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SerialPicModel,
Factory
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LR708 Seafire-IIc,
West
15MU 30-6-43 ADDLs at Church Broughton 13-7-45 (W/Cdr pilot)
LR709 Seafire-IIc,
West
15MU 2-7-43 809Sq 8-43 887Sq 9-43
LR710 Seafire-IIc,
West
15MU 2-7-43 Donisbristle store taxied into Swordfish L9739 24-8-43 SubLt JD Harris (RNZN) 808Sq overran runway o/t 25-11-43 Lt JB Leeming 879Sq bounced over wires and damaged LR643 NN128 and LR740 in forward deck park 'H... ...
LR711 Seafire-IIc,
West
15MU 2-7-43 885Sq 9-44 to 10-44 Tested Eglinton 10-45 767Sq Easthaven 2-46 to 4-46
LR712 Seafire-IIc,
West
15MU 2-7-43 807Sq 11-43 to 1-44 879Sq missed wires into barrier 5-5-44 SubLt JE Wilmshurst-Smith
LA559 Seafire-46,
?
FF 16-12-46 RNAS Anthorn 24-1-47
LA560 Seafire-46,
?
FF 4-12-46 RNAS Anthorn 23-1-47
LA561 Seafire-46,
?
FF 22-1-47 fitt skid indicator trial install RNAS Anthorn 3-3-47
LA562 Seafire-46,
?
FF 6-2-47 High Post 24-2-47
LA563 Seafire-46,
?
FF 19-3-47 RNAS Anthorn 29-4-47
LA564 Seafire-46,
?
FF 14-3-46 FLt Wigley CRD High Post 2-5-46 AAEE 14-9-46 hand trls (Quill) 4x100lb RP 1x500lb bomb depth charge 8xRPs and 50gal torpedo shaped drop tank. RNAS Fleetlands 14-10-46 rep RNAS Gosport 9-5-47 RNAS Anthorn 1-49... ...
LR631 Seafire-IIc,
West
VAWD 4-1-43 wts and CoG load 15MU 23-1-43 833Sq 'HMS Stalker' Op Avalanche landing on from patrol bounced over barriers over bow into sea 'HMS Stalker' Cat Z 11-9-43 SubLt GC Mercer+
LR632 Seafire-IIc,
West
15MU 23-1-43 Kirkbride 18-2-43 SS Arbroath u/c collapsed landing Cat X 19-3-43 SubLt DGG Clapham 887Sq floated into barrier 'HMS Unicorn' 29-8-43 SubLt TD Lucey 801Sq tested 24-3-44 to 5-44 768Sq Machrihanish cartwheeled... ...
LR633 Seafire-IIc,
West
15MU 27-1-43 Tested ASTH 13-5-43 886Sq tail not lowered after landing fuselage broken 'HMS Attacker' Cat Y 12-7-43 Lt IO Robertson 761Sq Henstridge 2-44 to 12-44 Swung after landing u/c collapsed Cat LX 27-11-44 Mid RP H... ...
LR634 Seafire-IIc,
West
15MU 5-2-43 Tested ASTH 14-5-43 to 24-5-43 879Sq from 18-6-43 Stalled landing 27-7-43 SubLt NR Mackay 899Sq 31-7-43 to 3-8-43 ASTH to Lee-on-Solent 12-11-43 768Sq Abbotsinch 1944 761Sq Henstridge 7-44 Port u/c broke off... ...
LR635 Seafire-IIc,
West
15MU 18-2-43 Tested ASTH 14-5-43 to 19-5-43 Andover to 879Sq 18-6-43 Tyre burst landing Cat Y 29-7-43 SubLt G Calder 16FPP Stalled on landing Machrihanish CB 10-2-44 S/O AJ Record (ATA) safe 768Sq Abbotsinch smashed stbd... ...
LR636 Seafire-IIc,
West
15MU 15-2-43 ASTH 1-4-43 Tested 7-4-43 809Sq 4-43 880Sq from 20-8-43 768Sq Abbotsinch/Ayr 1-45 Prop tipped barrier Cat LQ 1-2-45 L/C FH Tucker. Caught wire into barrier Trouncer Cat LQ 9-2-45 Mid NG Cregan
LR637 Seafire-IIc,
West
15MU 7-3-43 807Sq 5-43 886Sq 14-8-43 899Sq 8-43 To AAEE 10-43 (rogue aircraft stalled at speed crabbed in flight-badly assembled engine cowling) 759Sq Yeovilton 9-44 to 12-44 Heavy landing damaged stbd wing on runway Cat... ...
LR638 Seafire-IIc,
West
15MU 15-3-43 833Sq 'HMS Stalker' 7-43 to 9-43 Wire pulled tail down hard fuselage buckled 'HMS Stalker' Cat Z 1-7-43 SubLt DG Parker. Rebuilt 809Sq 3-44 Op Dragoon bombed and strafed train and station Avignon hit in oil... ...
LR639 Seafire-IIc,
West
15MU 22-3-43 885Sq from 8-43 to 9-43 761Sq Henstridge 8-44 to 1-45 770Sq Drem 'D8J' 1945 Cosford to Sherburn 24-5-45
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