Spitfire Database
+ the pilots who flew them
| Serial | Pic | Model, Factory | Notes (click note to toggle full text) | |
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| NF518 | Seafire-III, West |
RNDA 26-2-44 886Sq 6-44 807Sq 6-44 to 11-44 808Sq 8-44 to 10-44 879Sq 'HMS Attacker' 3-45 tailwheel caught wire Cat LX 11-7-45 SubLt WTS Buchan | ||
| NF519 | Seafire-III, West |
RNDA 26-2-44 Tested Donibristle 19-11-44 Tested by 807Sq pilot Ta Kali 22-2-45 Dekheila 24-2-45 899Sq Caught No.8 wire into barriers Chaser Cat HY 1-3-45 SubLt DH Grime 807Sq 4-45 to 5-45 | ||
| NF520 | Seafire-III, West |
RNDA 26-2-44 Belfast to Donibristle 10-5-44 Tested RNARY Coimbatore 2-10-44 and 7-12-44 Trincomalee 1945 WO (on a Sqn?) | ||
| NF521 | Seafire-III, West |
RNDA 29-2-44 Yeovil to 39MU 2-3-44 Tested RNARY Coimbatore 13-12-44 894Sq '130/S' A6M shot down in sea during raid Sakishima Islands shared with SubLt RH Reynolds in '141/S' 1145 4-5-45 SubLt RC Kay 728Sq Ta Kali 'M2L' | ||
| NF522 | Seafire-III, West |
RNDA 29-2-44 39MU 4-3-44 Lee-on-Solent 19-3-44 761Sq Henstridge to Lee-on-Solent 17-4-44 Tested Donibristle 16-10-44 879Sq 1-45 809Sq 2-45 | ||
| NF523 | Seafire-III, West |
RNDA 29-2-44 Tested RNARY Coimbatore 15-24-12-44 Short of fuel in bad weather Cat S 22-12-44 SubLt R Taylor. f/l stbd wheel sank in soft ground nosed over 24-12-44 Lt HG Thom (RAN) 761Sq Henstridge 6-45 | ||
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| NF524 | Seafire-III, West |
RNDA 29-2-44 Tested Yeovilton store 23-5-44 899Sq 6-44 880Sq 8-44 Tall hit prop of Hurricane Hatston Cat X1 3-9-44 SubLt ED Pye. Machrihanish to AHU Donibristle 25-11-44 809Sq 11-44 Tested Donibristle 27-2-45 761Sq Henst... ... | ||
| MV513 | HFVIII, ? |
6MU 15-10-44 215MU 27-10-44 1PATP 'Suffolk' 18-11-44 Australia 23-12-44 RAAF as A58-701 2AD storage 26-12-44 SOC 6-9-49 | ||
| MV514 | HFVIII, ? |
6MU 15-10-44 215MU 9-12-44 'Coptic'/'LS.2495' 27-12-44 Australia 10-2-45 RAAF as A58-722 3AD storage 16-2-45 SOC 16-9-49 | ||
| NF418 | Seafire-III, West |
FW RNDA 31-12-43 Westland CRD VAWD 2-1-44 761Sq Henstridge 3-45 to 10-45 Stalled short of runway 17-3-45 L/C RC Pearson | ||
| NF419 | Seafire-III, West |
FW RNDA 31-12-43 Burscough to 899Sq Belfast 22-2-44 Taxied into by NF420 25-4-44 Landed hook up 5-7-44 Mid BR Taylor 807Sq 'HMS Hunter' 1-45 Caught No.8 wire into barrier Cat LQ 2-5-45 SubLt FP Curry. Ki43 possibly damag... ... | ||
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| NF420 | Seafire-III, West |
FW RNDA 1-1-44 899Sq from 3-44 to 5-44 Taxied into NF419 Cat X1 25-4-44 Lt DC Coates. Tested RNARY Coimbatore 7-5-45 879Sq Caught No.8 wire into barrier Cat ZZ 10-8-45 SubLt LB Lees (RNZN) Trincomalee SOC | ||
| NF421 | Seafire-III, West |
FW RNDA 1-1-44 899Sq 'HMS Khedive' 'KS' from 3-44 to 5-44 Hal Far 4-45 | ||
| NF422 | Seafire-III, West |
FW RNDA 8-1-44 899Sq HMS Chaser 'KL' from 3-44 Weathercocked into wind after landing into soft ground port oleo twisted Code 3 26-5-44 SubLt JG Barrett. Tested Arbroath 10-7-44 801Sq 1-45 to 3-45 | ||
| NF423 | Seafire-III, West |
FW RNDA 8-1-44 899Sq from 3-44 879Sq ran off runway Th Kali 29-1-45 SubLt LB Lees (RNZN) 809Sq Dekheila practice DB blew up at 4000ft pilot abandoned Gianaclis bombing range Cat ZZ 11-2-45 SubLt G Johnson+ (parachute spl... ... | ||
| NF424 | Seafire-III, West |
FW RNDA 8-1-44 Burscough to 899Sq Belfast 23-2-44 Swung off peritrack taxying to dispersal hit air raid shelter Long Kesh 7-5-44 Heavy landing port u/c collapsed Kheldive 14-5-44 Lt RIM Scott 807Sq 6-44 Hook up into barr... ... | ||
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| NF425 | Seafire-III, West |
FW RNDA 8-1-44 899Sq from 3-44 to 6-44 809Sq 'HMS Stalker' 2-45 Pecked landing Cat SS 10-3-45 S/L HL Aspinall (RNZN) Ran into PR136 in stream landing Cat HX 5-4-45 SubLt K Herring safe | ||
| NF426 | Seafire-III, West |
FW RNDA 8-1-44 39MU 14-1-44 899Sq from 3-44 to 6-44 885Sq '2A' 6-44 Tested Arbroath 10-7-44 899Sq 'CF' caught No.8 wire into barrier 5-3-45 SubLt GW Draper. Low level x-country struck steel wire 30-4-45 SubLt RB Taylor.... ... | ||
| NF427 | Seafire-III, West |
FW RNDA 18-1-44 899Sq from 3-44 to 6-44 807Sq floated into barriers 'HMS Hunter' 9-10-44 S/L JH Brewer | ||
| NF428 | Seafire-III, West |
FW RNDA 18-1-44 899Sq from 3-44 Tail and hook hit round-down jammed up hit barrier 'HMS Khedive' 24-5-44 Lt HH Salisbury | ||
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