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SerialPicModel,
Factory
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NF514 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 26-2-44 HQ ADGB (Naval Admin Office) Northolt 5-44 Lossiemouth to Skeabrae 3-9-44 880Sq 3-45 to 6-45 Coded 'B' at Inskip display 10-45
NF515 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 26-2-44 39MU 27-2-44 Lee-on-Solent 4-4-44 894Sq 7-44 Lossiemouth to 801Sq Skeabrae 3-9-44 to 2-45 802Sq 5-45 to 6-45 Collided in formation 12-5-45 L/C RI Hargreaves 806Sq prop struck runway Machrihanish 6-8-45 SubLt... ...
NF516 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 26-2-44 39MU 27-2-44 Lee-on-Solent 18-3-44 Donisbristle store 9-8-44 894Sq 12-44 Broke stbd oleo and prop landing Cat LQ 7-3-45 SubLt IHS Morgan. Opl flight emergency landing landed between Nos.3 and 4 wires but fai... ...
NF517 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 26-2-44 Tested Cochin 6-7-45
NF518 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 26-2-44 886Sq 6-44 807Sq 6-44 to 11-44 808Sq 8-44 to 10-44 879Sq 'HMS Attacker' 3-45 tailwheel caught wire Cat LX 11-7-45 SubLt WTS Buchan
NF519 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 26-2-44 Tested Donibristle 19-11-44 Tested by 807Sq pilot Ta Kali 22-2-45 Dekheila 24-2-45 899Sq Caught No.8 wire into barriers Chaser Cat HY 1-3-45 SubLt DH Grime 807Sq 4-45 to 5-45
NF520 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 26-2-44 Belfast to Donibristle 10-5-44 Tested RNARY Coimbatore 2-10-44 and 7-12-44 Trincomalee 1945 WO (on a Sqn?)
NF521 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 29-2-44 Yeovil to 39MU 2-3-44 Tested RNARY Coimbatore 13-12-44 894Sq '130/S' A6M shot down in sea during raid Sakishima Islands shared with SubLt RH Reynolds in '141/S' 1145 4-5-45 SubLt RC Kay 728Sq Ta Kali 'M2L'
NF522 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 29-2-44 39MU 4-3-44 Lee-on-Solent 19-3-44 761Sq Henstridge to Lee-on-Solent 17-4-44 Tested Donibristle 16-10-44 879Sq 1-45 809Sq 2-45
NF523 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 29-2-44 Tested RNARY Coimbatore 15-24-12-44 Short of fuel in bad weather Cat S 22-12-44 SubLt R Taylor. f/l stbd wheel sank in soft ground nosed over 24-12-44 Lt HG Thom (RAN) 761Sq Henstridge 6-45
NF524 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 29-2-44 Tested Yeovilton store 23-5-44 899Sq 6-44 880Sq 8-44 Tall hit prop of Hurricane Hatston Cat X1 3-9-44 SubLt ED Pye. Machrihanish to AHU Donibristle 25-11-44 809Sq 11-44 Tested Donibristle 27-2-45 761Sq Henst... ...
NF525 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 29-2-44 886Sq Lee-on-Solent 5-44 Fw190 shot down nr Houlgate 0610 own engine hit by another Fw190 f/l among trees E of Caen Cat Z 8-6-44 Lt H Lang (RNZN) inj
NF526 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 29-2-44 Henstridge to Yeovilton 2-5-44 899Sq 'A' 8-44 Swung to stbd landing damaged prop and wing port u/c collapsed 1-6-45 SubLt LA Bradbury. Tested Bankstown 12-45 Tested Bankstown 10-46 to 12-46 Coded '117' once
NF531 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 4-3-44 886Sq 3-44 to 5-44 Port wingtip scraped the ground 28-4-44 SubLt WA Wallace 808Sq Landed wheels-up 22-8-44 SubLt NJ Bowen. Tested Belfast 20-12-44 899Sq 1-45 to 2-45 803Sq Arbroath 7-45 883Sq Arbroath/Machrih... ...
NF532 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 4-3-44 886Sq 3-44 to 5-44 Unable to estimate distance accurately 29-4-44 SubLt WA Wallace 885Sq 8-44 To 715Sq St.Merryn 11-44 to 11-45 794Sq Eglinton 3-46 to 4-46
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