Spitfire Database

+ the pilots who flew them

SPITFIRE BOOKS





SerialPicModel,
Factory
Notes    (click note to toggle full text)
MB317 Seafire-IIc,
HPA
FF 23-1-43 15MU 27-1-43 CRU ASTH 31-3-43 Lee-on-Solent 20-4-43 807Sq 5-43 to 8-43 809Sq 5-44 to 6-44 879Sq 'AE':'AS' 9-44 to 3-45 728Sq Ta Kali 5-45 to 8-45
MB318 Seafire-IIc,
HPA
FF 26-1-43 15MU 27-1-43 Lee-on-Solent 1-3-43 894Sq from 15-6-43 885Sq 'HMS Formidable' 'O6L' Passage to Gibraltar badly damaged in hangar during gale 'HMS Hunter' 4/5-8-43
MB319 Seafire-IIc,
HPA
FF 27-1-43 15MU 29-1-43 895Sq 4-43 897Sq 10-43 to 11-43 Hit handcart on peritrack Cat X 24-10-43 SubLt WT Hodgson 809Sq 3-44 to 7-44 807Sq ground looped stbd u/c collapsed Ramatuelle Italy 24-8-44 L/C MAJM Hayward safe.... ...
MB320 Seafire-IIc,
HPA
FF 29-1-43 15MU 3-2-43 CRU 31-3-43 807Sq 5-43 over-corrected into barrier 'HMS Indomitable' Cat Z 21-6-43 SubLt RH Simpson safe
MB321 Seafire,
HPA
FF 2-2-43 15MU 4-2-43 807Sq 'HMS Battler' 'P' 4-43 to 5-43 894Sq from 15-6-43 807Sq '8P' stalled landing on broke back 'HMS Indomitable' 10-7-43 SubLt NA Neal AAEE 11-44
MB322 Seafire,
HPA
FF 6-2-43 15MU 10-2-43 Sherburn to Renfrew 17-2-43 Lee-on-Solent 6-3-43 CRU 31-3-43 Lee-on-Solent store landed u/c not locked down Cat X 11-5-43 Lt P Campbell 880Sq from 20-8-43 809Sq 11-43 879Sq 6-44 to 8-44 Crashed off... ...
MB323 Seafire-IIc,
CHA
FF 22-3-43 15MU 24-3-43 807Sq 5-43 to 4-44 Barrier crash 'HMS Indomitable' Cat Y 27-6-43 SubLt GE Pugh. Port wing hit ground u/c collapsed nosed over Grimsetter 7-3-44 SubLt PE Love. Tested Donibristle 3-7-44 761Sq Henst... ...
MB324 Seafire-IIc,
CHA
FF 26-3-43 15MU 28-3-43 Cowley 8-4-43 809Sq 4-43 807Sq 5-43 to 8-43
MB325 Seafire-IIc,
CHA
FF 27-3-43 15MU 28-3-43 2FPP Swung on landing and u/c collapsed Exeter AC 15-4-43 1/O J Drewkiecki (Pol) safe 809Sq 4-43 894Sq from 15-6-43 CommFlt flap selector damaged 17-11-43 (Capt RStA Malleson) 759Sq Yeovilton summ... ...
MB210 Seafire-IIc,
HPA
FF 28-11-42 15MU 30-11-42 748Sq St.Merryn 3-43 to 7-43 Christchurch to Cosford 28-7-43 807Sq 3-44 to 4-44 Tested Donibristle store 5/12-12-44 768Sq Abbotsinch port wheel sank taxying on nose Cat X 2-1-45 Lt RMW Hastie. C... ...
MB211 Seafire-IIc,
HPA
FF 28-11-42 15MU 30-11-42 808Sq 1-43 ros 6-4-43 809Sq port u/c collapsed landing 25-12-43 SubLt HL Aspinall (RNZN) Port u/c collapsed landing fuselage wrinkled Cat Y1 4-5-44 SubLt EHR Stephens 759Sq Yeovilton 4-45 Ayr 30... ...
MB212 Seafire-IIc,
HPA
FF 30-11-42 15MU 4-12-42 887Sq from 1-43 to 3-43 894Sq 8-43 Hit barrier 'HMS Illustrious' Cat X 4-8-43 Lt HT Palmer 880Sq from 1-12-43 768Sq Ballyhalbert swung stbd landing u/c collapsed 7-9-45 SubLt L Holins
MB213 Seafire-IIc,
HPA
FF 8-12-42 887Sq from 1-43 to 6-43 Heavy landing Cat X 30-5-43 Lt WJF Beever PD 6-9-43
MB214 Seafire-IIc,
HPA
FF 9-12-42 15MU 9-12-42 Yeovilton 11-1-43 AST Exeter 1-5-43 RNAS 7-5-43 808Sq Barrier crashed on t/off sank immediately Gibraltar Cat Z 14-6-43 SubLt JN MacDonald+ Donibristle to Maydown 21-3-44
MB215 Seafire-IIc,
HPA
FF 10-12-42 15MU 22-12-42 894Sq 'HMS Illustrious' from 3-43 to 7-43 886Sq 12-43 to 2-44 879Sq 2-44 Floated over wires hit barrier o/t 'HMS Attacker' Cat Y1 21-3-44 SubLt RG Hallas RAE 2-46
MB216 Seafire-IIc,
HPA
FF 11-12-42 15MU 14-12-42 Yeovilton 21-1-43 ASTH 1-4-43 Tested 29-4-43 FP Donibristle 3-44 761Sq Henstridge 12-44 759Sq Yeovilton crashed into ground on authorised low flying Pennard Hill Shepton Mallet Cat Z 25-6-44 Sub... ...
MB217 Seafire-IIc,
HPA
FF 12-12-42 15MU 15-12-42 Yeovilton 11-1-43 ros 6-4-43 'HMS Unicorn'/'Paestum' (809 Sqn?) 894Sq 6-43 Hit barrier 'HMS Illustrious' 15-10-43 SubLt E Kirkham 15FP Tailwheel dropped into hole and collapsed taxying White Wal... ...
MB218 Seafire-IIc,
HPA
FF 21-12-42 M45 15MU 22-12-42 808Sq 'R' 2-43 to 4-43 Landed u/c retracted Machrihanish 7-3-43 Lt HT Palmer Cowley to DeH Witney 13-5-43 Donibristle to 899Sq 31-5-43 to 7-43 809Sq caught wire landed heavily broke back 'HM... ...
MB219 Seafire-IIc,
HPA
FF 22-12-42 15MU 22-12-42 Cosford 3-8-43 879Sq 11-43 to 4-45 (?) Tested Machrihanish 8-6-44 (772Sq pilot) 807Sq bird strike stbd wing damaged Cat LQ 31-12-44 SubLt PWJ Webb 809Sq 1-45 Fanara dump 4-47
MB220 Seafire,
HPA
FF 22-12-42 15MU 23-12-42 886Sq taxied into starter battery Cat Y 18-4-43 SubLt JT Hodgson (RNZN). Christchurch to Lee-on-Solent 26-6-43 807Sq 6-43 880Sq from 13-8-43 Low windspeed over deck stalled onto round-down tail... ...
Source: Andrew Pentland's Spitfire Production Site (with permission). Status is our own field - we rely on users to modify