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SerialPicModel,
Factory
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NN205 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 30-6-44 Yeovil to 39MU 1-7-44 1PATP Southport 8-44 Tested RNARY Coimbatore 12-12-44 887Sq wire pulled out broke back 'HMS Indefatigable' Cat ZZ 21-12-44 SubLt IG Hepworth safe
NN206 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 30-6-44 887Sq tail struck round-down hook and tail oleo broke off 'HMS Indefatigable' 18-6-44 SubLt GS Thomson 894Sq tail hit round-down bounced over barrier hit Seafire NN207 'HMS Indefatigable' 15-8-44 SubLt GS Th... ...
NN207 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 30-6-44 Arbroath to Castletown 28-7-44 Hatston 31-7-44 894Sq taxied forward of barrier and became stationary then NN206 flew over barrier and collided with it 'HMS Indefatigable' Cat Z 15-8-44 SubLt JW Saunders+
NN208 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 30-6-44 RNARY Coimbatore 887Sq 'HMS Indefatigable' 3-45 Bounced into barrier Cat LX 27-3-45 CPO MAC Levett. Bounced over wires and barriers into deck park Cat ZZ 16-4-45 SubLt LA Bradbury safe
NN118 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 20-5-44 RNARY Coimbatore 809Sq crab landing into portside nets 'HMS Stalker' Cat Y1 1-8-44 SubLt RGW Barker
NN119 Seafire-III,
West
LFBIII RNDA 20-5-44 809Sq 'HMS Stalker' 7-44 Pecked landing 2-8-44 Lt CEH Jefferson. Hook twisted snap gear damaged 15-8-44 L/C HDB Eaden. Stbd oleo collapsed 18-8-44 SubLt AO Fry. Dummy DB attack dived in W of Dekheila... ...
NN120 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 20-5-44 809Sq twisted hook and frame 28-9-44 SubLt RGW Barker
NN121 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 20-5-44 790Sq 'HMS Ravager' Gibraltar 19-6-44
NN122 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 20-5-44 809Sq 'HMS Stalker' hit barrier Code 3 24-8-44 SubLt JO Jerromes. Heavy landing 27-8-44 SubLt HL Aspinall (RNZN)
NN123 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 20-5-44 TOC Donibristle 8-6-44 768Sq Abbotsinch f/l u/c retracted 13-10-44 SubLt RWJ McCahey 761Sq Henstridge 1-45 to 8-45 Port tyre deflated on peritrack nosed up 22-3-45 SubLt RW Lewis 760Sq Lee-on-Solent 'Q' 12-4... ...
NN124 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 20-5-44 879Sq 'HMS Attacker' 'AL' 10-44 At Dekheila probably went into high stall pulling out of DB attack Gianaclis No.5 bombing range nr Alexandria Cat ZZ 13-1-45 SubLt NI MacLeod (RNZN)+
NN125 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 20-5-44 39MU 5-44 Hit by NN140 while stationary Colerne AC 2-6-44 FLt SW Roberts (RAF) safe
NN126 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 20-5-44 RNARY Coimbatore 880Sq emergency deck landing fuel shortage 'HMS Implacable' Code 3 9-8-45 Lt IML Banyard
NN127 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 20-5-44 Tested Donibristle 22-6-44 Hatston 26-6-44 768Sq Abbotsinch into barrier 'HMS Ravager' Cat S 30-9-44 SubLt JM Halliwell. Port drift DLCO unsighted into barrier 23-11-44 Lt PS Rowell 718Sq Henstridge 'G3O' 7-... ...
NN128 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 24-5-44 879Sq 'HMS Attacker' hit by LR710 in deck park 2-8-44
NN129 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 24-5-44 768Sq Abbotsinch snap gear mounting distorted 10-10-44 SubLt CM Miseldine. Crashed into side of 'HMS Slinger' 26-11-44
NN130 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 24-5-44 39MU to Kirkbride 9-6-44
NN131 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 24-5-44 Tested Donibristle 21-9-44 768Sq Abbotsinch 11-44 Deck Landing Trials 'HMS Slinger' Unable to lower u/c f/l Ayr Cat LY 23-11-44 SubLt A Fitchat (SANF) Into barrier 'HMS Ravager' 25-3-45 Caught No.8 wire into... ...
NN132 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 25-5-44 39MU 2FPP Hit stationary car taxying into dispersal Colerne AC 26-5-44 1/O AJA Green (ATA) safe 801Sq 2-45 to 3-45 (prefix?) 802Sq swung off runway hit cable drum Twatt 25-6-45 Lt J Campsie. Tested Twatt 15-... ...
NN133 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 25-5-44 809Sq 'HMS Stalker' pecked port oleo collapsed wing damaged 2-8-44 SubLt DD James. Landed ASI u/s into barrier Cat Y1 17-10-44 Lt RD Wood
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