The 439 Aircraft Registry Page 6

*KW807*
*KW911*
*KZ577*	7 Feb 1944 - F/O Laycock in Hurricane 568 ran into F/O Moen in Hurricane 577 while they were doing Section tactics. Moen's starboard elevator was half torn off and the rudder was one third shot. There was a foot knocked off each blade of Laycock's aircraft and they were splintered up to the hub. They both managed to get back to the aerodrome, and it really took smart flying to do it.
*KZ736*
*LB646*
*LD564*	*Dove into the ground and crashed at Loch Doon in Ayrshire on 18 Mar 1944 killing Flying Officer Roswell Murray McTavish***
*LD568*
**LD570 - 5VZ***
*LD594*
*LD969*
*LD970*
*LD972*	*Suffered a mid-air with a USAAF P-47 serial 42-76469 while mock dog fighting* *near Hurn on the 21 Mar 1944 killing Flight Lieutenant Norval Edward Pollock*
**LD973 - F3Q***
*LD974*
*LE132*
*LE133*
*LE134*
*LE268*
*LE396*
*LE397*
*LE507*
*LE or LZ568*	7 Feb 1944 - F/O Laycock in Hurricane 568 ran into F/O Moen in Hurricane 577 while they were doing Section tactics. Moen's starboard elevator was half torn off and the rudder was one third shot. There was a foot knocked off each blade of Laycock's aircraft and they were splintered up to the hub. They both managed to get back to the aerodrome, and it really took smart flying to do it. *10 Feb 1944 - Stalled and spun into the sea killing Flight Lieutenant Hugh Kaye McAvity .*

Note: You might find it strange that 439 Squadron were flying fairly new Hurricane models XII and XII-A while in training in Canada as No. 123 Squadron in 1943, and then end up flying vintage Hurricane Mark IVs in a combat zone early in 1944. The explanation is that at this point in the war, there was a severe shortage of aircraft, and the Squadron elected to fly these relics while awaiting the delivery of their new Typhoons.

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The informational listings contained here-in is was provided by Canadian author John Bradley. Used with permission.