Spitfire Database
+ the pilots who flew them
| Serial | Pic | Model, Factory | Notes (click note to toggle full text) | |
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| NF597 | Seafire-III, West |
RNDA 7-4-44 709Sq 11-44 Tested Donibristle 29-1-45 880Sq 16-2-45 to 8-45 Swung to stbd landing into soft ground Grimsetter 8-3-45 SubLt MH Seigne. Swung off runway pecked Jervis Bay 19-5-45 SubLt JE Letham | ||
| NF598 | Seafire-III, West |
RNDA 7-4-44 768Sq Abbotsinch Taxied into tractor damaged stbd wing 'HMS Ravager' Cat X1 10-10-44 SubLt AG Knight. Caught last wire into barrier damaged prop and u/c fairings Cat X 14-10-44 SubLt IF Stirling (RNZN) Tail h... ... | ||
| NF599 | Seafire-III, West |
RNDA 7-4-44 885Sq 8-44 To 709Sq 11-44 to 9-45 AAEE 7-45 Carbon monoxide cockpit contam tests with NF652 and PX921 (Seafire III) and NN263 | ||
| NF600 | Seafire-III, West |
RNDA 7-4-44 ATA ferry Hawarden to Belfast 28-4-44 Tested RNARY Coimbatore 29-12-44 879Sq 'HMS Attacker' 7-45 to 8-45 Caught wire tail lifted pecked 11-7-45 SubLt GH Wilson (RNZN) | ||
| NF601 | Seafire-III, West |
RNDA 22-4-44 801Sq 'HMS Furious' from 1-5-44 to 9-44 787Y Flt 10-44 to 2-45 787Sq ran off taxiway tipped on nose 12-12-44 L/C RE Bibby. Speke to 736B Flt 1-3-45 to 4-45 | ||
| NF602 | Seafire-III, West |
RNDA 7-4-44 33MU 18-4-44 Tested RNARY Coimbatore 16-11-44 894Sq 'HMS Indefatigable' Operation Meridian I u/c failed abandoned Cat ZZ 24-1-45 SubLt WG Gibson picked up by Whirlwind [also reported as AHU Donibristle to Gri... ... | ||
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| NF603 | Seafire-III, West |
RNDA 15-4-44 718Sq Henstridge 5-44 899Sq 6-44 761Sq Henstridge 11-44 to 3-45 809Sq 4-45 Hit by debris from mid air collision between NF590 and NN409 landed safely Trincomalee 30-7-45 SubLt JW Hill safe. To Trincomalee 8-... ... | ||
| NF604 | Seafire-III, West |
RNDA 15-4-44 772Sq Ayr from 17-4-46 to 6-46 | ||
| NF605 | Seafire-III, West |
RNDA 15-4-44 880Sq 8-44 to 9-44 801Sq 10-44 880Sq 2-45 803Sq Arbroath 'P' from 15-6-45 Acting as target for quarter attacks collided with LR820 landed safely Cat ZZ 6-8-45 SqLdr WL Nash safe | ||
| NF606 | Seafire-III, West |
(FBLIII) RNDA 20-4-44 807Sq 'HMS Hunter' 6-44 hit by fire from flakship caught fire dived in sea from 800ft S of Toulon Cat Z 16-8-44 Lt LG Lloyd+ | ||
| NF607 | Seafire-III, West |
RNDA 15-4-44 809Sq 'HMS Stalker' 'SG' 6-44 Twisted hook and frame 19-8-44 SubLt GC Morris. Tail bounced heavily Cat X1 29-9-44 SubLt RGW Barker. Do24 dest Volos Harbour Greece shared MB133 MB269 NN134 and NN390 1015 17-1... ... | ||
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| NF624 | Seafire-III, West |
RNDA 15-4-44 807Sq 7-44 Heavy landing port u/c collapsed 'HMS Hunter' 15-8-44 SubLt PWJ Webb 879Sq 12-44 Iwakuni 7-52 | ||
| NF625 | Seafire-III, West |
RNDA 15-4-44 1PATP 8-44 Tested RNARY Coimbatore 17-4-45 757Sq Tambaram 7-45 to 10-45 Smoke from top cowling 27-7-45 SubLt NR McGregor | ||
| NF626 | Seafire-III, West |
RNDA 20-4-44 807Sq 7-44 Landed to port wing hit DLCO screen 'HMS Hunter' Cat X1 2-8-44 SubLt DS Robinson. Landed with drift prop damaged Cat X1 16-8-44 SubLt LGC Reece (RNZN) Hook caught No.3 barrier onto forward lift Ca... ... | ||
| NF627 | Seafire-III, West |
RNDA 15-4-44 'HMS Ravager' by 10-44 809Sq 12-44 broke back Cat ZZ 20-7-45 SubLt HD Atkin safe. To Trincomalee [also reported as 768Sq 11-45] | ||
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