Fairey Firefly FR4, VG962 / F7982, Royal Navy
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Registration: VG962
Construction Number: F7982
Model Fairey Firefly FR4
Operator: Royal Navy
Airport: Manchester - Ringway (MAN / EGCC), UK - England
Photographer: R.A.Scholefield
Date Taken: 15/09/1952
Date Submitted: 24/01/2010
VG962 undergoes a full-throttle test of its Griffon whilst a Fairey engineer stands by with no ear protection - typical of the time - and I was unprotected also. Modified at Ringway in October as a TT.4 f/f 20.10.52. To 771 Sqn at RNAS Ford as FD/506.
Picture ID:1212094
