Fairey Firefly to Denmark?

Ah I didn’t know that! The wing folding mechanism was certainly attracting plenty of interest!

No apologies necessary graham, that’s a beauty and it’s for sale too. I wonder if the paper trail is good enough for it to interest a UK buyer?!

Didn’t some of the Fireflies go to South Africa initially?

2 are for sale in New Zealand, MK1 and a trainer.
https://www.warbirdrestoration.co.nz/firefly.html
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The apparent date of that webpage is 2004. Does it still give the current position?

An aside, but what happened to the Ethiopian ones?

2 are for sale in New Zealand, MK1 and a trainer.

https://www.warbirdrestoration.co.nz/firefly.html

Theres also the airworthy AS.6 for sale on platinum
https://www.platinumfighters.com/firefly

An aside, but what happened to the Ethiopian ones?

TJ, many thanks 🙂

TT

ARCo got both of the late Björn Lövgren’s machines, the former SE-BRG and SE-CAU. The former is still at Duxford while the latter is at the Aviodrome in Lelystad. The aircraft at Stauning (ex- SE-CAW) is a third former Svensk Flygtjänst target tug which is the property of the Swedish Air Force Museum. As far as I know it is on a long- term loan to Stauning which caused some anger in Sweden.

T J

So if the second Arco machine went to Holland- is the Danish one ex Sweden? Or have I got that muddled up?! 🙂

That was my understanding as well.

When I was at the Dakota event in June I saw the wings of the Arco one – very nearly complete – “Smudge” provided a good update. I believe the “Silver Spitfire’ is the restored Dutch Spitfire that was received in exchange for the other Firefly – see this page https://forum.keypublishing.com/forum/historic-aviation/3845195-duxford-diary-2019/page21

Kurt, I think ARCO only have one. The other one went to Holland in a “Spitfire Swap”, I believe, but could be wrong.

That aircraft is gorgeous!

The whole museum is “class”, “top drawer”, “immaculate”. So clean you could eat your food off the floor……!! Last visited back in 2017.

How’re the ARCO ones coming along?

That aircraft is gorgeous!

An excellent set of photos, Wyvernfan, thanks. That aircraft is very well presented.

If it is of any help I can confirm (from information from a reliable and well-informed source in Denmark) that there is indeed a Firefly on its way to that museum, so it isn’t a hoax/dream/wish. However, I am unfortunately not at liberty to reveal its identity. Sorry, for being so candid, this not being my style usually, but that was what I promised. Hope that at least the confirmation is of use.

It appears that the Firefly is not owned by the museum, at least not yet. If you check the other aircraft in the collection you´ll see that many aircraft are borrowded from other museums.

And a link to the Royal Danish AF Museum, unfortunately only in Danish, which is due to open on 12 September 2006. A Firefly makes an appearance in the model hangar! http://www.flymuseum.dk/flyvevaabensmuseum.php

Regards,

Jan

A Firefly T.T. Mk 1 is indeed listed by the Stauning Museum. She is listed as a ‘restoration project’ and is due to appear in 2007. A link to the Museum’s collection can be found here: http://www.flymuseum.dk/fly/alle_fly.php

As for SE-CAW travelling to Denmark, she’s the only Firefly left in Sweden and will presumably remain at the Flygvapenmuseum.

The Danish Firefly is most likely one of the former Ethiopian ones.

Regards,

Jan