| Registration / Serial: | WM859 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Fairey Firefly |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Fairey Firefly |
| Aircraft Version: | Fairey Firefly U8 |
| C/n (msn): | F.8914 |
| Operator Titles: | UK - Navy |
| City / Airport: | Manchester - International (EGCC / MAN)Map |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Photo Date: | April 1954 |
| Photo by: | R.A.Scholefield |
| Photo ID: | 8289Submit Correction |
| View count: | 350 |
Newly built Firefly U.8 at Ringway shortly before its first flight on 7 April 1954. Painted in the red/yellow drone scheme and delivered to RAE Aberporth on 21 July 1954. Crashed on landing at Llanbedr on 3 May 1957 and scrapped.
| Registration / Serial: | WM859 |
| Aircraft Version: | Fairey Firefly U8 |
| C/n (msn): | F.8914 |
| Operator Titles: | UK - Navy |
| City / Airport: | Manchester - International (EGCC / MAN)Map | Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Photo Date: | April 1954 |
| Photo by: | R.A.Scholefield |
| Registration / Serial: | WM859 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Fairey Firefly |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Fairey Firefly |
| Aircraft Version: | Fairey Firefly U8 |
| C/n (msn): | F.8914 |
| Operator Titles: | UK - Navy |
| City / Airport: | Manchester - International (EGCC / MAN)Map |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Photo Date: | April 1954 |
| Photo by: | R.A.Scholefield |
| Photo ID: | 8289Submit Correction |
| View count: | 350 |
Newly built Firefly U.8 at Ringway shortly before its first flight on 7 April 1954. Painted in the red/yellow drone scheme and delivered to RAE Aberporth on 21 July 1954. Crashed on landing at Llanbedr on 3 May 1957 and scrapped.
| Registration / Serial: | WM859 |
| Aircraft Version: | Fairey Firefly U8 |
| C/n (msn): | F.8914 |
| Operator Titles: | UK - Navy |
| City / Airport: | Manchester - International (EGCC / MAN)Map | Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Photo Date: | April 1954 |
| Photo by: | R.A.Scholefield |