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SerialPicModel,
Factory
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LV727 LFVIII,
EA
6MU 21-1-44 82MU 31-1-44 'Hindustan' 6-2-44 Australia 18-4-44 RAAF as A58-455 14ARD 11-9-44 6AD storage 1-10-45 auth for writeoff 22-5-46 SOC 15-11-48
LV728 LFVIII,
KEA
9MU 24-4-44 82MU 11-5-44 'City of Agra' 30-5-44 India 4-7-44 336MU 81Sq 'FL-B' 24-11-44 Ran off runway landing and u/c collapsed Kankesanturai CB 10-2-45 Sgt DC Adams safe SOC 31-5-45
LV729 LFVIII,
KEA
9MU 28-4-44 215MU 16-5-44 'Argyll' 1-6-44 Casablanca 13-6-44 238Sq 'KC-B' 145Sq 'ZX-M' 92Sq Hit by flak and abandoned Porto Gambola 8-4-45 FLt B Garner safe
LV730 LFVIII,
KEA
9MU 28-4-44 215MU 16-5-44 'Argyll' 1-6-44 Casablanca 13-6-44 253Sq e/f crashed in Adriatic 30-4-45 F/O WL Hindle+ [MedAAF 21-6-45 SOC 14-3-46]
LV731 LFVIII,
KEA
9MU 1-5-44 82MU 24-5-44 'Argyll' 1-6-44 Casablanca 13-6-44 145Sq 273Sq CE 3-10-44 bboc Middle East 5-7-45 SOC 13-9-45
LV732 LFVIII,
CHA
6MU 28-12-43 47MU 13-1-44 'Masirah' 8-2-44 India 20-3-44 607Sq 1RIAF swung on t/off crashed Samuneli 11-4-46 SOC 9-5-46
LV733 LFVIII,
KEA
FF 23-12-43 6MU 30-12-43 222MU 7-1-44 'City of Adelaide' 16-1-44 India 16-3-44 273Sq Ran out of fuel after combat and belly landed on beach (PL 985.965) CB 11-12-44 FSgt EWH Gaukroger inj SOC 6-3-45
LV734 LFVIII,
KEA
6MU 4-1-44 222MU 13-1-44 'Masirah' 8-2-44 India 20-3-44 152Sq 607Sq FTR 25-6-45 F/O JR Andrew+
LV735 LFVIII,
KEA
FF 30-12-43 9MU 7-1-44 222MU 28-1-44 'Fort Stikine' 22-2-44 India 30-3-44 155Sq 'DG-Q' Swung on landing and tail oleo collapsed Palel AC 3-9-44 W/O SW Bradley (RCAF) safe. SOC surplus 30-1-47
LV736 LFVIII,
CHA
9MU 22-2-44 82MU 12-3-44 'Benreoch' 29-3-44 India 12-5-44 67Sq 152Sq SOC 11-4-46
LR862 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 22-12-43 894Sq 4-44 At Culmhead hit by flak in attack on Vannes airfield glided down crashed Ploermel 25ml NE of Lorient Cat Z 9-5-44 Lt PA Meakin PoW [also reported as 887Sq tail oleo sheared on landing Cat Y 15-11... ...
LR863 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 22-12-43 894Sq 'HMS Indefatigable' '1T' 3-44 Op Goodwood hit water nr Banak then f/l on beach aircraft in flames Cat Z 22-8-44 SubLt I Sargeant of (887Sq) PoW
LR864 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 21-12-43 885Sq 2-44 880Sq 16-3-44 801Sq 4-44 880Sq 8-44 to 9-44 887Sq 'HMS Indefatigable' defective arrester gear fuselage wrinkled 23-7-45 SubLt JA Marriott
LR865 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 22-12-43 894Sq '1D' 3-44 to 10-44 Collided LR767 during formation acrobatics Cat X2 16-3-44 Lt WJ Pooley 768Sq Abbotsinch/Ballyhalbert port wheel ran off flight deck into walkway 11-6-45 SubLt E Jones. Collided with... ...
LR866 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 21-12-43 880Sq 5-44 to 9-44 887Sq 'HMS Indefatigable' '121/S' escort Avengers to Kisarazu airfield 30ml S of Tokyo led flight of 3 to attack 4 A6M 2 down in flames (1 shared with SubLt WJ Williams) and another down... ...
LR867 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 22-12-43 885Sq from 2-44 880Sq 16-3-44 AHU Donibristle 23-10-44 Belfast store 20-12-44 761Sq Henstridge 11-44 to 2-45
LR868 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 24-12-43 885Sq from 2-44 880Sq 16-3-44 to 7-44 768Sq Abbotsinch 5-45 to 11-45 tailwheel broke off 17-5-45 L/C JW Ayres
LR869 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 23-12-43 894Sq '1A' 6-44 to 8-44 880Sq 8-44 Tested Hatston 25-9-44 887Sq u/c failure landed wheels up on grass Katukurunda Cat HX 21-12-44 SubLt J Birtle
LR870 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 24-12-43 894Sq 2-44 Ballyhalbert. Collided in air crashed farm nr Bangor High Road Donaghadee Cat Z 9-3-44 Lt HT Palmer safe. Shorts CRO Belfast Recat E2 13-3-44
LR871 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 30-12-43 894Sq Lee-on-Solent '1V' 1944
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