Supermarine Seafires and Tirpitz attacks.

[Artie]

Hi all....

Asking in behalf of my brother, who is interested about building a FAA Seafire involved in the attacks carried against the battleship "Tirpitz" back in '44. Operations Tungsten, Mascot and/or Goodwood.

Not much useful info at our hand.

Is there any available info (pic, profile, decal sheet....), about the said subjects? AFAIK, those Seafires were from 801, 842 and 880 NAS (Op. Tungsten),  894 NAS (Op. Mascot), 801, 880, 887, 894 (Op. Goodwood).

Were those Seafires Mk.II, Mk.III, or a mixed bunch of both marks?

TIA and BEST regards from Tenerife.....

 

 

[EwenS]

From Hobbs “The Fleet Air Arm and the War in Europe”  & Brown “Carrier Operations in World War II”

Operation Tungsten 

Furious 801 6xSeafire Ib and 880 8x Seafire L.Ilc

 

The Seafire fighter flight of 842 squadron was replaced in Nov 1943 with a Wildcat V flight in Nov 1943.

 

Operation Mascot

Furious 880 3xSeafire L.IIc 

Indefatigable 894 12xSeafire F.III

 

Operation Goodwood

Furious 801 with 12xSeafire F.III & 880 with 12xSeafire L.IIc

Indefatigable 887 with 9xSeafire F.III & 894 with 12xSeafire F.III

 

Edit. 887 squadron history here 

https://www.royalnavyresearcharchive.org.uk/SQUADRONS/887_Squadron.htm

 

894 squadron history here

https://www.royalnavyresearcharchive.org.uk/SQUADRONS/894_Squadron.htm

 

 

 

Edited April 15, 2024 by EwenS

[Artie]

Thank you very much. Now, my brother is trying to get those books online....

Best regards!