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SerialPicModel,
Factory
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MB297 Seafire,
AST
FF 1-12-42 AST 15MU 10-12-42 Cark to Kirkbride 10-3-43 Tested ARS Hatston 10-4-43 RNAS Hatston 19-5-43 (896 Sqn?) 880Sq from 20-8-43 Burscough 10-1-44 761Sq Henstridge fighter affiliation exercise with USAAF B-24 near RA... ...
MB298 Seafire-IIc,
AST
FF 4-12-42 AST 15MU 11-12-42 880Sq 7-43 899Sq 'HMS Hunter' 8-43 Possible flak damage from Italian cruiser near Naples fast landing into barrier engine fell out into sea Cat Z 11-9-43 SubLt J Kirk safe
MB299 Seafire-IIc,
AST
FF 12-12-42 15FPP Flap damaged landing Andover CA 20-12-42 1/O Miss A Leska (Pol) safe 15MU 21-12-42 HAL mods. RAE 2-43 catapult trls. HAL mods. ASTH fit drag chain arrester gear. A Flt RAE 31-7-43 (drag chain arrester g... ...
MB300 Seafire,
AST
FF 13-12-42 15MU 19-12-42 880Sq to Burscough 3-12-43 761Sq Henstridge 7-44 to 2-45 Tyre punctured nosed up Cat LC 22-11-44 SubLt CAA Corp
MB301 Seafire-IIc,
AST
FF 31-12-42 15MU 5-1-43 Christchurch to Hawarden 4-8-43 807Sq '8D' 7-43 to 9-43 897Sq 11-43 809Sq 3-44 to 4-44 761Sq Henstridge 7-44 Insufficient power nosed over into soft ground Cat ZZ 21-2-45 SubLt TB Smith-Hawthorne
MB302 Seafire,
AST
FF 9-1-43 15MU 21-2-43 ros 2-43 Holmesley South 28-3-43 808Sq 'HMS Battler' 'F' 5-43 to 6-43 Fw200 port engines on fire crashed in sea 4025N1453W shared with NM970 2238 22-6-43 SubLt AG Penney. Wing Ldr 3rd Naval F Wing'... ...
MB303 Seafire-IIc,
HPA
FF 2-1-43 15MU 4-1-43 894Sq 'HMS Illustrious' from 3-43 After heavy landings port u/c began to collapse Cat X2 28-6-43 SubLt PTW Weston. Struck round-down Cat X 9-9-43 Lt WJ Pooley. Henstridge to Hawarden 24-11-43 899Sq... ...
MB304 Seafire,
HPA
FF 8-1-43 15MU 8-1-43 Ringway 3-2-43 Tested ARS Hatston 15-4-43 899Sq 5-43 Stalled on deck in force-landing 'HMS Indomitable' 23-6-43 SubLt MA Button (880Sqn) 809Sq stbd u/c collapsed on landing Dekheila Cat LQ 28-1-45 S... ...
MB305 Seafire-IIc,
HPA
FF 8-1-43 15MU 8-1-43 880Sq 5-43 897Sq heavy landing tail oleo collapsed back wrinkled 'HMS Unicorn' 26-8-43 SubLt AB Foley (RNZN) PD 17-12-43
MB306 Seafire,
HPA
FF 8-1-43 15MU 9-1-43 Kirkbride to Donibristle 7-2-43 Unit? while stationary hit by taxying Swordfish HS364 Machrihanish 28-3-43 894Sq from 15-6-43 880Sq 'HMS Stalker' from 13-8-43 Internal damage to fuselage 17-8-43 Lt... ...
MB307 Seafire,
AST
FF 13-1-43 AST 15MU 18-1-43 RNAS Lee on Solent 8-3-43 Lee-on-Solent 7-5-43 (sic) 807Sq 5-43 to 8-43 Heston Aircraft to A Flt RAE 18-2-44 (RATOG and catapult trls) [RATOG trls Illustrious] Heston Aircraft 11-3-44 (mods) R... ...
MB308 Seafire-IIc,
AST
FF 13-1-43 AST 15MU 21-1-43 895Sq 4-43 886Sq 11-43 to 12-43 809Sq heavy landing bounced into barrier 'HMS Stalker' Cat Y1 27-6-44 SubLt GH Brittain
MB309 Seafire-IIc,
HPA
FF 8-1-43 15MU 11-1-43 884Sq Turnhouse 3-43 to 6-43 Deck Landing Trials into barrier 'HMS Argus' 8-4-43 Deck Landing Trials into barrier 'HMS Argus' 9-4-43 Lt T Winstanley 895Sq 4-43 Missing en route Machrihanish to Doni... ...
MB310 Seafire-IIc,
HPA
FF 15-1-43 15MU 21-1-43 Machrihanish to 880Sq 22-3-43 Engine trouble stalled over round-down 'HMS Indomitable' 18-5-43 SubLt MA Button 894Sq from 15-6-43 PD 3-8-43
MB311 Seafire-IIc,
HPA
FF 15-1-43 15MU 23-1-43 Tested Renfrew 21-12-43 879Sq 3-44 728Sq Ta Kali 3-45 to 7-45
MB312 Seafire-IIc,
HPA
FF 15-1-43 15MU 21-1-43 879Sq 11-43 808Sq '3D' 5-44 belly landed Ballybalbert 18-11-44 SubLt DW Barraclough 731Sq Easthaven 'E3Y' 9-45 to 10-45
MB313 Seafire,
HPA
FF 17-1-43 15MU 21-1-43 DeH Witney 5-4-43 Tested 15-4-43 808Sq u/c damaged after cross-wind landing on slope Cat X 25-8-43 SubLt PM Lamb 807Sq Fabrica Bf109 and Fw190 both damaged shared MA992 29-6-44 SubLt DS Robinson
MB314 Seafire,
HPA
FF 21-1-43 15MU 23-1-43 DeH Witney 5-4-43 Tested 21-4-43 Tested ASTH 24-4-43 894Sq from 15-6-43 807Sq 'HMS Hunter' 7-43 Attacked targets in S.France flak damage no flaps attempted to land on appeared to fall unconscious... ...
MB315 Seafire-IIc,
HPA
FF 21-1-43 15MU 21-1-43 Donisbristle store on delivery overshot tried to go round again through perimeter fence demolished bungalow 'Musoka' Caroline Ave Stanpit Christchurch Hants Cat Z 25-6-43 SubLt PM Lamb badly inj
MB316 Seafire-IIc,
HPA
FF 23-1-43 15MU 27-1-43 895Sq 4-43 894Sq from 15-6-43
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