Would anyone know if 827 Sqn were using the Firefly I or V when it took part in strikes against Communist positions in Malaya while flying off Sembawang (Singapore) and the HMS Truimph in 1949?
Are there any photos of these unit’s Fireflies during that period? Thanks!
By: Viper52 - 10th June 2007 at 11:19
Thanks for the help guys! Lauriebe, check PM
By: lauriebe - 9th June 2007 at 04:38
I think you find that the NF1s of Black Flight, 827 NAS, did not sail to the Far East with the rest of the Sqn. They had originally been attached from 812 NAS and returned to that unit when Triumph sailed from Malta in August 1949.
According to “Squadrons of the Fleet Air Arm” by Ray Sturtivant and Theo Ballance, only the FR1s were on board Triumph when she operated in support of Firedog ops in what was then Malaya.
In the course of my research into Seafire FR47, VP441, I came across a very grainy shot of Triumph’s Air Group lined up on the pan at Sembawang, circa January 1950. Several of 827’s Fireflys are visible, but not in great detail.
If you PM me your email address, I will send you a copy.
By: merlin101 - 7th June 2007 at 13:40
According to FAA sqdns book 827 operated with Firefly NF1’s during this period in Malaya.
Hope this is of help?
Dave
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June 7, 2007 at 1:25 pm