This Day in Aviation History
February 5th, 1929
First flight of the Fairey Firefly II.
 
The Fairey Firefly IIM was a British fighter of the 1930s. It was a single-seat, single-engine biplane of all-metal construction. Built by Fairey Aviation Company Limited, it served principally with the Belgian Air Force throughout the 1930s until the outbreak of World War II….
 
Source:
Wikipedia, Fairey Firefly II: http://gstv.us/1KteAud
 
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