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FLEET AIR
ARM LEGENDS
SUPERMARINE SEAFIRE
picture to come
Matthew Willis
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Profound thanks to Nick Stroud, Gordon Penney and
Lieutenant Commander Chris Götke
Published in 2020 by Tempest Books
an imprint of Mortons Books Ltd.
Media Centre
Morton Way
Horncastle LN9 6JR
www.mortonsbooks.co.uk
Copyright © Tempest Books, 2020
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any
means, electronic or mechanical including photocopying, recording, or any information storage retrieval
system without prior permission in writing from the publisher.
ISBN 978-1-911658-29-0
The right of Matthew Willis to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted in accordance
with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.
All images are courtesy the author unless otherwise stated.
Typeset by XXX
Printed and bound by XXX
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Contents
Introduction: Crisis
1. Genesis of the Seafire
2. Into Service
3. Rapid Development
4. Escort Carriers and the ‘Underbelly of Europe’
5. The Woes of the Mk III
6. Photo Reconnaissance
7. Atlantic and Northern Waters
8. Deck Landing and Take-Off
9. D-Day and Dragoon
10. The Griffon Seafire
11. East
12. Post-war
13. Flying the Seafire
14. Technical
Notes
Index
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