AB326 failed to return from a mission on June 26, 1942 while operated by 145 Sqn. Pilot ended up as a PoW. Photo from: Imperial War Museums

First production aircraft. 150 B.1 bombers were initially ordered but ongoing problems resulted in only 16 being built as bombers, all of which were used for testing. Of the rest of the order, some were delivered as transports or others for air-sea rescue. Photo from: Imperial War Museums

Ditched off Rhodes on May 24, 1945 while with 680 Sqn. Pilot rescued. Photo from: Imperial War Museums

The photo is reputed to show X3595 at Brooklands after being upgraded by Vickers to a Mk3. Photo from: Imperial War Museums

T9583 was built in Australia for the RAF in Singapore. Singapore fell to the Japanese before it could be delivered and it was delivered to the RAAF as A9-31. 100 Squadron RAF, which was the intended recipient, evolved into 100 Squadron RAAF and was deployed to Papua New Guinea. T9583 was lost in a crash landing at Port Moresby on June 25, 1942 when returning from a mission. The RAAF serial does appear to have been applied to the aircraft during its brief service. Photo from: Library and Archives NT

Original colour photo of a Hampden of No 455 Sqn, RAAF, the first Australian squadron in RAF Bomber Command. At this time, the unit had just been transferred to Coastal Command and from Wigsley to Leuchars to train for torpedo bombing. AT137 had been delivered to the squadron in November 1941. The aircraft bunt at Leuchars on 8 June 1942. It had flown 20 operational missions, initially coded UB-O and UB-C. Photo from: Imperial War Museums

Ex 15 (Soviet AF). 28th March 1942 made a forced landing on the ice near Suursaari and was recovered by Finns. Photo: SA-kuva (Finnish Armed Forces photograph, Wartime Photograph Archive). Photographer Kartto - Peronkoski.

Ex 15 (Soviet AF). 28th March 1942 made a forced landing on the ice near Suursaari and was recovered by Finns. Photo: SA-kuva (Finnish Armed Forces photograph, Wartime Photograph Archive). Photographer Kartto - Peronkoski.

Ex D-OXWF. Photo: SA-kuva (Finnish Armed Forces photograph, Wartime Photograph Archive). Photographer Kartto - Peronkoski.

Photo: SA-kuva (Finnish Armed Forces photograph, Wartime Photograph Archive). Photographer Kartto - Peronkoski.