Fairey Firefly T1, Z1866 / F5491, Royal Navy
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Registration: Z1866
Construction Number: F5491
Model Fairey Firefly T1
Operator: Royal Navy
Airport: Manchester - Ringway (MAN / EGCC), UK - England
Photographer: R.A.Scholefield
Date Taken: 03/1948
Date Submitted: 09/04/2010
This early Firefly FR.1 has just been converted at Fairey's Stockport factory to T.1 status with an additional rear cockpit. It still wears the wartime roundel and fin flash. After a respray at Ringway it was delivered to RNAS Abbotsinch and on to 766 Squadron at Lossiemouth.
Picture ID:1226432