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SerialPicModel,
Factory
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LV669 LFVIII,
CHA
FF 18-12-43 9MU 31-12-43 52MU 24-1-44 'Fort Stikine' 22-2-44 India 30-3-44 607Sq 152Sq SOC 19-7-45
LV670 LFVIII,
KEA
FF 19-12-43 9MU 22-12-43 222MU 15-1-44 'Masirah' 8-2-44 India 20-3-44 67Sq Collided with JG550 on landing Akyab CB 22-1-45 W/O H Batchelor safe. dbr SOC 31-12-47
LR789 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 25-9-43 39MU to 15MU 8-10-43 894Sq 1-44 to 3-44 Landed wheels-up Henstridge Cat Xc 2-1-44 SubLt PTW Weston. Tested Cochin 30-5-44 to 1-6-44 Tested RNARY Coimbatore 24-6-44 30-8-44 and 7/24-10-44 887Sq 1-45 706Sq Sch... ...
LR790 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 25-9-43 894Sq 'HMS Indefatigable' from 11-43 Damaged flak Cat Y1 10-8-44 SubLt ABB Clark ARS Hatston 11-8-44 AHU Donibristle 28-2-45 Cosford to Hamble 14-4-45 761Sq Henstridge 4-45
LR791 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 30-9-43 33MU 15-10-43 15MU 15-10-43 RNARY Coimbatore Tested Cochin 2-6-44 887Sq Hit lift ballooned hit barrier 'HMS Indefatigable' Code 3 5-5-45 SubLt EW Cowle
LR792 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 30-9-43 889Sq 'HMS Atheling' 5-44 to 6-44 Tested Bankstown 2-2-45 887Sq caught No.8 wire on nose in No.1 barrier fuselage broken 13-4-45 SubLt IG Hepworth
LR793 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 30-9-43 Lee on Solent To Aeronavale
LR794 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 9-10-43 894Sq 3-44 to 4-44 889Sq 5-44 to 6-44 Ronaldsway to AHU Stretton 15-9-45
LR795 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 9-10-43 889Sq 'HMS Atheling' [at Cochin?] practice dogfight with Wildcat collided MB179 into sea 5ml W of Galle Cat Z 24-4-44 L/C FAJ Pennington (RNZN)+
LR796 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 9-10-43 Trincomalee 1-1-46
LR797 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 15-10-43 889Sq 'C' 5-44 to 7-44 Into barrier 'HMS Atheling' Cat Y1 13-5-44 SubLt JD Alexander (RNZN) 757Sq Puttalam/Tambaram 6-45 to 10-45 Starboard undercarriage collapsed on landing 5-6-45 SubLt JE Moore (RNZN)
LR798 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 16-10-43 894Sq '1L' 12-43 to 6-44 Prestwick to Sherburn 19-4-45
LR799 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 16-10-43 894Sq '1K' from 2-44 to 10-44 761Sq Henstridge 5-45
LR800 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 20-10-43 889Sq bounced into barrier 'HMS Atheling' Cat Y1 12-6-44 Lt WFH Schwenk
LR801 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 23-10-43 1832Sq 9-47
LR802 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 23-10-43 889Sq e/f to open up landing broke back 'HMS Atheling' Cat Y1 4-6-44 SubLt RT Bisman (RNZN) 887Sq 3-45 Into No.1 barrier tail fell back buckled fuselage 'HMS Indefatigable' Code 3 12-4-45 SubLt EW Cowle
LR803 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 23-10-43 RNARY Coimbatore 894Sq 'R' from 11-43 to 1-44 885Sq to 880Sq 16-3-44 to 8-44 AHU Donibristle to Belfast store 18-12-44
LR804 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 28-10-43 887Sq from 11-43 to 12-44 Heavy landing 'HMS Indefatigable' Cat Y 6-44 SubLt JE Sheeran (RNZN) Tested Donibristle 6-12-44 790Sq Dale precautionary landing rough running and vibration 17-12-46 SubLt AP Tizza... ...
LR805 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 30-10-43
LR806 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 30-10-43 889Sq bounced caught No.8 wire into barrier on nose 'HMS Atheling' 14-5-44 Lt JB Edmundson 894Sq 5-45 to 6-45
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