# List of Fairey Firefly operators

The following countries and squadrons operated the Fairey Firefly:

## Operators

Australia
* Royal Australian Navy – Fleet Air Arm
** 723 Squadron RAN - Mk.5 T.2, TT.5 & AS.6 (1952–56)
** 724 Squadron RAN - Mk.6, T.5 & TT.6 (1955-56 & 1962–66)
** 725 Squadron RAN - TT.5 & TT.6 (1958–59)
** 816 Squadron RAN - FR.4, AS.5/FR.5 & AS.6 (1948–55)
** 817 Squadron RAN - AS.5/FR.5 & AS.6 (1950–55)
** 851 Squadron RAN - T.5 & AS.6 (1954–58)
* Royal Australian Air Force
** Aircraft Research and Development Unit RAAF (Firefly T.5 VX373 for trials 1953)
Canada
* Royal Canadian Navy
** 825 Squadron RCN - F.1/FR.1, FR.4 & AS.5 (1945–51) - renumbered as 880 Squadron RCN on 1 May 1951
** 826 Squadron RCN - F.1/FR.1 & T.1 (1946–50) - renumbered as 880 Squadron RCN on 1 May 1951
** 880 Squadron RCN - AS.5 (1951)
** 10 Heavier-than-air Experimental Air Squadron (VX-10) RCN
Denmark
* Royal Danish Air Force
Ethiopia
* Ethiopian Air Force
Netherlands
* Royal Netherlands Navy
** Dutch Naval Aviation Service
*** VSQ-1
*** VSQ-2
*** VSQ-4
*** VSQ-5
*** VSQ-7
*** VSQ-860 - F.1/FR.1 (1946–50)
India
* Indian Navy
** Indian Naval Air Arm operated 10 Fireflies from 1955 onwards for target tugging.
Sweden
* Svensk Flygtjänst AB at Bromma Airport operated 19 TT.1 aircraft between 31 January 1949 and 17 October 1963.
Thailand
* Royal Thai Air Force operated Fireflies between 1952 and 1966.
* Royal Thai Navy
United Kingdom
* Royal Navy – Fleet Air Arm operated Fireflies for anti-submarine warfare until 1956 when front line aircraft were replaced by the Fairey Gannet.
* 700 Naval Air Squadron - F.1/FR.1 & TT.4
* 703 Naval Air Squadron - F.1/FR.1, FR.4, AS.5/FR.5 & AS.6
** 703A Flight - AS.5/FR.5 & AS.6
* 706 Naval Air Squadron - F.1/FR.1
* 719 Naval Air Squadron - F.1/FR.1, AS.5/FR.5, AS.6 & T.7
* 727 Naval Air Squadron - FR.4
* 728B Flight - U.8 & U.9
* 730 Naval Air Squadron - F.1/FR.1
* 731 Naval Air Squadron - F.1/FR.1
* 732 Naval Air Squadron - NF.I
* 736 Naval Air Squadron - F.1/FR.1, T.1 & FR.4
* 737 Naval Air Squadron - F.1/FR.1, T.1, T.2 & AS.5/FR.5
** 737X Flight - AS.5/FR.5 & AS.6
* 741 Naval Air Squadron - F.1/FR.1
* 744 Naval Air Squadron - F.1/FR.1, T.1, T.2 & AS.6
* 746 Naval Air Squadron - NF.I & NF.II
* 748 Naval Air Squadron - F.1/FR.1
* 750 Naval Air Squadron - T.7
* 751 Naval Air Squadron - AS.6
* 759 Naval Air Squadron - F.1/FR.1
* 764 Naval Air Squadron - F.1/FR.1, T.1 & T.2
* 765 Naval Air Squadron - T.2 & T.7
* 766 Naval Air Squadron - F.1/FR.1, T.1 & T.2
* 767 Naval Air Squadron - F.1/FR.1, T.1, FR.4 & AS.6
* 768 Naval Air Squadron - F.1/FR.1
* 771 Naval Air Squadron - F.1/FR.1, T.1, T.2, TT.4, TT.5 & AS.6
* 772 Naval Air Squadron - F.1/FR.1 & NF.II
* 778 Naval Air Squadron - F.1/FR.1, T.1, FR.4 & AS.5/FR.5
* 780 Naval Air Squadron - F.1/FR.1
* 781 Naval Air Squadron - F.1/FR.1, T.1, T.2, FR.4 & AS.5/FR.5
* 782 Naval Air Squadron - F.1/FR.1, T.1, T.2, FR.4, AS.5/FR.5 & AS.6
* 783 Naval Air Squadron - F.1/FR.1
* 784 Naval Air Squadron - NF.I
* 787 Naval Air Squadron - F.1/FR.1 & FR.4
* 790 Naval Air Squadron - F.1/FR.1
* 792 Naval Air Squadron - NF.I
* 794 Naval Air Squadron - NF.I
* 795 Naval Air Squadron - F.1/FR.1
* 796 Naval Air Squadron - F.1/FR.1, T.3, AS.5/FR.5, AS.6 & T.7
* 798 Naval Air Squadron - F.1/FR.1
* 799 Naval Air Squadron - F.1/FR.1, T.1, T.2 & FR.4
* 804 Naval Air Squadron - AS.5/FR.5
* 805 Naval Air Squadron - F.1/FR.1 & NF.I
* 810 Naval Air Squadron - FR.4 & AS.5/FR.5
* 812 Naval Air Squadron - F.1/FR.1, NF.I, T.1, FR.4, AS.5/FR.5 & AS.6
* 813 Naval Air Squadron - FR.1 (1952-53)
* 814 Naval Air Squadron - F.1/FR.1, FR.4, AS.5/FR.5 & AS.6
* 815 Naval Air Squadron - T.1
* 816 Naval Air Squadron - F.1/FR.1 & NF.I (1945-48)
* 820 Naval Air Squadron - AS.5/FR.5 & AS.6
* 821 Naval Air Squadron - AS.5/FR.5 & AS.6
* 822 Naval Air Squadron - F.1/FR.1
* 824 Naval Air Squadron - F.1/FR.1 & AS.6
* 825 Naval Air Squadron - AS.5/FR.5 (1951-52 & 1953-54)
* 826 Naval Air Squadron - AS.6 (1951-55)
* 827 Naval Air Squadron - F.1/FR.1 & NF.I
* 837 Naval Air Squadron - F.1/FR.1
* 851 Naval Air Squadron - AS.6
* 861 Naval Air Squadron - F.1/FR.1
* 882 Naval Air Squadron- NF.I (1945) (attached from 746 NAS)
* 1770 Naval Air Squadron - F.1/FR.1
* 1771 Naval Air Squadron - F.1/FR.1
* 1772 Naval Air Squadron - F.1/FR.1
* 1790 Naval Air Squadron - F.1/FR.1 & NF.I
* 1791 Naval Air Squadron - F.1/FR.1 & NF.I
* 1792 Naval Air Squadron - NF.I
* Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
** 1830 Naval Air Squadron - F.1/FR.1, T.1, T.2, T.3, AS.5/FR.5 & AS.6
** 1831 Naval Air Squadron - T.1 & T.3
** 1833 Naval Air Squadron - T.2 & T.3
** 1840 Naval Air Squadron - T.2, FR.4, AS.6 & T.7
** 1841 Naval Air Squadron - F.1/FR.1, T.2, T.3 & AS.6
** 1842 Naval Air Squadron
** 1843 Naval Air Squadron
** 1844 Naval Air Squadron - T.2, T.3, AS.5/FR.5 & AS.6