Built in June 1945 and found at Tan Son Nhut Airfield, Saigon. It was transferred to the UK by sea in August 1946, and after a long period of storage at various locations, arrived at Cosford in around 1961. The RAF maintenance serial 8476M was allocated on 13 February 1976. Displayed at Hendon from November 2003, returned to Cosford in 2011 and put on display again on 30 January 2012. It is the only known survivor of its type.

Built to an RAF order and allocated the serial EX423, also USAAF serial 41-33396 for administrative purposes. Shipped directly to New Zealand in Feb '43 and became NZ1024. Sold 1 May '78 to Joe Drage for his museum at Wodonga, arriving Oct. Moved to new premises at Wangaratta Jan '85. Acquired from the Airworld collection '90 by Doug Hamilton for restoration at Albury and registered VH-XNZ 27 Feb '91.

5 Aug '43: TOS USAAF. 22 Aug: Departed Tucson, AZ, Modification Center and began flight to Egypt, arriving at Deversoir Field, Egypt on 7 September. After combat modifications it was delivered to the 512th Bomb Squadron/376th Bomb Group, Benghazi, Libya. 24 Sep: Squadron moved to Enfidaville, Tunisia. 17 Nov: Squadron moved to San Pancrazio, Italy. Flew a total of 56 missions, the last on being on 23 Feb '44. April/44: Due to obsolescence, the plane returned to the USA. September/44: Began storage tour, several bases. 12 May '59: Flown to the Air Force Museum at Patterson Field, Fairborn, OH.

5 Aug '43: TOS USAAF. 22 Aug: Departed Tucson, AZ, Modification Center and began flight to Egypt, arriving at Deversoir Field, Egypt on 7 September. After combat modifications it was delivered to the 512th Bomb Squadron/376th Bomb Group, Benghazi, Libya. 24 Sep: Squadron moved to Enfidaville, Tunisia. 17 Nov: Squadron moved to San Pancrazio, Italy. Flew a total of 56 missions, the last on being on 23 Feb '44. April/44: Due to obsolescence, the plane returned to the USA. September/44: Began storage tour, several bases. 12 May '59: Flown to the Air Force Museum at Patterson Field, Fairborn, OH.

5 Aug '43: TOS USAAF. 22 Aug: Departed Tucson, AZ, Modification Center and began flight to Egypt, arriving at Deversoir Field, Egypt on 7 September. After combat modifications it was delivered to the 512th Bomb Squadron/376th Bomb Group, Benghazi, Libya. 24 Sep: Squadron moved to Enfidaville, Tunisia. 17 Nov: Squadron moved to San Pancrazio, Italy. Flew a total of 56 missions, the last on being on 23 Feb '44. 4/44: Due to obsolescence, the plane returned to the USA. 9/44: Began storage tour, several bases. 12 May '59: Flown to the Air Force Museum at Patterson Field, Fairborn, OH.

The Satakunnan Lennosto (Satakunnan Air Command), KoulLLv (training squadron) at Kauhava operated the Vinka from 1980 to September 2005. Date and location of the photo are unknown.

Withdrawn from use in 1948 and scrapped. Photo from: Air Force Museum of New Zealand

Sold in Australia in 1978. Became VH-XNZ in 1991. Photo from: Des White/Air Force Museum of New Zealand

Ca.1980: TOS USN and assigned to Attack Squadron 146 (VA-146), NAS Lemoore, CA. Ca.7/80: VA-93, NAS Yokosuka, Japan. Ca.1982: V-22, NAS Lemoore. By 5/90: Strike University, Naval Surface Warfare Center, NAS Fallon, NV. Ca.1994: AMARC, Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ.

This was the first Hkp15 to arrive in Sweden, trucked from Milan to Stockholm in 2005.