Fairey's Growler - the Fairey Firefly.

[nuuumannn]

Hi Guys, the latest edition to my walkaround site is a Royal Australian Navy Fairey Firefly.

WJ109 i

WJ109 ii

WJ109 iii

WJ109 iiii

Take a look here for more images and information:

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[fubar57]

Cool

 

[Crimea_River]

Indeed. Always liked that bird and may build one some day, when I'm 136 years old.

 

[Airframes]

Great stuff Grant, but b*gger, now I have to get a Firefly kit !!
BTW, what's that gubbins on top of the windscreen frame, that the 'pilot' is holding on to ?
Looks too beefy for just a rear-view mirror mount.

 

[Gnomey]

Good shots!

 

[Crimea_River]

Good question Terry. There's a close-up in the walkarounds.

 

[nuuumannn]

It's a mirror mounting, why it is so elaborate I don't know. Most pictures of Fireflys I've seen have a simple mirror fixture, and I've only seen a few with the tubular one.

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The former RAN one in flying condition in the US has it:


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZT-CKAft_Q


http://i.pinimg.com/originals/e7/d5/9e/e7d59e9055967ed41b5436ca8c5cea44.jpg

 

[vikingBerserker]

Beautiful!

 

[Freebird]

Wait, I've seen that aircraft before somewhere...
Didn't someone have a Firefly gif as an Avatar?

Such a shame that the Med naval battle was pretty much finished by the time it entered service

 

[Wurger]

 

[Jimbob]

 

[Jimbob]

Taken at El Cajon California 2011.

 

[Jimbob]

Taken at El Cajon California 2012. Unfortunately the Firefly was damaged in a landing accident on this flight.

 

[Airframes]

Thanks Grant. Maybe the navy needed a stronger mount for the mirror, with all those heavy-handed Matelots about !