Aircraft WB271 Data
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aircraft record found
WB271
1949 Fairey Firefly AS.5, c/n F.8497
Latest photos of WB271
PhilR
@ EVGI
kenvidkid
@ EGLF
kenvidkid
@ EGLF
![WB271 @ EGKB - Fairey Firefly AS.6 [F.8497] (Royal Navy) Biggin Hill~G 16/05/1976. From a slide. - by Ray Barber](https://staging.airport-data.com/images/aircraft/thumbnails/001/244/001244905.jpg "WB271 @ EGKB - Fairey Firefly AS.6 [F.8497] (Royal Navy) Biggin Hill~G 16/05/1976. From a slide. - by Ray Barber")
Ray Barber
@ EGKB
Airframe Info
| Manufacturer | Fairey |
| Model | Firefly AS.5 Search all Fairey Firefly AS.5 |
| Year built | 1949 |
| Construction Number (C/N) | F.8497 |
| Aircraft Type | Fixed wing single engine |
| Number of Seats | 2 |
| Number of Engines | 1 |
| Engine Type | Reciprocating |
| Engine Manufacturer and Model | Rolls-Royce Griffon |
Aircraft
| Registration Number | WB271 |
| Current Status | De-registered |
Owner
| Owner | Royal Navy |
| Address |
, United Kingdom |
User Comments
Peter Nicholson, 2009-03-05 05:00:00
After 24 years attendance at various airshows with the Royal Navy Historic Flight, sadly the two crew-members were fatally injured when this aircraft was lost at an airshow at Duxford on July 12,2003.