The following countries and squadrons operated the Fairey Firefly:
Operators
Royal Australian Navy – Fleet Air Arm 723 Squadron RAN - Mk.5 T.2, TT.5 & AS.6 (1952–56) 724 Squadron RAN - Mk.6, T.5 & TT.6 (1955-56 & 1962–66) 725 Squadron RAN - TT.5 & TT.6 (1958–59) 816 Squadron RAN - FR.4, AS.5/FR.5 & AS.6 (1948–55) 817 Squadron RAN - AS.5/FR.5 & AS.6 (1950–55) 851 Squadron RAN - T.5 & AS.6 (1954–58) Royal Australian Air Force Aircraft Research and Development Unit RAAF (Firefly T.5 VX373 for trials 1953)
Royal Canadian Navy 825 Squadron RCN - F.1/FR.1, FR.4 & AS.5 (1945–51) - renumbered as 880 Squadron RCN on 1 May 1951 826 Squadron RCN - F.1/FR.1 & T.1 (1946–50) - renumbered as 880 Squadron RCN on 1 May 1951 880 Squadron RCN - AS.5 (1951) 10 Heavier-than-air Experimental Air Squadron (VX-10) RCN
Royal Danish Air Force
Imperial Ethiopian Air Force operated 23 Fireflies between 1952 and 1960.
Indian Navy Indian Naval Air Arm operated 10 Fireflies from 1955 onwards for target tugging."Cochin – Birth Place of Naval Aviation." warbirds.in. Retrieved: 9 August 2010.
Svensk Flygtjänst AB at Bromma Airport operated 19 TT.1 aircraft between 31 January 1949 and 17 October 1963."Firefly TT.1 DT989." Warbirdregistry.org, Retrieved: 9 August 2010.
Royal Netherlands Navy Dutch Naval Aviation Service VSQ-1 VSQ-2 VSQ-4 VSQ-5 VSQ-7 VSQ-860 - F.1/FR.1 (1946–50)
Royal Thai Air Force operated Fireflies between 1952 and 1966."Firefly FB.1 MB410." Warbirdregistry.org. Retrieved: 9 August 2010. Royal Thai Navy
Royal Navy – Fleet Air Arm operated Fireflies for anti-submarine warfare until 1956 when front line aircraft were replaced by the Fairey Gannet.
See also Fairey Firefly
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