AR501 was built in 1942 as a Mk. VC and was delivered to 8 Maintenance Unit (MU) at Little Rissington, Glos, on June 22, 1942, and passed to 6 MU, Brize Norton, Oxon, on July 7, which issued it to 310 (Czech) Squadron, RAF on July 19.
The squadron was based at Exeter, Devon, and commanded by...