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Fairey Firefly IIM (Part 1)
Y-1
C/N
Date In
F-1489
Jul 1931
Date Out
-
History
Y-1, 3/II/2 Aé (Cocottes Rouges), 1/I/2 Aé (Comète), 4/II/2 Aé (Cocottes Blanches), fate unknown.
Y-2
C/N
Date In
F-1490
Juli 1931
Date Out
-
History
Y-2, 1/I/2 Aé (Comète), fate unknown
Y-3
C/N
Date In
F-1491
Jul 1931
Date Out
Jan 1935
History
Y-3, 2/I/2 Aé (Chardon), destroyed while landing after test flight following repairs at Fairey on 27 Jan 1935.
Y-4
C/N
Date In
F-1492
Jul 1931
Date Out
Feb 1939
History
Y-4, 4/II/2 Aé (Cocottes Blanches), crashed at Petit Roeulx-lez-Nivelles on 13 Feb 1932
Y-5
C/N
Date In
F-1493
Jul 1931
Date Out
Jul 1937
History
Y-5, 4/II/2 Aé (Cocottes Blanches), Ets d'Aé, Crashed at Nivelles on 19 Jul 1937.
Y-6
C/N
Date In
F-1494
Jul 1931
Date Out
May 1940
History
Y-6, 2/I/2 Aé (Chardon), 4/II/2 Aé (Cocottes Blanches), Etabl. Aé. Fate unknown.
Y-7
C/N
Date In
F-1495
Oct 1931
Date Out
-
History
Y-7, 1/I/2 Aé (Comète), 4/II/2 Aé (Cocottes Blanches), 2/I/2 Aé (Chardon), fate unknown.
Y-8
C/N
Date In
F-1496
July 1931
Date Out
Feb 1936
History
Y-8, -/II/2Aé, crashed on landing at Nivelles on 27 Feb 1936. Pilot Kpt Georges Verhaeghen (CO 3/II/2) killed.
Y-9
C/N
Date In
F-1498
Jul 1931
Date Out
Nov 1933
History
Y-09, 4/II/2 Aé (Cocottes Blanches), crashed at Nivelles on 20 Nov 1933
Y-10
C/N
Date In
F-1499
Jul 1931
Date Out
Oct 1932
History
Y-10, broke up in mid-air and crashed at Schaffen on 27 Oct 1932.
Y-11
C/N
Date In
F-1500
Jul 1931
Date Out
Jun 1940
History
Y-11, 2/I/2 Aé (Chardon), noted at Bordeaux-Mérignac in June 1940.
Y-12
C/N
Date In
F-1501
Jul 1931
Date Out
Dec 1934
History
Y-12, 1/I/2 Aé (Comète), crashed at Donk-Halen after mid-air collision on 14 Dec 1934.
Y-13
C/N
Date In
F-1502
Jul 1931
Date Out
-
History
Y-13, 1/I/2 Aé (Comète), fate unknown
Y-14
C/N
Date In
F-1503
Jul 1931
Date Out
May 1940
History
Y-14, 2/I/2 Aé (Chardon), Ecole de Tir (Oostende), France - fate unknown
Y-15
C/N
Date In
F-1497
Oct 1931
Date Out
May 1940
History
Y-15, 4/II/2 Aé (Cocottes Blanches), 6/III/2 Aé (Aigle circle rouge), Ecole de Tir (Oostende), destroyed at Knokke-Het Zoute on 10 May 1940.
Y-16
C/N
Date In
F-1504
Aug 1931
Date Out
May 1940
History
Y-16, 3/II/2 Aé (Cocottes Rouges), Ecole de Tir, fate unknown
Y-17
C/N
Date In
F-1505
Aug 1931
Date Out
Jul 1939
History
Y-17, 3/II/2 Aé (Cocottes Rouges), crashed on 11 Jul 1939 at Fontenay-vieux-Genappes.
Y-18
C/N
Date In
F-1506
Aug 1931
Date Out
Jun 1940
History
Y-18, 3/II/2 Aé (Cocottes Rouges), Ets Aé, Chartres (F.), Caen (F.), Abandoned at the Parque du Bataillon de l’Air no.108 at Fréjorgues, German Armistice Commission at Chalons s/Saone (F.)
Y-19
C/N
Date In
F-1507 (?)
1931
Date Out
-
History
Y-19, 3/II/2 Aé (Cocottes Rouges), crashed at Nivelles in Aug 1938.
Y-20
C/N
Date In
F-1508
Aug 1931
Date Out
-
History
Y-20, 3/II/2 Aé (Cocottes Rouges), written off before Jan 1937.
Y-21
C/N
Date In
F-1509
1931
Date Out
Dec 1933
History
Y-21, 1/I/2 Aé (Comète), crashed at Wezenmaal on 16 Dec 1933, pilot Adj Verbomen killed.
Y-22
C/N
Date In
F-1510
Sept 1931
Date Out
May 1940
History
Y-22, 2/I/2 Aé (Chardon), 3/II/2 Aé (Cocottes Rouges), SEVC at Stene-Oostende, presumed destroyed.
Y-23
C/N
Date In
F-1511
Sep 1931
Date Out
1940
History
Y-23, 3/II/2 Aé (Cocottes Rouges), Ecole de Tir, final fate unknown
Y-24
C/N
Date In
F-1512
Sep 1931
Date Out
Feb 1933
History
Y-24, 4/II/2 Aé (Cocottes Blanches), crashed at Tourinnes-St-Lambert on 15 Feb 1933 after mid-air collision with Y-46. Pilot Cpt. Omer Vanderlinden was killed.
Y-25
C/N
Date In
F-1513
Nov 1931
Date Out
Jun 1932
History
Y-24, 1/I/2 Aé (Comète), Crashed on take -off from Bierset airbase on 22 June 1932. Pilot Capt. Alfred FOURNEAUX killed.
Y-26
C/N
Date In
AF 5001
Mar 1932
Date Out
May 1940
History
Y-26, 3/II/2 Aé (Cocottes Rouges), 4/II/2 Aé (Cocottes Blanches), destroyed in German bombing raid on Nivelles airbase on 10 May 1940.
Y-27
C/N
Date In
AF 5002
Mar 1932
Date Out
Jun 1940
History
Y-27, 4/II/2 Aé (Cocottes Blanches), Chartres (F.), Caen (F.), Abandoned at the Parque du Bataillon de l’Air no.108 at Fréjorgues, German Armistice Commission at Chalons s/Saone (F.)
Y-28
C/N
Date In
AF 5003
1932
Date Out
May 1940
History
Y-28, 3/II/2 Aé (Cocottes Rouges), damaged during Luftwaffe bombing raid on Nivelles airbase and abandoned.
Y-29
C/N
Date In
AF 5004
Mar 1932
Date Out
-
History
Y-29, 4/II/2 Aé (Cocottes Blanches), noted at Ets.Aé at Evere in Feb 1940, ultimate fate unknown.
Y-30
C/N
Date In
AF 5005
Jun 1932
Date Out
-
History
Y-30, 4/II/2 Aé (Cocottes Blanches), fate unknown.
Y-31
C/N
Date In
AF 5006
Jun 1932
Date Out
Sep 1933
History
Y-31, 2/I/2 Aé (Chardon), crashed at Schaffen on 08 Sep 1933.
Y-32
C/N
Date In
AF 5007
Jun 1932
Date Out
May 1940
History
Y-32, 2/I/2 Aé (Chardon), 3/II/2 Aé (Cocottes Rouges), 6/III/2 (Epervier Rouge), destroyed in Luftwaffe attack on. Nivelles airbase.
Y-33
C/N
Date In
AF 5008
Jun 1932
Date Out
Jun 1940
History
Y-33, 1/I/2 Aé (Comète), 3/II/2 Aé (Cocottes Rouges), 2/I/2 Aé (Chardon), Ets Aé, Chartres (F.), German Armistice Commission at Chalons s/Saone (F.)
Y-34
C/N
Date In
AF 5009
Apr 1932
Date Out
-
History
Y-34, 1/I/2 Aé (Comète), written off before Jan 1937.
Y-35
C/N
Date In
AF 5010
Apr 1932
Date Out
May 1940
History
Y-35, 1/I/2 Aé (Comète), possibly crashed or shot down at Woensdrecht (Nl.) in May 1940.
Y-36
C/N
Date In
AF 5012
May 1932
Date Out
May 1940
History
Y-36, 1/I/2 Aé (Comète), 4/II/2 Aé (Cocottes Blanches), Ecole de Tir/Schietschool Oostende, ultimate fate unknown.
Y-37
C/N
Date In
AF 501?
May 1932
Date Out
Jun 1940
History
Y-37, 1/I/2 Aé (Comète), 2/I/2 Aé (Chardon), SEVC, Ecole de Tir/Schietschool, Montauban (F.), abandoned.
Y-38
C/N
Date In
AF 5013
May 1932
Date Out
Aug 1935
History
Y-38, 3/II/2 Aé (Cocottes Rouges), 2/I/2 Aé (Chardon), crashed at Wevelgem on 01 Aug 1935.
Y-39
C/N
Date In
AF 5014
MAy 1932
Date Out
May 1940
History
Y-39, 2/I/2 Aé (Chardon), 6th (Training) Squadron (Penguin), evacuated to France, last noted at Chartres (F.) in May 1940.
Y-40
C/N
Date In
AF 5015
Jun 1932
Date Out
May 1940
History
Y-40, 4/II/2 Aé (Cocottes Blanches), 2/I/2 Aé (Chardon), to Ets.d'Aé at Zwevezele in May 1940, ultimate fate unknown.
Y-41
C/N
Date In
AF 5016
Jun 1932
Date Out
-
History
Y-41, 4/II/2 Aé (Cocottes Blanches), 6th Training Sq (Pingouin), written off before Jan 1937.
Y-42
C/N
Date In
AF 5017
Jun 1932
Date Out
May 1940
History
Y-42, 4/II/2 Aé (Cocottes Blanches), Schietschool/Ecole de de Tir (Oostende), SEVC (Moerkerke-Waas), ultimate fate unknown.
Y-43
C/N
Date In
AF 5018
Jun 1932
Date Out
-
History
Y-43, written off in emergency landing due to engine problems near Beernem on 29 Mar 1936. 1st Sgt François Nollet injured.