| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | WM858 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Fairey Firefly |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Fairey Firefly |
| Aircraft Version: | Fairey Firefly U8 |
| C/n (msn): | F8913 |
| Operator Titles: | UK - Navy |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Manchester - InternationalMap |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EGCC IATA: MAN Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 18 July 1954 |
| Photo by: | R.A.Scholefield |
| Photo ID: | 18341 |
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Two new red/yellow Firefly U.8 target drones built at Ringway. WM858 (nearest) first flew on 26 March 1954. Delivered to RAE Aberporth on 21 July. Crashed in sea 19 December 1956. The other aircraft is WM859. This photo is copyright © R.A.Scholefield, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 13 November 2017, and has since been viewed 381 times. |