JAAP de MOOR MEMORIAL COLLECTION
No. 11104. Fairey Firefly F.Mk.I (11-20 c/n F.6267, 11-28 c/n F.6290) Royal Netherlands Navy
Photographed at Morokrembangan Naval Base, East Java, Indonesia, 1948, via Wout Kleppe

Fairey Firefly F.Mk.I

01/31/2012. Remarks by Jaap de Moor: "My uncle Wout Kleppe in his Sunday's best in front of two Fireflies."

01/31/2012. Remarks by Johan Visschedijk: "Both aircraft were previously operated by the RN, 11-20 was previously PP593, and upon delivery to the RNethN on May 22, 1946, received the serial 6-20, which subsequently changed to 11-20 and later to 16-20. 11-28 was previously PP616, and upon delivery to the RNethN on June 20, 1946, received the serial 6-28, which subsequently changed to 11-28 and later to 16-28. Both aircraft were scrapped in the Dutch Antilles on June 8, 1954."


Created January 31, 2012