The Supermarine Seafire is a naval version of the Supermarine Spitfire fighter adapted for operation from aircraft carriers. It was analogous in concept...
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Seafire could refer to: Supermarine Seafire, a British naval fighter in service during WW2 and immediate post-war SeaFire, a James Bond novel Seafire...
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Navy; in this role they were renamed Supermarine Seafire. Although the first version of the Seafire, the Seafire Ib, was a straight adaptation of the...
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include the Seafire (a naval version of the Spitfire). Supermarine also developed the Spiteful and Seafang, the successors of the Spitfire and Seafire, respectively...
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during World War II Related development Supermarine S.6B Supermarine Seafire Supermarine Spiteful Supermarine Seafang Aircraft of comparable role, configuration...
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and 880 Naval Air Squadron, which were equipped with Supermarine Seafire, a navalised Supermarine Spitfire fighter aircraft, and 1771 Naval Air Squadron...
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variants) Supermarine Spitfire (Griffon-powered variants) Supermarine Seafire Supermarine Spitfire prototype K5054 Supermarine Aircraft Spitfire Supermarine Spitfire...
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down one Supermarine Seafire on their first pass and crippled a Grumman Avenger. Sub Lieutenant Fred Hockley was leading five Supermarine Seafire aircraft...
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Avenger, 887 Naval Air Squadron and 894 Naval Air Squadron flying the Supermarine Seafire fighter and 1770 Naval Air Squadron flying the Fairey Firefly torpedo...
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operated from the airfield during the Second World War, including the Supermarine Seafire and Spitfire. In 1940–1941, during Second World War, RAF Long Kesh...
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This is a list of operators of the Supermarine Spitfire and Seafire. Royal Australian Air Force No. 79 Squadron RAAF 1943–1945 No. 85 Squadron RAAF 1943–1945...
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decks. In order to accommodate for this, some aircraft such as the Supermarine Seafire and Fairey Gannet have additional hinges to fold the wingtips downward...
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the Spitfire Mark 22 and 24 and Seafire Mks 46 and 47 and was usually referred to as the "Spiteful type" tail. Supermarine had been told in August 1945 that...
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has media related to Supermarine Spitfire. Alan Le Marinel hosts Supermarine Spitfire Spitfire Performance Testing Spitfire/Seafire Serial Numbers, production...
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with the Supermarine Seafire IIc, the squadron provided cover for Operation Avalanche, the allied landings at Salerno. The squadron flew Seafires off HMS Stalker...
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The Supermarine Walrus is a British single-engine amphibious biplane designed by Supermarine's R. J. Mitchell. Primarily used as a maritime patrol aircraft...
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The Supermarine Attacker is a British single-seat naval jet fighter designed and produced by aircraft manufacturer Supermarine for the Royal Navy's Fleet...
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using several different types of aircraft including: Supermarine Seafire, a navalised Supermarine Spitfire fighter aircraft, Hawker Sea Fury, a single-seat...
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Squadron replaced it in the CAG, bringing its Supermarine Seafire aircraft, a navalised version of the Supermarine Spitfire fighter. The 15th CAG was disbanded...
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anti-submarine and fighter aircraft; the British Hawker Sea Hurricane and Supermarine Seafire naval fighters, Fairey Swordfish torpedo bomber or the American-supplied...
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World War. It was formed in 1942, and from 1943 was equipped with Supermarine Seafire fighters, operating mainly in the Mediterranean Sea. It took part...
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did damage a cargo ship before returning home. On 16 October, the Supermarine Seafires of 887 and 894 Squadrons of 24th Naval Fighter Wing landed aboard...
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liner), HMS Argus. Supermarine Seafire was the main aircraft operated by the squadron and by June 1944, sixty-eight Supermarine Seafire fighter aircraft...
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The Supermarine Scimitar is a single-seat naval strike aircraft that was designed and produced by the British aircraft manufacturer Supermarine. Operated...
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The Supermarine Seafang was a British Rolls-Royce Griffon–engined fighter aircraft designed by Supermarine to Air Ministry specification N.5/45 for naval...
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the fighter role by single-seat aircraft such as the British-built Supermarine Seafire and the American-built Grumman Martlet fighters. While continuing...
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Squadrons. 804 Naval Air Squadron operated the Supermarine Seafire, a naval version of the Supermarine Spitfire fighter aircraft, adapted for operation...
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November 2024 Serious about Seafires Key Aero. Article published 1 December 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2021 Supermarine Seafire F.Mk.XVII SX336 Takes to the...
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the naval version, the Seafire, to reconcile the Spitfire numbering scheme with that of the Seafire. Media related to Supermarine Spitfire Mark XVIII at...
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successful land-based aircraft, the Spitfire, to carrier use. The Supermarine Seafire was faster than its predecessors and began replacing Hawker Sea Hurricanes...
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