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| Airframe Number |
Sqn Letter |
Arrived |
Departed |
Destination |
| Swift FR.5s |
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Swift FR.5s in Germany from Fri 24 Feb 1956 to Sat 13 May 1961 |
| WK274 |
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Wed 11Mar59 |
Wed 27Apr60 |
Also Cat 3R 12Aug59-29Sep59. Cat 5 Struck Off Charge to MOD |
| WK277 |
N |
Tue 3Mar59 |
Fri 7Apr61 |
Also Cat 3R 22Jul59-29sep59. 60MU. Now in the Newark Air Museum (14Dec05). (Click to see). (Click to see History). |
| WK280 |
P |
Sun 12Apr59 |
Thu 9Mar61 |
Also Cat 3R 19Oct60-17Nov60. 60MU |
| WK287 |
A |
Mon 14Oct57. |
Fri 17Mar61. |
to 60MU. Also Cat3R off 2Sqn 16Sep57-14Oct57, 16Sep58-30Oct58, 5May59-1Jun59, 15Oct59-4Dec59, 5Jul60-18Aug60. |
| WK288 |
B |
Mon 14Oct57 |
Fri 17Feb61 |
60 MU. Also Cat 3R 15May59-26Jun59, Cat 3R 8Oct59-7Jan60, Cat 3R 31Mar60-2May60. |
| WK289 |
V |
Tue 28Apr59 |
Mon 13Mar61 |
60MU |
| WK290 |
Y |
Mon 11May59 |
Tue 7Feb61 |
60 MU. The Manston Fire School. (Click to see). |
| WK295 |
G |
Mon 1Jun59 |
Fri 17Mar61 |
Cat 5C. Withdrawn from use. Displayed at Geilenkirchen. |
| WK299 |
|
Tue 3Feb59 |
Wed 29Jun60 |
Cat 5S Struck Off Charge to MOD |
| WK300 |
|
Fri 6Feb59 |
Tue 23Aug60 |
Cat 5S Struck Off Charge to MOD. [Click to see] |
| WK302 |
R |
Thu 5Nov59 |
Tue 7Feb61 |
Also Cat 3R 26Sep60-10Oct60. 60MU |
| WK304 |
|
Tue 29Sep59 |
Mon 26Oct59 |
Cat 5 Damage write off in Flying Accident - crashed just by the Olympia factory, 4 miles on the approach, due to engine failure. Pilot Al Martin ejected injured back. (Click to see report.[Click to see F540 report] |
| WK307 |
C |
Tue 10May60 |
Thu 9Feb61 |
60MU / C |
| WK314 |
H |
Tue 24May60 |
Fri 17Feb61 |
60MU |
| WN124 |
S |
Mon 14Jul58 |
Thu 27Aug59 |
Cat 5 Damage Crashed 5 miles west of Rinteln. Rimmy Rimington ejected, hung by leg strap and landed head first into the river Weser. See F540 report. |
| XD908 |
A & P? |
Tue 10Apr56 |
Sat 14Sep57 |
Cat 3R. [Click to see]. |
| XD910 |
B |
Tue 24Apr56 |
Thu 22Aug57 |
Cat5 Damage write off Flying Accident - Struck Off Charge to MOD |
| XD912 |
R to C |
Tue 24Apr56 |
Mon 7Oct57 |
R to C Sep57. Controller Aircraft Vickers |
| XD914 |
F to C |
Fri 24Feb56 |
Fri 23Jan59 |
Also Cat 3R 7Feb57-9Apr57. Cat 4(R) C or D? 23MU |
| XD915 |
P |
Fri 11May56 |
Thu 11Dec58 |
Cat 4 Damage 23MU |
| XD916 |
E |
Fri 24Feb56 |
Tue 30Dec58 |
Also Cat 3R 4Nov57-1Feb58, cat 3R 3Jul58-9Sep58 Cat 4(R) Damage 23MU. [Click to see] [Click to see] [Click to see.]. |
| XD920 |
X to Z to E |
Tue 24Apr56 |
Wed 10Feb60 |
Cat 3R Damage - Struck Off Charge to MOD Mon 22 Feb 1960. |
| XD922 |
W |
Thu 10May56 |
Tue 4Nov58 |
Also Cat 3R 17Jun57-26Jun57, Cat 3R 1Aug57-28Oct57Cat 4R Damage 23MU |
| XD924 |
M |
Mon 18Jun56 |
Thu 14Jul60 |
Also Cat 3R 21May57-15Aug57, Cat 3R 3Jul58-24Nov58, Cat 3R 12May59-19Aug59. Cat 3R Damage - Struck Off Charge to MOD Thu 4Aug60 |
| XD926 |
K |
Fri 11May56 |
Mon 24Nov58 |
Cat 5C Damage write off Crash landed Jever - Struck Off Charge to MOD. |
| XD927 |
N |
Fri 11May56 |
Thu 18Dec58 |
Cat 4R Damage 23MU. |
| XD928 |
G |
Thu 24May56 |
Thu 9Apr59 |
Also Cat 3R 15Oct56-22Mar57, 10Feb58-30Jun58. Cat 5 Damage write off Flying Accident - crashed after engine failure. Bunny St Aubyn ejected near Sylt. [Click to see.] |
| XD929 |
S |
Thu 24May56 |
Tue 27May58 |
Also Cat 3R 22Mar57-16Apr57. 23MU |
| XD930 |
U |
Fri 8Jun56 |
Tue 4Nov58 |
Also Cat 3R 21May57-13Aug57. Cat 4R Damage 23MU. |
| XD949 |
D |
Tue 5Jun56 |
Thu 11Dec58 |
Also Cat 3R 23Aug57-18Oct57. Cat 4(R) Damage 23 MU. |
| XD950 |
X |
Thu 24May56 |
Wed 15Jun60 |
Also Cat 3R 28May57-14Aug57, Cat 3R 23Apr58-19Sep58, Cat 3R 20Nov58-19Dec58, Cat 3R 28Jan59-27Feb59. Cat 3R Struck Off Charge to MOD. |
| XD951 |
|
Tue 5Jun56 |
Thu 7Feb57 |
Cat 4(R) Struck Off Charge to MOD. |
| XD958 |
Y |
Wed 6Mar57 |
Wed 30Apr58 |
Cat 5C |
| XD959 |
V |
Tue 9Apr57 |
Fri 13Feb59 |
Cat 3R 23MU |
| XD962 |
J |
Wed 10Aug60 |
Wed 22Mar61 |
60MU. |
| XD964 |
F |
Wed 4Mar59 |
Mon 13Mar61 |
Also Cat 3R 11Apr60-18May60. 60MU |
| XD967 |
|
Tue 10Jun58 |
Sat 28Feb59 |
Cat 5 Damage write off Flying Accident - Crashed in Germany |
| XD972 |
W |
Fri 7Nov58 |
Wed 31Aug60 |
Cat 3R Struck Off Charge to MOD |
| XD973 |
U |
Fri 7Nov58 |
Tue 7Feb61 |
60MU. [Click to see]. |
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Thanks to Keith Wilson-Clark for the Swift airframe number details. Keith Wilson-Clark, Roger Lindsay and I would like added Code Letters and airframe numbers for Swifts if anyone has them. See Mick Ryan under Contact |
| Hunter F.6s |
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| XG294 |
W |
Sun 1 Jan 1961 |
Fri 10 Feb 1961 |
1st flt 29Nov56 by David Lockspeiser, delivered 24Jan57 to 5MU, To 93Sqn as A then W, To 2Sqn as W, to 5MU 10Feb61. Converted to Rhodesian Hunter FGA.9 (122). [Video93 Sqn, Gun pack change race, 19May60 |
| XJ637 |
|
Wed 4 Jan 1961 |
Wed 22 Feb 1961 |
No 19 Maintenance Unit |
| XJ639 |
C |
Wed 4 Jan 1961 |
Tue 21 Mar 1961 |
No 19 Maintenance Unit. |
| XJ645 |
E |
Sun 1 Jan 1961 |
Fri 10 Feb 1961 |
No 5 Maintenance Unit |
| XJ676 |
|
Wed 4 Jan 1961 |
? |
No 229 Operational Conversion Unit |
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| Hunter FR.10s |
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| WW593 |
Y |
Tue 13 Jan 1970 |
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| WW596 |
N |
Tue 8 Aug 1961 |
Mon 14 Mar 1966 |
Ff 10Oct55 Frank Bullen, CA aircraft, TI's at Blackpool, DFCS, returned to HSA 14Oct59, converted to FR10, delivered 2Mar61. 19MU St Athan, 2Sqn N Gutersloh 8Aug61, 229OCU 14Mar66, 2Sqn N 9May67, purchased by HSA 2Mar71 as G-9-352 2,375.20 hrs, converted to Indian T66E S.1390, delivered 13Jun73. |
| WW596 |
N |
Tue 9 May 1967 |
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| XE556 |
W |
Thu 9 Nov 1961 |
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| XE585 |
E |
Wed 27 May 1970 |
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Ff 6Apr56 Hugh Merewether CEN fuse. C/N 41H-679943, delivered 1May56, 5MU Kemble, CFE, DFLS Q West Raynham, returned to HAL 16Sep59, converted to FR10, delivered 28Nov60, 19MU St Athan, 4Sqn A 5Jan61, 2Sqn E 27May70, purchased by HSA 27May70 as G-9-354 2,810.00 hrs, converted to Indian T66E S.1392, delivered 13Dec73. |
| XE605 |
O |
Fri 10 Feb 1967 |
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| XE621 |
H |
Wed 8 Feb 1961 |
Wed 28 Jan 1962 |
First Flt: 17Jun56 David Lockspeiser. Central. Fuse. C/N 41H-679979. Delivered 4Jul56 56Sqn; 92Sqn; 111Sqn. Returned to HSA, 6Aug59. 135.30 FH. Converted to FR Mk.10. Delivered. 22Dec60 2(FR)Sqn as 'H' 8Feb61. Declared CAT 5. Aircraft stalled and dived into ground at Papenburg while flying out of Gutersloh; Pilot, Flt. Lt. Stuart Cyril B. Barnes aged 28 was killed. W/O, 30Jan62. |
| XE625 |
I |
Tue 28 Feb 1961 |
Thu 12 Feb 1970 |
First Flt 17Jun56 Frank Bullen. Delivered as F.6 on 11Jul56 to 263Sqn. Conv. to FR10 2Sqn (I) 28Feb61. 4Sqn. (F), 12Feb0. Purchased by HSA, 04Jun70 as G-9-331. 2,717.25 Flying Hours. Conv. to Chilean FGA71 (J729). Delivered. 22Jul71. Central Fuselage Contract Number 41H-679983. Cerro Moreno AB, Antofagasta, Chile. 2001. |
| XF422 |
M |
Fri 30 Jun 1967 |
Wed 20 Dec 1967 |
No 229 Operational Conversion Unit |
| XF428 |
|
Tue 20 Jul 1965 |
? |
Later to Hawker Siddeley Aviation |
| XF432 |
S |
Thu 9 Feb 1961 |
Thu 29 Jan 1970 |
No 4 Squadron |
| XF441 |
O |
Mon 27 Mar 1961 |
Fri 20 Dec 1963 |
No 1417 Flight |
| XF441 |
N |
Sun 13 Mar 1966 |
Sun 13 Mar 1966 |
No 8 Squadron |
| XF457 |
A |
Wed 15 Mar 1961 |
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66Sqn Y 24Apr59, 19MU St Athan 6Jun59, stored by 5MU Kemble, 208Sqn V 14Mar58 to 14Apr59, to Horsham St Faith, returned to HAL, converted to FR10, delivered 30Jan61, 2Sqn A later T 15Mar61,2Sqn 26Feb70, 4Sqn U , 5MU Kemble, purchased by HSA 23Jul74 as G-9-422 2,682.10 hrs, converted to Lebanese FGA70A L.281 delivered 8Dec75. |
| XF457 |
T |
Thu 26 Feb 1970 |
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No 4 Squadron |
| XF458 |
W |
Wed 22 Mar 1961 |
Wed 1 Sep 1965 |
No 4 Squadron |
| XF458 |
I |
Wed 11 May 1966 |
Mon 17 May 1971 |
Hawker Siddeley Aviation |
| XF459 |
T |
Sun 22 Feb 1970 |
Tue 22 Mar 1971 |
Hawker Siddeley Aviation |
| XG127 |
Y |
? |
Mon 10 Jun 1968 |
Hawker Siddeley Aviation |
| XG168 |
N |
Tue 28 Feb 1961 |
Sat 1 Sep 1962 |
No 19 Maintenance Unit |
| XG168 |
V |
Fri 18 Nov 1966 |
Fri 22 May 1970 |
No 229 Operational Conversion Unit |
| XJ633 |
S |
Thu 29 Jan 1970 |
Tue 2 Mar 1971 |
Hawker Siddeley Aviation |
| XJ694 |
Z |
Mon 9 Sep 1963 |
Mon 30 Sep 1963 |
No 4 Squadron. This aircraft was continuously pooled between 2 and 4 squadrons until Tue 16 Feb 1971 when it departed for Hawker Siddeley Aviation. |
| Hunter T.7 |
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| WV372 |
R |
May 1967 |
Tue 30 Mar 1971 |
Ff 15Jul55 Hugh Merewether CEN fuse. C/N 41H-670818, delivered 2Sep55, 222Sqn Leuchars H 2Sep55, damaged by fire in the air when jet pipe became detached from engine 29Nov56, to HAL, converted to T7, delivered 7May59 5MU Kemble, Jever Stn Flt 8Jan60, Gutersloh Stn. Flt. T Dec62, 2Sqn R May67, Wildenwrath Jul70, RAE 30Mar71,, 4FTS Valley, 208Sqn, 237OCU 372 Lossiemouth as Buccaneer crew trainer, to FAA Oct84 as 879/VL, overhauled by Airwork at Bournmouth in early 1986 and returned to the FAA as 877/VL, placed in storage at Shawbury 1988, it again returned to the RN 1990 until its withdrawal from use in 1993, Ferried to Culdrose for use at the School of Aircraft Handling (SAH), later the School of Flight Deck Operations (SFDO) in Mar93, it remained there until 1996, auctioned in 1997 it was sold to Tony Moloney and flown to North Weald where it was due to be overhauled by 'Gosh That's Aviation', Following change of ownership it was flown from North Weald to Bournmouth on 11Aug97 by Jet Heritage's Chief Pilot Jonathan Whaley for a restoration programme, repainted in 2Sqn colours it flew in 1998, The aircraft is now based at Kemble Airfield maintained by Delta Jets and owned by the 'Fox-One' consortium, a syndicate of eight pilots, registered as G-BXFI. |
| Vampire T.11 |
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| WZ620 |
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Wed 29May57 |
Tue 18Nov58 |
To 14 Sqn. |
| XH326 |
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Sat 29Nov58 |
Thu 17Dec59 |
Cat 4R. |
| Meteor T.7 |
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| WA663 |
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Wed 8Nov50 |
Sat 21Apr51 |
To 94 Sqn. |
| WA685 |
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Sat 14Oct50 |
Sat 21Jun52 |
Cat 5C. |
| WA693 |
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Sun 5Nov50 |
Sat 18Nov50 |
To 11 Sqn. |
| WA695 |
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Mon 4Sep50 |
Tue 5Sep50 |
Crashed on delivery. |
| WA739 |
|
Sat 21Apr51 |
Wed 4Jun52 |
Cat 4R. |
| WG935 |
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Fri 6Nov53 |
Mon 11Jan54 |
To 67 Sqn. |
| WH180 |
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Mon 30Aug54 |
Mon 11Jun56 |
To 2 Gp Comms. Flt.. |
| WL367 |
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Tue 17Jun52 |
Sat 11Apr53 |
Cat 4R. |
| WL407 |
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Tue 22Jul52 |
Thu 3Nov55 |
Station Flt Wahn. |
| Meteor F.8 |
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| WH296 |
D |
Thu 28Jul55 |
Fri 25Nov55 |
To 79 Sqn. |
| WL105 |
D |
Fri 29Apr55 |
Wed 31Aug55 |
Cat 5C |
| Meteor FR.9 |
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A Flt Re-equipped Buckeberg Jan51 from Spitfires. |
| VW364 |
D |
Mon 31Dec51 |
Thu 28Jun56 |
Also 32MU 26Aug55-20Sep55. 8MU |
| VW365 |
C |
Fri 15Dec50 |
Thu 18Dec52 |
Also Cat 3R 11Jun51-30Aug51 flew into target, damaged tail at Sylt APC. Crashed |
| VW371 |
F? |
Thu 11Jan51 |
Wed 17Jun53 |
79 Sqn as N |
| VZ577 |
B? |
Fri 15Dec50 |
Fri 30Apr54 |
Also Cat 3R 11Jun51 from ricochet damage at Sylt APC. B is fixed with bits from C which is left at Sylt still there Aug51. Cat 4R |
| VZ580 |
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Mon 15Jan51 |
Thu 29Jan53 |
Also Cat 3R 8Sep51-7Mar52 Cat 5C |
| VZ585 |
A? |
Fri 1Dec50 |
Thu 15Feb51 |
Crashed |
| VZ586 |
Y? |
Wed 17Jun53 |
Thu 27May54 |
Cat 4R. Original VZ586 crashed on delivery flt Wed 29Nov50. |
| VZ587 |
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Thu 11Jan51 |
Sun 4Feb51 |
Crashed |
| VZ590 |
|
Thu 11Jan51 |
Wed 17Jun53 |
78 Sqn as U |
| VZ596 |
E to H |
Tue 26Jun51 |
Tue 5Apr55 |
Also Cat 3R 27Jul54-25Aug54 back as H |
| VZ599 |
X? |
Wed 20Jun51 |
Tue7Sep54 |
Cat 4R |
| VZ601 |
Q |
Sat 30Jun51 |
Wed 6Jun56 |
8MU |
| VZ603 |
A to E |
Mon 5Mar51 |
Thu 14Oct54 |
Also Cat 4R 27Apr53-6Jul54 out as E. Crashed |
| VZ605 |
S |
Tue 24Jul51 |
Thu 22Sep55 |
Also Cat 3R 26Mar54-7Apr54. 32MU |
| VZ607 |
W? |
Mon 16Apr51 |
Thu 27Nov52 |
Cat 4R |
| VZ609 |
T |
Wed 17Jun53 |
Wed 7Mar56 |
Also Cat 3R 24Nov54-31Mar55. 32MU. |
| VZ611 |
Z |
sat 30Jun51 |
Wed 17Nov54 |
Crashed |
| WB113 |
T? |
Tue 26Jun51 |
Wed 17Jun53 |
79 Sqn as B |
| WB114 |
U? |
Wed 4Jul51 |
Thu 9Aug51 |
Crashed |
| WB115 |
K |
Mon 28Feb55 |
Thu 22Sep55 |
32MU |
| WB116 |
G |
Wed 17Jun53 |
Wed 6Jun56 |
Also Cat 4R 5Feb54-4Mar55 8MU |
| WB118 |
Y? |
Tue 26Jun51 |
Wed 17Jun53 |
Also Cat 3R 15Oct51-22Nov51. to 79 Sqn as S |
| WB123 |
G |
Wed 1Oct52 |
Mon 1Dec52 |
Cat 4R |
| WB124 |
V |
Fri 11Mar55 |
Fri 11May56 |
Cat 2 15Mar56 collided with WH542 in Fig. 2 form. Cat 4R |
| WB133 |
R |
Wed 1Oct52 |
Mon 28Feb55 |
Also Cat 3R 5May54-1Jul54. Cat 4R |
| WB137 |
R |
Wed 4May55 |
Thu 10Nov55 |
Cat 4R |
| WB143 |
U |
Wed 5Sep51 |
Thu 8Apr54 |
Also Cat 3R 9Apr53-17Jun53. Crashed |
| WH539 |
C |
Mon 22Dec52 |
Fri 26Nov54 |
Cat 4R |
| WH541 |
K to W |
Wed 7Oct53 |
Wed 13Oct54 |
Cat 4R |
| WH542 |
K to W |
Thu 26Feb53 |
Thu 15Mar56 |
Also to Avro 25Feb55-26Jul55 out as W. Cat 3 15Mar56 collided with WB124 in Fig. 2 form. [Click to see] Cat 5C |
| WH548 |
A |
Mon 11May53 |
Wed 7Sep55 |
32MU |
| WH551 |
B |
Mon 23May55 |
Wed 6Jun56 |
8MU |
| WH552 |
E |
Mon 6Dec54 |
Wed 27Jun56 |
8MU |
| WL255 |
B |
Wed 16Mar55 |
Wed 7Mar56 |
79 Sqn |
| WX965 |
Z |
Mon 7Mar55 |
Thu 3May56 |
To 79 Sqn as Z. |
| WX968 |
W to H |
Wed 10Dec52 |
Wed 6Jun56 |
Also Cat 3R 8Feb55-31Mar55, 33MU 5Apr55-8Sep55 out as H. 32MU |
| WX971 |
Y |
Thu 10Jun54 |
Thu 3May56 |
Also Cat 3R 9Sep54-13Oct54. To 79 Sqn. |
| WX973 |
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Thu 26Feb53 |
Tue 10Mar53 |
To 79 Sqn as G. |
| WX974 |
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Thu 26Feb53 |
Fri 3Dec54 |
Crashed. |
| WX978 |
X |
Tue 21Sep54 |
Wed 7Mar56 |
To 79 Sqn as B. |
| WX981 |
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Wed 29Jun55 |
Wed 2May56 |
To 79 Sqn. |
| Meteor PR.10 |
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B Flt Re-equipped Buckeberg Mar51 from Spitfires. B Flt convert late Jan51 to PR role awaiting FR.10 which started to arrive mid Mar51. B Flight told to convert to TAC/R role late May51. |
| VS974 |
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Wed 7Mar51 |
Wed 1Aug51 |
Buckeberg. |
| VS986 |
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Wed 7Mar51 |
Mon 25Jun51 |
33MU |
| VS987 |
|
Wed 7Mar51 |
Fri 29Jun51 |
33MU |
| VW377 |
|
Thu 8Mar51 |
Tue 26Jun51 |
29MU |
| VW379 |
|
Wed 7Mar51 |
Tue 26Jun51 |
33MU |
| WB154 |
|
Wed 7Mar51 |
Tue 3Jul51 |
29MU |
| WB155 |
|
Thu 8Mar51 |
Fri 29Jun51 |
29MU |
| WB156 |
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Wed 7Mar51 |
Wed 1Aug51 |
Buckeberg |
| WB173 |
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Wed 12Dec51 |
Fri 28Dec51 |
Buckeberg |
