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