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SerialPicModel,
Factory
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PP926 Seafire-III,
West
FF 6-9-44 RNDA 9-9-44 Hatston to 880Sq 4-11-44 Ran off runway 1-2-45 SubLt CAA Corp 768Sq Easthaven floated into barrier 30-6-45 SubLt R Howarth. Tested RNARY Coimbatore 4-8-45 809Sq 9-45
PP927 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 9-9-44 807Sq 10-44 to 2-45 ATA Hamble to Belfast 7-12-44 Tested AHU Donibristle 1-2-45 879Sq 3-45 887Sq '120/S' caught No.2 wire bounced heavily 6-11-45 Heavy landing fuselage wrinkled 6-12-45 SubLt EO Atkin
PP928 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 9-9-44 887Sq 12-44 Ground looped landing u/c collapsed Schofields 14-2-45 Lt FC Hurlock. Swung after landing port oleo collapsed Bankstown 5-6-45 SubLt MJ Brown
PP929 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 9-9-44 Hatston to 880Sq 16-1-45 to 2-45 Hatston to AHU Donibristle 24-2-45 761Sq Henstridge 4-45 to 7-45 Heavy landing port oleo collapsed 17-5-45 SubLt JW Green. Port oleo collapsed 18-7-45 SubLt F Hercliffe 760Sq... ...
PP930 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 9-9-44 887Sq '122/S' lost power in flight f/l 11-10-45 SubLt JH Miller
PP931 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 9-9-44 1PATP Southport 12-44 879Sq 9-45
PP932 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 14-9-44 880Sq 6-45 801Sq port oleo collapsed landing 8-7-45 SubLt S Dowle 887Sq '122/S' PD 18-10-45
PP933 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 14-9-44 887Sq swung off runway u/c collapsed Katukurunda Cat HX 19-12-44 SubLt MP Sutton 757Sq Puttalam/Tambaram 7-45 u/c collapsed landing 14-8-45 SubLt AV James
PP934 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 9-9-44 887Sq prop tips damaged ran forward into barrier Cat LQ 28-12-44 SubLt JD Pywell. Hook broke into barrier Cat Y1 13-1-45 SubLt JE Jones RNARY Coimbatore 757Sq Puttalam floated caught No.9 wire into barrier 26... ...
PP935 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 14-9-44 AHU Donibristle to Lee-on-Solent 10-11-44 894Sq stalled onto round-down hook jammed up barrier 'HMS Indefatigable' Cat ZZ 6-1-45 SubLt IHS Morgan safe
PP936 Seafire-III,
West
FF 12-9-44 RNDA 14-9-44 887Sq stbd brake jammed landing swung hit bridge 'HMS Indefatigable' Cat X2 10-12-44 SubLt AG Knight. Unable to lower u/c crash landed ashore Cat ZZ 20-3-45 SubLt AG Knight safe
PP937 Seafire-III,
West
FF 12-9-44 RNDA 14-9-44 Lee-on-Solent to Hawarden 11-12-44
PP938 Seafire-III,
West
FF 12-9-44 RNDA 14-9-44 1PATP Southport 12-44 879Sq 12-45
PP939 Seafire-III,
West
FF 13-9-44 RNDA 14-9-44 761Sq Henstridge engine failure stalled ground looped caught fire 24-5-45 SubLt IE Shepherd (RNZN) safe Stretton 4-46
PP940 Seafire-III,
West
FF 15-9-44 RNDA 16-9-44 787Sq Westhampnett 4-45 761Sq Henstridge caught late wire overran barrier 'HMS Ravager' 31-5-45 SubLt FR Young. Caught late wire into barrier 'HMS Ravager' 20-6-45 SubLt GIH Leslie
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