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SerialPicModel,
Factory
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LR845 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 30-11-43 Tested 761Sq Henstridge 29-12-43 887Sq 'HMS Indefatigable' hook failed to lower f/l in Eritrea 4-12-44 SubLt JE Jones
LR846 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 30-11-43 887Sq Ballyhalbert practice dogfight dived in sea from cloud at 6000ft 1 1/2ml E of Portavogie Co. Down Cat Z 12-3-44 SubLt FG Reid (RNZN)+
LR847 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 30-11-43 894Sq 5-44 Landed to stbd wing hit NN248 parked on outrigger 'HMS Implacable' 28-10-44 L/C RH Reynolds. Tested Donibristle 1/3-7-45 883Sq 10-45 Ran off peritrack 13-11-45 SubLt DH Blinkhorn. Taxied into PR2... ...
LR848 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 30-11-43 887Sq Ran off track into soft ground tipped on nose Cat Y1 25-2-44 SubLt M Tolstoy CRO Belfast CB 6-3-44 Lee-on-Solent to Donibristle 5-8-44 801Sq hit blast wall damaged stbd wing Machrihanish 12-10-44 768S... ...
LR849 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 30-11-43 39MU to 787Sq Wittering 30-12-43 to 9-44 [787Y Flt 4-44 to 5-441 768Sq Abbotsinch Floated into barrier 12-5-45 Mid RW Lewin
LR850 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 30-11-43 Lossiemouth to Hatston 18-7-44 761Sq Henstridge stalled 100yds short of runway Cat ZZ 11-4-45 Mid P Barlow safe
LR851 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 30-11-43 808Sq Ballyhalbert 8-44 887Sq stbd oleo collapsed landing. 'HMS Implacable' Cat Y1 19-10-44 Lt E Kverndal. Tested Donibristle 19-3-45
LR852 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 30-11-43 894Sq '1R' 3-44 Caught No.3 wire port oleo collapsed wing damaged 'HMS Indefatigable' 31-7-44 SubLt WG Gibson 761Sq Henstridge 6-45 engine failure f/l 15-9-45 Lt HS Mattelie
LR853 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 16-12-43 736Sq St.Merryn 4-44 885Sq Lee-on-Solent taxied into NF507 Cat S 22-5-44 SubLt AH Bassett 736Sq St.Merryn 7-6-44 715Sq St Merryn 17-8-44 to 11-44 768Sq Easthaven 11-45 Port oleo collapsed landing 28-12-45 L... ...
LR854 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 11-12-43 Tested Henstridge store 29-1-44 885Sq 3-44 880Sq 8-44 761Sq Henstridge 3-45 to 5-45 FP Crail 2-46 to 3-46 799Sq Lee-on-Solent 5-46
LR855 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 11-12-43 894Sq 'K' to 2-44
LR856 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 24-12-43 887Sq 'HMS Indefatigable' 899Sq '2W' 4-44 to 6-44 Crashed on deck early 1944 880Sq 2-45 Ferrying flew into low cloud soon after t/off Hatston hit ploughed field on hillside burnt out Cat ZZ 21-3-45 SubLt IJ... ...
LR857 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 11-12-43 885Sq from 2-44 880Sq 'HMS Furious' 16-3-44 Drifted to port landing damaged port oleo prop and wingtip. Cat S 6-5-44 SubLt IM Frazer 803Sq Arbroath from 15-6-45 883Sq Arbroath 'R' 18-9-45 to 10-45 To GI Yeo... ...
LR858 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 11-12-43 Cosford to Henstridge 21-3-45 880Sq 2-44 to 9-44 768Sq in Trouncer 2-45 761Sq Henstridge 5-45 Taxied into stationary RX292 12-8-45 Gosport to Silloth 23-3-46 Anthorn 23-3-46 to Easthaven but retd u/s 25-3-4... ...
LR859 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 22-12-43 894Sq 'HMS Indefatigable' '1G' shot down 2 Bv138 in flames offf North Cape approx 71N23E shared LR816 1715 22-8-44 SubLt RH Reynolds 768Sq Abbotsinch caught late wire prop damaged barrier 'HMS Ravager' 30-5... ...
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