Fairey Firefly
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The Fairey Firefly was a British Second World War-era carrier-borne fighter aircraft and anti-submarine aircraft of the Fleet Air Arm (FAA). It was superior in performance and firepower to its predecessor the Fulmar but only entered operational service towards the end of the war. Designed around the contemporary FAA concept of a two-seat fleet reconnaissance-fighter the pilot and navigator-weapons officer were housed in separate stations.

The Fairey Firefly was a two-seat, single-engine, carrier-based, attack and anti-submarine aircraft used by the British 1
This list of Fairey Firefly production information is provided courtesy of Patrick Martin.2
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Designed by Vance Masher, the Fairey Firefly is a 1/10-scale model of a WW II and Korean War-era British naval fighter-bomber that served aboard aircraft carriers.4
Fairey Firefly (second) | Great Britain | 860 Sqn (Dutch), FAA | Firefly FR.Mk.1 | 6 (860) 03/10/2009 - Firefly FR.Mk.5
Fairey Firefly AS5 - Click here for a larger image (opens in a new window) Click here for a larger image (opens in a new window) This picture is © 6
Fairey Firefly Mk1, Grumman Wildcat IV and VI This Month's significant WW2 Anniversaries:Poppy 4 October 1939: HMS Royal Oak is sunk in 7
Fairey Firefly on Meikle Bin In August 01 Flash and myself climbed Meikle Bin near Stirling to see if we could locate 8
Fairey Firefly Trainer (12-11) of the Royal Netherlands Navy, in flight from White Waltham 2 February 1948 Copyright © RAF Museum 2008 - All Rights Reserved 9
Fairey Firefly: Facts, Discussion Forum, and Encyclopedia Article, but only entered operational service towards the end of the war.10
Fairey FireflyA total of 64 Firefly aircraft served with the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) from March 1946 to February 1953.11
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Royal Navy Fairey Firefly WB518, similar to Firefly featured on this page Photo: 2002-2004 Paul Maritz ('paulmaz').15
The Fairey Firefly was a British carrier-based fighter used during World War II and later.16
The Fairey Firefly was a British Second World War-era carrier-borne fighter aircraft and anti-submarine aircraft of the Fleet Air Arm (FAA).17
The Fairey Firefly was a WW2 Royal Navy carrier-borne fighter introduced in late 1943 to replace the Fairey Fulmar, it remained in production until 1955 at which time 18
The Fairey Firefly was born at the same time and conformed to the same thought processes and government specifications so it was foreordained that it would be a 19
The Fairey Firefly was designed as a two Seat Naval Reconnaissance Fighter/Anti Submarine Strike Aircraft for the UK's Royal Navy, and was derived from the Fairey Fulmar.20
The Fairey Firefly was designed in response to a 1939 requirement for a carrier-borne reconnaissance fighter with a better performance than the Fulmar.21
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The all-metal Fairey Firefly was powered by a 1,735 hp Griffon IIB or 1,815 hp Griffon XII, armed with four 20-mm cannon in the wings and seated pilot and 23
The Fairey Firefly was designed to replace the Fulmar in Fleet Air Arm service and first flew in 1940.24
Height Main
414.02
436.88000000000005
Height Alt
4.14 m
4.37 m
Length Alt
11.46 m
11.8 m
Max Takeoff Weight Main
16096.0
Jet Or Prop
prop
Range Main
1
300 mi
Loaded Weight Main
13200.0
14020.0
Max Speed Alt
275
618.0
Type Of Prop
liquid-cooled V12 engine
Introduced
1943
Loading Main
40
Power Main
1
730 hp
2
245 hp
Range More
with auxiliary tanks
Bombs
2
Rockets
16
8
Max Speed Main
316 mph
386 mph
Max Takeoff Weight Alt
7301.0
Ceiling Main
28000.0
31900.0
Number Built
1702
Crew
Two
Max Speed More
at 14
000 ft
Retired
1956
Loaded Weight Alt
6000.0
6373.0
Area Main
328.0
330.0
Primary user
Fleet Air Arm
Span Alt
12.55 m
13.57 m
Plane Or Copter?
plane
Power Alt
1290.0
1674.0
Engine(prop)
Rolls-Royce Griffon 74
Rolls-Royce Griffon IIB
Manufacturer
Fairey Aviation Company
Number Of Props
1
First Flight
22
Production End Year
1955
Climb Rate Main
1900.0
More Performance
345.0
Production Start Year
1941
Guns
1200.0
Climb Rate Alt
9.7 m-s
Length Main
1181.1
37
Span Main
1254.76
1356.3600000000001
Area Alt
30.5 m²
30.66 m²
Range Alt
1130
1722.0
Similar Aircraft
*Fairey Fulmar*Fairey Gannet
Empty Weight Main
9750.0
9859.0
Ceiling Alt
8
530 m
9
723 m
Category
British fighter aircraft 1940-1949
Carrier-based aircraft
Fairey aircraft
Low wing aircraft
Propeller aircraft
Single-engine aircraft
Produced
1941
Empty Weight Alt
4432.0
4472.0
Loading Alt
196

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