Complex sentence: The RAAF ordered 24 examples of what was originally called the Seagull V in 1933, these being delivered for service from cruisers from 1935; this was followed by the first order for 12 aircraft from the RAF in May 1935 Thetford 1982 p.321.
Split into simpler sentences: The RAAF ordered 24 examples of the Seagull V in 1933, these being delivered from 1935. This was followed by the first order for 12 aircraft from the RAF, placed in May 1935 Thetford 1982 p.321.