JP839 was delivered to 486 Sqn RNZAF on or about 15 Sept 43; it was coded SA-V. On 5 April 44, while the Sqn was based at Castle Camps and in the process of conversion to the Tempest, Flt Sgt A.G.Turner (NZ412288) was killed on a night training flight when JP839 spun in 1.5 miles SW of Croxton.