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Revision as of 20:06, 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
- Postwar
- Royal Australian Navy – Fleet Air Arm
- No. 723 Squadron RAN
- No. 724 Squadron RAN
- No. 725 Squadron RAN
- No. 816 Squadron RAN
- No. 817 Squadron RAN
- No. 851 Squadron RAN
- Royal Australian Air Force
- Aircraft Research and Development Unit (Firefly T.5 VX373 for trials 1953)
- Royal Canadian Navy
- 825 Squadron RCN
- 826 Squadron RCN
- 10 Heavier-than-air Experimental Air Squadron (VX-10) RCN
- Royal Netherlands Navy
- Dutch Naval Aviation Service
- VSQ-1
- VSQ-2
- VSQ-4
- VSQ-5
- VSQ-7
- VSQ-860
- Dutch Naval Aviation Service
- Indian Navy
- Indian Naval Air Arm operated 10 Fireflies from 1955 onwards for target tugging.
- Svensk Flygtjänst AB at Bromma Airport operated 19 TT.1 aircraft between 31 January 1949 and 17 October 1963.
- Royal Thai Air Force operated Fireflies between 1952 and 1966.
- Royal Thai Navy
- Royal Navy – Fleet Air Arm operated Fireflies for anti-submarine warfare until 1956 when front line aircraft were replaced by the Fairey Gannet.
- 700 Naval Air Squadron
- 703 Naval Air Squadron
- 706 Naval Air Squadron
- 719 Naval Air Squadron
- 723 Naval Air Squadron
- 724 Naval Air Squadron
- 725 Naval Air Squadron
- 728B Flight
- 730 Naval Air Squadron
- 731 Naval Air Squadron
- 732 Naval Air Squadron
- 736 Naval Air Squadron
- 737 Naval Air Squadron
- 741 Naval Air Squadron
- 744 Naval Air Squadron
- 746 Naval Air Squadron
- 748 Naval Air Squadron
- 750 Naval Air Squadron
- 751 Naval Air Squadron
- 759 Naval Air Squadron
- 764 Naval Air Squadron
- 765 Naval Air Squadron
- 766 Naval Air Squadron
- 767 Naval Air Squadron
- 768 Naval Air Squadron
- 771 Naval Air Squadron
- 772 Naval Air Squadron
- 778 Naval Air Squadron
- 780 Naval Air Squadron
- 781 Naval Air Squadron
- 782 Naval Air Squadron
- 783 Naval Air Squadron
- 784 Naval Air Squadron
- 790 Naval Air Squadron
- 792 Naval Air Squadron
- 794 Naval Air Squadron
- 795 Naval Air Squadron
- 796 Naval Air Squadron
- 798 Naval Air Squadron
- 799 Naval Air Squadron
- 804 Naval Air Squadron
- 805 Naval Air Squadron
- 810 Naval Air Squadron
- 812 Naval Air Squadron
- 813 Naval Air Squadron
- 814 Naval Air Squadron
- 816 Naval Air Squadron
- 817 Naval Air Squadron
- 820 Naval Air Squadron
- 821 Naval Air Squadron
- 822 Naval Air Squadron
- 824 Naval Air Squadron
- 825 Naval Air Squadron
- 826 Naval Air Squadron
- 827 Naval Air Squadron
- 837 Naval Air Squadron
- 851 Naval Air Squadron
- 860 Naval Air Squadron
- 861 Naval Air Squadron
- 880 Naval Air Squadron
- 882 Naval Air Squadron
- 1770 Naval Air Squadron
- 1771 Naval Air Squadron
- 1772 Naval Air Squadron
- 1790 Naval Air Squadron
- 1791 Naval Air Squadron
- 1792 Naval Air Squadron
- Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
See also
References
Citations
- "N1 Fairey Firefly".
- Cite error: The named reference
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was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - "Cochin – Birth Place of Naval Aviation." Archived 10 February 2017 at the Wayback Machine warbirds.in. Retrieved: 9 August 2010.
- "Firefly TT.1 DT989." Warbirdregistry.org, Retrieved: 9 August 2010.
- "Firefly FB.1 MB410." Warbirdregistry.org. Retrieved: 9 August 2010.
- World Air Forces – Historical Listings Thailand (THL), archived from the original on 25 January 2012, retrieved 30 August 2012
Bibliography
- Sturtivant, R; Ballance, T (1994). The Squadrons of The Fleet Air Arm. Tonbridge, Kent, UK: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. ISBN 0-85130-223-8.