356 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

EV855

356

VI

All engines cut on approach; bellylanded 4m S of Salbani, 29.10.44

AB

EW114

356

VI

Collided with EV902 in formation and crashed, 2134N:9509E, 16.9.44

AB

EW155

356

VI

Crashed on take-off, Salbani, 28.10.44

AB

KH113

356

VI

Damaged by flak near Pegu, 29.3.45; not repaired

AB

KH218

99/356

VI

Ditched in Andaman Sea on SD mission, 18.8.45

AB

KH272

356

VI

Dived into canal on bombing run, 18.4.45

AB

KH316

355/356

VI

Flew into hill in cloud c30m ESE of Nowgong, Assam, 12.6.45

AB

EW112

356

VI

Hit sea in turn and crash-landed 5m NE of Chandipur, 2.8.44

AB

EW150

356

VI

Lost 15.6.45; NFD

AB

KH217

356/99

VI

Lost power during feathering practice and ditched 10m off Cox's Bazaar, 23.4.45

AB

KL654

356

VI

Missing on SD flight over Thailand, 23.8.45

AB

EW283

356/99

VI

Nosewheel collapsed on landing, Cocos Island, 12.8.45

AB

KG921

1673 CU/356

VI

Nosewheel collapsed on landing, Salbani, 15.4.45; DBR

AB

EV864

356

VI

Overshot landing at Santa Cruz, 13.6.45

AB

KG831

215/356

VI

Shot down by flak off Moulmein, 27.5.45

AB

EW153

356

VI

SOC 1.5.45

AB

EW177

356

VI

SOC 1.5.45

AB

BZ977

356/355

VI

SOC 11.4.46

AB

BZ977

356/355

VI

SOC 11.4.46

AB

BZ996

356

VI

SOC 11.4.46

AB

BZ997

356

VI

SOC 11.4.46

AB

EV860

1586 FLT/356

VI

SOC 11.4.46

AB

EV865

356

VI

SOC 11.4.46

AB

EV911

159/356

VI

SOC 11.4.46

AB

EV923

355/356

VI

SOC 11.4.46

AB

EV979

1AGS(I)/ 356

VI

SOC 11.4.46

AB

EV982

99/356

VI

SOC 11.4.46

AB

EW107

356

VI

SOC 11.4.46

AB

EW115

99/356

VI

SOC 11.4.46

AB

EW116

356

VI

SOC 11.4.46

AB

EW117

356

VI

SOC 11.4.46

AB

EW120

356/355/ 99

VI

SOC 11.4.46

AB

EW125

215/356

VI

SOC 11.4.46

AB

EW157

356/1354 FLT

VI

SOC 11.4.46

AB

EW175

356

VI

SOC 11.4.46

AB

EW187

356

VI

SOC 11.4.46

AB

EW223

215/355/ 356

VI

SOC 11.4.46

AB

EW260

356

VI

SOC 11.4.46

AB

EW285

215/356

VI

SOC 11.4.46

AB

KG882

355/356

VI

SOC 11.4.46

AB

KG976

99/356

VI

SOC 11.4.46

AB

KH118

356/215

VI

SOC 11.4.46

AB

KH120

99/356

VI

SOC 11.4.46

AB

KH161

356/99

VI

SOC 11.4.46

AB

KH270

356

VI

SOC 11.4.46

AB

KH284

215/356

VI

SOC 11.4.46

AB

KH354

356/358

VI

SOC 11.4.46

AB

KH356

355/356

VI

SOC 11.4.46

AB

KH357

159/356

VI

SOC 11.4.46

AB

KL556

356/99

VI

SOC 11.4.46

AB

KL611

355/356

VI

SOC 11.4.46

AB

KN746

356

VI

SOC 11.4.46

AB

KN752

356

VI

SOC 11.4.46

AB

EV909

356

VI

SOC 14.4.46

AB

EW121

356/355

VI

SOC 2.6.45

AB

KG971

356

VI

SOC 28.3.46

AB

KH121

356

VI

SOC 28.3.46

AB

KH115

356

VI

SOC 28.5.46

AB

EV983

356

VI

Undercarriage collapsed on landing Salbani, 29.8.44

AB

KH111

356

VI

Undercarriage collapsed on landing, Salbani, 8.12.44

AB

KH112

356/99

VI

Undershot landing, ballooned and swung; undercarriage collapsed, Dhubalia, 26.1.45

AB

 

AB = Air Britain

SOC = Struck off charge

Updated January 10, 1998