN*A”.
HL843
Hawker
Hawker,
Brooklands
Hurricane
Mk.
IIB
With
No. 417 (F) Squadron, RCAF in 1942/43, in Egypt, coded “AN*C”.
HL872
Hawker
Hawker,
Brooklands
Hurricane
Mk.
IIb or c
With
No. 417 (F) Squadron, RCAF in 1942, in Egypt. Collided
with Hurricane HL900 of same Squadron on 9 November 1942.
HL891
Hawker
Hawker,
Brooklands
Hurricane
Mk.
IIb or c
With
No. 417 (F) Squadron, RCAF in 1942/43, in Egypt, coded “AN*N”. Scored this unit’s first victory, a Ju 88
destroyed by F/S Leguerrier near town of Suez on 13 September 1942. Operating out of Shandur, Egypt at this time.
HL900
Hawker
Hawker,
Brooklands
Hurricane
Mk.
IIb or c
With
No. 417 (F) Squadron, RCAF in 1942, in Egypt. Collided
with Hurricane HL782 of same Squadron on 9 November 1942.
HL901
Hawker
Hawker,
Brooklands
Hurricane
Mk.
IIb or c
With
No. 417 (F) Squadron, RCAF in 1942/43, in Egypt.
HR114
de Havilland
Standard
Motors
Mosquito
FB.VI
Reported
with No. 418 Squadron in Air Britian records, but not confirmed in
squadron records.
HR147
de Havilland
Standard
Motors
Mosquito
F.B.VI
Served
with No. 418 (I) Squadron, RCAF, coded “TH*Z”. Flown
by W/C R. Bannock in fall of 1944, aircraft named “Hairless Joe”. Carried victory markers for 8 aircraft and 19
V-1s, all scored by Bannock.
HR148
de Havilland
Standard
Motors
Mosquito
F.B.VI
Served
with No. 418 (I) Squadron, RCAF from 23 July 1944, coded “TH*B”. Attacked airflieds in Czechoslovakia on 12
October 1944, diverting to Italy due to low fuel. Survived
the war, to the French AF in 1947.
HR149
de Havilland
Standard
Motors
Mosquito
FB.VI
Served
with No. 418 (I) Squadron, RCAF from 9 May 1944, coded “TH*R”. Involved in flying accident 23 July 1944. Reported to have broken up in flight, crashed
near Parkstone, Hants. Struck off on 24
July 1944.
HR151
de Havilland
Standard
Motors
Mosquito
FB.VI
Served
with No. 418 (I) Squadron, RCAF from 1 June 1944, coded “TH*F”. Lost on 9 February 1945, failed to return from
night patrol over the Ruhr. F/L W.C.
Chards killed.
HR155
de Havilland
Standard
Motors
Mosquito
FB.VI
Served
with No. 418 (I) Squadron, RCAF from 22 May 1944, coded “TH*X”. Category B damage from enemy action on 2
November 1944.
HR179
de Havilland
Standard
Motors
Mosquito
FB.VI
Served
with No. 418 (I) Squadron, RCAF from 27 May 1944. Missing
in action on 2/3 June 1944, night intruder operation to Laon/Athies. Came down 500 metres south of Campneusville,
25 kilometres north-west of Poix, at 00:57 local time on 3 June 1944. P/O R.J. Tomlinson and navigator F/O C.E.
Esam, RAF killed.
HR183
de Havilland
Standard
Motors
Mosquito
FB.VI
Served
with No. 418 (I) Squadron, RCAF from 27 May 1944, coded “TH*B”. Missing on operations night of 17/18 July 1944
over Kolberg in eastern Germany. S/L J.B.
Kerr and navigator P/O P. Clark killed. Kerr
never found, Clark washed up in Sweden some 2 months later and is
buried in Malmo, Sweden. NOTE: there may
be some confusion about the serial number, other souces list this 418
Sdn aircraft lost off Eletot, Normandy at about the same time.
HR184
de Havilland
Standard
Motors
Mosquito
F.B.VI
Served
with No. 418 (I) Squadron, RCAF, coded “TH*Z” in January 1945.
HR195
de Havilland
Standard
Motors
Mosquito
F.B.VI
Served
with No. 418 Squadron, RCAF from 3 June 1944, coded “TH*H”. Category AC damage in accident on 6 November
1944. Back to this unit by mid February
1945.
HR258
de Havilland
Standard
Motors
Mosquito
FB.VI
Reported
with No. 418 (I) Squadron, RCAF late in war.
HR324
de Havilland
Standard
Motors
Mosquito
F.B.VI
Reported
with No. 418 (I) Squadron, RCAF, coded “TH*N”, but this serial not
assigned. Maybe HR342?
HR342
de Havilland
Standard
Motors
Mosquito
FB.VI
Served
with No. 418 (I) Squadron, RCAF by January 1945, coded “TH*N”. Missing on operations, night patrol to
Grevenbroich, 23/24 February 1945, F/O L.H. McLeod killed.
HR343
de Havilland
Standard
Motors
Mosquito
FB.VI
Reported
with No. 418 (I) Squadron, RCAF.
HR351
de Havilland
Standard
Motors
Mosquito
FB.VI
With
No. 418 (I) Squadron, RCAF from 6 October 1944. Lost
on operation over eastern Austria on 18 October 1944.
Pilot F/L S.H.R. Cotterill, DFC and navigator F/L C.G.
Finlayson, DFC killed.
HR358
de Havilland
Standard
Motors
Mosquito
F.B.VI
Served
with No. 418 (I) Squadron, RCAF. Claimed
two V-1 on 5/6 July 1944 over the Channel, and one on 9/10 July 1944
over the Channel, flown by F/L C.M. Jasdper and F/L A.J. Martin both
times. Coded “TH*K” by 12 September
1944. May have later been coded “E” and/or
“C”. Still with this unit in April 1945.
HR622
Handley Page
Halifax
B.
Mk. II
Served
with No. 408 Squadron, RCAF, coded “EQ*H”. Failed
to return from attack on the dock area of Lorient on 29/30 January 1943. All crew killed.
HR654
Handley Page
Halifax
B.
Mk. II
Served
with No. 408 Squadron, RCAF, coded “EQ*R”. Failed
to return from attack on Berlin on 29/30 March 1943, shot down by a
night fighter. 6 crew killed and 1 POW.
HR655
Handley Page
Halifax
B.
Mk. II
Served
with No. 408 Squadron, RCAF, coded “EQ*S”. Bombed
Turin, Italy on 4/5 February 1943. Failed
to return from attack at Lorient, France on 7/8 February 1943. All crew were killed.
HR656
Handley Page
Halifax
B.
Mk. II
Served
with No. 408 Squadron, RCAF, coded “EQ*T”. Damaged
by flak during mining operation to the Frisian Islands 21/22 January
1943. Landed on 2 engines, port inner
& starboard inner. Failed to return
from attack at Stuttgart on 11/12 March 1943, shot down by a night
fighter. 4 crew evaded and 3 POWs.
HR658
Handley Page
Halifax
B.
Mk. II
Served
with No. 408 Squadron, RCAF, coded “EQ*V”. Bombed
Cologne on 14/15 February 1943. Bombed
Kiel on 4/5 April 1943. Failed to return
from attack on Dortmund 4/5 May 1943, no survivors.
HR658
Handley Page
Halifax
B.
Mk. II
Served
with No. 408 Squadron, RCAF, coded “EQ*V”.
HR664
Handley Page
Halifax
B.
Mk. II
Served
with No. 408 Squadron, RCAF, coded “EQ*K”. Crash
landed at base after raid on Berlin, early 1943, no injuries.
HR713
Handley Page
Halifax
B.
Mk. II
Served
with No. 408 Squadron, RCAF, coded “EQ*K”. Bombed
Berlin in early 1943, exact date not known. Failed
to return from attack on Essen on 3/4 April 1943. Crashed
in Lake Ijssel, north east of Amstedam, possibly a victim of a night
fighter. All were killed.
HR800
Handley Page
Halifax
B.
Mk. II
Served
with No. 405 Squadron, RCAF.
HR802
Handley Page
Halifax
B.
Mk. II
Served
with No. 428 (B) Squadron, RCAF.
HR806
Handley Page
Halifax
B.
Mk. II
Served
with No. 405 Squadron, RCAF.
HR807
Handley Page
Halifax
B.
Mk. II
Served
with No. 405 Squadron, RCAF.
HR808
Handley Page
Halifax
B.
Mk. II
Served
with No. 405 Squadron, RCAF.
HR809
Handley Page
Halifax
B.
Mk. II
Served
with No. 405 Squadron, RCAF.
HR810
Handley Page
Halifax
B.
Mk. II
Served
with No. 405 Squadron, RCAF, coded “LQ*X”. Lost
on operation to Mannheim on 5/6 September 1943, crashed near Heidelberg.
HR813
Handley Page
Halifax
B.
Mk. II
Served
with No. 405 Squadron, RCAF. Lost on
operations 3 July 1943.
HR816
Handley Page
Halifax
B.
Mk. II
Served
with No. 405 Squadron, RCAF.
HR832
Handley Page
Halifax
B.
Mk. II
Served
with No. 405 Squadron, RCAF. Crashed on
cross country training flight 16 June 1943. Struck
by lightning, encountered turbulence, broke up in flight.
Crashed at Clifton Farm, Clenchwarton, 2 miles west of
Kins Lynn, UK.
HR849
Handley Page
Halifax
B.
Mk. II
Served
with No. 405 Squadron, RCAF.
HR854
Handley Page
Halifax
B.
Mk. II
Served
with No. 405 Squadron, RCAF.
HR855
Handley Page
Halifax
B.
Mk. II
Served
with No. 428 (B) Squadron, RCAF.
HR856
Handley Page
Halifax
B.
Mk. II
Served
with No. 405 Squadron, RCAF, coded “LQ*W”. Named
“Willie”. Failed to return from raid on
the Fiat Motor Works at Turin, Italy on 17 August 1943.
7 crew lost.
HR857
Handley Page
Halifax
B.
Mk. II
Served
with No. 428 (B) Squadron, RCAF, coded “NA*K”.
HR864
Handley Page
Halifax
B.
Mk. II
Served
with No. 405 Squadron, RCAF.
HR872
Handley Page
Halifax
B.
Mk. II
Served
with No. 405 (B) Squadron, RCAF. Lost on
operations on 10 August 1943, crashed in Belgium.
HR876
Handley Page
Halifax
B.
Mk. II
Served
with No. 405 (B) Squadron, RCAF.
HR910
Handley Page
Halifax
B.
Mk. II
Served
with No. 419 Squadron, RCAF, coded “VR*R”. Lost
during mining operation to the Frisian Islands on 12/13 February 1944.
HR912
Handley Page
Halifax
B.
Mk. II
Served
with No. 419 Squadron, RCAF, coded “VR*F”. Failed
to return from attack on the rail yards at Vaires, France on 29/30
March 1944. No survivors.
HR915
Handley Page
Halifax
B.
Mk. II
Served
with No. 405 Squadron, RCAF. Failed to
return from operation to Berlin on 31 August 1943.
Crew member S/L G.T. Pearson taken POW, part of the team
that planned and carried out the Great Escape.
HR916
Handley Page
Halifax
B.
Mk. II
Served
with No. 428 (B) Squadron, RCAF.
HR918
Handley Page
Halifax
B.
Mk. II
Served
with No. 405 Squadron, RCAF, coded “LQ*G”. Shot
down, probably by night fighter, crashed north of Haldensleben, NNW of
Magdeburg en route to Berlin on 23 August 1943.
HR925
Handley Page
Halifax
B.
Mk. II
Served
with No. 419 Squadron, RCAF, coded “VR*D”. Also
with No. 428 Squadron, RCAF.
HX147
Handley Page
Halifax
B.
Mk. II
Served
with No. 428 (B) Squadron, RCAF.
HX162
Handley Page
Halifax
B.
Mk. II
Served
with No. 419 Squadron, RCAF, coded “VR*X”. Failed
to return from attack on Berlin on 20/21 January 1944, shot down by a
night fighter. 2 killed 5 POW.
HX183
Handley Page
Halifax
B.
Mk. II
Served
with No. 428 Squadron, RCAF, coded ‘NA*E’.
HX189
Handley Page
Halifax
B.
Mk. II
Served
with No. 419 Squadron, RCAF, coded “VR*J”. Failed
to return from attack on the rail yards at Laon on 22/23 April 1944,
shot down by a night fighter. Crashed at
Couvron-et-Aumencourt,
12 kilometres North North West of Laon. 1
killed, 2 POW, 4 evaded.
HX230
Handley Page
Halifax
B.
Mk. III
Served
with No. 433 Squadron, RCAF, coded “BM*P”. Failed
to return from attack on Leipzig on 19/20 February 1944.
All were killed.
HX245
Handley Page
Halifax
B.
Mk. III
With
No. 433 (B) Squadron, RCAF. Lost on 19
December 1943.
HX265
Handley Page
Halifax
B.
Mk. III
With
No. 433 Squadron, RCAF, coded “BM*D”. Hit
by flak over the target and attacked twice by an FW-190 during attack
on Berlin on 28/29 January 1944. On return
the crew ditched in the North Sea due to damage and a fuel shortage,
all rescued.
HX268
Handley Page
Halifax
B.
Mk. III
Served
with No. 433 (B) Squadron, RCAF at Skipton-on-Swale, Yorkshire. Coded “BM*A”. Part
of force that bombed the rail yards at Villeneuve St. Georges on 4/5
July 1944. Attacked by unidentified single
engine aircraft and a JU-88, there was no claim but their starboard
wing was damaged. Reported to have
completed 53 operations before transferring out of this Squadron. Lost in a training accident on 17 May 1945,
after transferring out of this unit.
HX269
Handley Page
Halifax
B.
Mk. III
Served
with No. 433 (B) Squadron, RCAF at Skipton-on-Swale, Yorkshire. Coded “BM*J”. Failed
to return from attack on Schweinfurt on 24/25 February 1945. All crew POW.
HX272
Handley Page
Halifax
B.
Mk. III
Served
with No. 433 (B) Squadron, RCAF at Skipton-on-Swale, Yorkshire. Coded “BM*N”, named “Nielson’s Nuthouse”. Bombed Berlin on 15/16 February 1944, minor
flak damage. Failed to return from attack
on Nurnberg on 31 March 1944, shot down by a night fighter near
Buttenham, Germany. 5 killed & 3 POW.
HX275
Handley Page
Halifax
B.
Mk. III
Served
with No. 433 (B) Squadron, RCAF at Skipton-on-Swale, Yorkshire. Coded “BM*S”. Bombed
Leipzig on 19/20 February 1944. Bombed
Hamburg on 28/29 July 1944. Hit by flak
during attack on the V-1 storage site at Bois De Cassan on 4 August
1944. On return crew bailed out.
HX277
Handley Page
Halifax
B.
Mk. III
With
No. 433 (B) Squadron, RCAF. Lost on 19
December 1943.
HX279
Handley Page
Halifax
B.
Mk. III
Served
with No. 427 Squadron, RCAF, coded “ZL*Z”. Failed
to return from attack on Frankfurt on 18/19 March 1944.
5 crew were killed and 2 POW.
HX280
Handley Page
Halifax
B.
Mk. III
Served
with No. 433 (B) Squadron, RCAF at Skipton-on-Swale, Yorkshire. Coded “BM*O”. Bombed
Augsburg on 25/26 February 1943.
HX281
Handley Page
Halifax
B.
Mk. III
Served
with No. 433 (B) Squadron, RCAF at Skipton-on-Swale, Yorkshire. Coded “BM*H”. Severely
damaged during attack on Berlin by a JU-88. Returned
safely to England where all bailed out on 29 January 1944.
Rear gunner killed after his chute became tangled in
aircraft tail, all others survived. Crashed
near Cowesby Hall, north of Thirsk, Yorkshire.
HX282
Handley Page
Halifax
B.
Mk. III
Served
with No. 433 (B) Squadron, RCAF at Skipton-on-Swale, Yorkshire. Coded “BM*K”. Bombed
Stuttgart on 20/21 February 1944. Failed
to return from attack on Frankfurt on 18/19 March 1944, shot down by
flak. 2 killed 6 POW.
HX283
Handley Page
Halifax
B.
Mk. III
Served
with No. 433 (B) Squadron, RCAF at Skipton-on-Swale, Yorkshire. Coded “BM*R”. Failed
to return from attack on Magdeburg on 21/22 January 1944.
All were killed.
HX284
Handley Page
Halifax
B.
Mk. III
Served
with No. 433 (B) Squadron, RCAF at Skipton-on-Swale, Yorkshire. Coded “BM*B”, named “Beer is Best”. Failed to return from attack on Berlin on
24/25 March 1944. 3 crew were killed and 4
POW.
HX285
Handley Page
Halifax
B.
Mk. III
Served
with No. 433 (B) Squadron, RCAF at Skipton-on-Swale, Yorkshire. Coded “BM*E”. Tried
to land at Catfoss due to a fuel shortage after attack on Berlin on
28/29 January 1944. Crashed into trees at
Brandesburton and the pilot, W/O W.A.Stiles, was killed.
Rest of crew survived.
HX287
Handley Page
Halifax
B.
Mk. III
Served
with No. 433 (B) Squadron, RCAF at Skipton-on-Swale, Yorkshire. Coded “BM*U”. bombed
Leipzig on 19/20 February 1944. Failed to
return from attack on the rail yards at Noisy Le Sec on 18/19 April
1944, hit by flak. All were killed.
HX288
Handley Page
Halifax
B.
Mk. III
Served
with No. 433 (B) Squadron, RCAF at Skipton-on-Swale, Yorkshire. Coded “BM*F”.
HX289
Handley Page
Halifax
B.
Mk. III
Used
by No. 433 Squadron, RCAF, coded “BM*T”. Failed
to return from attack on Magdeburg on 21/22 January 1944, no survivors.
HX290
Handley Page
Halifax
B.
Mk. III
Served
with No. 433 (B) Squadron, RCAF at Skipton-on-Swale, Yorkshire. Coded “BM*V”.
HX291
Handley Page
Halifax
B.
Mk. III
Used
by No. 433 Squadron, RCAF, coded “BM*W”, based at Skinton-on-Swale. Failed to return from attack on Dusseldorf on
22/23 April 1944, one of three 433 Squadron aircraft lost on this raid. Damaged by flak over target, attacked by night
fighter over Weert, Holland while homebound. Crew
bailed out with aircraft on fire, came down near Meeuwen, Holland. 3 crew killed, 4 POW, 1 evaded but was
captured in Antwerp on 3 August 1944.
HX292
Handley Page
Halifax
B.
Mk. III
Served
with No. 433 (B) Squadron, RCAF at Skipton-on Swale, Yorkshire. Coded “BM*G”.
HX311
Handley Page
Halifax
B.
Mk. III
Served
with No. 424 Squadron, RCAF, from Skipton-on-Swale, UK.
Coded “QB*A”. Failed to
return from attack on Berlin on 15 / 16 February 1944.
Crashed near Ahrensfelde. All
were killed.
HX313
Handley Page
Halifax
B.
Mk. III
Served
with no. 424 Squadron, RCAF, at Skipton-on-Swales, coded “QB*B”. Shot down by Bf 109 during attack on
Bourg-Leopold on 27 / 28 May 1944. Crashed
near Oostham-Langven, Belgium. 2 POWS, 2
evaded, remainder of crew killed. This
loss confirmed in RCAF records. Reported
in some sources as lost on mission to Karlsruhe on 25 April 1944, but
this appears to be incorrect.
HX314
Handley Page
Halifax
B.
Mk. III
With
No. 424 Squadron, RCAF, at Skipton-on-Swale, coded “QB*C”.
Bombed Frankfurt on 18/19 March 1944, slightly damaged by
an Me 110. Failed to return from mining
mission on 10 / 11 May 1944.
HX316
Handley Page
Halifax
B.
Mk. III
With
No. 424 (B) Squadron, RCAF, coded “QB*D”. Gunners
claimed 2 aircraft downed on 2 separate raids. Same
gunners also claimed victories while in MZ802 (which see).
HX318
Handley Page
Halifax
B.
Mk. III
With
No. 424 (B) Squadron, RCAF, at Skipton-on-Swale, coded “QB*O”. Failed to return from mission to Karlsruhe on
24 / 25 April 1944. Hit by flak and
exploded, while approaching the Aiming Point. 5
crew killed, 2 POW.
HX319
Handley Page
Halifax
B.
Mk. III
Served
with No. 424 (B) Squadron, RCAF, at Skipton-on-Swales, coded “QB*P”.
HX339
Handley Page
Halifax
B.
Mk. III
Served
with No. 429 Squadron, RCAF, coded “AL*D”. Took
part in mission to bomb V-1 sites at Bremont and Acquet on 12/13 July
1944.
HX346
Handley Page
Halifax
B.
Mk. III
Served
with No. 420 (B) Squadron, RCAF, coded “PT*U”. Also
with No. 431 (B) Squadron, RCAF, coded “SE*R”. With
No. 424 (B) Squadron, RCAF, at Skipton-on-Swale, coded “QB*U”.
HX352
Handley Page
Halifax
B.
Mk. III
Served
with No. 433 Squadron, RCAF, coded “BM*C”, when it bombed Berlin on
15/16 February 1944. Served with No. 429
Squadron, RCAF, coded “AL*L” when lost. Failed
to return from attack on the 2 railyards at Aachen on 24/25 May 1944,
shot down by flak. 6 killed 1 POW.
HX803
de Havilland
de
Havilland, Hatfield
Mosquito
F.B.VI
Served
with No. 418 Squadron, RCAF from 17 July 1943, coded “TH*C” in
September 1943, then “TH*N” by 1945. Last
operation with this unit on 26/27 April 1945.
HX807
de Havilland
de
Havilland, Hatfield
Mosquito
FB.VI
With
No. 418 (I) Squadron, RCAF from 17 July 1943, coded “TH*R”. Damaged in landing accident at Holmsley South
on 19 April 1944, one undercarraige leg collapsed.
HX808
de Havilland
de
Havilland, Hatfield
Mosquito
F.B.VI
Served
with No. 418 Squadron, RCAF from 18 July 1943. Lost
on operations 31 July 1943. RAAF pilot P/O
N. Cole survived, RCAF navigator F/O A.A. Shepard killed.
May have been shot down by return fire by a German bomber
intercepted in the landing pattern at Orleans/Bricy.
HX809
de Havilland
de
Havilland, Hatfield
Mosquito
FB.VI
Served
with No. 418 Squadron, RCAF from 17 July to 14 November 1943, coded
“TH*Z”.
HX810
de Havilland
de
Havilland, Hatfield
Mosquito
FB.VI
Served
with No. 418 (F) Squadron, RCAF from 18 July 1943.
Swung on takeoff from Ford on 29 July 1943, undercarriage
collapsed, written off.
HX811
de Havilland
de
Havilland, Hatfield
Mosquito
FB.VI
Served
with No. 418 Squadron, RCAF from 18 July 1943, coded “TH*K”. Destroyed a V-1 over the Channel on 19/20 June
1944, flown by F/L C.M. Jasper and F/L A.J. Martin.
Missing on operationto Vechta 8/9 September 1944. F/O W.R. Zeller killed. Came
down near Limmen polder in Holland.
HX812
de Havilland
de
Havilland, Hatfield
Mosquito
FB.VI
Served
with No. 418 Squadron, RCAF from 19 July 1943, coded “TH*T”. Lost on operation to Stuttgart 22/23 March
1944.
HX816
de Havilland
de
Havilland, Hatfield
Mosquito
FB.VI
Served
with No. 418 Squadron, RCAF from 23 July 1943 to 26 April 1944, coded
“TH*Y”.
HX817
de Havilland
de
Havilland, Hatfield
Mosquito
FB.VI
Served
with No. 418 Squadron, RCAF from 23 July 1943, coded “TH*G”. Struck a hanger while taking off from South
Cerney on 27 October 1943, written off.
HX818
de Havilland
de
Havilland, Hatfield
Mosquito
FB.VI
Served
with No. 418 Squadron, RCAF from 23 July 1943, coded “TH*P”. Damaged by a night fighter over Hannover,
engine caught fire on return trip and crew bailed out 20 miles east of
Manson on 22/23 September 1943.
HX819
de Havilland
de
Havilland, Hatfield
Mosquito
FB.VI
Served
with No. 418 Squadron, RCAF from 25 July 1943 to 24 May 1944, and again
from 16 June 1944. Coded “TH*F” in July
and August 1944. Claimed two Do217 shot
down during intruder mission on 5/6 September 1943, flown by S/L Bennel.
HX953
de Havilland
de
Havilland, Hatfield
Mosquito
F.B.VI
Served
with No. 418 (I) Squadron, RCAF in April 1945, coded “TH*X”.
HX973
de Havilland
de
Havilland, Hatfield
Mosquito
FB.VI
Served
with No. 418 Squadron, RCAF from 16 November 1943, coded “TH*G”. Left this unit in February 1944.
HZ260
Vickers
Wellington
B.
Mk. X
Used
by No. 429 Squadron, RCAF, coded “AL*K”. Lost
on mining operation to the Frisian Islands, shot down over the sea, 1
survivor, date unknown.
HZ261
Vickers
Wellington
B.
Mk. X
Used
by No. 426 Squadron, RCAF, coded “OW*L”. Bombed
Dusseldorf on 25/26 May 1943. Failed to
return from raid on Dusseldorf on 11/12 June 1943, no survivors.
HZ264
Vickers
Wellington
B.
Mk. X
Used
by No. 427 Squadron, RCAF, coded “ZL*L”. Damaged
by fighter during attack on Hamburg, 3/4 March 1943, returned to base.
HZ272
Vickers
Wellington
B.
Mk. X
Used
by No. 424 Squadron, RCAF, in the UK, mid 1943, coded “QB*S”. Served with No. 432 (B) Squadron, RCAF, coded
“QO*W”.
HZ273
Vickers
Wellington
B.
Mk. X
Used
by No. 424 Squadron, RCAF, in the UK, mid 1943, coded “QB*G”. Bombed St. Nazaire, France, date unknown. Shot down while on a mission to Stuttgart on
15 April 1943.
HZ277
Vickers
Wellington
B.
Mk. X
Used
by No. 425 Squadron, RCAF, in the UK mid 1943. Coded
“KW*F”.
HZ303
Vickers
Wellington
B.
Mk. X
Used
by No. 429 Squadron, RCAF, in the UK mid 1943.
HZ304
Vickers
Wellington
B.
Mk. X
Used
by No. 424 (B) Squadron, RCAF, in Egypt. Flew
into high ground and exploded after taking off from Kairouan on 28 July
1943.
HZ312
Vickers
Wellington
B.
Mk. X
Used
by No. 429 Squadron, RCAF, in the UK mid 1943, coded “AL*F”. Failed to return from attack on Mulheim on
22/23 June 1943. All were killed.
HZ355
Vickers
Wellington
B.
Mk. X
Used
by No. 425 Squadron, RCAF, in the UK mid 1943. Coded
“KW*D”. With No. 429 Squadron, RCAF, coded
“AL*G”, when lost. Failed to return from
attack on Dusseldorf on 11/12 June 1943, shot down by a night fighter,
3 crew were POWs, one evaded and one killed.
HZ364
Vickers
Wellington
B.
Mk. X
Used
by No. 424 (B) Squadron, RCAF.
HZ365
Vickers
Wellington
B.
Mk. X
Used
by No. 428 Squadron, RCAF, coded “NA*U”. Failed
to return from attack on Duisberg on 26/27 April 1943, 4 crew were
killed and 1 POW. Crashed near Dulmen.
HZ367
Vickers
Wellington
B.
Mk. X
With
No. 428 Squadron, RCAF.
HZ371
Vickers
Wellington
B.
Mk. X
Used
by No. 424 Squadron, RCAF, in North Africa late 1943.
coded “QB*E”. Destroyed by
fire on 6 July 1943 at Paviller, following explosion of HE971.
HZ414
Vickers
Wellington
B.
Mk. X
Used
by No. 420 Squadron, RCAF, in North Africa in 1943.
HZ424
Vickers
Wellington
B.
Mk. X
Served
with No. 424 (B) Squadron, RCAF, in North Africa, coded “QB*A”. Ditched after engine problems off Marittima,
over Mediterranean, on 1 October 1943, crew rescued by USS Benson. Was returning from mission to Formia.
HZ468
Vickers
Wellington
B.
Mk. X
Served
with No. 424 (B) Squadron, RCAF, coded “QB*F”.
HZ470
Vickers
Wellington
B.
Mk. X
Served
with No. 424 (B) Squadron, RCAF.
HZ471
Vickers
Wellington
B.
Mk. X
With
No. 429 Squadron, RCAF, coded “AL*M”. Failed
to return from attack on Wuppertal on 29/30 May 1943, no survivors.
HZ476
Vickers
Wellington
B.
Mk. X
With
No. 428 Squadron, RCAF, coded “NA*A”. Failed
to return from attack on Dusseldorf on 25/26 May 1943.
All were killed.
HZ481
Vickers
Wellington
B.
Mk. X
Used
by No. 432 Squadron, RCAF, coded “QO*W”. Failed
to return from attack on Cologne on 3/4 July 1943.
All were killed. May have
crashed in Belgium.
HZ484
Vickers
Wellington
B.
Mk. X
Used
by No. 432 Squadron, RCAF, coded “QO*N”.
HZ485
Vickers
Wellington
B.
Mk. X
Used
by No. 428 Squadron, RCAF, coded “NA*G”. Failed
to return from attack on Essen on 27/28 May 1943, no survivors. May have been shot down on way to target,
coming down at Haps-Rijkevoort, SE Noord-Brabant province, Holland at
01:30 on 28 May 1943.
HZ514
Vickers
Wellington
B.
Mk. X
Used
by No. 425 Squadron, RCAF, in North Africa in 1943.
Coded “KW*Q”.
HZ515
Vickers
Wellington
B.
Mk. X
Used
by No. 424 Squadron, RCAF, in North Africa late 1943.
coded “QB*B”.
HZ517
Vickers
Wellington
B.
Mk. X
With
No. 429 Squadron, RCAF, coded “AL*M”. Failed
to return from attack on Krefeld on 21 / 22 June 1943, shot down by a
night fighter. All were killed.
HZ518
Vickers
Wellington
B.
Mk. X
With
No. 432 Squadron, RCAF, coded “QO*A”. Failed
to return from attack on Wuppertal on 24 / 25 June 1943.
All were killed.
HZ519
Vickers
Wellington
B.
Mk. X
Used
by No. 429 Squadron, RCAF, in the UK mid 1943, coded “AL*L”. Failed to return from attack on Krefeld on
21/22 June 1943, shot down by a night fighter, into the sea. All were killed. At
least two bodies found in life raft washed ashore some days later.
HZ520
Vickers
Wellington
B.
Mk. X
Used
by No. 429 Squadron, RCAF, in the UK mid 1943, coded “AL*Z”. Failed to return from attack on Krefeld on
21/22 June 1943, shot down by a night fighter. 2
crew killed and 3 POW.
HZ521
Vickers
Wellington
B.
Mk. X
Used
by No. 429 Squadron, RCAF, in the UK mid 1943, coded “AL*W”. Failed to return from attack on Wuppertal on
24 / 25 June 1943. All were killed.
HZ642
Vickers
Wellington
B.
Mk. XIII
Used
by No. 415 Squadron, RCAF, in the UK 1944. Lost
over North Sea on 8 February 1944.
HZ653
Vickers
Wellington
B.
Mk. X
Used
by No. 415 Squadron, RCAF, in the UK 1944. Flown
by P/O Ashfield on 1 March 1944, shared in the sinking of the Maasburg
NW of Texel. Based at North Coates for
this mission. Flown by P/O K. Ashfield on
20 April 1944, when it shared in the sinking of the Condor off the
Dutch coast. Diverted to Acklington on
return.
HZ655
Vickers
Wellington
B.
Mk. X
Used
by No. 415 Squadron, RCAF, in the UK 1944. Lost
over North Sea, near Holland, on 7 February 1944.
HZ659
Vickers
Wellington
B.
Mk. X
Used
by No. 415 Squadron, RCAF, in the UK 1944. Lost
on operations near Holland, on 13 June 1944. Crashed
near Westerschelde, Holland.
HZ725
Vickers
Wellington
B.
Mk. X
Used
by No. 415 Squadron, RCAF, in 1943, one of the first Wellingtons with
this unit. Ditched shortly after takeoff
on training flight on 2 October 1943, when both propellers stuck in
full fine pitch, and pilot had to throttle back to prevent engine
overspeeding. Only one minor injury.
HZ756
Vickers
Wellington
B.
Mk. X
Used
by No. 415 Squadron, RCAF, in the UK 1944. Engine
failure off Dutch coast on 6 May 1944. P/O
K. Ashfield crash-landed at Langham, no injuries.
HZ809
Vickers
Wellington
B.
Mk. X
Used
by No. 425 Squadron, RCAF, in North Africa in 1943.
Coded “KW*A”.
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