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SerialPicModel,
Factory
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LR861 Seafire-III,
West
RNDA 18-12-43 Burscough to 885Sq 19-2-44 880Sq 'HMS Furious' 16-3-44 to 9-44 Coolant leak emergency landing Cat X 21-7-44 Lt HJ Westwood. Tested Donibristle 28-10-44 768Sq Abbotsinch/Ayr burst tyre landed u/c up 27-5-45... ...
LR725 Seafire-IIc,
West
15MU 3-7-43 Machrihanish to 885Sq Dundonald 8-5-44 to 10-44 759Sq Yeovilton 10-44 761Sq Henstridge 1-45 to 3-45 Port tyre burst landing onto grass nosed up 17-1-45 SubLt HJ Little (RNZN) Woodvale 6-45 to 10-45 768Sq Ball... ...
LR726 Seafire-IIc,
West
15MU 7-7-43 4F Wing 12-43
LR727 Seafire-IIc,
West
15MU 10-7-43 807Sq 12-43 Ship pitching tail hit round-down caught wire broke back and tail 'HMS Hunter' Cat Y1 16-5-44 SubLt DS Robinson 761Sq Henstridge 2-45 Hit barrier 12-5-45 SubLt RAH Beaton 768Sq Easthaven 8-45 Hit... ...
LR728 Seafire-IIc,
West
15MU 10-7-43 FRIIC M32 AAEE 3-44 det of aftmost CoG. Found to be longitudinally unstable and fitt 6.5lb inertia weight in elev syst Fitt F24 cameras trls with same
LR729 Seafire-IIc,
West
15MU 10-7-43 787Sq Wittering 808Sq 1-44 807Sq 'HMS Hunter' 'HB' floated into barrier nosed up Cat Y1 9-4-44 SubLt LG Lloyd CRD Belfast CB repair 11-5-44 RY 14-11-44 761Sq Henstridge swung onto grass nosed up in soft grou... ...
LR730 Seafire-IIc,
West
15MU 13-7-43 Christchurch to Lee-on-Solent 28-10-43 879Sq 11-43 879Sq hit round-down landing 'HMS Attacker' 22-4-44 SubLt G Calder. Shorts Belfast CB repairs 17-5-44 recat CE 11-7-44
LR731 Seafire-IIc,
West
15MU 16-7-43 809Sq 8-43 897Sq hit round-down bounced into barrier 'HMS Unicorn' 11-9-43 Lt WLM Daubney
LR732 Seafire-IIc,
West
15MU 15-7-43 879Sq 'HMS Attacker' by 11-43 Heavy landing stbd oleo collapsed 23-7-44 SubLt WA Clarke. Bounced over wires into barrier 'HMS Unicorn' Cat Z1 16-8-44 SubLt G Calder
LR733 Seafire-IIc,
West
15MU 16-7-43 879Sq 'HMS Attacker' by 12-43 Tail hit by LR741 1-5-44 728Sq Ta Kali 7-45
LR734 Seafire-IIc,
West
15MU 27-7-43 879Sq 'HMS Attacker' late 1943 885Sq '2H' from 8-44 until 11-44 728Sq Ta Kali 1-46
LR735 Seafire-IIc,
West
15MU 27-7-43 AHU Abbotsinch swung off runway nosed up in soft ground Renfrew Cat X 16-12-43 Lt HR Dinock 879Sq into barrier 'HMS Attacker' Cat Y1 2-2-44 SubLt G Calder 761Sq Henstridge u/c selected up before airborne 10-... ...
LR736 Seafire-IIc,
West
15MU 27-7-43 809Sq 4-44 engine failure on t/off belly landed 20-6-44 SubLt DS Ogle 728Sq Ta Kali 6-45 to 7-45
LR737 Seafire-IIc,
West
15MU 30-7-43 Heston to Ratcliffe 10-9-43 809Sq 'HMS Stalker' 11-1-44 Heavy landing stbd u/c collapsed 3-5-44 SubLt RGW Barker HQ Flt 'HMS Stalker' 3-5-44 AHU Abbotsinch 5-44 Belfast 16-10-44 Shipped to Med arr RNARY Dekh... ...
LR738 Seafire-IIc,
West
15MU 30-7-43
LR739 Seafire-IIc,
West
15MU 31-7-43 Lee-on-Solent to Hawarden 29-2-44 808Sq 9-44 to 10-44 809Sq 1-45 879Sq 3-45 728Sq Ta Kali 5-45 to 8-45
LR740 Seafire-IIc,
West
15MU 31-7-43 Christchurch to Harwell 22-12-43 Tested Yeovilton store 5/17-4-44 879Sq hit by LR710 in deck park 'HMS Attacker' 21-8-44 899Sq 8-44 to 9-44
LR741 Seafire-IIc,
West
15MU 31-7-43 Christchurch to Lee-on-Solent 11-11-43 879Sq 2-44 Hit tail of LR733 1-5-44 SubLt WA Clarke 'HMS Hunter' 14-6-44
LR742 Seafire-IIc,
West
15MU 6-8-43 Christchurch to Lee-on-Solent 17-1-44 885Sq 8-44 to 10-44 809Sq 1-45 879Sq 2-45 to 3-45 728Sq Ta Kali 7-45
LR743 Seafire-IIc,
West
15MU 6-8-43 Tested Yeovilton store 6/19-4-44 885Sq from 8-44 to 10-44 879Sq heavy landing port u/c collapsed Dekheila 8-3-45 Mid RJ Watson
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