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AF_Scrub_Seafires_15_and_17 2024-05-11

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Start date May 11, 2024

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skylane

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May 11, 2024

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After the Mk III series the next Seafire variant to appear was the Seafire F Mk XV, which was powered by a Griffon VI. Designed in response to Specification N.4/43 this Seafire version was a mixture of a strengthened Spitfire Mk XII airframe with folding wings.The fuel tanks, retractable tailwheel and broad-chord "pointed" rudder came from the Spitfire VIII. The first squadron to receive the Seafire Mk.XV in the Pacific was No.801 Squadron (HMS Implacable), which received the new aircraft in...