Fairey Firefly I
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| Firefly | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Type | Fighter |
| National origin | United Kingdom |
| Manufacturer | Fairey |
| Designer | |
| Number built | 1 |
| History | |
| First flight | 9 November 1925 |
The Fairey Firefly was a British fighter of the 1920s from Fairey Aviation. It was a single-seat, single-engine biplane of mixed construction.
The Firefly was a private-venture design, penned by Marcel Lobelle. It was first flown on 9 November 1925 by Norman Macmillan.[1] The Air Ministry did not pursue the project, partly because of the American Curtiss engine used [2] and partly because of its wooden construction [1] and the Firefly I did not enter production.