355 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.
Serial |
Squadrons |
Mark |
Notes |
Ref |
BZ835 |
355 |
III |
Ran out of fuel and crashed, Binpur, 7.5.44 |
AB |
BZ844 |
355 |
III |
Undershot landing at Dohazari, 24.12.43 |
AB |
BZ848 |
355 |
III |
SOC 28.2.46 |
AB |
BZ852 |
355 |
III |
Caught fire during refuelling, Salbani, 7.4.44 |
AB |
BZ853 |
355 |
III |
Ditched in Bay of Bengal, 22.6.44 |
AB |
BZ854 |
355 |
III |
SOC 13.9.45 |
AB |
BZ856 |
355 |
III |
SOC 31.5.45 |
AB |
BZ896 |
355 |
III |
SOC 13.9.45 |
AB |
BZ899 |
355 |
III |
SOC 13.9.45 |
AB |
BZ901 |
355/357 |
III |
SOC 13.9.45 |
AB |
BZ903 |
355 |
III |
Bombs jettisoned through bomb doors after engine cut on take-off, Digri, 29.3.44; DBR |
AB |
BZ908 |
355 |
III |
SOC 26.4.45 |
AB |
BZ923 |
355/357 |
III |
Ran out of fuel and forcelanded, Burdwan, 7.5.44 |
AB |
BZ955 |
355 |
III |
All engines cut; forcelanded 2m S of Jal Chak, 1.5.46 |
AB |
BZ957 |
355 |
III |
SOC 27.9.45 |
AB |
BZ958 |
355 |
III |
SOC 6.7.44 |
AB |
BZ959 |
355/357 |
III |
Brakes failed; ran into ditch, Digri. 10.6.44 |
AB |
BZ974 |
355 |
VI |
SOC 11.4.46 |
AB |
BZ977 |
356/355 |
VI |
SOC 11.4.46 |
AB |
BZ990 |
355 |
VI |
SOC 11.4.46 |
AB |
EV815 |
355 |
VI |
SOC 11.4.46 |
AB |
EV862 |
355/292 |
VI |
Tyre burst on landing; swung and undercarriage collapsed, Alipore, 7.5.45 |
AB |
EV875 |
355/1354 FLT |
VI |
SOC 11.4.46 |
AB |
EV876 |
355 |
VI |
SOC 11.4.46 |
AB |
EV902 |
355 |
VI |
Collided with EW114 and crashed, 14.9.44 |
AB |
EV905 |
355/358/ 159/6 RFU |
VI |
SOC 11.4.46 |
AB |
EV920 |
355 |
VI |
Ran out of fuel and abandoned over Sunderbans, 3.8.44 |
AB |
EV921 |
355 |
VI |
SOC 11.4.46 |
AB |
EV923 |
355/356 |
VI |
SOC 11.4.46 |
AB |
EV926 |
355 |
VI |
SOC 11.4.46 |
AB |
EV934 |
355/1675 CU |
VI |
Caught fire in air and crashlanded 1m SE of Abu Sueir, 27.7.45 |
AB |
EV940 |
355 |
VI |
Lost 8.10.44; NFD |
AB |
EV963 |
215/355 |
VI |
SOC 11.4.46 |
AB |
EV971 |
355 |
VI |
SOC 11.4.46 |
AB |
EV974 |
355/1330 CU |
VI |
SOC 8.44 |
AB |
EV989 |
215/355 |
VI |
SOC 11.4.46 |
AB |
EW120 |
356/355/ 99 |
VI |
SOC 11.4.46 |
AB |
EW121 |
356/355 |
VI |
SOC 2.6.45 |
AB |
EW122 |
355 |
VI |
SOC 28.2.46 |
AB |
EW124 |
355/358 |
VI |
Missing 19.6.45 |
AB |
EW151 |
215/355 |
VI |
SOC 11.4.46 |
AB |
EW152 |
159/355 |
VI |
SOC 11.4.46 |
AB |
EW176 |
215/355 |
VI |
SOC 11.4.46 |
AB |
EW181 |
355 |
VI |
SOC 29.3.46 |
AB |
EW221 |
355 |
VI |
SOC 11.4.46 |
AB |
EW223 |
215/355/ 356 |
VI |
SOC 11.4.46 |
AB |
EW245 |
355 |
VI |
SOC 11.4.46 |
AB |
KG832 |
355/1347FLT |
VI |
SOC 14.3.46 |
AB |
KG844 |
99/355 |
VI |
Engine cut; undercarriage leg collapsed on landing, Hmawbi, 11.7.45 |
AB |
KG877 |
355/358 |
VI |
Flew into hill in cloud near Rathedaung on SD mission, 11.8.45 |
AB |
KG882 |
355/356 |
VI |
SOC 11.4.46 |
AB |
KG884 |
99/355 |
VI |
SOC 11.4.46 |
AB |
KH119 |
355 |
VI |
SOC 11.4.46 |
AB |
KH122 |
355 |
VI |
Swung on landing and nosewheel collapsed, Salbani, 19.10.44 |
AB |
KH164 |
355 |
VI |
Two engines cut; lost power on others and abandoned, Keonjhargarh, Orissa, 5.12.44 |
AB |
KH168 |
355/354 |
VI |
SOC 11.4.46 |
AB |
KH210 |
355 |
VI |
Engine caught fire; crashed in sea 130m S of Calcutta, 1.5.45 |
AB |
KH211 |
159/355 |
VI |
SOC 11.4.46 |
AB |
KH234 |
355 |
VIII |
SOC 14.3.46 |
AB |
KH250 |
355 |
VI |
Shot down by flak, Port Blair, Andaman Is., 17.5.45 |
AB |
KH280 |
355 |
VI |
SOC 28.3.46 |
AB |
KH281 |
355 |
VI |
SOC 11.4.46 |
AB |
KH316 |
355/356 |
VI |
Flew into hill in cloud c30m ESE of Nowgong, Assam, 12.6.45 |
AB |
KH324 |
355/215 |
VI |
SOC 11.4.46 |
AB |
KH356 |
355/356 |
VI |
SOC 11.4.46 |
AB |
KH362 |
215/355 |
VI |
SOC 11.4.46 |
AB |
KL505 |
355 MU |
VIII |
Lost power and bellylanded near Salawas, Jodhpur, 6.11.45; DBR |
AB |
KL542 |
355 |
VIII |
SOC 13.6.46 |
AB |
KL609 |
ME/355 |
VIII |
SOC 11.4.46 |
AB |
KL611 |
355/356 |
VI |
SOC 11.4.46 |
AB |
KL617 |
159/355 |
VIII |
SOC 11.4.46 |
AB |
KL644 |
99/355 |
VI |
SOC 11.4.46 |
AB |
KL668 |
355 |
VIII |
SOC 28.11.46 |
AB |
KL674 |
355/159 |
VIII |
SOC 9.5.46 |
AB |
KL683 |
355/159 |
VIII |
SOC 13.6.46 |
AB |
KN762 |
355/159 |
VIII |
SOC 13.6.46 |
AB |
KN764 |
355/232 |
VIII |
Undercarriage collapsed on landing, Poona, 29.6.46 |
AB |
KN771 |
355 |
VIII |
SOC 26.9.46 |
AB |
KN772 |
355 |
VIII |
SOC 28.11.46 |
AB |
KN774 |
355 |
VIII |
SOC 26.9.46 |
AB |
KN780 |
355 |
VIII |
Ran short of fuel in bad weather on supply flight: bellylanded 1650N:9650E 16.9.45 |
AB |
KN781 |
355 |
VIII |
Sank back and crashed on take-off, Salbani, 14.9.45; DBF |
AB |
KN784 |
355 |
VIII |
SOC 11.4.46 |
AB |
KN790 |
355 |
VIII |
SOC 13.6.46 |
AB |
KN793 |
355 |
VIII |
SOC 11.4.46 |
AB |
KN806 |
355 |
VIII |
SOC 11.4.46 |
AB |
KN815 |
355 |
VIII |
SOC 11.4.46 |
AB |
KN820 |
159/355/ 52/232 |
VIII |
SOC 26.9.46 |
AB |
KN824 |
159/355 |
VIII |
SOC 26.9.46 |
AB |
KN832 |
355 |
VIII |
SOC 13.6.46 |
AB |
KP126 |
355 |
VIII |
SOC 9.5.46 |
AB |
KP130 |
355 |
VIII |
SOC 30.5.46 |
AB |
KP134 |
355 |
VIII |
SOC 11.4.46 |
AB |
KP136 |
355 |
VIII |
SOC 13.6.46 |
AB |
KP138 |
355/159 |
VIII |
SOC 28.11.46 |
AB |
KP140 |
355 |
VIII |
Abandoned after all engines cut on supply dropping mission, 2213N:8938E, Bengal, 2.9.45 |
AB |
AB = Air Britain
SOC = Struck off charge
Updated January 10, 1998