Spitfire Database
+ the pilots who flew them
| Serial | Pic | Model, Factory | Notes (click note to toggle full text) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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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 | ||
| LR872 | Seafire-III, West |
RNDA 24-12-43 894Sq '1W' heavy landing port oleo collapsed 'HMS Indefatigable' Cat X1 15-8-44 f/l Lt Haynes (887Sq) Overdue RAF Mona Anglesey to Lee-on-Solent possibly collided with another aircraft later found crashed N... ... | ||
| LR873 | Seafire-III, West |
RNDA 24-12-43 880Sq 8-44 748Sq Dale heavy landing damage to one oleo 31-5-45 SubLt AV James | ||
| LR874 | Seafire-III, West |
RNDA 24-12-43 A Sqn AAEE 9-2-44 (prop tests-replaced MA970) 841Sq from 3-44 Yeovilton to J.P.(sic) 16-7-44 894Sq 10-44 887Sq u/c collapsed landing Cat X2 12-12-44 SubLt CM Miseldine 757Sq Tambaram 8-45 Stbd tyre burst la... ... | ||
| LR875 | Seafire-III, West |
RNDA 24-12-43 894Sq '1C' 3-44 to 6-44 899Sq 9-44 Tested Donibristle 5-12-44 887Sq missed wires into barrier 'HMS Indefatigable' Cat Z 4-5-45 Lt DT Keene safe | ||
| LR876 | Seafire-III, West |
RNDA 24-12-43 885Sq to 880Sq 16-3-44 Heavy landing u/c damaged 'HMS Furious' Cat X2 11-5-44 SubLt ED Pye. Tested Donibristle 12-12-44 Tested Mascot 28-6-45 899Sq ran off runway in cross-wind 31-7-45 Lt JH Miller (RAN) 88... ... | ||
| LR877 | Seafire-III, West |
RNDA 24-12-43 787Sq Wittering 1-44 880Sq landed port drift stbd u/c collapsed 'HMS Furious' Cat Y2 17-3-44 L/C HF Bromwich 887Sq hook pulled out into No.2 barrier 'HMS Indefatigable' 23-7-45 SubLt TP Hawker | ||
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