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Revision as of 19:55, 30 December 2024

The following countries and squadrons operated the Fairey Firefly:

This transport-related list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (December 2024)

Operators

Operators

Second World War

 United Kingdom

Postwar

 Australia

 Canada

  • Royal Canadian Navy
    • 825 Squadron RCN
    • 826 Squadron RCN
    • 10 Heavier-than-air Experimental Air Squadron (VX-10) RCN

 Denmark

 Ethiopia

 Netherlands

Firefly T.Mk 1 of Royal Netherlands Navy in 1948

 India

 Sweden

Firefly TT.Mk I of Svensk Flygtjänst AB in 1955

 Thailand

UK Royal Navy – Fleet Air Arm operated Fireflies for anti-submarine warfare until 1956 when front line aircraft were replaced by the Fairey Gannet.


See also

References

Citations

  1. "N1 Fairey Firefly".
  2. Cite error: The named reference :0 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. "Cochin – Birth Place of Naval Aviation." Archived 10 February 2017 at the Wayback Machine warbirds.in. Retrieved: 9 August 2010.
  4. "Firefly TT.1 DT989." Warbirdregistry.org, Retrieved: 9 August 2010.
  5. "Firefly FB.1 MB410." Warbirdregistry.org. Retrieved: 9 August 2010.
  6. World Air Forces – Historical Listings Thailand (THL), archived from the original on 25 January 2012, retrieved 30 August 2012

Bibliography

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