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Zealand Military Aircraft Serials & History
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Bristol Beaufort
At the time, Beauforts were in short supply and available UK aircraft were desperately required for transfer to the Mediterranean Theatre. As a result, no further Beauforts were available for the Squadron to become fully operational on the type. As a consequence, 489 Squadron temporary converted to Blenheim IVF's from January 1942 to March 1942 before converting to Hampden T.B.1's.
The Hampdens served in 489 Squadron from March 1942 until December 1943 before converting to Beaufighter X's that saw service in the Squadron from November 1943 to June 1945
| RAF Serial | Mark | RNZAF Unit | Code | Aircraft History |
| L9962 | Mk.I | 489 Sqn | ? | Not Confirmed |
| N1075 | Mk.I | 489 Sqn | XA-A | 1941:
August; Initial squadron allocation. 2nd October 1941; Plt Off Cyril E Horwood (66538) departed Leuchars for a solo training flight, but crashed in the mouth of the river Eden on the approach to Thornaby airfield in Yorkshire. His body was later recovered from the sea. Cyril Horwood is buried in Thornaby-on-Tees Cemetery, Yorkshire (plot O, row N, grave 11). He is also remembered on the Woking County Grammar School roll of honour located in Christ Church, Woking. |
| N1089 | Mk.I | 489 Sqn | ? | 1941:
August; Initial squadron allocation. 1942: January; Transferred to the Middle East. |
| N1105 | Mk.I | 489 Sqn | ? | 1941:
August; Initial squadron allocation. 1942: January; Transferred to the Middle East. |
| N1106 | Mk.I | 489 Sqn | ? | 1941:
August; Initial squadron allocation. 1942: January; Transferred to the Middle East. |
