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SerialPicModel,
Factory
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NN154 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 9-6-44 33MU to Cosford 20-6-44 894Sq wires missing on nose 'HMS Indefatigable' Cat X 21-11-44 SubLt BK Swart 757Sq Puttalam port u/c damaged landing Begum 14-7-45 SubLt ML Coates. To Trincomalee
NN155 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 9-6-44 894Sq 'HMS Indefatigable' 11-44 Collided with 'NN642' in formation into sea Cat ZZ 10-2-45 Lt GD Agard-Butler+
NN156 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 10-6-44 808Sq 8-44 715Sq St Merryn 10-44 to 7-45 Tyre burst on t/off u/c collapsed 13-1-45 Lt JB Leeming. RDU Culham 11-45
NN157 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 10-6-44 Tested Arbroath 2-7-44 880Sq 11-44 879Sq 4-45 Stalled damaged prop and snap gear 3-8-45 SubLt MDS McClelland. To Aeronavale
NN169 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 10-6-44 Tested Arbroath 21/22-7-44
NM974 Seafire-IIc,
CHA
LIIc FF 5-3-43 15MU 9-3-43 807Sq 'HMS Hunter' 'HN' summer 1944 809Sq 6-44 to 8-44 761Sq Henstridge 12-44 to 8-45
NM975 Seafire-IIc,
CHA
LIIc FF 5-3-43 15MU 9-3-43 AR Pool Donibristle 20-5-43 884Sq Turnhouse 9-6-43 834Sq Machrihanish 17-6-43 cr landing 'HMS Hunter' 15-7-43 RNARY Donibristle 16-7-43 ASTH 17-8-43 (repair) Lee-on-Solent store to 809Sq 'E' 4-... ...
NM976 Seafire-IIc,
CHA
LIIc FF 6-3-43 15MU 10-3-43 807Sq 'HMS Indomitable' '8L' 5-43 to 7-43
NM977 Seafire-IIc,
CHA
FF 9-3-43 VAWD 11-3-43 (weights and CG load of production aircraft) Airspeed Christchurch 23-5-43 ASTH 22-12-43 Lee-on-Solent 22-12-43 761Sq Henstridge 3-45
NM978 Seafire-IIc,
CHA
FF 10-3-43 15MU 15-3-43 RNAS Hatston 19-5-43 833Sq sank onto round-down into catwalk 'HMS Stalker' 20-7-43 DLCO Lt CH Abcil+ SubLt DG Parker [also reported as 880Sq 'HMS Stalker' 9-43]
NM979 Seafire-IIc,
CHA
FF 11-3-43 15MU 15-3-43 842Sq 7-43
NM980 Seafire-IIc,
CHA
FF 13-3-43 15MU 15-3-43 RNAS Lee on Solent 19-5-43 807Sq 'HMS Indomitable' 5-43 Donisbristle store out of fuel in circuit of RAF station Cat Z1 1-10-43 Lt JR Hughes safe
NM981 Seafire-IIc,
CHA
FF 16-3-43 15MU 18-3-43 807Sq heavy landing on tailwheel broke back Cat Y1 16-3-44 SubLt PM Lamb. ATA Prestwick to ATA Rateliffe 27-6-44 759Sq Yeovilton 'Y3I' 9-44 Port oleo collapsed landing 4-1-45 L/C FH Tucker 761Sq H... ...
NM982 Seafire-IIc,
CHA
FF 23-3-43 15MU 30-3-43 807Sq '8B' 5-43 to 8-43 CRO Belfast 1-5-44 CB repair RY 10-11-44 790Sq Charlton Horethorne to Lee-on-Solent 27-3-45 748Sq Dale/St.Merryn 7-45 to 1-46
NM984 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 6-5-44 879Sq 'HMS Attacker' u/c damaged landing 20-8-44 into port walkway landing Cat Z1 23-8-44
NM985 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 6-5-44 test Henstridge 24-6-44 807Sq 7-44 809Sq into barrier 'HMS Stalker' Cat Y1 7-10-44
NM986 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 6-5-44 807Sq 10-44 flight drill at Dekhelia into dive at 9000ft fail to pull out crash Fawa 35mls E Alexandria Cat Z 18-12-44 SubLt KR Jackson+
NM987 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 6-5-44 757Sq Tambaram u/c damaged landing Begum 24-8-45 to Trincomalee 8-45
NM988 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 6-5-44 test Henstridge 12-6-44 test Arbroath 18-7-44 885Sq 8-44 715Sq St.Merryn 11-44 heavy landing port tyre burst u/c collapsed Stretton 30-10-45 FP Stretton engine fail on t/off overran runway 8-7-46
NM989 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 6-5-44 899Sq 'HMS Khedive' 'KB' 9-45 879Sq 12-45
Source: Andrew Pentland's Spitfire Production Site (with permission). Status is our own field - we rely on users to modify