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Douglas A-20J-10-DO Havoc 43-10113 to RAF as Boston IV BZ423.
Crashed near Hook, England during return from a mission to Rouen, France on the 26th of August 1944.
 
Lockheed C-69-1-LO Constellation 43-10313 (MSN 049-1965) subsequently registered as N90827 and operated by Intercontinental Airways, at one point as RX-121.
To El Al in 1951 as 4X-AKB, then a Swiss registration of HB-IEA was reserved but NTU.
To Universal Sky Tours Feb 13, 1962 as G-ARXE.
WFU May 1965 and broken up at Luton, England.
 
North American P-51B-1-NA Mustang 43-12113 to RAF as Mustang III FX848.
Returned to USAAF on the 30th of December 1943, no RAF service.
With 355th FS, 354th FG, 9th AF, shot down by Fw 190A-6 flown by unknown pilot and unit near Valenciennes, France on the 8th of February 1944.
Pilot killed.
 
North American P-51B-1-NA Mustang 43-12213 (555th FTS, 496th FTG, 8th AF) in landing accident at RAF Goxhill, Lincolnshire, England on the 14th of August 1944.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
 
North American P-51B-1-NA Mustang 43-12313 to RAF as Mustang III FX861.
Returned to USAAF Dec 31, 1943, no RAF service.
To 357th FG, 364th FS, "Bear River Betsy" shot down by AAA over island of Rugen, Germany in Baltic Sea on the 21st of May 21, 1944.
Pilot KIA.
 
North American P-51B-1-NA Mustang 43-12413 converted to F-6B after entered service.
Transferred to RAF from USAAF stocks in UK. To Royal Aircraft Establishment, Farnborough, England on the 18th of October 1943 for gyro gunsight trials. No RAF serial known and probably never allocated. Must have been returned to USAAF, since became F-6C with 109th TRS, 67th TRG, 9th AF and crashed from unknown cause 5 mi N of Eschwege Airfield R-11, Hesse, Germany on the 10th of May 1945.
Pilot survived and returned to duty, but aircraft was destroyed.
 
Douglas C-47A-80-DL Skytrain 43-15113 (MSN 19579) Delivered to USAAF 5Feb44.
Eighth Air Force 30Mar44. 435th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Welford (Station 474).
Towed a glider transporting men and materials for the 82nd Airborne Division to a landing zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission 'Elmira', 6Jun44.
Transferred to Royal AF from USAAF stocks in UK on the 11th of October 1944 as Dakota III, serial TS433; No.1 Heavy Glider Servicing Unit, 38th Airborne Forces Group, Netheravon, Wiltshire; recovered gliders from Normandy landing grounds and collected and delivered WACO, Hadrian and Airspeed Horsa assault gliders to RAF bases prior to Operation Market Garden (Arnhem); No.107 (Transport) Operational Training Unit, Leicester East on the 28th of January 1945; No.1382 (Transport) Conversion Unit, Wymeswold on the 29th of November 1945; No.22 Maintenance Unit, RAF Silloth, Cumberland; Foreign Liquidation Commission.
To Canadair Ltd 19Dec46.
Returned to USAAF on the 29th of January 1947
 
Douglas C-47A-80-DL Skytrain 43-15213 (MSN 19679) Delivered to USAAF in February 1944.
91st Troop Carrier Squadron, 439th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Upottery (Station 462).
Transported paratroopers of the 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission 'Albany', 5/6Jun44.
Fitted with Model 80 glider retrieval assembly to recover assault gliders for refurbishment/re-use in future operations.
Retrieved the only airworthy glider to be recovered from the Normandy invasion operation.
Châteaudun (A-39), France.
Flown to Prosnes (A-79), Reims, France on the 18th of March 1945 and used for trials to recover Waco CG-4A gliders with 'litter case' wounded soldiers from combat zones.
First operational pickup at Remagen, Germany on the 22nd of March 1945 and wounded flown to 44th Evacuation Hospital at Dünstekoven, near Miel, 20km west of Bonn, Germany.
To Peruvian AF as FAP-360.
 
Douglas C-47A-80-DL Skytrain 43-15313 Delivered to USAAF on the 7th of March 1944.
Eighth Air Force on the 20th of April 1944.
Ninth Air Force Apr44. 437th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Ramsbury (Station 469).
Towed a glider transporting men and materials for the 82nd Airborne Division to a landing zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission 'Detroit', on the 6th of June 1944 and Mission 'Galveston' on the 7th of June 1944.
By 1954 was PP-AVR of Empresa de Transportes Aerovias Brasil S.A.
 
Douglas C-47A-85-DL Skytrain 43-15513 Delivered to USAAF on the 5th of April 1944.
Ninth Air Force 16May44. 44th Troop Carrier Squadron ,6E*M; Nose #53, 316th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Cottesmore (Station 489). Transported paratroopers of the 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission 'Boston' 6Jun44.
Transported supplies for the 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment on Mission 'Freeport', on the 7th of June 1944.
Transported paratroopers of the 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division to a drop zone near Overasselt, SW of Nijmegen, Netherlands on Operation 'Market', on the 17th of September 1944.
Towed a Waco CG-4A glider transporting men and materials for the 82nd Airborne Division to a landing zone near Groesbeek, Netherlands on Operation 'Market', on the 18th of September 1944.
TDY to Wethersfield (Station 170) on the 21st of March 1945.
Transported British 13th Parachute Battalion paratroopers to a drop zone at the southern edge of the Diersfordt, three miles northwest of Wesel, Germany on Operation 'Varsity' on the 24th of March 1945.
 
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