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RFxxx Series

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Photo
Serial
Struck Off
Fate
Last Operation
Details
RF253
1945-06-26
Crashed
Bomb Disposal
Survived the war. Served with 429 Sqn. Multiple engine failure on approach to landing. Ran off runway and undercarriage collapsed. No injuries to the 7 crew.
RF254
1948-03-25
Scrapped
Survived the war. Served with 460 Sqn.
RF255
1947-05-21
Scrapped
Survived the war. Served with 626 Sqn.
RF256
1947-03-04
Scrapped
Post war. Served with 626 Sqn.
RF257
1946-01-30
Crashed
Training
Post war. Served with 433 Sqn and 427 Sqn. Overshot runway and crashed. No injuries from the 7 crew.
RF258
1948-07-01
Scrapped
Post war. Not allocated to an active unit.
RF259
1946-02-27
Crashed
Training
Post war. Served with 433 Sqn and 429 Sqn. Flt Eng mis understood pilots instructions and retracted the undercarriage before the aircraft was airborne. No injuries from the 5 crew.
RF260
1951-04-12
Scrapped
Post war. Served with 424 Sqn and 427 Sqn.
RF261
1947-07-31
Scrapped
Post war. Served with 101 Sqn.
RF262
1946-05-07
Burnt
Training
Post war. Served with 101 Sqn and 300 Sqn. Aircraft swung on take off, the undercarriage collapsed and the aircraft caught fire. No injuries in the 6 crew.
RF263
1947-04-29
Scrapped
Post war. Served with 101 Sqn and 67 Sqn.
RF264
1946-08-16
Scrapped
Post war. Served with 101 Sqn.

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