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Lxxxx Series
Photo
Serial
Struck Off
Fate
Last Operation
Story
L7539
18/12/1946
Struck Off Charge
Training
L7539 had a long history with 44 Sqn (no ops) - 61 Sqn - 50 Sqn Con Flight and 1654 HCU - 463 Sqn - 1660 HCU - back to 1654 HCU before being scrapped in December 1946.
L7540
14/04/1944
Struck Off Charge
Training
L7540 served with 44 Sqn (no ops) - 83 Sqn - 207 Sqn - 1654 HCU - 1668 HCU - 1661 HCU and 5 LFS before being struck off charge after a Cat B crash.
L7541
14/06/1945
Struck Off Charge
L7541 served with 44 Sqn - 1654 HCU - 1660 HCU - 44 Sqn - 1660 HCU - 550 Sqn - 300 Sqn - 1 LFS - 1663 HCU and 1668 HCU before being struck off charge in June 1945.
L7542
22/02/1942
Crashed
Training
L7542 served with 44 Sqn and crashed on 7th Feb 1942. It was originally categorised Cat B - but was recategorised and scrapped on the 22nd. Pilot mistook the windsock and tried to turn onto the cross runway but lost control. All 8 crew safe. Only Pilot named. It never flew on operations.
L7543
13/07/1942
Missing
Danzig
L7543 served with 44 Sqn (no ops) and 207 Sqn before being lost on a raid on Danzig.
L7544
07/05/1945
Struck Off Charge
L7544 served with 44 Sqn (no ops) - 207 Sqn - 1667 HCU - 1662 HCU - 1651 HCU - 1654 HCU before being scrapped in May 1945.
L7545
08/04/1943
Crashed
Training
L7545 served with 44 Sqn and 1654 HCU before being in a mid air collision with an Oxford (AB665) on 9th April 1943.
L7546
09/11/1942
Missing
Genoa
L7546 served with 44 Sqn and 207 Sqn before going missing on an operation against Genoa.
L7547
18/02/1943
Missing
Milan
L7547 served with 44 Sqn and 207 Sqn before going missing on an operation against Milan. Port outer engine caught fire and crashed at St-Brisson in France.
L7548
04/05/1942
Shot Down
Augsburg
L7548 served with 44 Sqn and was shot down on an operation against Augsberg.
L7549
05/01/1943
Crashed
Training
L7549 served with 44 Sqn and crashed on 23rd April 1942 but wasnt struck off for another 8 months.
L7565
17/04/1942
Shot Down
Augsburg
L7565 served with 44 Sqn and was lost on an Augsberg raid on 17th April 1942.

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