817 Squadron RAN
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817 Squadron was a naval air squadron of the Fleet Air Arm of the Royal Australian Navy. It was originally formed as part of the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm, as 817 Naval Air Squadron, for service duri
817 Squadron Sea Kings on board HMAS Melbourne in 1980
An 817 Squadron Sea King during an exercise in 2007
Shark 07, 21 and 22 Sea Kings on their final mission, 15 December 2011. Turning over Lake Burley Griffin, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory to track along Anzac Parade and over the Australian War Memorial before returning to Nowra for decommissioning.
Fairey Firefly
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The Fairey Firefly is a Second World War-era carrier-borne fighter aircraft and anti-submarine aircraft that was principally operated by the Fleet Air Arm. It was developed and built by the British ai
817 Squadron RAN
…Sumatra and the Nicobar area before disbanding in 1945. On 25 April 1950, 817 Squadron was re-formed as a Royal Australian Navy FAA squadron operating Fairey Firefly AS6 aircraft. The Squadron embarked on HMAS Sydney and served with distinction during the Korean War, operating the Fairey Firefly Mk5. In October 1953…
Operational FAA Fairey Firefly FR.1 wearing late World War II camouflage
A Firefly prototype on the flight deck of HMS Illustrious on the Clyde, February 1943.
Firefly Mk I of the 1770 NAS aboard HMS Indefatigable departing for Sumatra during Operation Lentil, January 1945.
Firefly FR.4 of 817 Squadron RAN flies near HMAS Sydney during Korean War.