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Factory
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RB141 XIV,
EA
FF 9-11-43 CRD AAEE 14-11-43 F21 fin and rud. Hand trls of prod aircraft Wts and CG load carbon monoxide cockpit contam tests R-R RG5SM VA 26-12-43 G65 install AAEE for 150hrs comparison trls with RB144 trls with 90gal o... ...
RB142 XIV,
EA
FF 14-10-43 39MU 28-10-43 616Sq 1-1-44 610Sq 'DW-B' 2-1-44 AC 21-5-44 ros. Flew through explosion of V-1 and crashed Newhaven Sussex CE 12-7-44 F/O GM McKinlay+
RB143 XIV,
EA
FF 22-10-43 39MU 28-10-43 HdlgSq Hullavington 14-11-43 39MU 11-5-44 41Sq 26-4-45 e/f landed on airfield B.118 Celle CA 7-5-45 FLt JF Wilkinson safe 409RSU 10-5-45 416Sq 20-9-45 VA 13-5-46 recat CE 24-6-46
RB144 XIV,
EA
FF 31-10-43 CRD VAWD 7-11-43 AAEE 25-11-43 intensive comparison fly trls with RB141 VAHPA mods 27-3-44 ASTH G85 install 30-6-45 DeH Airscrews Hatfield 29-11-45 trls with various props including DeH 6-blade contra prop 45... ...
RB145 XIV,
EA
FF 10-11-43 39MU 16-11-43 610Sq 'DW-E' 3-1-44 AC 4-7-44 ros 350Sq Became lost in snow shower belly landed B.65 Maldegem CE 8-12-44 FSgt R Jamine (Belg) safe
RB146 XIV,
EA
FF 14-11-43 CRD VAWD 5-blade prop install 17-11-43 AAEE 28-2-44 wts and CG load spin trls 7-5-44 fuel cons trls. comparison trls with RM766. e/f landed on airfield Boscombe Down CA 1-5-45 SqLdr FMG Scotter safe VAHPA 7-1... ...
RB147 XIV,
EA
FF 19-11-43 33MU 2-12-43 15FPP Tailwheel failed to lock down Lyneham AC 2-12-43 1/O Miss AZM Leska (Pol) safe ros 222Sq 22-3-44 AST 11-6-44 'Samsacola' 15-4-45 India 21-5-45 322Sq Japan 26-9-46 SOC 31-7-47
RB148 XIV,
EA
FF 19-11-43 33MU 2-12-43 610Sq 1-1-44 DeH 7-6-44 610Sq Hit by RM740 after landing B.56 Evere CE 27-12-44 F/O RC Hussey (Nfdland) safe
RB149 XIV,
EA
FF 25-11-43 39MU 29-11-43 616Sq 1-1-44 610Sq 2-1-44 DeH 30-5-44 610Sq Shot down by flak attacking train nr Dulmen 15-12-44 F/O EG Hill+
RB150 XIV,
EA
FF 29-11-43 33MU 2-12-43 610Sq 'DW-A' 1-1-44 Fuselage wrinkled in flight Exeter AC 16-2-44 FSgt JJD Bonfield safe DeH 'Gem' mods 6-4-44 610Sq 'DW-A' Missing after entering cloud 15ml SW of Boulogne 30-8-44 W/O JJD Bonfie... ...
RB151 XIV,
EA
FF 30-11-43 33MU 4-12-43 610Sq 16-1-44 1CRU 'Gem' mods 19-5-44 610Sq Overshot swung and port u/c collapsed Lympne AC 19-9-44 FSgt G Tate safe ros 412RSU 27-9-45 39MU 21-3-46 nea 26-2-51 to 6841M 2-7-51
RB152 XIV,
EA
FF 3-12-43 39MU 27-12-43 610Sq 'DW-M' 14-2-44 AST 'Gem' mods 8-5-44 610Sq Tailwheel not locked down on landing West Malling AC 24-6-44 F/O WA Nicholls safe ros 350Sq 'MN-T' 22-2-45 AC 28-2-45 130Sq 5-4-45 Taxied into RM9... ...
RB153 XIV,
EA
FF 10-12-43 39MU 20-12-43 610Sq 'DW-Y' 6-1-44 AST 19-4-44 610Sq e/f while chasing V-1 abandoned off Dungeness 9-7-44 FSgt IF Hakansson+
RB154 XIV,
EA
FF 13-12-43 39MU 20-12-43 610Sq 'DW-F' 6-1-44 DeH 'Gem' mods 12-5-44 Harrowbeer 31-5-44 610Sq Engine caught fire in air landed B.56 Evere AC 25-12-44 W/O MF Harding safe 409RSU 350Sq 'MN-N' 15-2-45 83GSU 12-4-45 ASTH mi... ...
RB155 XIV,
EA
FF 18-12-43 39MU 24-12-43 DeH 23-8-44 350Sq 'MN-O' 19-4-45 Hit flag on landing B.116 Wunstorf AC 20-9-45 F/O J De Bruyn (Belg) safe. Landed tailwheel first bounced and tipped on nose B.93 Valkenburg CA 29-11-45 F/O ELRG... ...
RB156 XIV,
EA
FF 19-12-43 33MU 27-12-43 610Sq 'DW-B' 9-2-44 Engine vibration f/l Harrowbeer 12-2-44 DeH 'Gem' mods 13-5-44 610Sq CB 12-7-44 ros 1ADF Unable to lock tailwheel down Redhill AC 27-10-44 P/O KF Daff (RAAF) safe. ros ASTH r... ...
RB157 XIV,
EA
FF 23-12-43 33MU 28-12-43 610Sq Swung on landing and tipped on nose Friston AC 9-7-44 W/O E Hurrell (RAAF) safe ros. Tailwheel collapsed taxying Manston AC 16-11-44 F/O A Cressswell-Turner safe 86MU 21-11-44 9FPP Tailwhe... ...
PX922 Seafire,
COA
RNDA 1-3-45 1PATP 6-45 RNAS Belfast 2-46 earmarked Aeronavale
PX923 Seafire,
COA
RNDA 28-2-45 Trincomalee 1945
PX924 Seafire,
COA
RNDA 1-3-45 flown at VASM 30-4-45 Tested Cochin 10-6-45 Refurbished to FVc standard to IAC153 11-7-45 del by Lt Creham to Ballydonnell. Withdrawn service 19-6-54 scrap 1962
Source: Andrew Pentland's Spitfire Production Site (with permission). Status is our own field - we rely on users to modify