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SerialPicModel,
Factory
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LR659 Seafire-IIc,
West
15MU 3-5-43 Hawarden 21-5-43 894Sq 'HMS Illustrious' 8-43 to 11-43 880Sq 2-44
LR660 Seafire-IIc,
West
15MU 3-5-43 885Sq from 8-43 to 10-43 880Sq 2-44 to 3-44 768Sq Abbotsinch 7-44 Tail oleo buckled 19-7-44 SubLt JP Vercoe (RNZN) Knocked port u/c off 'HMS Ravager' 21-8-44 Lt JO Rowbottom safe. 3FPP Hit by Hurricane KZ232... ...
LR661 Seafire-IIc,
West
15MU 17-5-43 809Sq 7-43 899Sq hook bounced up into barrier 'HMS Hunter' 11-9-43 SubLt G Steven (RNZN) 794Sq St.Merryn bellylanding 19-2-45 SubLt NC Eversfield
LR662 Seafire-IIc,
West
15MU 13-5-43 886Sq 6-44
LR663 Seafire-IIc,
West
15MU 17-5-43
LR664 Seafire-IIc,
West
15MU 20-5-43 Storage Castel Vetrano to 887Sq 9-43 to 10-43 807Sq 10-43 759Sq Yeovilton 6-44 to 11-44
LR665 Seafire-IIc,
West
15MU 18-5-43 894Sq 'HMS Illustrious' 'P' returning from Salerno hit round-down broke back 'HMS Unicorn' Cat Z 12-9-43 SubLt E Kirkham. Taken aboard 'HMS Battler' Evidently rebuilt 879Sq wingtip hit stationary bowser Burs... ...
LR666 Seafire-IIc,
West
15MU 18-5-43 Hawarden 23-5-43 880Sq into barrier 'HMS Indomitable' 3-7-43 SubLt MA Antunovitch
LR667 Seafire-IIc,
West
15MU 25-5-43 889Sq Puttalam Ceylon 6-43 834Sq RNARY Coimbatore 1-44 to 3-44 889Sq 4-44 to 7-44 Caught wire bounced landed on port u/c 'HMS Atheling' 16-5-44 SubLt AS Macleod (RNZN)
LR680 Seafire-IIc,
West
15MU 25-5-43 887Sq 6-43 to 11-43 759Sq Yeovillon 6-44 Taxied into stationary Wildcat Cat X1 3-7-44 SubLt E Howard. Taxying prop hit marshalling point board Cat S 4-8-44 SubLt R Phillips. engine failure f/l Cat Z 28-8-44... ...
LR681 Seafire-IIc,
West
15MU 25-5-43 809Sq 7-43 887Sq 11-43 761Sq Henstridge 2-44 880Sq 2-44 to 5-44 761Sq Henstridge 7-44 to 9-44 768Sq Abbotsinch 9-44 Smashed prop blade 18-9-44 SubLt D Midgley. Heavy landing 19-9-44 Lt HE Kelly (RCN). Caught... ...
LR682 Seafire-IIc,
West
15MU 28-5-43 894Sq 'HMS Illustrious' from 6-43 to 10-43 Bounced into barrier Cat Y 23-7-43 SubLt NH Lester. Reserve aircraft Hatston on delivery from Eastleigh to 778Sq Crail overshot hit obstruction u/c collapsed Christ... ...
LR683 Seafire-IIc,
West
15MU 28-5-43 886Sq 11-43 to 2-44 879Sq 2-44 to 11-44 Ran off runway landing tail damaged Burscough Cat X2A 26-2-44 SubLt LGC Reece (RNZN) 728Sq Ta Kali 7-45 to 1-46
LR684 Seafire-IIc,
West
15MU 31-5-43 Cv to LFIIc 887Sq 'HMS Unicorn' floated into barrier 17-6-43 SubLt WG Coleman (RNZN) Bounced over barrier landed on aircraft park Cat Y 8-8-43 SubLt RD Viney. Renfrew to 880Sq 11-11-43 899Sq 11-43 880Sq 16-1... ...
LR685 Seafire-IIc,
West
15MU 31-5-43 894Sq 6-43 to 10-43 Slow and heavy landing Cat X 6-7-43 Lt FRA Turnbull 809Sq 5-44 to 7-44 Swung on landing u/c collapsed 'HMS Stalker' Cat X1 24-5-44 SubLt EHR Stephens
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