| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | VG962 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Fairey Firefly |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Fairey Firefly |
| Aircraft Version: | Fairey Firefly FR4 |
| C/n (msn): | F7982 |
| 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: | 14 September 1952 |
| Photo by: | R.A.Scholefield |
| Photo ID: | 7626 |
| Photo Comment |
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This Firefly FR.4 is having a full throttle test of its Griffon engine, whilst the Fairey engineer stands by with no ear protection - typical of the era! VG962 was then modified at Ringway as a TT.4 target tug, making its first flight as such on 20.10.52. This photo is copyright © R.A.Scholefield, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 13 September 2017, and has since been viewed 225 times. |