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SerialPicModel,
Factory
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NN450 Seafire-III,
COA
RNDA 18-9-44 39MU 19-9-44 879Sq 1-45 4FW Dekhelia Egypt At Dekheila hit ground on low level TacR exploded 4ml W of Damanhur Cat ZZ 12-2-45 SubLt DV Cross+
NN451 Seafire-III,
COA
RNDA 12-9-44 39MU 9-44 15MU 25-9-44 1PATP Southport 10-44 879Sq 'HMS Attacker' 12-44 to 9-45 Caught wire prop clipped deck 12-7-45 SubLt GH Wilson (RNZN) RNARY Coimbatore
NN452 Seafire-III,
COA
RNDA 16-9-44 894Sq 12-44 887Sq port oleo collapsed landing 'HMS Indefatigable' Cat X 1-4-45 Lt MP Sutton
NN453 Seafire-III,
COA
RNDA 16-9-44 33MU 18-9-44 879Sq 'HMS Attacker' 3-45 At Katukurunda DB exercise in bad weather out of fuel f/l dry lake Hanbantota 5-6-45 SubLt WJ Cody. Unable to release bomb told to land at emergency strip landed in fie... ...
NN454 Seafire-III,
COA
RNDA 14-9-44 33MU 16-9-44 899Sq 6-44 to 5-45 AHU Donibristle to Lee-on-Solent 6-11-44 894Sq 'HMS Indefatigable' shot down by fire from 'HMS Illustrious' in enemy attack on fleet Cat ZZ 6-4-45 SubLt NV Heppenstall+
NN455 Seafire-III,
COA
RNDA 20-9-44 807Sq 1-45 to 5-45 Bounced on to No.7 wire into barriers 'HMS Hunter' Cat LQ 26-2-45 SubLt WC Whitlam 879Sq Nutts Corner 8-45 to 12-45
NN456 Seafire-III,
COA
RNDA 20-9-44 Tested Donibristle 27-1-45 880Sq 3-45 Run into by NN624 'HMS Implacable' 12-4-45 Trincomalee 7-45 To Aeronavale as 54S.24 (Arromanches)
NN457 Seafire-III,
COA
RNDA 21-9-44 RNARY Coimbatore 807Sq 'HMS Hunter' bounced into barrier 21-4-45 Lt EJ Clark. To Trincomalee WO 879Sq 6-45 [prefix?J
NN458 Seafire-III,
COA
RNDA 23-9-44 880Sq 2-45 Landed u/c retracted Jervis Bay Cat HX 14-5-45 Lt N Goodfellow
NN459 Seafire-III,
COA
RNDA 19-9-44 894Sq taxied into lorry 12-12-44 SubLt PG Adams
NN460 Seafire-III,
COA
RNDA 20-9-44 39MU 21-9-44 894Sq 'HMS Indefatigable' 'H6X' into barrier Cat HT 6-1-45 SubLt IHS Morgan
NN461 Seafire-III,
COA
RNDA 25-9-44 33MU 25-9-44 809Sq from 1-3-45 to 7-45
NN462 Seafire-III,
COA
RNDA 27-9-44 ATA Thame to Donisbristle store 2-12-44 Hit NN148 during dummy attack at 3500ft on bomber during fighter affiliation exercise 17-1-45 761Sq Henstridge 2-45 Stbd tyre burst on t/off nosed up on grass 13-3-45... ...
NN463 Seafire-III,
COA
RNDA 25-9-44 718Sq Henstridge 'G4J' 4-45 to 5-45 761Sq Henstridge taxied into Seafire NN578 31-7-45 Lt C St.George (RNZN) Worthy Down store 29-1-46
NN464 Seafire-III,
COA
RNDA 30-9-44 718Sq Henstridge 4-45 803Sq Arbroath from 15-6-45 Taxying wing hit tail of NF508 27-6-45 SubLt RG Tate. Collided in air with SR749 31-8-45 SubLt JL Anderson safe [also reported as Tested RNARY Coimbatore 16-... ...
NN465 Seafire-III,
COA
RNDA 29-9-44 33MU 30-9-44 Tested Donibristle 26-1-45 801Sq 2-45 to 3-45 880Sq 6-45 to 7-45
NN466 Seafire-III,
COA
RNDA 28-9-44 Tested Donibristle 19-12-44 to 3-1-45 and 28-2-45
NN467 Seafire-III,
COA
RNDA 28-9-44 39MU 29-9-44 Kirkbride 27-10-44 807Sq 3-45 Tested Katukurunda then to Trincomalee 3-9-45 To Aeronavale
NN468 Seafire-III,
COA
RNDA 30-9-44 718Sq Lee-on-Solent landed with drift in poor visibility stbd u/c collapsed Cat LX 4-45 L/C WFC Garthwaite 748Sq St.Merryn 10-45 to 12-45 767Sq Easthaven/Milltown 5-46 Port u/c collapsed after landing 11-6-4... ...
NN469 Seafire-III,
COA
RNDA 28-9-44 Farnborough (visitor) to/from Heath Row 6-11-44 to 11-45
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