Fairey Firefly Mk. 1, RCN, on board HMCS Warrior The Firefly served in various roles, including anti-submarine warfare (ASW), reconnaissance, and strike missions.https://www.destinationsjourney.com/historical-military-photographs/fairey-firefly-in-canadian-service/ #aeroplane #airplane #aircraft #airplane #aviation #FaireyFirefly #RoyalCanadianNavy #RCN #CanadianNavy #MaritimeHistory #NavlaHistory

Fairey Firefly Mk I (TT.I) Seen here in the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm Museum at Yeovliton, the Firefly was the last time the Royal Navy shoehorned a navigator into one of their carrier fighters! Theythought that the pilot needed a navigator to stop him getting lost at sea! Needless to say, this increased the size and weight of the aircraft, and reduced performance. Despite being powered by a Rolls-Griffon IIB engine of 1,735hp, the Firefly I could only manage 319 mph - this was 5 mph slower than a Merlin-powered Hawker Hurricane Mk I of 1940! This Firefly was sold to Svensk Flygtjänst AB of Sweden after conversion to a target tug, eventually being restored as an aircraft which took part on attacks on the Japanese Home Islands in 1945. #FaireyFirefly #FleetAirArm #RN #RoyalNavy #Pacific #Japan #HomeIslands #WW2 #history #photography #museum #aviation #avgeek #targettug #Sweden #yeovilton #FleetAirArmMuseum #navalaviation #fighter #aircraft #rollsroyce #rrgriffon

Fairey Firefly on HNLMS Karel Doorman QH1 being transported to the Netherlands East Indies in 1946 https://www.destinationsjourney.com/historical-military-photographs/dutch-aircraft-carrier-karel-doorman-qh1/ #HNLMSKarelDoormanQH1 #hnlmskareldoorman #aircraftcarrier #HMSNairana #Escortcarrier #RoyalNetherlandsNavy #navy #ship #naval #maritime #NetherlandsNavy #Faireyfirefly #Fighter #fighterplane #carrierfighter