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SerialPicModel,
Factory
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MB152 Seafire,
CHA
FF 26-9-42 15MU 30-9-42 807Sq 10-42 to 1-43 Crashed 31-10-42 807Sq 4-43 879Sq 6-43 to 7-43 899Sq 8-43 880Sq 9-43 CRO Shorts Belfast CB repairs RY 28-7-44 761Sq Henstridge 10-44 Collided MB306 while forming up in circuit... ...
MB153 Seafire-IIc,
CHA
FF 8-10-42 15MU 10-10-42 809Sq 3-43 Prop hit tail of aircraft in front while ranged for t/off 4-5-44 SubLt AB Foley (RNZN) Prop tip damage 14-6-44 SubLt HL Aspinall (RNZN)
MB154 Seafire-IIc,
CHA
FF 8-10-42 15MU 10-10-42 7FPP Stalled crashed and caught fire Sherburn in Elmet CE 31-10-42 S/O JC Scarborough safe
MB155 Seafire-IIc,
CHA
FF 10-10-42 15MU 12-10-42 885Sq 'O6A' 1-43 to 6-43 880Sq f/l Bishops Court 6-3-43 SubLt MA Button
MB156 Seafire-IIc,
CHA
FF 10-10-42 15MU 12-10-42 885Sq 'HMS Formidable' 'O6G' from 10-42 Op Torch with MB146 attacked Douglas DB-7 port engine and centre fuselage on fire Algiers Bay crashed no hits claimed 8-11-42 SubLt JD Buchanan. Bounced o... ...
MB157 Seafire-IIc,
CHA
FF 12-10-42 15MU 14-10-42 807Sq 'HMS Furious' 'D' 10-42 to 11-42 Prop hit water f/l base [date?) Lt RH Webber. Machrihanish 5-2-43 886Sq caught by air eddies from ship stalled into sea 'HMS Attacker' Cat Z 21-7-43 Lt H L... ...
MB158 Seafire-IIc,
CHA
FF 14-10-42 15MU 18-10-42 899Sq from 15-12-42 to 4-43 880Sq 2-44 808Sq 2-44 768Sq Abbotsinch barrier crash Cat X1 14-7-44 Lt RMW Hastie. Barrier crash Cat LY 26-11-44 SubLt CAA Corp
MB178 Seafire-IIc,
AST
Spit Cv LFIIC 26-8-42 M32 install with reversible pitch prop FF 9-9-42 15MU RNDA 11-9-42 880Sq hit barrier 20-10-42 SubLt RE Hargreaves ASTH 11-11-42 Donibristle 22-2-43 884Sq 1-43 to 3-43 801Sq 6-43 897Sq back broken by... ...
MB179 Seafire,
AST
Spit Cv FIIC 27-8-42 FF 10-9-42 15MU RNDA 12-9-42 884Sq heavy landing port u/c collapsed Victorious Cat Y 12-10-42 Lt FAJ Pennington ASTH 5-11-42 Tested 22-1-43 Kirkbride to Donibristle 4-2-43 887Sq 7-43 Donibristle 29-1... ...
MB180 Seafire-IIc,
AST
Spit Cv FIIC 28-8-42 FF 12-9-42 15MU 15-9-42
MB181 Seafire-IIc,
AST
Spit Cv FIIC 30-8-42 FF 7-9-42 15MU RNDA 8-9-42 885Sq Machrihanish 9-42 Stalled landing Cat Z 27-9-42 SubLt PA Luing safe
MB182 Seafire-IIc,
AST
Spit Cv FIIC 3-9-42 FF 12-9-42 15MU 15-9-42 885Sq Machrihanish 10-42 to 11-43
MB183 Seafire,
HPA
FF 8-10-42 15MU 9-10-42 880Sq 'HMS Argus' Op Torch heavy landing Cat Y 8-11-42 Lt JG Smith. Tested ARS Hatston 25-11-42 ASTH 28-12-42 Yeovilton 21-1-43 Tested ASTH 1/6-4-43 Burscough 6-1-44 807Sq 2-44 to 3-44
MB184 Seafire-IIc,
HPA
FF 8-10-42 15MU 9-10-42 884Sq HMS Victorious 10-42
MB185 Seafire-IIc,
HPA
FF 11-10-42 15MU 13-10-42 884Sq Victorious 10-42 Ju88 damaged off Oran shared MB122 MB132 and MB144 10-11-42 SubLt WFH Schwenk ASTH 21-1-43 Donibristle 15-5-43 Hamble to Lee-on-Solent 27-1-44 880Sq 3-44 768Sq Abbotsinch... ...
MB186 Seafire-IIc,
HPA
FF 15-10-42 15MU 21-10-42 884Sq Turnhouse 1-43 Stalled onto deck 'HMS Argus' 3-4-43 SubLt DG Parker (886 Sqn?) Burscough port tyre burst on t/off ran off runway landing Cat X 25-11-43 SubLt DA Gibson 759Sq Yeovilton 9-44
MB187 Seafire-IIc,
HPA
FF 16-10-42 15MU 18-10-42 884Sq 12-42 ros 6-4-43 880Sq 5-43 Hit ground landing Cat Y 15-6-43 SubLt DF Taylor 894Sq 'HMS Illustrious' fighter direction exercise crashed in sea off Rora Head Orkney Cat Z 27-7-43 SubLt RWD... ...
MB188 Seafire-IIc,
HPA
FF 17-10-42 15MU 18-10-42 884Sq 11-42 880Sq lost f/l Cat LY 12-12-42 Lt MA Button. Evanton 55 7-43 Hamble to Cosford 7-11-43 886Sq 11-43 Caught last wire prop tipped barrier 'HMS Attacker' Cat X1 31-12-43 Lt JM Howden (R... ...
MB189 Seafire-IIc,
HPA
FF 21-10-42 15MU 24-10-42 Tested ARS Hatston 25-11-42 880Sq '7T' 2-43 Floated over wires into barrier Cat Y 28-4-43 Lt JG Smith 897Sq 10-43 to 1-44 809Sq 2-44 to 4-44
MB190 Seafire-IIc,
HPA
FF 21-10-42 15MU 24-10-42 894Sq 12-42 899Sq '6.' 12-42 Bounced over wires into barrier 'HMS Indomitable' Cat Y 16-4-43 SubLt RB Haworth. Naval Air Test Centre USNAS Patuxent River 5-44 to 5-45 Wheels-up landing minor dam... ...
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