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
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.
Rolls-Royce Griffon
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The Rolls-Royce Griffon is a British 37-litre capacity, 60-degree V12, liquid-cooled aero engine designed and built by Rolls-Royce Limited. In keeping with company convention, the Griffon was named af
Fairey Firefly
…560 km/h; 380 and 350 mph) respectively. Fairey offered designs that could accommodate either a single or twin-seat arrangements, either powered by the Rolls-Royce Griffon engine, or combining a larger airframe with a Napier Sabre engine. After consideration of the manufacturer's responses, Specification N.5/40 replaced…
Preserved Rolls-Royce Griffon with cutaway sections.
The first Griffon-powered Spitfire IV, DP845
A Griffon installed on WH632, an airworthy Fairey Firefly at the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum (2014)
Griffon, cut away to show camshaft drives etc., at the Battle of Britain Museum at RAF Coningsby