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What is a Seafire aircraft?
In essence, a Seafire aeroplane is the same as a Spitfire, but with different adaptions to enable landing on aircraft carriers.
Early in WWII, the Royal Navy realised the need for better aircraft, so they looked to the Spitfire to replace its ageing fleet of fighter planes, which at the time comprised an eclectic mix of older aircraft types.
The first Seafires were little more than Spitfires with an arrester hook fitted, however, it was soon realised that strengthening was required of the fuselage and undercarriage resulting in several upgrades being trialled.
Eventually, the Castle Bromwich plant started production of purpose-built Seafires, thus ceasing the practice of adapting Spitfires.
The Seafire Mk.III was the most prolific of the Seafires, it not only saw action in Europe and the Pacific but went on to be the last plane to see action over Japan in 1945. Seafires continued to serve as the standard aircraft for navy operations well into the 1950s when they were replaced by jets.
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