Coastal Command May 1943

[Alex Smart]

Coastal Command
May 1943

1 - Hampden TB.1 - 5(C) OTU - L4115.
1 - Beaufighter XI - 143 Sqn - JM108.
1 - Beaufighter XI - 143 Sqn - JL943.
1 - Beaufighter VIc - 235 Sqn - JL874.
1 - Beaufighter VIc - 254 Sqn - JL827.
1 - Beaufighter XI - 254 Sqn - JM209.
1 - Beaufighter XI - 254 Sqn - JM214.
1 - Beaufighter XI - 404 Sqn - JM124.
2 - Hampden I - 1404 Flt - P1147.
2/3 - Whitley V - 10(C) OTU - Z9318.
3 - Hampden I - 1TTU - AT117.
3 - Beaufighter VIc - 235 Sqn - X8064.
3 - Mosquito PR.IV - 540 Sqn - DZ532.
4 - Beaufighter VIc - 235 Sqn - JL817.
4 - Beaufighter VIc - 235 Sqn - JL843.
4/5 - Hampden TB.1 - 5(C) OTU - AN155.
5 - Wellington VIII - 7(C) OTU - LB241.
6 - Whitley VII - 612 Sqn - EB328.
7 - Liberator GR.V - 59 Sqn - FL971 ( 42-40124 ).
7 - Beaufighter XI - 143 Sqn - JL887.
7/8 - Liberator GR.V - 59 Sqn - FL974 ( 42-40148 ).
8 - Hampden I - 404 Sqn - AE264.
9 - Halifax II - 58 Sqn - HR743.
9 - Mosquito IV - 1409 Flt - DZ316 - (?).
10 - Spitfire Va - 8(C) OTU - X4383.
10 - Catalina In - 131(C) OTU - FP194.
12 - Beaufighter IIf - 132 (C)OTU - R2340.
13 - Spitfire PR.IV - 8(C) OTU - X4494.
13 - Liberator GR.V - 224 Sqn - FL947 ( 41-11701 ).
14 - Liberator III - 86 Sqn -FK234 ( 41-11634 ).
14 - Hampden TB.1 - 489 Sqn - P4304.
14 - Mosquito PR.IV - 540 Sqn - DZ523.
15 - Beaufort I - 5(C) OTU - DX134.
15 - Beaufort I - 5(C) OTU - EL131.
15 - Beaufighter Ic - 9(C) OTU - T3292.
15 - Sunderland III - 228 Sqn - DD837.
15 - Mosquito PR.IV - 544 Sqn - DZ494.
16 - Spitfire I - 8(C) OTU - X4326.
16 - Hampden TB.1 - 455 Sqn - AN148.
17 - Wellington VIII - 7(C) OTU - HX477.
17 - Whitley V - 10 (C) OTU - Z9438.
17 - Whitley V - 10 (C) OTU - BD260 .
17 - Sunderland III - 10(RAAF) - W4004.
17 - Beaufighter XI - 304 Sqn - JM244.
17/18 - Hampden I - 415 Sqn - AN153.
17/18 - Hampden TB.1 - 415 Sqn - L6055.
18 - Wellington VIII - 7(C) OTU - HX735.
19 - Hampden I - 455 Sqn - AD920.
19/20 - Hampden TB.I - 489 Sqn - P2084.
20 - Whitley V - 10 (C) OTU - Z9207 .
20 - Sunderland II - 10(RAAF ) Sqn - W3986.
20 - Mosquito B.IV - 540 Sqn - DZ368.
21 - Wellington VIII - 1TTU - LB187.
21 - Wellington VIII - 1TTU - LB193.
21 - Wellington VIII - 1TTU - LB237.
21 - Wellington X - 6(C) OTU - HE546.
21 - Spitfire I - 8(C) OTU - X4839.
21 - Mitchell II - 11(C) OTU - FR365.
23 - Beaufort I - 5(C)OTU - DW995.
23 - Wellington Ic - 311 Sqn - Z1147.
23 - Mosquito NF.II - 333 Sqn - DZ752.
24 - Catalina In - 131 OTU - FP110.
24 - Sunderland III - 228 Sqn - EJ139.
24 - Beaufighter VIc - 235 Sqn - JL502.
24 - Beaufighter VIc - 236 Sqn - JL567.
24 - Hampden I - 455 Sqn - AT132.
25 - Beaufighter Ic - 9(C) OTU - T4763.
25 - Sunderland III - 422 Sqn - DD846.
27 - Whitley V - 10 (C) OTU - BD282 .
27 - Beaufighter VIc - 235 Sqn - EL404.
27 - Defiant I - 277 Sqn - N1675.
28 - Wellington X - 3(C) OTU - HE487.
28 - Beaufort I - 5(C) OTU - L4503.
28 - Master II - 8(C) OTU - DM160.
28 - Beaufighter IIf - 132(C) OTU - R2283.
28 - Spitfire PR.XI - 541 Sqn - EN411.
29 - Whitley V - 10 ( C) OTU - BD278 .
29 - Hampden I - 455 Sqn - AT150.
29 - Sunderland II - 461 Sqn - T9114.
29 - Sunderland III - 461 Sqn - JM675.
30 - Whitley V - 10(C) OTU - Z9440 .
30 - Catalina In - 210 Sqn - FP264.
30 - Liberator GR.V - 224 Sqn - BZ713 ( 42-40304 ).
31 - Spitfire PR.C - 8(C) OTU - X4505.
31 - Wellington III - 407 Sqn - MP542.

[CZ_RAF]

Hi Alex, few bits and pieces:

21 - Wellington X - 6(C) OTU - HE546.
Czechoslovak crew in training for 311 Sq. Flew into sea 3 miles east of Ross Island, Cumberland. Two missing, two rescued by the ship towing the target for bombing.

23 - Wellington Ic - 311 Sqn - Z1147.
Crashed after both engine failure on delivery flight from 311 Sq at Talbenny to Pembrey, crew safe. 311 Sq was handing over Wellingtons as it was undergoing retraining on Liberators.

Pavel

[Andy Marden]

One quick point relating to these two losses:

17 - Wellington VIII - 7(C) OTU - HX477.
18 - Wellington VIII - 7(C) OTU - HX735.

Our database links all 12 casualties (6 on 17 May, 6 on 18 May) to one aircraft, HX735:
http://www.rafcommands.com/database/...php?uniq=HX735
Six of them need transferring to the entry for HX477.
Hopefully Jagan will read this and fix.
Andy

[COL BRUGGY]

Hello,

A few additional losses:

Coastal Command
May 1943.

7 - Halifax II - 58 Sqn - BB256.

https://aviationmuseumwa.org.au/afcr...rquhar-401141/

24 - Hampden B.1 - 455 Sqn RAAF - AE132 (Collided with 235 Sqn Beaufighter JL502 qv).

https://aviationmuseumwa.org.au/afcr...samuel-411768/


Col.

[Andy Marden]

Col,
The serial of the Hampden was AT132. AE132 was lost with 49 Sqn on 12 Feb 42.
Andy