160 Squadron Liberators

This list includes all squadrons the aircraft served with.

The notes relate to the fate of the aircraft with the last squadron listed.

The list also includes aircraft that served with 160 squadron in theatres other than SEAC.

Serial

Squadrons

Mark

Notes

Ref

AL510

AAEE/160/AAEE/1445 FLT/148

II

Sold 19.9.46; to G-AHZP

AB

AL510

AAEE/160/AAEE/1445 FLT/148

II

Sold 19.9.46; to G-AHZP

AB

AL517

1445 FLT/159/160

II

SOC 26.10.44

AB

AL518

1427 FLT/160/1675 CU

II

Sold to Scottish Aviation for spares, 19.9.46

AB

AL520

220/1445 FLT/120/160/224/511/301 FTU/159

II

Hit hill descending in cloud on ferry flight and blew up c120m ESE of Amman, Transjordan, 30.12.42

AB

AL531

1445 FLT/TFU/159/160

II

Undercarriage jammed; crashlanded at Karachi, 4.11.42; not repaired and SOC 2.6.43

AB

AL536

1445 FLT/159/178/160/TC

II

NFT 27.4.44

AB

AL540

1445 FLT/1653 CU/159/160/178/1675 FLT

II

Crashed Lydda, 18.11.43; NFD; SOC 1.1.44

AB

AL548

1445 FLT/159/160

II

Missing (Maleme) 28.10.42

AB

AL550

1445 FLT/159/160/22 FC

II

Engine cut; ditched off Sharjah, 8.9.44

AB

AL555

Lyneham/120/1445 FLT/160/159/178

II

SOC 26.4.45

AB

AL563

1445 FLT/160/159/178/1675 CU

II

Sold to Scottish Avn 19.9.46

AB

AL565

1445 FLT/160/159/178

II

Missing (Bari) 27.4.43

AB

AL582

1445 FLT/159/160/178

II

Undershot landing, swung and undercarriage collapsed 2m S of Ghemines, 1.6.43; DBR

AB

AL599

1445 FLT/160/178

II

Sold 19.9.46

AB

AL600

1445 FLT/159/160/159

II

SOC 8.11.43

AB

AL603

1445 FLT/160

II

To BOAC 8.8.44 as G-AHYG

AB

AL620

1445 FLT/160/159/178

II

Missing (Tripoli) 16.1.43

AB

AL630

1445 FLT/159/160/178

II

NFT 27.4.44

AB

AL636

159/160/178

II

SOC 7.1.44

AB

AL638

1445 FLT/159/160/178

II

Missing (Naples) 5.3.43

AB

BZ711

1445 FLT/301 FTU/160

V

SOC 14.3.46

AB

BZ752

301 FTU/160

V

SOC 11.4.46

AB

BZ823

200/160

V

SOC 11.4.46

AB

BZ824

200/160

V

SOC 25.4.46

AB

BZ825

200/160

V

SOC 13.6.46

AB

BZ826

200/160

V

SOC 14.3.46

AB

BZ827

200/160

V

SOC 11.4.46

AB

BZ828

200/354/160

V

Ran out of fuel and ditched 50m off Tricommalee, 20.3.45

AB

BZ830

200/160

V

SOC 11.4.46

AB

BZ831

200/160

V

SOC 11.4.46

AB

BZ861

160

V

SOC 31.8.44

AB

BZ862

354/160

V

SOC 30.5.46

AB

BZ864

160

V

Crashed on take-off, Sigiriya, 19.4.44

AB

BZ865

160/354

V

SOC 31.12.46

AB

BZ866

160

V

SOC 11.4.46

AB

BZ867

200/160

V

SOC 20.9.45

AB

BZ868

200/160

V

Ditched out of fuel 100m SE of Tricomalee, 1.5.45

AB

BZ885

160

V

Dived into ground after take-off, Sigiriya, 7.12.43

AB

BZ886

160/354

V

 

AB

BZ888

354/160

V

SOC 11.4.46

AB

BZ889

354/160

V

SOC 11.4.46

AB

BZ900

159/200/160

III

SOC 14.2.46

AB

BZ924

159/160

III

SOC 14.2.46

AB

BZ939

160/159

V

Missing on SOE mission, 12.11.44

AB

BZ950

1584 FLT/1673 CU/160

III

Dived into ground after engine cut on approach, Minneriya, 9.6.45

AB

EV821

160

GR VI

SOC 9.5.46

AB

EV823

160/203

GR VI

SOC 11.4.46

AB

EV824

160/200/321

GR VI

SOC 11.4.46

AB

EV837

160

GR VI

Stalled and crashed in jungle 3 1/2 m SW of Sigiriya, 15.6.44

AB

EV858

160/354/1346 FLT

GR VI

SOC 11.4.46

AB

EV889

160/321/1 ASR FLT

GR VI

SOC 4.6.47

AB

EV893

160

GR VI

SOC 11.4.46

AB

EW160

178

VI

Missing (Warsaw) 28.8.44

AB

EW314

160

GR VI

SOC 11.4.46

AB

FK227

86/160/301 FTU/354

III

Damaged by gunfire from Ki-21, 1.4.44; SOC 6.7.44

AB

FK239

160

III

Missing (Andaman Islands) 24.8.43

AB

FL911

160/301 FTU/160

III

Damaged by own depth charges and ditched off Puttalam, 6.5.44

AB

FL912

160/301 FTU/354/1673 CU/6RFU/321/6 RFU

III

SOC 26.4.45

AB

FL926

160/301 FTU/160

III

Missing (Car Nicobar) 26.10.43

AB

FL929

1445 FLT/160/301FTU/160

III

SOC 19.7.45

AB

FL934

160/301 FTU/86/1674 CU/120/224

III

To 5605M 9.45

AB

FL935

86/301 FTU/160

III

SOC 8.4.45

AB

FL936

86/160/301 FTU/160/PRU

III

SOC 11.4.46

AB

FL939

160/301 FTU/160

III

Shot down by Japanese fighters over Car Nicobar, 22.9.43

AB

FL940

160/301 FTU/160/321/6 RFU

III

SOC 31.5.45

AB

FL943

160/120/86

III

SS 12.3.47

AB

FL945

86/160/301 FTU/160

III

SOC 18.1.45

AB

FL969

1445 FLT/160

V

Hit sea target on approach in bad weather, Addu Atoll, 11.9.44; DBR

AB

FL986

301 FTU/160

V

SOC 11.4.46

AB

FL991

1445 FLT/160

V

SOC 25.4.46

AB

KL390

160

VIII

SOC 11.11.47

AB

KL480

160/203

VIII

SOC 12.11.47

AB

KL493

160

VIII

SOC 11.11.47

AB

KL497

160

VIII

SOC 31.10.46

AB

KL498

160

VIII

SOC 11.11.47

AB

KL500

8/160

VIII

SOC 11.11.47

AB

KL520

8/160

VIII

SOC 11.11.47

AB

KL532

160/203

VIII

SOC 11.11.47

AB

KL533

52/120/160

VIII

SOC 18.7.47

AB

KL544

160

VIII

SOC 11.11.47

AB

KL561

160

VIII

SOC 11.11.47

AB

KL562

160

VIII

SOC 11.11.47

AB

KL570

160

VIII

SOC 11.11.47

AB

KN732

FE/160

VIII

Flew into sea: nosewheel collapsed on landing, swung and undercarriage collapsed, Kankesanturai, 7.6.46

AB

KN759

159/160

VIII

SOC 13.6.46

AB

 

AB = Air Britain

SOC = Struck off charge

 

Updated September 26, 1998