Spitfire Database
+ the pilots who flew them
| Serial | Pic | Model, Factory | Notes (click note to toggle full text) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LR787 | Seafire-III, West |
RNDA 17-9-43 755Sq Worthy Down 10-44 to 3-45 Landed wheels-up 5-10-44 L/C WHC Blake | ||
| LR788 | Seafire-III, West |
RNDA 17-9-43 805Sq Machrihanish 894Sq 'HMS Implacable' u/c selector lever jammed wheels-up landing 2-1-44 SubLt PTW Weston. u/c selector u/s port u/c u/s damaged prop 30-10-44 SubLt IHS Morgan safe. 15FPP Swung on landin... ... | ||
| LR664 | Seafire-IIc, West |
15MU 20-5-43 Storage Castel Vetrano to 887Sq 9-43 to 10-43 807Sq 10-43 759Sq Yeovilton 6-44 to 11-44 | ||
| LR665 | Seafire-IIc, West |
15MU 18-5-43 894Sq 'HMS Illustrious' 'P' returning from Salerno hit round-down broke back 'HMS Unicorn' Cat Z 12-9-43 SubLt E Kirkham. Taken aboard 'HMS Battler' Evidently rebuilt 879Sq wingtip hit stationary bowser Burs... ... | ||
| LR666 | Seafire-IIc, West |
15MU 18-5-43 Hawarden 23-5-43 880Sq into barrier 'HMS Indomitable' 3-7-43 SubLt MA Antunovitch | ||
| LR667 | Seafire-IIc, West |
15MU 25-5-43 889Sq Puttalam Ceylon 6-43 834Sq RNARY Coimbatore 1-44 to 3-44 889Sq 4-44 to 7-44 Caught wire bounced landed on port u/c 'HMS Atheling' 16-5-44 SubLt AS Macleod (RNZN) | ||
| LR680 | Seafire-IIc, West |
15MU 25-5-43 887Sq 6-43 to 11-43 759Sq Yeovillon 6-44 Taxied into stationary Wildcat Cat X1 3-7-44 SubLt E Howard. Taxying prop hit marshalling point board Cat S 4-8-44 SubLt R Phillips. engine failure f/l Cat Z 28-8-44... ... | ||
| LR681 | Seafire-IIc, West |
15MU 25-5-43 809Sq 7-43 887Sq 11-43 761Sq Henstridge 2-44 880Sq 2-44 to 5-44 761Sq Henstridge 7-44 to 9-44 768Sq Abbotsinch 9-44 Smashed prop blade 18-9-44 SubLt D Midgley. Heavy landing 19-9-44 Lt HE Kelly (RCN). Caught... ... | ||
| LR682 | Seafire-IIc, West |
15MU 28-5-43 894Sq 'HMS Illustrious' from 6-43 to 10-43 Bounced into barrier Cat Y 23-7-43 SubLt NH Lester. Reserve aircraft Hatston on delivery from Eastleigh to 778Sq Crail overshot hit obstruction u/c collapsed Christ... ... | ||
| LR683 | Seafire-IIc, West |
15MU 28-5-43 886Sq 11-43 to 2-44 879Sq 2-44 to 11-44 Ran off runway landing tail damaged Burscough Cat X2A 26-2-44 SubLt LGC Reece (RNZN) 728Sq Ta Kali 7-45 to 1-46 | ||
| LR684 | Seafire-IIc, West |
15MU 31-5-43 Cv to LFIIc 887Sq 'HMS Unicorn' floated into barrier 17-6-43 SubLt WG Coleman (RNZN) Bounced over barrier landed on aircraft park Cat Y 8-8-43 SubLt RD Viney. Renfrew to 880Sq 11-11-43 899Sq 11-43 880Sq 16-1... ... | ||
| LR685 | Seafire-IIc, West |
15MU 31-5-43 894Sq 6-43 to 10-43 Slow and heavy landing Cat X 6-7-43 Lt FRA Turnbull 809Sq 5-44 to 7-44 Swung on landing u/c collapsed 'HMS Stalker' Cat X1 24-5-44 SubLt EHR Stephens | ||
| LR686 | Seafire-IIc, West |
15MU 2-6-43 879Sq 4-43 to 9-43 807Sq 'HMS Hunter' 4-44 to 10-44 Landed fast ship pitching stbd u/c collapsed Cat X1 18-5-44 SubLt J Morris. Prop damaged on No.7 wire and barrier Cat X1 26-8-44 SubLt PM Lamb 761Sq Henstri... ... | ||
| LR687 | Seafire-IIc, West |
15MU 2-6-43 880Sq 'HMS Stalker' from 13-8-43 Caught wire bounced into forward gun position Cat Y 9-9-43 SubLt D Cameron 768Sq Abbotsinch/Ayr 9-44 Prop tipped barrier Cat X 'HMS Ravager' 18-9-44 Lt HE Kelly (RCN) Skidded... ... | ||
| LR688 | Seafire-IIc, West |
15MU 2-6-43 879Sq 11-43 Cosford to Hawarden 8-5-44 768Sq Abbotsinch/Ayr 4-45 Caught No.8 wire prop tipped barrier 'HMS Ravager' Cat SS 9-4-45 SubLt CR Thomas. Taxied into notice board damaged prop Cat LQ 6-6-45 Lt G Ogil... ... | ||
| LR689 | Seafire-IIc, West |
15MU 2-6-43 15MU to ATA Kirkbride 12-6-43 887Sq Belfast 'H5S' 6-43 Hook bounced hit barrier broke back 'HMS Unicorn' Cat Z 27-8-43 SubLt HA Foote (RNZN) safe | ||
| LR690 | Seafire-IIc, West |
15MU 3-6-43 Christchurch 4-6-43 880Sq from 13-8-43 899Sq 11-43 887Sq swung off peritrack port wheel sank in soft ground nosed over Belfast 3-2-44 SubLt DA Gibson | ||
| LR691 | Seafire-IIc, West |
15MU 31-5-43 880Sq from 20-8-43 Low wind speed hook pulled out into barrier 12-9-43 SubLt GH Blacker (RNZN) 807Sq 1943/4 808Sq landed to port into walkway Cat Y 21-1-44 SubLt BAN King 879Sq attd 4SAAF 6/7-7-44 879Sq 'HMS... ... | ||
| LR692 | Seafire-IIc, West |
15MU 3-6-43 842Sq 7-43 880Sq from 20-8-43 879Sq landed after op missed wires into barrier 'HMS Attacker' Cat Z 15-8-44 Lt JG Hornshaw. Jettisoned | ||
| LR693 | Seafire-IIc, West |
15MU 9-6-43 Heston Aircraft Ltd for prop vibration tests Christchurch to Hawarden 13-8-43 886Sq Burscough Collided NM929 during wing air exercise crashed 2 1/2ml N of Carnforth Cat Z 11-11-43 SubLt RA Colbeck (RNZN)+ | ||
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