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SerialPicModel,
Factory
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NN228 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 8-7-44 33MU 12-7-44 Tested RNARY Coimbatore 7-12-44 887Sq 'HMS Indefatigable' Stbd u/c collapsed Cat LY 24-5-45 SubLt EO Atkin safe. AFTU Tyre burst taxying ground looped port u/c collapsed Amarda Rd CB 21-6-45 F/O... ...
NN229 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 8-7-44 1PATP Southport 8-44 Tested RNARY Coimbatore 5-12-44 887Sq 4-45
NN230 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 8-7-44 33MU 14-7-44 RNARY Coimbatore 887Sq 'HMS Indefatigable' stalled and spun in going round again burnt out 2ml N of Katukurunda Cat ZZ 20-12-44 SubLt HW Ostergaard+
NN231 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 8-7-44 880Sq 11-44 to 1-45
NN232 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 8-7-44 39MU 14-7-44 1PATP Southport 8-44 RNARY Coimbatore 887Sq 'HMS Indefatigable' '122/S' into barrier 27-3-45 SubLt LA Bradbury. D3A shot down abandoned Sakishima Islands (shared with CPO W Daniel own aircraft da... ...
NN233 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 12-7-44 To Aeronavale
NN234 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 12-7-44 RNARY Coimbatore 757Sq Puttalam/Tambaram 5-45 to 9-45 Heavy landing port wheel broke off u/c collapsed 21-5-45 SubLt DN Wright. To Trincomalee To Aeronavale?
NN235 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 12-7-44 Grimsetter to 887Sq 17-9-44 Landed to port prop blade clipped arrester wire 'HMS Indefatigable' Cat LX 29-11-44 SubLt JD Pywell. Tested Mascot 28-6-45 to 2-7-45 Tested Eglinton 1-47 to 3-47 To Aeronavale
NN236 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 14-7-44 Tested RNARY Coimbatore 8-3-45 757Sq Puttalam caught wire prop hit barrier 14-7-45 SubLt GA Dye. t/off Trincomalee RNAMY Clappenburg Bay 8-45
NN237 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 14-7-44 808Sq 8-44 to 9-44 Tested RNARY Coimbatore 5-12-44 894Sq 12-44 to 5-45
NN238 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 14-7-44 757Sq Puttalam hit steam roller taxying 17-5-45 SubLt WT Waller. Port engine cowling detached damaged tail unit 19-6-45 SubLt PF Wrighton. Trincomalee Written off 8-45
NN239 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 14-7-44 894Sq 12-44 to 1-45
NN240 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 18-7-44 1PATP Southport 8-44 Tested RNARY Coimbatore 17-4-45 RNAMY Clappenburg 7-45 757Sq Puttalam Stbd oleo damaged landing 20-9-45 SubLt DE Ironside
NN241 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 18-7-44 33MU to Sherburn 17-8-44 894Sq 10-44 801Sq 12-44 Hatston to 880Sq 17-1-45 to 2-45 Tested Donibristle 9-4-45 778Sq Arbroath 19-4-45 to 8-45 741Sq St.Merryn closed throttle during t/off nosed over at end of ru... ...
NN242 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 15-7-44 894Sq 8-44 to 9-44 807Sq low approach u/c broke on round-down 'HMS Hunter' Cat ZZ 27-3-45 SubLt MV Reppenstall safe. Jettisoned
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