The Battle of Britain: Seafire

Learn about one of the last remaining heroes of the Battle of Britain, the Seafire. The Seafire is the naval version of the famous Spitfire, adapted for use on aircraft carriers.
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[@bluestreak2701]

Very fortunate to own the Pilots Notes for the Seafire XV11 with the GriffonV1 Engine. What a beautiful engine sound.

[@luislugo1289]

Excelente exposición, y muy bello aparato!

[@benstanden8784]

Great video, loving the detailed information about these aircraft!

[@WrightCycloneR1820]

Great little video, great to see the details of the aircraft and see how complete it is. Dave Morris is a bit of a legend too, buy his Corsair KD341 book if you get the chance. My only slight grumble is that Seafires weren't used in the Battle of Britain, they came along later. A better title would be World War Two:Seafire. Many thanks for putting this up.

[@KTo288]

The actual FAA aircraft which took part in the Battle of Britain were Sea Gladiators assigned to protect the Naval bases, but also the surrounding cities. However naval aviators on secondment to the RAF did fly Spitfires.

[@WrightCycloneR1820]

@@KTo288 That's very true, the contribution of FAA pilots was an important one in the BofB RAF squadrons. As for FAA aircraft, the Fulmar is also worth a mention as a handful of these were used in addition to the SeaGlads. All in all its good to see the FAA being mentioned in association with the BofB, its just that the Seafire isn't quite the right choice of aircraft for that period.

[@bobsakamanos4469]

??? Seafire first flew in 1942.