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Nine aircraft delivered to No.488 Squadron, Kallang, Singapore in late January 1942 as replacements for the Buffalos.
Several were destroyed on ground during enemy raids and four were evacuated to Sumatra in early February 1942.

  
     
 
Serial c/n Aircraft history
BE585 ? From the sixth production batch of aircraft producrd by Hawker Aircraft Limited, at Langley, and Brooklands. Powered by Rolls-Royce Merlin XX engine.
Aircraft from this batch were delivered between the 24th July, 1941 and the 18th March 1942
Delivered to No.488 Squadron, Kallang, Singapore in late January 1942.
Further details sketchy.
BE632 ? From the sixth production batch of aircraft producrd by Hawker Aircraft Limited, at Langley, and Brooklands. Powered by Rolls-Royce Merlin XX engine.
Aircraft from this batch were delivered between the 24th July, 1941 and the 18th March 1942
Delivered to No.488 Squadron, Kallang, Singapore in late January 1942.
BE632 delivered by Flight Lieutenant MacKenzie on 24 January 1942.
Further details sketchy.
BE640 ? From the sixth production batch of aircraft producrd by Hawker Aircraft Limited, at Langley, and Brooklands. Powered by Rolls-Royce Merlin XX engine.
Aircraft from this batch were delivered between the 24th July, 1941 and the 18th March 1942.
Delivered to No.488 Squadron, Kallang, Singapore in late January 1942.
BE640 delivered by Flight Lieutenant MacKenzie on 24 January 1942.
Further details sketchy.
BG722 ? From the fourth production block manufactured by Gloster Aircraft Limited at Brockworth, Gloucestershire.
Powered by Rolls-Royce Merlin XX engine.
Aircraft from this batch  were delivered between September, 1941 and December, 1941.
Delivered to No.488 Squadron, Kallang, Singapore in late January 1942.
Further details sketchy.
BG800 ? From the fourth production block manufactured by Gloster Aircraft Limited at Brockworth, Gloucestershire.
Powered by Rolls-Royce Merlin XX engine.
Aircraft from this batch  were delivered between September, 1941 and December, 1941.
Delivered to No.488 Squadron, Kallang, Singapore in late January 1942.
BE800 delivered by Flight Lieutenant MacKenzie on 24 January 1942.
Further details sketchy.
BG809 ? From the fourth production block manufactured by Gloster Aircraft Limited at Brockworth, Gloucestershire.
Powered by Rolls-Royce Merlin XX engine.
Aircraft from this batch  were delivered between September, 1941 and December, 1941.
Delivered to No.488 Squadron, Kallang, Singapore in late January 1942.
Further details sketchy.
BG845 ? From the fourth production block manufactured by Gloster Aircraft Limited at Brockworth, Gloucestershire.
Powered by Rolls-Royce Merlin XX engine.
Aircraft from this batch  were delivered between September, 1941 and December, 1941.
Delivered to No.488 Squadron, Kallang, Singapore in late January 1942.
Further details sketchy.
BM899 ? Delivered to No.488 Squadron, Kallang, Singapore in late January 1942.
Further details sketchy.

Hawker Hurricane BM899 488 Sqn RNZAF via Mike Yeo

Note: had been previously listed as BG899 in error.
????? ? Delivered to No.488 Squadron, Kallang, Singapore in late January 1942.
Further details sketchy.
 
     

Author: Ivan Prince (Updated by Brendan Cowan)

Sources: New Zealand Military Aircraft and Serial Numbers published by AHSNZ.

Emails: Gordon Birkett, Martin Edwards, Brendan Cowan, Mike Yeo,

Updated 04 April 2016
     
     

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