JOHN HOPTON MEMORIAL COLLECTION
No. 7691. Fairey Firefly AS.Mk.6 (WD825 c/n F.8653, WD837 c/n F.8665) Royal Australian Navy
Photographed near Jervis Bay, New South Wales, Australia, July 1951, by Sebastian Guilderslieve
Hopton No. p2545-0014
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04/30/2008. Both aircraft were handed over to the RAN on October 17 and shipped to Australia aboard the HMS Sydney arriving at Jervis Bay, New South Wales, on December 7, 1950. The aircraft wear the markings 232/K (WD825) and 238/K (WD837), indicating assignment to RAN 816 Squadron. |
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Created April 30, 2008
