HMS Implacable and its Seafire's, 1945

[Alex Smart]

Hello Bruce,
Many thanks for your reply.
If you come accross the serial number I would be obliged . So far I can only come up with nine and his(Norton) would make ten of the 18.

my puzzle is that if 880 had 24 ( Seafire III's) and 801 had 18(Seafire XV's) the total less any losses would only have been 42, but it is recorded that it was 48 aircraft.
but it is recorded that 880 only had 12 Seafire III's which brings the number down to 36 a/c when the Implacable sailed of the Far East.

Hence my search for the serial numbers of theses Implacable aircraft, have not so far looked at the other squadrons on board as they were not Seafire users.

Thanks
Alex