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"For various reasons Winston Churchill who was First Lord of the Admiralty cancelled the order, writing to Lord Beaverbrook:[3]"
any reason in particular, maybe it was "so as not to divert production away from the land based Spitfire, Winston Churchill, ect." ( Fdsdh1 ( talk) 17:06, 3 September 2013 (UTC))
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The final sentence reads:
"In spite of these problems the Seafire, especially the L. Mk II and III with their low altitude rated Merlin engines found a role as a low to medium altitude interceptor able to protect the RAN carrier fleet."
Should this read "...to protect the RN carrier fleet." as the Royal Australian Navy Fleet Air Arm, AFAIK, didn't operate these aircraft? ( 203.26.122.12 ( talk) 05:22, 24 February 2010 (UTC))
the article says the name was abbreviated from "Sea Spitfire". There is no documentation that "Sea Spitfire" was ever part of the naming process. I think this is pure conjecture. Rsduhamel ( talk) 16:59, 11 January 2015 (UTC)
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In the infobox it says 7 Jan 1942, in the intro text "...initial batch of Seafire Mk Ib fighters being provided in late 1941...". Which is true? Truedings ( talk) 15:36, 21 June 2020 (UTC)
Seafire Mk XVII (SX336) has been brought by Navy Wings and will be operated by them. See https://navywings.org.uk/portfolio/seafire-sx336/ — Preceding unsigned comment added by Yabba50 ( talk • contribs) 17:59, 18 January 2022 (UTC)
The article says the Seafire Mk I was equipped with a "Type72 homing beacon" - That is incorrect - The Type 72 homing beacon was housed on the aircraft carrier (or on some shore bases). - Typically it was a large rotating drum mounted on the mast of the carrier. The aircraft that homed on it would do so by a receiver set in the aircraft. Typically for an early Seafire this would be an R1147 receiver. [1] https://www.nonstopsystems.com/radio/pdf-hell/article-part3a-1947-Quinn.pdf 77.100.216.20 ( talk) 15:25, 3 December 2023 (UTC)
The Naval Museum of Alberta has a Mk.XV. [2] AMCKen ( talk) 01:42, 19 February 2024 (UTC)
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"For various reasons Winston Churchill who was First Lord of the Admiralty cancelled the order, writing to Lord Beaverbrook:[3]"
any reason in particular, maybe it was "so as not to divert production away from the land based Spitfire, Winston Churchill, ect." ( Fdsdh1 ( talk) 17:06, 3 September 2013 (UTC))
Assessment:
The final sentence reads:
"In spite of these problems the Seafire, especially the L. Mk II and III with their low altitude rated Merlin engines found a role as a low to medium altitude interceptor able to protect the RAN carrier fleet."
Should this read "...to protect the RN carrier fleet." as the Royal Australian Navy Fleet Air Arm, AFAIK, didn't operate these aircraft? ( 203.26.122.12 ( talk) 05:22, 24 February 2010 (UTC))
the article says the name was abbreviated from "Sea Spitfire". There is no documentation that "Sea Spitfire" was ever part of the naming process. I think this is pure conjecture. Rsduhamel ( talk) 16:59, 11 January 2015 (UTC)
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In the infobox it says 7 Jan 1942, in the intro text "...initial batch of Seafire Mk Ib fighters being provided in late 1941...". Which is true? Truedings ( talk) 15:36, 21 June 2020 (UTC)
Seafire Mk XVII (SX336) has been brought by Navy Wings and will be operated by them. See https://navywings.org.uk/portfolio/seafire-sx336/ — Preceding unsigned comment added by Yabba50 ( talk • contribs) 17:59, 18 January 2022 (UTC)
The article says the Seafire Mk I was equipped with a "Type72 homing beacon" - That is incorrect - The Type 72 homing beacon was housed on the aircraft carrier (or on some shore bases). - Typically it was a large rotating drum mounted on the mast of the carrier. The aircraft that homed on it would do so by a receiver set in the aircraft. Typically for an early Seafire this would be an R1147 receiver. [1] https://www.nonstopsystems.com/radio/pdf-hell/article-part3a-1947-Quinn.pdf 77.100.216.20 ( talk) 15:25, 3 December 2023 (UTC)
The Naval Museum of Alberta has a Mk.XV. [2] AMCKen ( talk) 01:42, 19 February 2024 (UTC)