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SerialPicModel,
Factory
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NF445 Seafire-III,
West
FW RNDA 29-1-44 899Sq 'HMS Khedive' from 3-44 to 12-44 809Sq port oleo collapsed landing 'HMS Stalker' 10-3-45 SubLt RHF Lavender 879Sq floated into barrier 'HMS Attacker' 10-7-45 SubLt LB Lees (RNZN) To Trincomalee 7-45
NF446 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 29-1-44 899Sq from 3-44 to 12-44 Ayr to AHU Donibristle 8-4-45 803Sq Arbroath from 15-6-45 to 7-45 805Sq from 7-45 Stalled onto rough ground lost port oleo Machrihanish 6-9-45 SubLt JW Clarke
NF447 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 29-1-44 885Sq 3-44 to 4-44 899Sq 'D' 9-44 Hit tree landing Long Kesh 17-11-44 Lt WT Russell. Heavy landing with port drift port u/c collapsed Schofields 26 7-45 SubLt KBI Smith (RAN)
NF448 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 29-1-44 885Sq 3-44 to 5-44 Tested Henstridge store 24-6-44 Tested by 807Sq pilot Ta Kali 22-2-45 809Sq 'HMS Stalker' jerked to halt by wire tail oleo damaged 17-3-45 SubLt JW Hill. Wing damaged by bomb splinter 31-5... ...
NF449 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 29-1-44 Tested Henstridge 12-6-44 Tested Donibristle 16-10-44 894Sq 12-44 Bounced into barrier 'HMS Indefatigable' 20-5-45 SubLt JC Taylor
NF450 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 29-1-44 885Sq 4-44? Tested Arbroath 3-8-44 761Sq Henstridge 4-45 to 1-46 Yeovilton store to 772Sq Burscough 'O9A' 16-3-46 to 5-46 Evanton store 11-9-46
NF451 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 29-1-44 879Sq 3-44 AHU Donibristle to Belfast IAR 15-10-44 879Sq stalled on approach Dekheila Cat ZZ 14-2-45 Mid RJ Watson safe
NF452 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 29-1-44 885Sq 3-44? 807Sq 6-44 to 11-44 Hit barrier 'HMS Hunter' Cat Y1 26-7-44 SubLt LG Lloyd
NF453 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 29-1-44 886Sq 3-44 to 5-44 885Sq 8-44 to 9-44 Taxying accident 8-8-44 SubLt FJG Boyd
NF454 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 29-1-44 885Sq 3-44 to 4-44 Tested Donibristle 16/23-11-44 899Sq 2-45 879Sq 3-45 Gosport to RDU Anthorn 9-1-47 To Aeronavale
NF455 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 31-1-44 899Sq 5-44 Trincomalee 5-45 880Sq 7-45
NF480 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 31-1-44 885Sq port tyre burst on t/off St.Merryn Cat Y1 23-3-44 Lt SL Devonald 807Sq landed u/c not locked down Marble Arch LG Cat LX 7-2-45 SubLt R Brook
NF481 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 5-2-44 886Sq 3-44 to 4-44 718Sq 6-44 899Sq 'C' 10-44 to 6-45 Crail to 794Sq Eglinton 15-11-46 Landed port oleo partially retracted 4-12-46 SubLt A Davidson
NF482 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 5-2-44 886Sq Lee-on-Solent 4-44 Out of fuel believed AA punctured tank f/l in field near gliders S of France 7-6-44 SubLt RJ Foxley retd 9th. A/c evidently recovered 808Sq 10-44 715Sq St.Merryn 6-45 761Sq Henstridge... ...
NF483 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 5-2-44 808Sq 5-44 to 10-44 Tail oleo struck concrete edge fuselage damaged Cat X1 31-8-44 SubLt FP Tyler 715Sq St.Merryn 11-44 to 11-45 Collided Corsair KD779 taxying 19-9-45 Lt SFF Shotton. Tested Eglinton 3-46
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