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Republic P-47D-21-RA Thunderbolt 43-25513 83rd FS (HL-R), 78th FG, 8th AF, Duxford, Station 357; Mid air collision on the 1st of July 1944 with wingman P-47D 43-25588 after taking off in a strong crosswind at Duxford.
Both pilots killed.

 

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Republic P-47D-21-RA Thunderbolt 43-25613 466th FS, 508th FG, 7th AF, Mokuleia Field, O'ahu, TH; Crash landed on the 30th of January 1945 at Kahuku Field, TH.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.

 

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North American B-25J-1-NC Mitchell 43-27613 Lend-Lease to USSR.

 

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North American B-25J-1-NC Mitchell 43-27713 (340th BG) lost on the 15th August 1944.

 

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North American B-25J-5-NC Mitchell 43-27813
Lend-Lease to USSR.

 

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Lockheed P-38J-15-LO Lightning 43-28813 (95th FS, 82nd FG, 15th AF) shot down by AAA 6 mi N of Porto Marghera, Italy, on the 13th of July 1944.
Pilot bailed out and became POW.

 

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Martin B-26G-10-MA Marauder 43-34476 to RAF as Marauder III HD613.
SOC on the 4th March 1946.

 

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Martin B-26G-10-MA Marauder 43-34513 to RAF as Marauder III HD650.
SOC on the 28th of March 1946.

 

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Curtiss C-46A-5-CK Commando 43-47013 to USN as BuNo 39589.

 

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Curtiss C-46A-5-CK Commando 43-47096 to USN as R5C-1 50713.

 

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Curtiss C-46A-5-CK Commando 43-47113 condemned for salvage on the 7th of February 1946 by Army-Navy Liquidation Commission

 

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Curtiss C-46A-60-CK Commando 43-47213 crashed on the 5th of April 1945 in CBI theatre.

 

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Curtiss C-46A-60-CS Commando 43-47313 to Cuba for Expreso Aereo Inter-Americano (Air Express Cuba) as CU-C244, to CX-AMD, to N70973.
To Colombia for Sociedad Aeronautica Medellin (SAM) as HK-516.
W/O on the 19th of March 1960 when it struck Los Mellos Hill in Colombia on approach to a closed Medellin-Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport after engine problems.
3 of 4 crew killed, 22 of 42 passengers killed.

 

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Curtiss C-46E-1-CS Commando 43-47413 originally delivered to USAAF on the 16th of July 1945 for the Chinese government but NTU.
To RFC Oct 30,1945.
Sold to Slick Airways as N59485 Nov 29, 1945.
Crashed 4 km NW of Cheyenne, WY Oct 9, 1949.
Aircraft had been diverted from Denver to Cheyenne because of bad weather but lost control on approach and crashed 2.5 mi short the airport.
All 3 onboard killed.

 

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Douglas C-47A-30-DK 43-48013 to USAAF on the 7th of July 1944.
To RAF as Dakota III KG730 via RAF Montreal on the 1st of August 1944.
RAF UK on the 9th of August 1944.
147 Sqdn RAF on the 9th of September 1944.
22 MU RAF on the 17th July 1946.
VIP Services on the 25th of November 1946.
Returned to USAAF on the 25th of November 1946.
To VT-CHJ in April 1947.

 

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Douglas C-47A-30-DK 43-48113 to RNZAF as NZ3521 on the 11th of August 1944.
BOC Unit 19 Whenuapai.
To No.40 Squadron, Whenuapai.
Ditched into sea 400 yards north of Savo Island, Guadalcanal on the 12 of July 1945.
W/O Whenuapai on the 28th of July 1945.

 

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Douglas C-47A-30-DK 43-48213 to USAAF on the 25 the of July 1944.
To RAF in UK as Dakota III KG797 on the 11th of August 1944.
Returned to USAAFon the 5th of September 1944 in exchange for aircraft with glider pick up gear.
To Vietnam AF.

 

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Douglas C-47B-1-DK 43-48313 (MSN 25574) lost on the 23rd of January 1945.

 

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Douglas C-47B-1-DK 43-48413
To French AF.
Converted to Basler BT-67 (Basler conversion no. 31) and to Thai AF as RTAF413.
Believed reserialled 46154.

 

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Douglas C-47B-1-DK 43-48513 to USN as R4D-5 BuNo 17271 on the 1st of September 1944.