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SerialPicModel,
Factory
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PA867 PRXIT,
CHA
FF 17-11-43 Benson 24-11-43 ros 8-2-44 Miles Aircraft 7-3-44 1OADU 7-3-44 682Sq 16-3-44 SOC 18-10-45
PA868 PRXIT,
CHA
FF 27-11-43 Benson 2-12-43 541Sq e/f at 20000ft belly landed in field Newlyn Downs CB 5-7-44 F/O J Bendixsen (RCAF) safe HAL recat CE 14-8-44
PA869 PRXIT,
CHA
FF 2-12-43 Benson 4-12-43 16Sq 3-1-44 HAL 6-10-44 1PP Benson 16-3-45 34WSU e/f belly landed in field Sandley nr Gillingham CE 18-6-45 F/O J McCathy inj SOC 21-7-45
PA870 PRXIT,
CHA
FF 26-11-43 Benson 4-12-43 16Sq 3-1-44 Hit by flak on PR mission over Normandy 7-6-44 FLt EW Forwell evaded
PA871 PRXIT,
CHA
FF 3-12-43 Benson 13-12-43 400Sq 19-1-44 FRU 14-12-44 34WSU 19-4-45 HAL 27-6-45 recat CE SOC 15-9-45
PA884 PRXIT,
CHA
FF 8-12-43 6MU 19-12-43 4Sq 18-1-44 412RSU 1-2-44 84GDC UK 6-9-44 to 5679M 21-9-44
PA885 PRXIT,
CHA
FF 8-12-43 Benson 21-12-43 542Sq 9-1-44 missing from PR over Siegried Line crashed Meerlo 28-5-44 F/O NRM Clark (RAAF)+
PA886 PRXIT,
CHA
FF 7-12-43 Benson 13-12-43 400Sq 19-1-44 HAL 23-2-45 1FPP Port tyre deflated on landing swung off runway Brize Norton CA 18-9-45 1/O C Dutton safe 6MU 28-8-47 sold scrap Intl.Alloys 31-3-49
PA887 PRXIT,
CHA
FF 9-12-43 6MU 19-12-43 4Sq 1-2-44 34WSU 3-8-44 400Sq 14-9-44 DBR in air raid Eindhoven CB 1-1-45 HAL recat CE 5-7-45 SOC 14-9-45
PA888 PRXIT,
CHA
FF 3-12-43 Benson 13-12-43 400Sq 25-4-44 CB 12-5-44 HAL 1PP Benson 1-2-45 29MU 24-6-45 SOC 30-5-46
PA889 PRXIT,
CHA
FF 11-12-43 9MU 19-12-43 400Sq 24-1-44 Heavy landing port oleo collapsed B.8 Sommervieu 10-8-44 FLt PG Wigle (RCAF) safe ros 1PP Benson 4-2-45 4Sq 5-4-45 49MU 20-9-45 SOC 20-12-45
NX980 Seafire-Ib,
CO
(ex W3372) RNDA 22-5-43 801Sq 2-44 to 5-44
NX981 Seafire-Ib,
AST
(ex BL239) RNDA 7-3-43 Cv ASTH 27-5-43 761Sq Henstridge 6-43 Ran off runway after landing nosed up Cat X2 2-1-44 SubLt D Stewart. Port wheel damaged tyre burst belly landing 16-2-44 Lt BA Maccaw 759Sq Yeovilton 8-44 to 1... ...
NX982 Seafire-Ib,
AST
(ex AD241) Cv ASTH RY 27-5-43 761Sq Henstridge 5-43 to 2-44 Ran off runway into soft ground o/t Cat Y 4-9-43 SubLt LF Nuttall PD 30-12-43
NX983 Seafire-Ib,
AST
(ex BL930) Cv ASTH 28-5-43 (fit drag chain arrester) A Flt RAE 2-7-43 (drag chain arrester gear tests) Mod to LR standards by addition of 2xF.24 vertical and 1xF.24 oblique cameras in fuselage 748Sq St.Merryn/Henstridge/... ...
NX984 Seafire-Ib,
AST
(ex ?) 761Sq Henstridge 5-43 to 12-44 Heavy landing port tyre burst nosed over on grass Cat X 16-9-43 SubLt KR Brown. Swung onto grass and nosed up Cat X1 17-12-43 SubLt EJ Dunton
NX985 Seafire-Ib,
AST
(ex ?) Cv ASTH to Lee-on-Solent 30-6-43 842Sq Fencer 'P' from 30-7-43 Intercepted enemy aircraft lost it in cloud port oleo collapsed landing 8-12-43 SubLt K Morley. cr landing ditched Cat Z 5-2-44 SubLt ER Bennett safe
NX986 Seafire-Ib,
AST
(ex BL434) RNDA 31-5-43 Cv 761Sq Henstridge from 5-43 Taxying stbd wing hit petrol bowser 4-10-43 Lt JA Lyon. Landing nosed up in soft ground Cat X1 19-10-43 SubLt DH Thomas 759Sq Yeovilton 2-44 to 12-44 Port oleo collap... ...
NX987 Seafire-Ib,
AST
(ex ?) 761Sq Henstridge 5-43 Ran off runway landing nosed over on soft ground Cat X 15-9-43 Lt PB Sainsbury. Stbd oleo collapsed landing Cat X1 4-1-44 SubLt R Parr. engine failure landed wheels-up Cat Y2 25-1-44 SubLt JT... ...
NX988 Seafire-Ib,
AST
(ex BM541) Cv ASTH 31-5-43 816Sq heavy landing Tracker Cat Y 2-9-43 SubLt GY Hooper (RNZN) Air Engineering Dept Machrihanish ditched on test flight Cat Z 1-11-43 SubLt WK Bowe (RNZN) safe
Source: Andrew Pentland's Spitfire Production Site (with permission). Status is our own field - we rely on users to modify