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	Fairey Firefly - Biocrawler
		The Firefly was designed by H.E. Chapman at Fairey Aviation in 1940 and in June of that year the Admiralty ordered 200 of the aircraft to meet Specification N.5/40.
		The prototype of the Mk.I Firefly flew on December 22, 1941.
		Two variants of the Mk.I Firefly were built; 429 "fighter" Firefly F Mk.Is, built by Fairey and General Aircraft Ltd, and 376 "fighter/reconnaissance" Firefly FR Mk.Is (which were fitted with the ASH detection radar).
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Fairey_Firefly (368 words)

	Navy News - Aircraft of the Royal Navy - Fairey Firefly Mks 1-3
		The Firefly used by the Fleet Air Arm during the latter part of World War II was the second generation of an earlier biplane aircraft with the same name developed in the 1920s.
		The precursor to the Firefly was the Fairey Fulmar, but the Firefly outpaced her predecessor in speed, aerodynamics and firepower.
		The next version of the Firefly on the scene was part of the Mk2 series, a night-fighter variant called the NF2, with two small radomes mounted on the wings with the air- interception (AI) Mk10 radar installed.
	www.navynews.co.uk /aircraft/firefly.asp (485 words)

	Fairey Firefly
		The Firefly was designed by H.E. Chapman at Fairey Aviation in 1940 and in June of that year the Admiralty ordered 200 of the aircraft to meet Specification N.5/40.
		The prototype of the Mk.I Firefly flew on December 22, 1941.
		Two variants of the Mk.I Firefly were built; 429 "fighter" Firefly F Mk.Is, built by Fairey and General Aircraft Ltd, and 376 "fighter/reconnaissance" Firefly FR Mk.Is (which were fitted with the ASH detection radar).
	www.xasa.com /wiki/en/wikipedia/f/fa/fairey_firefly.html (375 words)

	Warbird Alley: Fairey Firefly
		The Firefly was designed as a fleet reconnaissance aircraft for the UK's Royal Navy, and was derived from the Fairey Fulmar.
		In 1956, the Firefly's frontline career ended with the introduction of the Fairey Gannet.
		Fairey Firefly Mk V (WB518) -- Eddie Kurdziel's award-winning Firefly.
	www.warbirdalley.com /firefly.htm (214 words)

	Spartanburg SC \| GoUpstate.com \| Spartanburg Herald-Journal
		The Firefly was designed by H.E. Chaplin at Fairey Aviation in 1940; in June 1940, the Admiralty ordered 200 aircraft to meet Specification N.5/40.
		The prototype of the Mk I Firefly flew on 22 December 1941.
		;Firefly Mk I / FR.Mk I: Two variants of the Mk I Firefly were built; 429 "fighter" Firefly F Mk Is, built by Fairey and General Aircraft Ltd, and 376 "fighter/reconnaissance" Firefly FR Mk Is (which were fitted with the ASH detection radar).
	www.goupstate.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Fairey_Firefly (1047 words)

	Shearwater Aviation Museum
		Firefly PP462 was one of the 12 replacement aircraft assigned to 825 Squadron.
		The former RCN Fireflies were flown by the Ethiopian air force for an unknown period and were eventually disposed of in the desert when they were surplus to their needs.
		Firefly PP462 was given to the Shearwater Aviation Museum since Shearwater was the Firefly's main base of operations and the Shearwater Aviation Museum has earned an excellent reputation for preserving Canada's maritime military aviation heritage.
	www.shearwateraviationmuseum.ns.ca /exhibits/firefly.htm (1077 words)

	Fairey Firefly 5 (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Fairey Firefly was a two-seat, single-engine, carrier-based, attack and anti-submarine aircraft used by the British and Australian Navies during the Korean War.
		A prototype of the Firefly first flew on 22 December 1941, the first production Firefly was delivered in March 1943, and the Firefly was first used in combat during July 1944.
		One Australian and five British squadrons operated attack, night-fighter, and anti-submarine versions of the Firefly from British and Australian light aircraft carriers during the Korean War.
	www.korean-war.com /KWAircraft/British/fairey_firefly_5.html (140 words)

	Silver-wings.co.uk: Fairey Firefly FR5 (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Fairey Firefly was designed to fulfill specification N.5/40 to replace the Fairey Fulmar as a two seat fleet reconnaissance fighter and was designed by Herbert Eugene Chaplin.
		By the end of 1944 three Firefly squadrons were operational and were posted to the far east to take part in the inavasion of the Japanese mainland, to be joined by two more before the end of hostilities.
		During the Korean war the Fairey Firefly was used in the strike role armed with bombs and rockets.
	freespace.virgin.net /pbratt.home/Fairey%20Firefly%20AS5.htm (364 words)

	Fairey Firefly
		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 observer in tandem.
		Fairey Firefly F Mk I: Initial production contract for 200 in June 1940, 100 more in September 1941, 300 more in June 1942 and 200 more in August 1943, of which total 770 were built, including variants noted below and diversions to Mk IV.
		Fairey Firefly NF Mk I: Similar to FR Mk I, with same ASH radar, dedicated to night fighting role (with shrouded exhausts) and adopted after failure of NF Mk II programme.
	www.airpages.ru /cgi-bin/epg.pl?nav=uk22&page=firefly (472 words)

	CANADIAN WARPLANE HERITAGE
		The Firefly served as a carrier-borne reconnaissance fighter in both World War II and the Korean War.
		Fairey Aviation (Britain) Company's original prototype first flew in 1941 and, two years later, the aircraft became operational with the Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm.
		The Camden Air Museum (Australia) provided the Museum with the Firefly, which has been restored in the colours and markings of 825 (RCN) Squadron, which flew Mk 5's from the aircraft carrier HMCS 'Magnificent,' circa 1953.
	secure.warplane.com /pages/aircraft_firefly.html (201 words)

	Fairey Firefly AS.5 WB271
		Fairey Firefly WB271 was built at Hayes, Middlesex.
		During the late 1970's spares for the Firefly's original Griffin 74 were virtually unobtainable, and the Royal Navy reached a decision to exchange the engine for a modified Griffin 57, used in the RAF Shackleton fleet.
		However persistent snags dogged the Firefly throughout 2002 and it was not until early 2003 that the aircraft was test flown.
	www.stringbag.flyer.co.uk /rnhf/wb271.htm (586 words)

	Fairey Firefly (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The machine (Fairey c/n F-1505) belongs to Squadron 3/II/2 Aé (Red Cocottes) and was delivered from Fairey Hayes (U.K.) on 21 August 1931.
		In Yves Duwelz' excellent "Contact" Special n° 2, "The Fairey Firefly story", we can learn that this picture was taken after the crash of Firefly Y-4 (F-1492) at Petit Roeulx on 12 February 1939 in which Adj.
		Fairey Firefly Y 5 of the 4/II/2 Aé, "White Cocottes", normally based at Nivelles, but here ready for take-off at Oostende/Stene airfield during a gunnery-camp in 1937.
	www.baha.be /Webpages/Navigator/Photos/MilltaryPics/interbellum/fairey_firefly.htm (120 words)

	Fairey \| A Rough Guide to the Fairey Group of companies
		In 1946, the Fairey company used the same moulded and glued veneer technique they had used to build aircraft to build the Firefly, which was adopted as the Olympic single-handed class at the 1948 London Olympic Games (won by Paul Elvstrom).
		What distinguished the Fairey dinghies was the method of construction earlier developed for the Fairey aircraft: a hot molding process joining multiple layers of thin wood veneers and glue to produce an extremely light and extremely strong hull.
		Fairey Marine's designer was Alan Burnard, and today it is one of his designs, the Dagger, proven in military use and as a police boat, that forms the basis of Swordman Marine's boats.
	www.freewebs.com /faireyaviation/marine.htm (2197 words)

	Australian National Aviation Museum - Fairey Firefly
		Fireflies first saw action during the latter half of the Second World War, and after the cessation of hostilities, modest numbers were exported to a number of countries including Australia.
		Fireflies were to remain in service with the RAN until 1966, being converted for anti-submarine duties and finally, target towing duties.
		The Museum’s Firefly was built by Fairey Aviation in 1950 and served with No.817 Squadron aboard HMAS Sydney, although it did not see action during the Korean Campaign.
	www.aarg.com.au /Firefly.htm (236 words)

	WW2 Warbirds: the Fairey Firefly - Frans Bonné
		The first operation in which the Firefly was used was the attack on the German battleship KMS Tirpitz, situated in a Norwegian fjord.
		Fairey Firefly F.Mk IA Conversion from the F.Mk I to the FR.Mk I reconnaissance standard
		Night-fighter version of the Firefly FR.Mk I with exhaust shrouds and the antenna for the AI.Mk X Air Interception radar in a pod mounted under the engine.
	www.xs4all.nl /~fbonne/warbirds/ww2htmls/fairfiref.html (630 words)

	Featured Plan - Fairey Firefly Mk. IV/V - Model Airplane News (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Comments: designed by Vance Mosher, this 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.
		Because it had such a long service life, the Firefly had several distinct color schemes; the one shown is the late-WW II green and gray “disruptive” scheme.
		The Fairey Firefly is a delight to fly and a delight to observe.
	www.modelairplanenews.com /plan/fsp0303a.asp (444 words)

	Fairey Firefly aircraft profile. Aircraft Database of the Fleet Air Arm Archive 1939-1945
		The first operational sortie of the Fairey Firefly was in July 1944, when 1770 squadron flew from HMS Indefatigable and took part in the Barracuda led dive bombing attacks against the German battleship Tirpitz lying at anchor in Kaa Fjord, Northern Norway.
		In June 1945 Fireflies of 1771 Squadron, operating from HMS Implacable, took part in attacks in the Carolinas, while in July 1772 squadron aircraft, from HMS Indefatigable, were flying strikes against shipping and ground targets in the Japanese home islands, becoming the first FAA aircraft to fly over the Japanese mainland.
		Firefly VH127 of the Fleet Air Arm Museum, is a Mark 1 Firefly painted to represent "Evelyn Tentions" of 1771 Naval Air Squadron.
	www.fleetairarmarchive.net /Aircraft/Firefly.htm (1979 words)

	Fairey Firefly Mk. I by Steven "Modeldad" Eisenman
		While the heavy Firefly was not as fast as its single seat competitors, 319 mph at 13,000 ft., without carrying any stores, it was almost as agile and could slug it out with its four 20mm cannon.
		The Fireflies of 1771 Squadron began their career aboard HMS Implacable in October of 1944, performing armed reconnaissance and anti-shipping duties along the Norwegian Coast.
		When the 1771 Squadron Fireflies were in European waters, they carried the standard B, C and C1 roundels and fin flash.
	www.rollmodels.net /nreviews/airplanes/firefly/firefly.php (3162 words)

	Fairey Firefly (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Firefly, used by the Indian Navy primarily in the target-towing role, operated from INS Garuda, Cochin.
		Seen here is one [IN 112] of three Firefly TT Mk.1s delivered in May 1955, the other two being IN 114 and IN 115.
		A Firefly TT Mk.1 being serviced by ground personnel prior to a sortie.
	www.bharat-rakshak.com /NAVY/Images-Firefly.html (132 words)

	Fairey Firefly - en
		Early Fireflies had a deep 'beard' radiator, later models had wing leading root intakes.
		The concept of the two-seat fighter may have been mistaken, but the Firefly was a versatile aircraft, taking part not only in WWII but also in the Korean war.
		The Firefly ended its career as a target drone.
	www.military.cz /british/air/war/fighter/firefly/firefly_en.htm (141 words)

	Fairey Firefly
		The Firefly was based at HMCS Shearwater and flown from the aircraft carriers HMCS Warrior and HMCS Magnificent by 825 Squadron (March 1946 to May 1951) and 826 Squadron (May 1947 to October 1950).
		Five versions of the Firefly were flown by the RCN; the FR I and FR IV were strike-reconnaissance fighters while the T1 and T2 were dual control trainers used to qualify pilots on the Firefly.
		The Fairy Firefly FR IV, which was externally almost identical to the AS 5, differed from the FR I version in having clipped wings to increase the roll rate and the chin radiator was replaced by coolant radiators in leading edge extensions of the wing roots.
	www.shearwateraviationmuseum.ns.ca /aircraft/specs/firefly.htm (575 words)

	Warbirds of India - [Naval Aviation Museum, Dabolim, Goa]
		The Fairey Firefly is a well known naval fighter used by the Royal Navy which was designed was designed to carry a pilot and an observer - and operate from an aircraft carrier if required.
		Of the ten Fireflies procured, one has been lost in an accident and the all but one of the remaining are believed to have been scrapped.
		The sole surviving Firefly remained as a fuselage in the warehouses of Cochin for over three and a half decades, before it was bought out for a hasty restoration job and subsequent display at the NAM.
	www.warbirdsofindia.com /wbgoanam02.html (765 words)

	Fairey Firefly FR. 1 — Canada Aviation Museum (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) used the Firefly in addition to the Supermarine Seafire and Hawker Sea Fury onboard its carriers HMCS Warrior and HMCS Magnificent during the early post war period.
		The Firefly FR 1 served as a fighter reconnaissance and training aircraft and later versions were used as antisubmarine aircraft.
		The Firefly was retired from RCN service in 1951 and all serviceable aircraft were later sold to the Ethiopian, Danish and Dutch armed forces.
	www.aviation.technomuses.ca /collections/artifacts/aircraft/FaireyFirefly.shtml (383 words)

	RCAF.com : The Aircraft : Fairey FIREFLY
		Canadian aircrews flew early model Fairey Firefly aircraft on-board RN fleet carriers primarily in the Pacific theatre.
		Despite the Firefly's unenviable task as a flak suppression and support aircraft, it proved itself to be a formidable all-weather strike aircraft.
		Fairey Firefly's made up part of the aircraft complement for both HMCS Warrior and HMCS Magnificent.
	www.rcaf.com /aircraft/fighters/firefly (283 words)

	Avions Fairey Gosselies
		Lobelle joined Fairey in the drawing department and E.O. Tips occupied various functions with the Company: test pilot or responsible of the delivery and the erection of the FAIREY IIIF used by the Portuguese’s for a South Atlantic crossing.
		In the middle of the twenties C.R. Fairey was impressed by the performances of the Curtiss Racers during the Schneider Cup competitions.
		A contract was signed between Fairey Aviation and the Belgian government for the delivery of 12 Firefly IIM produced in the UK and 33 machines to be build in Belgium with deliveries starting in November 1930.
	www.baha.be /Webpages/Navigator/Belgian_Aviation_History/Industry/Sonaca.htm (2124 words)

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