Fairey Firefly - Operators

Operators

Second World War

United Kingdom

• Fleet Air Arm

Post War

Australia

• Royal Australian Navy Fleet Air Arm
  • No. 723 Squadron RAN
  • No. 724 Squadron RAN
  • No. 725 Squadron RAN
  • No. 816 Squadron RAN
  • No. 817 Squadron RAN
  • No. 851 Squadron RAN

Canada

• Royal Canadian Navy

Denmark

• Royal Danish Air Force

Ethiopia

• Ethiopian Air Force

Netherlands

• Royal Netherlands Navy
  • Dutch Naval Aviation Service

India

• Indian Navy
  • Indian Naval Air Arm operated Fireflies from 1955 onwards for target tugging.

Sweden

• Svensk Flygtjänst AB at Bromma Airport operated 19 TT.1 aircraft between 31 January 1949 and 17 October 1963.

Thailand

• Royal Thai Air Force operated Fireflies between 1952 and 1966.

United Kingdom

• Royal Navy - Fleet Air Arm operated Fireflies in the anti-submarine role until 1956 when front line aircraft were replaced by the Fairey Gannet.
  • 737 Squadron
  • 771 Naval Air Squadron
  • 778 Squadron
  • 792 Naval Air Squadron
  • 796 Squadron
  • 810 Naval Air Squadron
  • 812 Squadron
  • 827 Naval Air Squadron
  • 1830 Squadron RNVR
  • 1840 Squadron RNVR
  • 1841 Squadron RNVR
  • 1842 Squadron RNVR
  • 1843 Squadron RNVR
  • 1844 Squadron RNVR