Firefly
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Operational FAA Fairey Firefly FR.1 wearing late World War II camouflage
Role
  • Carrier-borne fighter
  • Strike fighter
  • Aerial reconnaissance
ManufacturerFairey Aviation Company, Ltd.
First flight22 December 1941
IntroductionMarch 1943
Retired1956 (Royal Navy)
StatusRetired from military service
Primary usersRoyal Navy
Royal Australian Navy
Royal Canadian Navy
Royal Netherlands Navy
Produced1941–1955
Number built1,702