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SerialPicModel,
Factory
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NN285 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 29-7-44 RNARY Coimbatore To Trincomalee 1945 SOC
NN286 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 29-7-44 RNARY Coimbatore collided with motorised dumper 22-3-45 Lt KD McConnell (RNZN)
NN287 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 29-7-44 RNARY Coimbatore
NN288 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 31-7-44 RNARY Coimbatore
NN289 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 3-9-44 RNARY Coimbatore 809Sq stalled broke stbd oleo and damaged wing 'HMS Hunter' Cat LY 12-4-45 SubLt GH Brittain. Trincomalee 7-45
NN290 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 3-9-44 76MU on dismantling found damaged at Mkrs 14-9-44 (ros by Westland) RNARY Coimbatore 894Sq 3-45 to 6-45 Caught No.7 wire into barrier 'HMS Indefatigable' Cat LQ 27-3-45 SubLt ASt Belcher safe
NN291 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 4-9-44 39MU to 76MU 25-9-44 1PATP Southport 10-44 Tested RNARY Coimbatore 15-4-45 880Sq 5-45 Stalled onto deck tail oleo damaged 'HMS Implacable' 29-6-45 SubLt CW Green 894Sq '153/S' PD 18-10-45
NN292 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 4-9-44 33MU to 15MU 26-9-44 1PATP Southport 10-44 RNARY Coimbatore to Katukurunda 30-4-45 879Sq over port side into sea landing 'HMS Implacable' Cat ZZ 12-7-45 SubLt GH Wilson (RNZN)safe
NN293 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 3-9-44 894Sq LR tank hit underside of fuselage when jettisoned Cat LY 6-1-45 SubLt WG Gibson. Trincomalee 7-45
NN294 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 3-9-44 RNARY Coimbatore 894Sq 5-45 Swung landing port oleo collapsed 25-10-45 SubLt H Stack
NN295 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 3-9-44 807Sq 'HMS Hunter' 2-45 Bounced hook caught No.8 wire into barrier Cat LQ 26-2-45 SubLt GE Thomas. Ki43 damaged Sumatra 16-5-45 SubLt TI Ingle
NN296 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 4-9-44 1PATP Southport 10-44 RNARY Coimbatore 757Sq Puttalam stbd oleo and tailwheel damaged landing 25-5-45 SqLdr KV Newton. To Trincomalee
NN297 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 19-9-44 RNARY Coimbatore 894Sq 'HMS Indefatigable' 3-45 Caught trickle wire broke back Cat ZZ 1-4-45 SubLt GW Hartland safe (887Sq)
NN298 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 4-9-44 RNARY Coimbatore to Trincomalee 18-4-45 Tested FAP1 Pityilu 19-7-45 887Sq 'HMS Indefatigable' hit round-down into barrier tore off tail and bent hook 10-12-45 SubLt RAH Beaton
NN299 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 4-9-44 Tested RNARY Coimbatore 31-7-45
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