This page is still very much a “work in progress”, and lists all the de Havilland Mosquitos operated by 488(NZ) Squadron. It covers the Mk.XII, Mk.XIII, Mk.30, and Mk.III variants. A list of the Squadron’s Beaufighters will follow once I have checked and compiled the data.
Where known, a tail code is included. Some of these have come to me from other sources, but those marked with an asterix have been verified by myself as correct.
Again, thanks to Graham Clayton for the thorough information provided about these aircraft. If anyone has additions or corrections to this list, or if you wish to know more about a particular aircraft, please let me know and I will endeavour to assist.
(Latest update, 04/11/14)
| TYPE | A/C Serial | Tail Code |
| NF Mk.XII | HK121 | |
| NF Mk.XII | HK132 | |
| NF Mk.XII | HK134 | |
| NF Mk.XII | HK137 | ME-O* |
| NF Mk.XII | Hk182 | |
| NF Mk.XII | HK186 | |
| NF Mk.XII | HK194 | |
| NF Mk.XII | HK203 | |
| NF Mk.XII | HK204 | |
| NF Mk.XII | HK222 | |
| NF Mk.XII | HK227 | ME-E* |
| NF Mk.XII | HK228 | ME-C* |
| NF Mk.XII | HK233 | |
| NF Mk.XII | HK234 | |
| NF Mk.XII | HK235 | |
| NF Mk.XIII | HK363 | |
| NF Mk.XIII | HK365 | ME-T* |
| NF Mk.XIII | HK367 | |
| NF Mk.XIII | HK368 | |
| NF Mk.XIII | HK375 | |
| NF Mk.XIII | HK377 | |
| NF Mk.XIII | HK380 | ME-Y* |
| NF Mk.XIII | HK381 | ME-W |
| NF Mk.XIII | HK420 | ME-B* |
| NF Mk.XIII | HK423 | |
| NF Mk.XIII | HK427 | ME-L |
| NF Mk.XIII | HK457 | |
| NF Mk.XIII | HK461 | |
| NF Mk.XIII | HK504 | ME-M |
| NF Mk.XIII | HK532 | ME-U |
| NF Mk.XIII | HK534 | |
| NF Mk.XIII | MM439 | |
| NF Mk.XIII | MM466 | ME-R* |
| NF Mk.XIII | MM467 | |
| NF Mk.XIII | MM476 | ME-V |
| NF Mk.XIII | MM498 | ME-S* |
| NF Mk.XIII | MM502 | |
| NF Mk.XIII | MM513 | ME-D |
| NF Mk.XIII | MM515 | ME-Z* |
| NF Mk.XIII | MM519 | ME-F |
| NF Mk.XIII | MM551 | ME-X* |
| NF Mk.XIII | MM556 | ME-B |
| NF Mk.XIII | MM558 | ME-E* |
| NF Mk.XIII | MM566 | ME-A |
| NF Mk.XIII | MM588 | |
| NF Mk.XIII | MM622 | |
| NF Mk.30 | MM809 | ME-H |
| NF Mk.30 | MM811 | |
| NF Mk.30 | MM814 | |
| NF Mk.30 | MM815 | |
| NF Mk.30 | MM816 | |
| NF Mk.30 | MM817 | ME-M* |
| NF Mk.30 | MM818 | |
| NF Mk.30 | MM819 | |
| NF Mk.30 | MM820 | |
| NF Mk.30 | MM822 | |
| NF Mk.30 | MT456 | |
| NF Mk.30 | MT457 | ME-S* |
| NF Mk.30 | MT458 | |
| NF Mk.30 | MT459 | |
| NF Mk.30 | MT461 | ME-V |
| NF Mk.30 | MT463 | ME-Y |
| NF Mk.30 | MT467 | ME-X* |
| NF Mk.30 | MT468 | |
| NF Mk.30 | MT469 | |
| NF Mk.30 | MT477 | |
| NF Mk.30 | MT484 | ME-K |
| NF Mk.30 | MV538 | |
| NF Mk.30 | MV567 | |
| NF Mk.30 | MV568 | |
| NF Mk.30 | MV570 | ME-P |
| NF Mk.30 | NT260 | ME-F |
| NF Mk.30 | NT263 | |
| NF Mk.30 | NT268 | |
| NF Mk.30 | NT272 | |
| NF Mk.30 | NT308 | |
| NF Mk.30 | NT314 | ME-P |
| NF Mk.30 | NT327 | |
| NF Mk.30 | NT350 | |
| NF Mk.30 | NT370 | |
| NF Mk.30 | NT372 | ME-B |
| NF Mk.30 | NT511 | |
| NF Mk.30 | NT512 | |
| NF Mk.30 | NT527 | |
| NF Mk.30 | NT532 | |
| NF Mk.30 | NT558 | |
| T Mk.III | LR562 | |
| T Mk.III | HJ864 | |
| T Mk.III | HJ899 |
Broody's war 
April 15th, 2014 at 1:11 am
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October 22nd, 2014 at 5:09 pm
Any thoughts on the possible code letter NF XXX NT263?
October 22nd, 2014 at 8:10 pm
Sorry Mike – All the code letters I have are already on the list. Do you have a specific interest in NT263?
October 23rd, 2014 at 2:25 pm
This aircraft was flown by F/L K.W. Stewart and F/O H.E. Brumby for 3 of their eventual 5.5 kills. They displayed their victories on the tail of their aircraft above the flash and I think it would make for an interesting model.