Fairey Firefly IIM

This article is about the 1930s British fighter. For the British two-seat carrier fighter-bomber of World War II, see Fairey Firefly. For the 1920s British fighter, see Fairey Firefly I.

Firefly IIM
Belgian Fairey Firefly Y-17 from 3/II/2 Aé (Red Cocottes) Squadron near its home base at Nivelles. Fairey c/n F-1505 was delivered from Fairey Hayes (UK) on 21 August 1931.
General information
TypeFighter
ManufacturerFairey Aviation Company Limited
Designer
Primary usersBelgium
USSR
Number built91
History
Introduction date1931
First flight5 February 1929

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.