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ADF Aircraft Serial Numbers
RAAF A53 Bell P-39D/F Airacobra
| Aircraft Serial | USAF.Serial | Aircraft.Type | Model.Const | Fate |
| A53-1 | 41-7119 | P-39F-1-BE | 15B-4 | Received 27/07/42 2 AD. Served with 24 Sqn 02/08/42 to 19/02/43. Crashed Luddenham 19/02/43 when the engined failed in flight with P/O A F Tutt abandoning the aircraft over South Luddenham, near Sydney Australia. Total Time 140.55 hours. Converted to componants 06/03/43. Written off 08/03/43. The remains of this aircraft still exist in South Australia and has been identified by two seperate sources. |
| A53-2 | 41-7134 | P-39F-1-BE | 15B-19 | Received 27/07/42 2 AD. Served with 24 Sqn 02/08/42 to 07/06/43. 02/10/42 24 Sqn, Shrapnel holed airframe, starboard tyre punchered, windscreen and gunsight damaged. Served with 82 Sqn 21/06/43 to 15/09/43. Returned to the US 5th Air Force 20/09/43. |
| A53-3 | 41-7157 | P-39F-1-BE | 15B-42 | Received 27/07/42 2 AD. Served with 24 Sqn 02/08/42 to 24/02/43. 26/08/42 24 Sqn, undercarriage failed to lock down and aircraft damaged. Engine failure 24/02/43 at Bankstown NSW and damaged beyond repair. Converted to Componants 22/03/43. |
| A53-4 | 41-7163 | P-39F-1-BE | 15B-48 | Received 27/07/42 2 AD. Served with 24 Sqn 02/08/42 to 07/06/43, during this time many repairs completed at 5 AD. Served with 82 Sqn 21/06/43 to 15/09/43. Returned to the US 5th Air Force 20/09/43. |
| A53-5 | 41-7164 | P-39F-1-BE | 15B-49 | Received 27/07/42 2 AD. Served with 24 Sqn 02/08/42 to 26/10/42. Crashed 26/10/42 after an engine failure at Bankstown NSW, aircraft destroyed. Allocated to 2 AD 02/11/42 and converted to componants 03/12/42. |
| A53-6 | 41-7168 | P-39F-1-BE | 15B-53 | Recieved 27/07/42 2 AD. Served with 24 Sqn 02/08/42 to 12/10/42. Holed Propellor 05/09/42 while employed in air to ground gunnery practice. Served with 82 Sqn 07/06/43 to 20/08 or 30/08/43. 20/08/43 or 30/08/43 (Records not clear) Forced Landed due to Engine failure 47 miles due east of Liverpool, aircraft repairable. Crated 22/10/43 for return to the US 5th Air Force, which occured on the 11/11/43. |
| A53-7 | 41-7141 | P-39F-1-BE | 15B-26 | Received 27/07/42 2 AD? Served with 24 Sqn 05/08/42 to 15/05/43. Forced Landing 06/10/42, propellor and engine damage. Served with 83 Sqn 21/05/43 to 04/07/43, while waiting to re-equip with the Boomerang. Served with 82 Sqn 05/07/43 to 15/09/43. Forced Landed at Williamtown NSW 02/09/43. Returned to the US 5th Air Force 22/10/43. |
| A53-8 | 40-3017 | P-39D-BE | 15-27 | Received by 23 Sqn from the USAAC 17/08/42. Served with 23 Sqn 17/08/42 to 26/02/43. Served with 83 Sqn 26/02/43 to 30/03/43. Undercarriage collapsed 30/03/43, with 3 AD from 31/03/43 to 03/04/43. Converted to componants 26/08/43, remains crated and returned to US 5th Airforce. |
| A53-9 | 40-3035 | P-39D-BE | 15-45 | Received by 23 Sqn from the USAAC 17/08/42. Served with 23 Sqn 17/08/42 to 26/02/43. Served with 83 Sqn 26/02/43 to 28/05/43. Converted to componants 26/08/43, remains crated and returned to US 5th Airforce. |
| A53-10 | 41-6758 | P-39D-BE | 15-97 | Received by 23 Sqn from the USAAC 17/08/42. Served with 23 Sqn 17/08/42 to 24/09/42. Passed to 10 RSU for Repairs. Served with 23 Sqn 01/10/42 to 26/02/43. Served with 83 Sqn 26/02/43 to 15/07/43. Served with 82 Sqn 16/07/43 to 15/09/43. Returned to the US 5th Air Force 28/09/43. |
| A53-11 | 41-6805 | P-39D-BE | 15-144 | Received by 23 Sqn from the USAAC 17/08/42. Served with 23 Sqn 17/08/42 to 26/01/43. On 26/01/43 there was a landing accident, mainplanes fuselage and engine all damaged. Passed to 3 AD 03/02/43 for repair. Returned to the US 5th Air Force 04/10/43. |
| A53-12 | 41-6944 | P-39D-BE | 15-283 | Received by 23 Sqn from the USAAC 17/08/42. Served with 23 Sqn 17/08/42 to 26/02/43. Served with 83 Sqn 26/02/43 to 14/04/43. Served with 24 Sqn 15/04/43 to 07/06/43. Served with 82 Sqn 21/06/43 to 01/07/43. Aircraft damaged beyond repair in a froced 01/07/43 landing during a practice interception 1 mile east of bulli Rifle range. Converted to componants 26/08/43, remains crated and returned to US 5th Airforce. |
| A53-13 | 41-7085 | P-39D-BE | 15-424 | Received by 23 Sqn from the USAAC 17/08/42. Served with 23 Sqn 17/08/42 to 26/02/43. Served with 83 Sqn 26/02/43 to 15/07/43. Served with 82 Sqn 16/07/43 to 15/09/43. Returned to the US 5th Air Force 20/09/43. |
| A53-14 | 41-6968 | P-39D-BE | 15-307 | Received by 23 Sqn from the USAAC 31/08/42. Served with 23 Sqn 31/08/42 to 24/09/42. At 10 RSU 24/09/42 to 01/10/42. Served with 23 Sqn 01/10/42 to 26/02/43. Engine Change by 10 RSU 06/10/42. Served with 83 Sqn 26/02/43 to 15/07/43. Damaged by blockage in 37mm cannon 26/06/43. Served with 82 Sqn 16/07/43 to 23/09/43. Returned to the US 5th Air Force 23/10/43. |
| A53-15 | 41-6723 | P-39D-BE | 15-62 | Received by 3 AD 13/05/43. Was to go to 82 Sqn but cancelled. Returned to the US 5th Air Force 10/10/43. |
| A53-16 | 41-6738 | P-39D-BE | 15-77 | D-BE Sumac RAAF 18-Feb-42 9-Mar-42 28-Apr-44 36th PS/ 8th FG A53-16 Accepted 30/07/41 To "X" 18/02/42 "X" 09/03/42. Issued to 36PS/8thPG Lowood. Wheels up landing 26/03/42. Was tfr to RAAF 3AD ret to AAF, not allocated to RAAF Sqn. Returned USA 27/01/44, Surveyed 28/04/44. |
| A53-17 | 41-6929 | P-39D-BE | 15-268 | Received by 3 AD 13/05/43. Returned to the US 5th Air Force 11/10/43. |
| A53-18 | 41-6947 | P-39D-BE | 15-286 | Received by 3 AD 13/05/43. Was to go to 82 Sqn but cancelled. Returned to the US 5th Air Force 04/10/43. |
| A53-19 | 41-7189 | P-39F-1-BE | 15B-74 | Received by 3 AD 13/05/43. Served with 82 Sqn 19/07/43 to 14/10/43. Returned to the US 5th Air Force 14/10/43. |
| A53-20 | 41-6838 | P-39D-BE | 15-177 | Received by 3 AD 09/07/43. Was to go to 82 Sqn but cancelled. Returned to the US 5th Air Force 29/09/43. |
| A53-21 | 41-7235 | P-39F-1-BE | 15B-120 | Received by 3 AD 09/07/43. Was to go to 82 Sqn but cancelled. Repairs carried out by 3 AD before being returned to the US 5th Air Force 14/10/43. |
| A53-22 | 41-7199 | P-39F-1-BE | 15B-84 | Received by 3 AD 27/07/43. Returned to the US 5th Air Force 28/09/43. |
| BW114 | ? | P400 | 14-306 | The P400 loaned for initial training at Laverton. P400 Airocobra BW114 Built to Contract DA-42-4801(Defense Aid) Received from Bell Aircraft Company :25/12/41 To Memphis Tenn.: 25/12/41 To Port of Exit : San Francisco :10/02/42 Left USA Cont to Project "X" : 19/02/42 Arrived Australia: 15/04/42 Assembled and accepted USAAF(Sumac) : 21/04/42 Damaged/Wrecked AFMSC: 10/02/43 94Hrs TT Condemned: 01/04/1944. |
The Author of this page is Darren Crick.
Source: WW2 Airfields 50 years on, Eagle Farm 1942, by Brian Creer, Small Air Forces Observer, Aircraft Status Cards from National Archives.
Photograph: RAAF Official.
Emails: Gordon Birkett, Stephen Szczurek, Joe Baugher, Johan van der Wei, Stig Jarlevik, Stephen Smith, Bob Livingston, Dean Norman, Robert Brosing, Ron Cuskelly.
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