Spitfire Database
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| Serial | Pic | Model, Factory | Notes (click note to toggle full text) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NN304 | Seafire-III, West |
RNDA 24-8-44 808Sq 10-44 FP Nutts Corner landed with u/c retracted 8-11-45 SubLt J Downes | ||
| NN305 | Seafire-III, West |
RNDA 24-8-44 Tested Donibristle 30-9-44 801Sq 8-10-44 to 12-44 880Sq 2-45 to 3-45 Tested Donibristle 18-6-45 768Sq Abbotsinch 6-45 Overshot ground looped 11-8-45 Lt RF Brooks 768Sq Easthaven 2-46 | ||
| NN306 | Seafire-III, West |
RNDA 24-8-44 801Sq 1-12-44 880Sq ran off runway into soft ground 3-2-45 SubLt N Mather. Tested Donibristle 24-3-45 to 4-4-45 768Sq Abbotsinch 6-45 Stalled stbd wing on the deck 'HMS Ravager' 27-6-45 SubLt RJ Wheeler. Hoo... ... | ||
| NN307 | Seafire-III, West |
RNDA 26-8-44 801Sq 18-10-44 Stbd oleo collapsed landing Cat Y1 10-11-44 SubLt PE Holway. Tested Hatston 23-2-45 Tested Donibristle 10-4-45 761Sq Henstridge caught late wire damage to port wingtip 20-6-45 SubLt EJ Huxley | ||
| NN308 | Seafire-III, West |
RNDA 26-8-44 RNARY Coimbatore 887Sq 5-45 Bounced missed wires into barrier 'HMS Indefatigable' Code 3 25-7-45 SubLt TP Hawker 794Sq Eglinton 3-46 | ||
| NN309 | Seafire-III, West |
RNDA 26-8-44 887Sq embarking 'HMS Indefatigable' stalled into sea from 300ft Cat Z 21-11-44 SubLt PD Norman+ | ||
| NN310 | Seafire-III, West |
FF 24-8-44 RNDA 26-8-44 880Sq 10-44 to 3-45 Hit NN329 taxying undamaged 6-2-45 768Sq Abbotsinch 7-45 Spun into sea off steep turn on final approach 'HMS Ravager' Cat ZZ 21-8-45 SubLt CC Libeau (RNZN)+ | ||
| NN311 | Seafire-III, West |
FF 23-8-44 RNDA 26-8-44 Tested Donibristle 1-10-44 801Sq 9-10-44 to 12-44 Tested Hatston 5/10-3-45 AHU Donibristle to Abbotsinch 20-5-45 761Sq Henstridge caught late wire damaged prop in barrier 13-6-45 SubLt JL Langmaid... ... | ||
| NN312 | Seafire-III, West |
FF 24-8-44 RNDA 26-8-44 801Sq 12-10-44 808Sq 10-44 Taxied into gun Hatston 11-1-45 L/C ED Child. Tested Donibristle 26-3-45 880Sq 4-45 SF Dale 9-46 to 3-47 Donibristle to Arbroath 1-4-47 767Sq tyre burst after landing no... ... | ||
| NN313 | Seafire-III, West |
RNDA 26-8-44 801Sq 11-44 to 12-44 880Sq collided with NN320 1-2-45 SubLt TF Scott 768Sq landed wheels-up 22-4-45 SubLt PB Lane AFEE Beaulieu spun in off roll at low height CE 25-5-46 SqLdr RH Palmer+ | ||
| NN314 | Seafire-III, West |
FF 25-8-44 RNDA 26-8-44 AHU Donibristle to Machrihanish 3-10-44 880Sq 2-44 Tested RNARY Donibristle 23-3-45 FP Stretton port u/c collapsed landing 17-10-45 SubLt WG Russell [also reported as Tested RNARY Coimbatore 1-2-4... ... | ||
| NN315 | Seafire-III, West |
FF 24-8-44 RNDA 26-8-44 Tested Donibristle 26-9-44 880Sq Grimsetter burst tyre swung off runway Cat LQ 3-2-45 SubLt TF Scott. Swung hit stationary car 17-2-45 SubLt PB Lane AHU Donibristle 9-3-45 ATA Cosford to Henstridg... ... | ||
| NN316 | Seafire-III, West |
RNDA 31-8-44 RNARY Coimbatore 887Sq 'HMS Indefatigable' hook pulled out port tyre burst crashed Cat X 1-3-45 SubLt AG Knight. Floated into No.2 barrier Cat ZZ 26-3-45 SubLt IG Hepworth.1 Jettisoned | ||
| NN317 | Seafire-III, West |
FF 28-8-44 RNDA 31-8-44 Tested RNARY Coimbatore 25-1-45 to 1-2-45 807Sq 2-45 757Sq Puttalam floated hook caught No.2 barrier 'HMS Stalker' Cat HX 14-4-45 Lt RW Murray | ||
| NN318 | Seafire-III, West |
RNDA 31-8-44 AHU Donibristle to Belfast store 23-10-44 801Sq 12-44 880Sq stalled on approach Grimsetter 26-1-45 SubLt GG Ross 883Sq Arbroath from 18-9-45 to 11-45 | ||
| NN319 | Seafire-III, West |
FF 28-8-44 RNDA 2-9-44 880Sq 10-44 to 2-45 | ||
| NN320 | Seafire-III, West |
RNDA 31-8-44 801Sq 8-11-44 880Sq 11-44 Struck by NN313 Cat HY 1-2-45 SubLt ED Pye | ||
| NN321 | Seafire-III, West |
FF 30-8-44 RAE Farnborough 31-8-44 (arrester gear army cooperation trls) 39MU to A Flt RAE 5-10-44 (arrester gear) Detd Ipswich 2/4-12-44 (army co operation) 17-1-45 To C Sqn AAEE 1-45 (arrester gear) 787Sq Tangmere to R... ... | ||
| NN322 | Seafire-III, West |
RNDA 31-8-44 1PATP Southport 10-44 RNARY Coimbatore 887Sq 5-45 | ||
| NN323 | Seafire-III, West |
RNDA 16-9-44 39MU to Castle Bromwich 23-10-44 Donibristle 27-10-44 887Sq 'HMS Indefatigable' floated hook broke into barrier Cat X1 21-11-44 SubLt J Birtle. Taxied into NN284 31-3-45 794Sq Eglinton 1-46 Henstridge to Bel... ... | ||
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