
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 219 times. |