The Fairey Campania two-seat seaplane got its name from the ex-Cunard ocean liner Campania which the Admiralty had converted into ... read more ... |
Fairey Campania 1917 |
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Fairey III 1917 |
One of the criticisms of early Fairey aircraft was aimed at their appearance, for they were frequently regarded as being ... read more ... |
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Fairey Flycatcher 1922 |
Built to Air Ministry Specification 6/22, the prototype of what became named the Fairey Flycatcher made its first flight during ... read more ... |
Developed from the Pintail, the Fawn was a light bomber and reconnaissance aircraft designed to fill the gap between the ... read more ... |
Fairey Fawn 1923 |
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Fairey Fox 1925 |
Potentially one of the most exciting aircraft to serve with the RAF in the 1920s, the idea for this high-performance ... read more ... |
Twin 447kW Rolls-Royce Kestrel Vl-engined cantilever low-wing monoplane heavy night bomber, 14 of which were operated by the RAF from ... read more ... |
Fairey Hendon 1930 |
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Fairey Gordon 1931 |
The Fairey Gordon was almost identical to the Fairey IIIF, except for having a 391kW Armstrong Siddeley Panther IIA radial ... read more ... |
The Seal was the Fleet Air Arm version of the Gordon and was operated as a three-seat spotter-reconnaissance biplane. Items ... read more ... |
Fairey Seal 1931 |
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Fairey Swordfish 1934 |
Of all aircraft regarded as anachronisms
the Fairey Swordfish torpedo-bomber
must be the supreme example,
for even back in the 1930s it
appeared archaic ... read more ... |
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Fairey Battle 1936 |
Best remembered as the first RAF aircraft to shoot down a German aircraft during World War II: the rear gunner ... read more ... |
The Seafox was a light two-seat (the rear cockpit enclosed) reconnaissance catapult seaplane, best remembered for its invaluable service throughout ... read more ... |
Fairey Seafox 1936 |
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Fairey Fulmar 1937 |
The Fulmar was a two-seat Fleet fighter armed with eight 7.7mm Browning machine-guns, four in each wing. It was unusual ... read more ... |
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Fairey Albacore 1938 |
The Albacore torpedo-bombing biplane was first flown in prototype form on 12 December 1938. During the spring of 1940 the ... read more ... |
The Barracuda was the first monoplane torpedo bomber to go into service with the FAA. The original S.24/37 was designed ... read more ... |
Fairey Barracuda 1940 |
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Fairey Firefly 1941 |
The Firefly - which in its prototype form first flew on 22 December 1941 - was produced until the mid-1950s ... read more ... |
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Fairey Gannet 1949 |
Built to the requirements of a carrier-based anti-submarine warfare (ASW) aircraft, Fairey's prototype was known initially as the Type Q. ... read more ... |
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Fairey F.D.2 1954 |
The Delta 2 was built to investigate the characteristics of flight and control at transonic and supersonic speeds. Two examples ... read more ... |
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