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Fairey
IIIF, naval reconnaissance aircraft of the fleet air arm, shown in
naval aviation art print by Ivan Berryman, The Fairey IIIF Naval Biplane of the
1930,s in historical naval aviation art print by the aviation art print company.
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| FAIREY IIIF Naval reconnaissance aircraft with a crew of
two or three,
maximum speed, 135mph and a maximum altitude of 20,000 feet fling time of 3.5
hours. The Fairey IIIF entered service with the Fleet Air arm in
1928 (also joined the Royal Air Force in 1927 until 1933, with a total of
eight squadrons) remained in fleet air arm service until 1933. A total of
622 Fairey IIIF were built which included three aircraft which were converted
into radio controlled pilot less target aircraft. (Fairey Queens). |
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HMS Revenge with HMS Furious by Ivan Berryman Grand Harbour, Malta, April 1932. The R-Class
battleship HMS Revenge slips majestically past the carrier HMS Furious
as she lies at anchor as three of her Fairey IIIFs fly overhead on a
routine training sortie.
Fairey IIID by Michael
Turner From an original painting by Michael Turner Fairey IIIDs served from 1924 to 1930. It could be used either
as a seaplane or landplane, and was employed as both. It mainly
served in the Middle East and home waters, but was used for a great number
of roles throughout its service. In all, 227 Fairey IIIDs were
built. |
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