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