Dates

Event

Constructed as a Firefly AS.6.

Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Australian Navy with s/n WD840.

Converted to a Firefly TT.6.

From Unknown to 10 December 1950

Transported by ship.
Moved to Nowra NAS, NSW, Australia, as deck cargo on the carrier HMAS Sydney.

From December 1950 to By 1965

Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Australian Navy with s/n WD840.

3 March 1965

Ferry flight.
Moved to the Sydney-Bankstown airport, NSW, for disposal.

7 July 1966

To Jarman Aircraft Engine Overhaul Services, Sydney, NSW.

To Skyservice Aviation Ed Fleming, Camden, NSW.

From January 1967 to By 1969

Ferry flight.
Delivered from storage at Bankstown to Camden.

From 1969 to By 1972

To Robert Diermert, Carman, MB.

From 1972 to By 1975

To Robert Diermert, Carman, MB with new c/r CF-CBH.

A Merlin 500 from an Avro York was installed. The cockpit was fitted with a bench seat for eight passengers. Painted in a civil paint scheme.

17 September 1972

First flight.
Flown at Carman.

1975

To Jerry Barg, South Easton, MA with new c/r N810J.

From By 1975 to By 1978

To unknown owner with c/r N62174.
Spotted at Mansfield, MA, painted in a civil scheme with the civil registration taped on.

To Gene Fisher with new c/r N1840.

1980

Photographer: Bill Curry
Notes: Just trying to identify this aircraft, which I did on your site, as I was scanning my old colour slides and I noticed that you did not have a pic of the aircraft in these colours. Pleased to oblige.

From May 1982 to By 1984

To Mid Atlantic Air Museum/Gene Fisher, Middletown, PA keeping c/r N1840.

Based at Mid-Atlantic Air Museum, Reading, PA.
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From By 1989 to By 1990

To DK Precision/Don Knapp, Fort Lauderdale, FL keeping c/r N1840.

From 1990 to By 2001

Based at Lone Star Flight Museum, Scholes Field, Galveston, TX.
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May 1992

Photographer: Mark Kennedy
Notes: Fairey Firefly WD840 at Lone Star Flight Museum, Galveston, Tx. May 1992.

Placed in storage at Galveston with the intent to restore.

13 November 2002

To Airplane Services Inc, Jay, FL keeping c/r N1840.

By 2003

To Airplane Services Inc, Jay, FL keeping c/r N1840.
Transferred to Airplanes Services at a restoration project.

March 2006

Transported by ground.
Moved to Utah for completion of the restoration to flying condition.

3 October 2006

To Arm Aviation Llc/Andy OPry, Park City, UT keeping c/r N1840.

Contracted to QA Aviation, Fort Collins, CO for work on the airframe.

Based at Fort Collins Downtown Airport, Fort Collins, CO.
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Restored.
An in depth restoration was carried out by QC.

Platinum Fighter Sales brokered a sale to a new owner in Europe.

16 September 2013

To unknown owner with c/r N1840.
Sale reported to a new owner in Monaco.

20 May 2015

Civil registration, N1840, cancelled.
Sale reported to a new owner in Monaco.