Thijs Postma - Poster - Fairey Firefly Mk-4 Dutch Navy Henk van Overvest Taste the atmosphere of this

Taste the atmosphere of this bright aircraft in the dark skies over Finland during the Finnish-Russian war

This reproduction is the month of September of the Pioneers of Flight Calendar

is also known as Ludwig van Beethoven and was operated by KLM

XXI flown by Henk van Overvest shooting down a German Messerschmitt Bf 109E flown by Hauptmann Robitsch on May 10th

They were based on Kai Tak

Thijs Postma - Poster - Fairey Firefly Mk-4 Dutch Navy Henk van Overvest Taste the atmosphere of thisEnjoy the display of these 2 Fairey Firefly Mk 4s of the Dutch Navy (MLD). The Fairey Firefly Mk 4 was originally developed during World War II. The Dutch Navy bought these Mk4s in 1947 and used them until 1957. They were stationed on the aircraft carrier Karel Doorman for anti submarine warfare.