Right, courtsesy of a good friend of mine, who very kindly sent me a near as complete history of the Hastings as there is to get, ‘MOGCB’ was worn by two aircraft;
TG609 C.1 AWCN 30.6.49 and to Dishforth 4.6.49 and coded ‘M’ @ 9.49. Transferred to Topcliffe 18.5.50 and with 297 Sqdn as ‘Z’ 7.50-9.50. To 24 Sqdn 16.11.50 and then annotated ‘no longer at 24 Sqdn but still Lyneham’ (undated but probably the same as TG607, i.e. circa 31.10.51). So probably remained at Lyneham when 24 Sqdn moved to Topcliffe 9.1.51. To HP 14.1.52 for modifications, completed 4.2.52 and issued to RAF Station Lyneham 4.2.52. Suffered a Flying Accident and Cat3R 1.4.52, which was confirmed the following day at 137MU (Malta). To ‘Transport Command (MEAF)’ 15.10.52 after Cat3R work completed and then to Lyneham 16.10.52 before going to Dishforth 24.10.52. The transfer to MEAF 15.10.52 would be after repairs were completed and to enable the aircraft to be flown back to the UK. The allocation to ‘Dishforth’ would presumably be for 242 OCU but this is not stated on the record card (the Dishforth/242OCU ORB confirms its arrival 24.10.52). Suffered a Cat4R Flying Accident 9.2.53, which was recategorised and confirmed 24.2.53 as Cat3R at 49MU. Allocated to HP for RoS 23.2.53, work completed 13.7.54 and to 242 OCU 17.7.54, coded ‘Y’ in 1954. Allocated to 60MU 23.10.54 for RoS as Cat3R and work completed 11.11.54 and back to 242 OCU 15.11.54 when it was presumably recoded as ‘B’ (certainly by 2.55 when using c/s ‘MOGCB’) until at least 7.56. To 60MU 5.2.57 as Cat4R, transferring to Cat4 stock 1.3.57 and then to Non-Effective stock 28.3.58 and sold for scrap to Alcan Enfield Alloy Ltd 8.2.60.
TG533 C.1 AWCN 26.10.48 but allocated the same day to CS(A) Handley Page. On CS(A) return 30.10.48 was allocated to AFEE Beaulieu 8.12.48 from HP for gravity roller conveyor trials. At CS(A) Census 31.12.48 assessed as on Free Loan. Paratechnicon fitted but trials of this were abandoned after the loss of TG499. Despatched to Radlett for modifications and instrumentation in preparation for tropical glider towing trials and to Beaulieu 27.5.59 for tropical trials towing a Hamilcar glider. Suffered Cat A damage at Shaibah and returned to Radlett 23.9.49 for removal of torque meters. From 21.10.49 used as a mock up and for TI of Met. Role equipment. To 20MU 30.3.50 and issued to 202 Sqdn 29.9.50 (presumably to test the Met. role equipment). Transferred to 242 OCU Dishforth 25.6.51 coded ‘T’ (c/s ‘MOGCT’) 1951-11.53. Provisionally assessed as Cat3R after Flying Accident 18.12.51 later confirmed by 60MU 13.2.52 but had been allocated for Cat3R/RoS/HP 1.2.52. Work completed 13.5.53 and to 242 OCU 20.5.53. To ‘TA’ (?) 6.9.55 as Cat3R (presumably ‘TA’ is not a unit but a bookkeeping term as the aircraft is transferred off the strength of a unit). To Disposal Account 16.9.55 having been allocated for RoS/60MU 8.9.55. Resited to contractor’s 4.11.55 and allocated for rework with HP 10.11.55. Work completed 13.9.56 but then shown as RoS/HP Cat3R 10.10.56. Work completed 15.5.57 and to 242 OCU 20.5.57, coded ‘T’ (photo) @ 8.4.58. Allocated to HP for rework 8.2.61 but placed into storage pending rework (by 8.3.61 when noted coded ‘B’ and using c/s ‘MOGCB’), removed from storage 31.7.61 and rework completed 29.3.62 and to 27MU 30.3.62. To 242 OCU Thorney Island 1.5.62, coded ‘B’ @ 14.9.63 but reported as ‘P’ @ 7.6.64 and 25.7.64. To Disposal Account 29.11.65 as Cat3R and RoS/71MU 20.12.65. To 242 OCU again 29.12.65. Transferred to 24/36 Sqdn 26.1.67 and issued to NEAF 26.7.67 and allocated the same day to 70 Sqdn and named ‘Himalaya’. Assessed as Cat5(comp) 4.12.67 and allocated to Finningley for fire/crash training, delivered 18.12.67 (and SOC the same day). Reported as being on Bassingbourn Fire Dump in 1968.
So there you have it! By 1962 ‘MOGCB’ would have been TG533.
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