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SerialPicModel,
Factory
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NN315 Seafire-III,
West
FF 24-8-44 RNDA 26-8-44 Tested Donibristle 26-9-44 880Sq Grimsetter burst tyre swung off runway Cat LQ 3-2-45 SubLt TF Scott. Swung hit stationary car 17-2-45 SubLt PB Lane AHU Donibristle 9-3-45 ATA Cosford to Henstridg... ...
NN316 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 31-8-44 RNARY Coimbatore 887Sq 'HMS Indefatigable' hook pulled out port tyre burst crashed Cat X 1-3-45 SubLt AG Knight. Floated into No.2 barrier Cat ZZ 26-3-45 SubLt IG Hepworth.1 Jettisoned
NN317 Seafire-III,
West
FF 28-8-44 RNDA 31-8-44 Tested RNARY Coimbatore 25-1-45 to 1-2-45 807Sq 2-45 757Sq Puttalam floated hook caught No.2 barrier 'HMS Stalker' Cat HX 14-4-45 Lt RW Murray
NN318 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 31-8-44 AHU Donibristle to Belfast store 23-10-44 801Sq 12-44 880Sq stalled on approach Grimsetter 26-1-45 SubLt GG Ross 883Sq Arbroath from 18-9-45 to 11-45
NN319 Seafire-III,
West
FF 28-8-44 RNDA 2-9-44 880Sq 10-44 to 2-45
NN320 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 31-8-44 801Sq 8-11-44 880Sq 11-44 Struck by NN313 Cat HY 1-2-45 SubLt ED Pye
NN321 Seafire-III,
West
FF 30-8-44 RAE Farnborough 31-8-44 (arrester gear army cooperation trls) 39MU to A Flt RAE 5-10-44 (arrester gear) Detd Ipswich 2/4-12-44 (army co operation) 17-1-45 To C Sqn AAEE 1-45 (arrester gear) 787Sq Tangmere to R... ...
NN322 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 31-8-44 1PATP Southport 10-44 RNARY Coimbatore 887Sq 5-45
NN323 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 16-9-44 39MU to Castle Bromwich 23-10-44 Donibristle 27-10-44 887Sq 'HMS Indefatigable' floated hook broke into barrier Cat X1 21-11-44 SubLt J Birtle. Taxied into NN284 31-3-45 794Sq Eglinton 1-46 Henstridge to Bel... ...
NN324 Seafire-III,
West
FF 31-8-44 RNDA 2-9-44 801Sq 11-44 803Sq Arbroath 'G' from 15-6-45 Low level advanced formation exercise left formation over water lost height flew into water off Aberdeen Cat ZZ 30-7-45 SubLt A Forbes+
NN325 Seafire-III,
West
FF 31-8-44 RNDA 31-8-44
NN326 Seafire-III,
West
LFIII FF 31-8-44 RNDA 2-9-44 887Sq 'HMS Indefatigable' 11-44 Heavy landing burst tyre strained u/c 28-12-44 Lt FC Hurlock. Taxied into by following aircraft Cat HY 7-4-45 SubLt AS MacLeod (RNZN) to A506
NN327 Seafire-III,
West
FF 31-8-44 RNDA 6-9-44 801Sq 12-44 880Sq 1-45 to 3-45 AHU Donibristle to 761Sq Henstridge 19-3-45 to 1-46 771Sq Gosport 'GP9D'
NN328 Seafire-III,
West
FF 1-9-44 RNDA 6-9-44 761Sq Henstridge 8-45 to 10-45
NN329 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 9-9-44 AHU Donibristle to 880Sq 21-11-44 Landed heavily bounced pecked 1-2-45 SubLt GG Ross. Taxied into NN310 Cat LQ 6-2-45 SubLt ADW Lawrence. f/l lack of fuel Grimsetter Cat ZZ 13-2-45 SubLt JS Wagen safe
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