| Main Equipment Vickers Virginia ... ... ( March 1937 -- August 1937 ) eg: K2672 Avro Anson Mk. 1 ... ( March 1937 -- Nov 1937 ) eg: K6297 Note: During the 1938 Munich crisis No 75 was allotted the code letters "FO". In ww2 (from April 1940 onwards) the Sqn's a/c were coded "AA" and in the case of "C" Flights Stirlings & Lancasters -- "JN". ( "C" Flt was formed early in 1943.) The Codes "AA" remained inuse untill the Squadron disbanded Handley Page Harrow ( Sept 1937 -- July 1939 ) eg: K6936 K6938 K6953 K6963 K6992 K7002 Avro Anson Mk 1 ... ... ( March 1939 -- late 1939; one flight only ) eg: N5017 N5019 Vickers Wellington ... ... ( July 1939 -- Oct 1942 ) eg: Mk 1's ( between ... July 1939 & April 1940 ) L4256 L4322 The Wellingtons listed above were used by No 75 Squadron R.A.F. Those listed below were used by No 75 (NZ) Squadron Mk 1A's ( between ... April 1940 & late 1940 ) L7784 L9206 Mk 1C's ( between ... April 1940 & early 1942 ) L7797 N2777 R11777 R7797 R1518 R3156 R3171 R3297 T2463 T2550 T2835 W5663 X3205 X9764 X9977 Z1093 Z11141 Z8834 Mk. 111's ( 1942 ) X3359 X3597 X3946 Z1652 BJ758 BJ988 BK207 BK341 DF639 Short Sterling ... ... ( Nov 1942 -- April 1944 ) eg: Mk 1's & 111's N3683 R9243 R9290 BF396 BF400 BF561 BK602 BK770 BK777 BK809 EE878 EE881 EF117 EF435 EF507 EH880 EH901 EH942 EJ108 LJ441 LK378 Avro Lancaster ... ... ( March 1944 -- Oct 1945 ) eg: B. 1's & 111's HK593 (2) HK600 (2) HK601 (2) LL888 LM728 (1) LM733 (1) LM740 (1) B ME751(1) M ND800 ND801(1) X NE181 NF981 NG113(1) D NG322(2) F NN747 O PA967 PB132(1) T PB427(1) U PP663 RA564(2) P F127(1) W (1) "A" & " B" Flts. (2) "C" Flt. (rest not known). Note: All the above Lancasters were used in the European war. |
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