Wellington III. batch among the Xs?

[HGabor]

Hi folks, do you know which Wellingtons belonged to a (small?) Wellington III. batch around HF6xx-HF7xx? (From-, To-)
Thanks,
Gabor

[Alex Smart]

Hello Gabor,

From AB's HA100-HZ999.
153 Vickers Wellington III's, X's and XI's delivered between September 1942 and February 1943 by VA Squires Gate.

Wellington's within the production batch with RAF serial numbers HF600 through to HF799.
Production Batch was HF609 to HF816 with HF817-HF825 being cancelled.
Also none between HF650 to HF665 (15) and HF704 to HF717 (14) as well as HF765 to 790 (26).

X's (26) were -
HF
614;622;626;630;638;642;646;650;669;723;726;729;73 2;735;739;743;747;751;755;759;763;793;797;805;808; 811.

XI's (3) were -
HF
720; 803; 804.

All the rest ( 69 ) it seems were III's.

Alex

[HGabor]

Thanks Alex, much appreciated.
Gabor

[Alex Smart]

Hello Gabor,
While I have the book in hand, which a/c were you looking for ?

[HGabor]

HF666, HF736 and a few between. Are these all Mk.IIIs? (Asking, since squadron diaries -as experienced- are full of errors.) Thanks,
Gabor

[Alex Smart]

Wellington III's between numbers HF666 and HF736. (51).
666;667;668;670;671;672;673;674;675;676;677;678;67 9;680;681;682;683;684;685;686;687;688;689;690;691; 692;693;694;695;696;697;699;700;701;702;703;718;71 9;720;721;722;723;724;725;727;728;730;731;733;734; 736.

Alex

[HGabor]

Thanks a lot Alex! As you see, HF676 had a very colorful service history. Had at least 3 different AC code, served in the ? ('P', spring, 1943), 150 ('JN-R'- summer, 1943), 40 ('A'- spring, 1944) squadrons. 40 Sq mainly used Mk. Xs in 1944, yet this bird was stil in service as a Mk.III. She was not alone as an exception.

Thanks,
Gabor