Spitfire Database
+ the pilots who flew them
| Serial | Pic | Model, Factory | Notes (click note to toggle full text) | |
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| NF429 | Seafire-III, West |
FW RNDA 15-1-44 Donibristle 14-10-44 879Sq 12-44 At Dekheila dived too low on DB exercise struck ground exploded Gianaclis West landing strip Cat ZZ 29-1-45 SubLt KA Cain+ | ||
| NF430 | Seafire-III, West |
FW RNDA 19-1-44 Tested Henstridge store 15-3-44 SF Schofields tyre burst ran off runway nosed up 20-3-45 SubLt GE Scott. Tested Nowra 24-4-45 796Sq 6-45 to 7-45 | ||
| NF431 | Seafire-III, West |
FW RNDA 15-1-44 899Sq 4-44 708Sq Gosport 5-45 to 8-45 CRO Belfast CB repairs 24-10-45 RY 4-5-46 | ||
| NF432 | Seafire-III, West |
FW RNDA 19-1-44 885Sq 10-44 To 715Sq 11-44 to 3-45 RNARY Coimbatore Trincomalee 8-45 | ||
| NF433 | Seafire-III, West |
FW RNDA 19-1-44 899Sq 3-44 to 5-44 Wing struck branches low flying Code 9 20-3-44 SubLt BA Gentry | ||
| NF434 | Seafire-III, West |
FW WAL 16-1-44 RNDA 19-1-44 39MU 21-1-44 899Sq Belfast 'J' (named Kelly's Eye) 24-2-44 AHU Arbroath 1-7-44 AHU Donibristle 24-7-44 Belfast store 18-10-44 Shipped to Med arr AR Dekheila 1-11-44 809Sq 'HMS Stalker' 'Y' 15-... ... | ||
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| NF435 | Seafire-III, West |
FW RNDA 21-1-44 39MU 25-1-44 886Sq 3-44 to 5-44 Tested Yeovilton store 20/21-6-44 808Sq 9-44 899Sq 5-45 715Sq St.Merryn 2-45 to 11-45 | ||
| NF436 | Seafire-III, West |
FW RNDA 22-1-44 899Sq 4-44 Tail hit round-down 'HMS Khedive' Cat Z 14-5-44 SubLt GC Shelley | ||
| NF437 | Seafire-III, West |
FW RNDA 22-1-44 899Sq from 3-44 Lost tailwheel landing Long Kesh 7-5-44 885Sq 8-44 to 10-44 778Sq 'HMS Pretoria Castle' into barrier 26-3-45 Lt DR Carter | ||
| NF438 | Seafire-III, West |
FW RNDA 22-1-44 899Sq from 3-44 Swung ldg u/c collapsed Cat Y1 24-5-44 SubLt VS Lowdon | ||
| NF439 | Seafire-III, West |
FW RNDA 27-1-44 899Sq from 3-44 807Sq 'HMS Hunter' bounced into barrier Cat X1 25-9-44 SubLt CE Wright. Op Picnic hit by flak in attack on ship abandoned Petai Channel Cat Z 7-10-44 SubLt D Stewart+ | ||
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| NF440 | Seafire-III, West |
FW RNDA 22-1-44 899Sq from 3-44 AHU Arbroath 14-7-44 Tested Donibristle 15-10-44 879Sq engine failure f/l 10-1-45 SubLt TI McCartney | ||
| NF441 | Seafire-III, West |
FW RNDA 22-1-44 899Sq 'HMS Khedive' 'KW' from 3-44 Floated into barrier 'HMS Khedive' 11-4-44 Lt DC Coates 761Sq Henstridge 2-44 809Sq 3-45 to 4-45 | ||
| NF442 | Seafire-III, West |
FW RNDA 27-1-44 885Sq 3-44 to 5-44? 899Sq from 3-44 to 12-44 709Sq St.Merryn BU pulling out from dive during army exercise Cat ZZ crashed Colbiggan Farm Innis Downs 2 1/2ml NE of Roche Cornwall Cat ZZ 23-6-45 Lt DA Davis... ... | ||
| NF443 | Seafire-III, West |
FW RNDA 27-1-44 807Sq 7-44 Lost height on t/off 'HMS Hunter' ditched Cat Z 15-8-44 Lt JB Leeming safe | ||
| NF444 | Seafire-III, West |
FW RNDA 29-1-44 899Sq from 3-44 At Arbroath opl patrol lost leader climbing in cloud spun into field from 2000ft White Bog Croft nr RAF Peterhead Aberdeenshire Cat Z 7-6-44 SubLt KS Roberts (RNZN)+ | ||
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| NF445 | Seafire-III, West |
FW RNDA 29-1-44 899Sq 'HMS Khedive' from 3-44 to 12-44 809Sq port oleo collapsed landing 'HMS Stalker' 10-3-45 SubLt RHF Lavender 879Sq floated into barrier 'HMS Attacker' 10-7-45 SubLt LB Lees (RNZN) To Trincomalee 7-45 | ||
| NF446 | Seafire-III, West |
RNDA 29-1-44 899Sq from 3-44 to 12-44 Ayr to AHU Donibristle 8-4-45 803Sq Arbroath from 15-6-45 to 7-45 805Sq from 7-45 Stalled onto rough ground lost port oleo Machrihanish 6-9-45 SubLt JW Clarke | ||
| NF447 | Seafire-III, West |
RNDA 29-1-44 885Sq 3-44 to 4-44 899Sq 'D' 9-44 Hit tree landing Long Kesh 17-11-44 Lt WT Russell. Heavy landing with port drift port u/c collapsed Schofields 26 7-45 SubLt KBI Smith (RAN) | ||
| NF448 | Seafire-III, West |
RNDA 29-1-44 885Sq 3-44 to 5-44 Tested Henstridge store 24-6-44 Tested by 807Sq pilot Ta Kali 22-2-45 809Sq 'HMS Stalker' jerked to halt by wire tail oleo damaged 17-3-45 SubLt JW Hill. Wing damaged by bomb splinter 31-5... ... | ||
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