| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | WB271 |
| Military Code: | R-204 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Fairey Firefly |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Fairey Firefly |
| Aircraft Version: | Fairey Firefly AS5 |
| C/n (msn): | F.8497 |
| Operator Titles: | UK - Navy |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | MildenhallMap |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EGUN IATA: MHZ Local: - Other: - |
| Event: | Mildenhall Air Fete 1982 |
| Photo Date: | 29 May 1982 |
| Photo by: | R.A.Scholefield |
| Photo ID: | 11286 |
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This Firefly AS.5 served 814 Squadron Fleet Air Arm in 1949/50. It was shipped to the Far East in late 1951 and passed to the Australian Navy. Modified as a TT.5 in 1955. Sold and returned to the UK in 1967 for the Fleet Air Arm Museum. Crashed on 12 July 2003. This photo is copyright © R.A.Scholefield, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 21 September 2017, and has since been viewed 248 times. |