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Fairey Firefly IIM (Part 1)

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Fairey Firefly IIM

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.

Fairey Firefly IIM

Y-2

C/N

Date In

F-1490

Juli 1931

Date Out

-

History

Y-2, 1/I/2 Aé (Comète), fate unknown

Fairey Firefly IIM

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.

Fairey Firefly IIM

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

Fairey Firefly IIM

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.

Fairey Firefly IIM

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.

Fairey Firefly IIM

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.

Fairey Firefly IIM

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.

Fairey Firefly IIM

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

Fairey Firefly IIM

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.

Fairey Firefly IIM

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.

Fairey Firefly IIM

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.

Fairey Firefly IIM

Y-13

C/N

Date In

F-1502

Jul 1931

Date Out

-

History

Y-13, 1/I/2 Aé (Comète), fate unknown

Fairey Firefly IIM

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

Fairey Firefly IIM

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.

Fairey Firefly IIM

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

Fairey Firefly IIM

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.

Fairey Firefly IIM

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.)

Fairey Firefly IIM

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.

Fairey Firefly IIM

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.

Fairey Firefly IIM

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.

Fairey Firefly IIM

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.

Fairey Firefly IIM

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

Fairey Firefly IIM

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.

Fairey Firefly IIM

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.

Fairey Firefly IIM

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.

Fairey Firefly IIM

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.)

Fairey Firefly IIM

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.

Fairey Firefly IIM

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.

Fairey Firefly IIM

Y-30

C/N

Date In

AF 5005

Jun 1932

Date Out

-

History

Y-30, 4/II/2 Aé (Cocottes Blanches), fate unknown.

Fairey Firefly IIM

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.

Fairey Firefly IIM

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.

Fairey Firefly IIM

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.)

Fairey Firefly IIM

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.

Fairey Firefly IIM

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.

Fairey Firefly IIM

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.

Fairey Firefly IIM

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.

Fairey Firefly IIM

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.

Fairey Firefly IIM

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.

Fairey Firefly IIM

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.

Fairey Firefly IIM

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.

Fairey Firefly IIM

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.

Fairey Firefly IIM

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.

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