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    Airframe Family: Fairey Firefly
    Latest Model:Firefly TT.4
    Last Military Serial:VH127 RN
    Construction Number:F.8026
    Compressed ID:Fairey Firefly TT.4 sn VH127 RN cn...
    Latest Owner or Location:Fleet Air Arm Museum - Reserve collection - Cobham-Hall, RNAS Yeovilton, Yeovilton, Somerset, England

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    Dates

    Event

    27 November 1947

    Constructed as a Firefly FR.4.

    27 November 1947

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Navy with s/n VH127.

    February 1948

    Transferred to RNAS Culham.

    12 May 1948

    Transferred to 812 NAS, RNAS Ford.

    12 May 1948

    Markings Applied: 208

    May 1948

    Transferred to Aircraft Servicing Unit (ASU), RNAS Donibristle.

    16 December 1948

    With Fairey Aviation, Hamble.

    10 May 1949

    Transferred to RNAS Culham.

    27 October 1950

    Transferred to 737 NAS, RNAS Eglinton.

    27 October 1950

    Markings Applied: 216, GN

    25 May 1951

    Assigned to RNAS Anthorn for storage.
    224.5 hrs on airframe.

    9 November 1951

    Transferred to 737 NAS, RNAS Eglinton.

    21 January 1953

    Converted to a Firefly TT.4.
    At Fairey Aviation, Ringway for repairs and conversion - 275.3 hours on the airframe.

    From 9 March 1954 to 26 May 1954

    Assigned to RNAS Anthorn for storage.
    Into preservation with 278.5hrs on airframe.

    18 August 1955

    Transferred to 771 NAS, RNAS Ford.

    18 August 1955

    Markings Applied: 507, FD

    15 March 1957

    Transferred to 770 NAS, RNAS Ford.
    Code 507 and then 503.

    1 September 1957

    Transferred to Fleet Requirements Unit, Hurn.
    Airframe now had 946.3 hours on it.

    24 February 1958

    Markings Applied: 056

    March 1958

    Assigned to Aircraft Holding Unit, RNAS Lossiemouth for storage.
    1015 hrs on airframe.

    11 December 1962

    Struck off Strength/Charge from the Royal Navy.

    23 February 1963

    Declared an Historic Airframe.

    November 1972

    To RNAS Culdrose.

    29 November 1972

    To Fleet Air Arm Museum, RNAS Yeovilton.

    15 March 1988

    To Royal Navy Historic Flight, RNAS Yeovilton.
    For engine trials (with the flight for over a year).

    Circa 1990

    In the inventory of Fleet Air Arm Museum Store, Wroughton.

    2012

    To Fleet Air Arm Museum-Reserve collection-Cobham-Hall, RNAS Yeovilton, Yeovilton, Somerset, England.
    View the Location Dossier

    24 October 2013


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: On display at Public Open Day of the Fleet Air Arm Museum - Reserve Collection at Cobham Hall, RNAS Yeovilton in the UK

    23 October 2014


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: at Cobham Hall Open Day

    30 March 2015


    Photographer: John Bennett
    Notes: Taken at Cobham Hall, Yeovilton, Somerset, England
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     Fleet Air Arm Fixed-Wing Aircraft since 1946 by Ray Sturtivant
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     Fleet Air Arm Museum
    Individual Contributors
     Timothy Aanerud
    John Bennett
    Mike Henniger
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