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SerialPicModel,
Factory
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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
LR640 Seafire-IIc,
West
15MU 22-3-43 Donisbristle store to Belfast 28-5-43 807Sq '8S' 7-43 SAL to Lee-on-Solent 20-12-43 807Sq 6-44 Bounced caught wire into barrier 'HMS Indomitable' Cat X1 25-9-44 SubLt M La Page. e/f stalled dived into airfie... ...
LR641 Seafire-IIc,
West
15MU 5-4-43 tested ASTH 18-5-43 886Sq '1B' port tyre burst landing swerved nosed over Turnhouse 8-6-43 SubLt RDC McAlpine. Fast landing caught wire hit barrier 'HMS Attacker' Cat Z 11-9-43 Lt H Morrison (RNZN) Taken aboa... ...
LR642 Seafire-IIc,
West
15MU 5-4-43 807Sq '8M' 'HMS Battler' 7-43 to 9-43 Wheels-up landing North Front 3-7-43 SubLt RH Webber 748Sq St.Merryn port wingtip hit stationary aircraft 18-2-44 L/C JB Madden 761Sq Henstridge 3-44 to 12-44 Tested RNAR... ...
LR643 Seafire-IIc,
West
15MU 5-4-43 Exeter to Kirkbride 3-5-43 Drem to Donisbristle store 19-5-43 Hatston 12-6-43 879Sq 4-44 Hit by LR710 in deck park 'HMS Attacker' 21-8-44 ADDLs heavy landing port u/c collapsed Dekheila Cat HX 8-3-45 Mid RJ W... ...
LR644 Seafire-IIc,
West
15MU 5-4-43 899Sq 11-43 Tested Donibristle 5/8-12-44 768Sq Abbotsinch 1-45 Hook caught pecked Cat SS 2-2-45 Lt NJ Geary (RCN)
LR645 Seafire-IIc,
West
15MU 10-4-43 879Sq 5-43 807Sq '8R' 6-43 to 8-43 886Sq 11-43 engine failure f/l Attacker. Cat Y1 7-1-44 Lt JM Howden (RNZN) 16FPP Failed to lower u/c Kirkbridge AC 10-3-44 S/O AJ Record safe. Lee-on-Solent to Hawarden 9-5... ...
LR646 Seafire-IIc,
West
15MU 17-4-43 RNAS Lee-on-Solent 30-4-43 Cv LFIIc (Merlin 32 installed) 886Sq 9-43 807Sq 10-43 Donibristle to Belfast 10-5-44 807Sq 6-44 to 7-44 Damaged prop on No.3 barrier 'HMS Hunter' 7-6-44 L/C AW Bloomer. Low approac... ...
LR647 Seafire-IIc,
West
15MU 19-4-43 R-RH M32 install Cv LFIIC 6-5-43 RNAS Donisbristle store 28-5-43 842Sq 7-43 897Sq 30-7-43 Port tyre burst landing port wing hit deck Cat X 8-8-43 SubLt WH Neilson 880Sq 20-8-43 808Sq Burscough 'R' 3-12-43 Ho... ...
LR648 Seafire-IIc,
West
15MU 19-4-43 Donisbristle store to Belfast 29-5-43 885Sq 7-43 to 9-43 801Sq 'HMS Furious' Op Lombard escort for Barracuda attack on convoy of 3 MV between Kvam Island and Norwegian mainland hit by flak crashed into sea n... ...
LR649 Seafire-IIc,
West
15MU 19-4-43 R-RH M32 install 11-5-43 RNAS Donisbristle store 2-6-43 842Sq 7-43 833Sq 9-43 761Sq Henstridge 12-44 to 1-45
LR650 Seafire-IIc,
West
15MU 27-4-43 899Sq 7-43 880Sq from 3-1-44 Engine overheated f/l Prestwick 18-2-44 SubLt ED Pye 768Sq Abbotsinch 5-44 Deck Landing Trials 'HMS Ravager' crashed into gun on port side with full boost lost tailwheel lost all... ...
LR651 Seafire-IIc,
West
15MU 27-4-43 833Sq 'HMS Stalker' 9-43 886Sq 8-43 Caught wire hit barrier broke back 'HMS Attacker' Cat Z 11-9-43 Lt G Ogilvy. Rebuilt Cosford to Lee-on-Solent 24-11-43 879Sq 'HMS Attacker' Fitted F24 cameras 9-44 787Y Fl... ...
LR652 Seafire-IIc,
West
15MU 27-4-43 801Sq Hatston 4-44 787Y Flt Wittering 6-44 to 10-44 769Sq Abbotsinch Deck Landing Trials into sea port side 'HMS Slinger' Cat Z 23-11-44 Mid RJ Watson rescued by ML593
LR653 Seafire-IIc,
West
15MU 27-4-43 885Sq 6-43 to 7-43 PD 14-12-43
LR654 Seafire-IIc,
West
15MU 1-5-43 899Sq 7-43 to 8-43
LR655 Seafire-IIc,
West
15MU 3-5-43 894Sq 'HMS Illustrious' 'P' 2-8-43 until 11-43 899Sq to 880Sq 16-1-44 to 3-44 Hamble to Henstridge 15-6-44 761Sq Henstridge 7-44 Spun from formation at 3000ft 2ml NW of Glastonbury Cat Z 13-11-44 SubLt PR Tur... ...
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