Spitfire Database
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| Serial | Pic | Model, Factory | Notes (click note to toggle full text) | |
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| MB215 | Seafire-IIc, HPA |
FF 10-12-42 15MU 22-12-42 894Sq 'HMS Illustrious' from 3-43 to 7-43 886Sq 12-43 to 2-44 879Sq 2-44 Floated over wires hit barrier o/t 'HMS Attacker' Cat Y1 21-3-44 SubLt RG Hallas RAE 2-46 | ||
| MB216 | Seafire-IIc, HPA |
FF 11-12-42 15MU 14-12-42 Yeovilton 21-1-43 ASTH 1-4-43 Tested 29-4-43 FP Donibristle 3-44 761Sq Henstridge 12-44 759Sq Yeovilton crashed into ground on authorised low flying Pennard Hill Shepton Mallet Cat Z 25-6-44 Sub... ... | ||
| MB217 | Seafire-IIc, HPA |
FF 12-12-42 15MU 15-12-42 Yeovilton 11-1-43 ros 6-4-43 'HMS Unicorn'/'Paestum' (809 Sqn?) 894Sq 6-43 Hit barrier 'HMS Illustrious' 15-10-43 SubLt E Kirkham 15FP Tailwheel dropped into hole and collapsed taxying White Wal... ... | ||
| MB218 | Seafire-IIc, HPA |
FF 21-12-42 M45 15MU 22-12-42 808Sq 'R' 2-43 to 4-43 Landed u/c retracted Machrihanish 7-3-43 Lt HT Palmer Cowley to DeH Witney 13-5-43 Donibristle to 899Sq 31-5-43 to 7-43 809Sq caught wire landed heavily broke back 'HM... ... | ||
| MB219 | Seafire-IIc, HPA |
FF 22-12-42 15MU 22-12-42 Cosford 3-8-43 879Sq 11-43 to 4-45 (?) Tested Machrihanish 8-6-44 (772Sq pilot) 807Sq bird strike stbd wing damaged Cat LQ 31-12-44 SubLt PWJ Webb 809Sq 1-45 Fanara dump 4-47 | ||
| MB220 | Seafire, HPA |
FF 22-12-42 15MU 23-12-42 886Sq taxied into starter battery Cat Y 18-4-43 SubLt JT Hodgson (RNZN). Christchurch to Lee-on-Solent 26-6-43 807Sq 6-43 880Sq from 13-8-43 Low windspeed over deck stalled onto round-down tail... ... | ||
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| MB221 | Seafire-IIc, HPA |
FF 23-12-42 15MU RNDA 24-12-42 778Sq Arbroath 1-2-43 Machrihanish to 880Sq 29-3-43 Broke back landing 10-5-43 SubLt EG Elwell (899 Sqn) 897Sq 10-43 to 12-43 809Sq 3-44 to 6-44 728Sq Ta Kali from 10-44 to 5-45 | ||
| MB222 | Seafire-IIc, HPA |
FF 31-12-42 15MU 8-1-43 PD 3-8-43 | ||
| MB235 | Seafire-IIc, CHA |
FF 14-10-42 15MU 18-10-42 884Sq 12-42 to 5-43 778Sq Crail 10-43 768Sq Abbotsinch 19-9-44 Into barrier engine torn out Patroller Cat Z1 1-11-44 SubLt LE Garner safe | ||
| MB236 | Seafire-IIc, CHA |
FF 16-10-42 15MU 18-10-42 807Sq 'M' 11-42 to 4-43 880Sq 'HMS Stalker' unable to maintain height f/l Salerno beach Cat Z 9-9-43 Lt D Cameron PoW escaped | ||
| MB237 | Seafire, CHA |
FF 17-10-42 15MU 19-10-42 884Sq Turnhouse 12-42 to 3-43 880Sq 2-44 759Sq Yeovilton 4-44 to 5-44 Belfast to Ayr 28-7-44 808Sq 8-44 to 11-44 879Sq 1-45 to 3-45 728Sq Ta Kali u/c failed to lower whoels-up landing on grass 1... ... | ||
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| MB238 | Seafire-IIc, CHA |
FF 18-10-42 15MU 25-10-42 16FPP Flaps failed overshot and o/t Kirkbride AC 13-11-42 F/O RA Gibbons safe. Tested ARS Hatston 22-3-43 ros Hatston 19-5-43 894Sq Hatston 5-43 834Sq 'R' damaged in hangar in gale 'HMS Hunter'... ... | ||
| MB239 | Seafire-IIc, CHA |
FF 22-10-42 15MU 24-10-42 ros 5-1-43 884Sq 1-43 Deck Landing Trials hook pulled out wingtip bent 'HMS Argus' 3-4-43 Lt T Winstanley 897Sq prop hit runway on t/off f/l in soft ground 4-12-43 SubLt WH Neilson. Hamble to Le... ... | ||
| MB240 |
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Seafire-IIc, CHA |
FF 24-10-42 15MU 28-10-42 Tested ARS Hatston 25-11-42 899Sq 1-43 880Sq '7B' 20-2-43 899Sq 5-43 Lee-on-Solent to Hatston 20-2-44 809Sq 6-44 Caught wire hit barrier fuselage wrinkled 'HMS Stalker' Cat Y1 23-7-44 SubLt EHR... ... | |
| MB241 | Seafire-IIc, CHA |
FF 27-10-42 15MU 2-11-42 887Sq 2-43 to 3-43 ros 22-2-43 (AST?) Hamble to Christchurch 29-7-43 Lee-on-Solent to 809Sq Andover 2-11-43 807Sq 12-43 to 10-44 Taxied into when stationary by MB193 Grimsetter Cat S 7-3-44 Lt FC... ... | ||
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