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The Fairey Firefly is a Second World War-era carrier-borne fighter aircraft and anti-submarine aircraft that was principally operated by the Fleet Air Arm (FAA). It was developed and built by the British aircraft manufacturer Fairey Aviation Company .
The Firefly was a private-venture design, penned by Marcel Lobelle.It was first flown on 9 November 1925 by Norman Macmillan. [1] The Air Ministry did not pursue the project, partly because of the American Curtiss engine used [2] and partly because of its wooden construction [1] and the Firefly I did not enter production.
The Fairey Firefly IIM was a British fighter of the 1930s. It was a single-seat, single-engine biplane of all-metal construction. Built by Fairey Aviation Company Limited, it served principally with the Belgian Air Force throughout the 1930s until the outbreak of World War II.
The Fairey Aviation Company Limited was a British aircraft manufacturer of the first half of the 20th century based in Hayes in Middlesex and Heaton Chapel and RAF Ringway in Cheshire that designed important military aircraft, including the Fairey III family, the Swordfish, Firefly, and Gannet. It had a strong presence in the supply of naval ...
Firefly T.Mk 1 of Royal Netherlands Navy in 1948. Royal Netherlands Navy. Dutch Naval Aviation Service. VSQ-1; VSQ-2; VSQ-4; VSQ-5; VSQ-7; VSQ-860 - F.1/FR.1 India. Indian Navy. Indian Naval Air Arm operated 10 Fireflies from 1955 onwards for target tugging. [10] [11] Sweden. Firefly TT.Mk I of Svensk Flygtjänst AB in 1955
1771 Squadron formed at RNAS Yeovilton (HMS Heron), Somerset, on 1 February 1944 as a two-seater fighter squadron.It was equipped with twelve Fairey Firefly I, a carrier-borne fighter, anti-submarine and reconnaissance aircraft. [3]
The Fairey Firefly departed from Valkenburg Naval Air Base for a half-hour practice flight. The pilot, sergeant Max Christern, made his first solo flight. The pilot was given the order to fly in the neighbourhood of the air base to become familiar with the aircraft and then return to the airbase.
In May 1946, a Night Fighter Unit known as Black Flight, equipped with four Fairey Firefly NF.Mk I night fighter variant was attached to the unit and subsequently joined HMS Ocean for deployment in the Mediterranean as part of the 20th Carrier Air Group. By November 1946, the Night Fighter Unit was reassigned, but it reverted back to 816 Naval ...