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SerialPicModel,
Factory
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PR178 Seafire-III,
West
FF 3-11-44 RNDA 18-11-44 RNARY Coimbatore 807Sq caught No.9 wire into barrier 'HMS Hunter' Cat LX 5-5-45 SubLt FP Curry. earmarked for Aeronavale
PR179 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 9-11-44 RNARY Coimbatore
PR180 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 9-11-44 Ponam to 880Sq 'HMS Implacable' 25-6-45 struck by PX958 Henstridge 27-8-45
PR181 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 9-11-44 RNARY Coimbatore Trincomalee 8-45
PR182 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 9-11-44 RNARY Coimbatore 807Sq 4-45 Floated into barriers at dusk 6-5-45 Mid LL Beckford. To Trincomalee WO
PR183 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 9-11-44 RNARY Coimbatore 801Sq hook broke into barrier 'HMS Implacable' Cat HY 16-4-45 SubLt DM Gunson. To Trincomalee WO
PR184 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 9-11-44 1PATP Southport 3-45 RNARY Coimbatore 807Sq into barrier nosed over 'HMS Hunter' 26-8-45 Mid LL Beckford 879Sq 8-45 to 12-45
PR185 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 9-11-44 Yeovil to 39MU 14-11-44 Eglinton 2-45 Hood jettisoned in flight elevator control damaged 25-5-45 Lt KE Roberts (1835Sqn)
PR186 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 11-11-44 1PATP Southport 7-45
PR187 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 11-11-44 1PATP Southport 3-45 801Sq engine failure fuel leak f/l on airfield Schofields 12-11-45 SubLt MH Snell
PR188 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 23-11-44 1PATP Southport 3-45 Tested TAMY1 Archerfield 14-9-45
PR118 Seafire-III,
West
FF 14-10-44 RNDA 27-10-44 Tested FAP1 Pityilu 26-7-45 887Sq port oleo collapsed landing slewed off runway damaged prop Schofields 10-11-45 Lt AH Brydon (RAN)
PR119 Seafire-III,
West
FF 12-10-44 RNDA 14-10-44 761Sq Henstridge 3-45 engine failure f/l wheels-up 4-4-45 Mid DA Ray
PR120 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 14-10-44 761Sq Henstridge 2-45 to 10-45 Port wing hit runway 7-4-45 SubLt F Kirk. Swung landing u/c collapsed 20-4-45 SubLt NH Lawrence
PR121 Seafire-III,
West
FF 12-10-44 RNDA 19-10-44 761Sq Henstridge 2-45 to 6-45 Taxied into another aircraft 18-5-45 Mid WJ Adams
PR122 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 14-10-44 761Sq Henstridge 1-45 Left section on oxygen climb at 25000ft then dived into ground Norman Court Estate Bentley Wood nr Salisbury Cat ZZ 20-6-45 SubLt GD Davies+
PR123 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 14-10-44 761Sq Henstridge 'G5Q'? 2-45 Spun in from 350ft Cat ZZ 17-3-45 SubLt CG Gardiner safe
PR124 Seafire-III,
West
FF 12-10-44 RNDA 14-10-44 Tested RNARY Coimbatore 17-4-45 880Sq 4-45 Floated into barrier 14-6-45 SubLt DM Gunston (880 Sqn)
PR125 Seafire-III,
West
FF 14-10-44 RNDA 31-10-44 879Sq from 4-45 to 6-45 Port wing hit prop of NF502 Katukurunda 30-5-45 SubLt LB Lees (RNZN)
PR126 Seafire-III,
West
FF 16-10-44 RNDA 20-10-44 Bankstown to 880Sq 22-5-45 Practice DB exercise lost one wing pulling out of steep dive hit sea caught fire Cat ZZ 29-6-45 SubLt FA Dane+ [also reported as 880Sq 'HMS Implacable' heavy landing f... ...
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