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St. Catharines Standard/Niagara Falls Review Photograph Collection

Fairey Firefly Mark VI loaded on M.S. Thorold, August 1979

Item

Title

Fairey Firefly Mark VI loaded on M.S. Thorold, August 1979

Description

A photograph of the Fairey Firefly Mark VI used by the Royal Canadian Navy between 1947-1955. This plane had arrived from Australia, then Halifax, and was then to be loaded on the M.S. Thorold and delivered to the Ontario Paper Co. dock in Thorold, Ontario. Eventually the plane would be at the Canadian War Plane Heritage Foundation in Hamilton for restoration.

Creator

Mike Conley

Date

August 1979

Format

png

Language

English

Rights

Note: This digital image is licensed from Metroland Media Group Ltd./TorStar – owners of the St. Catharines Standard/Niagara Falls Review. This is available online for research, private study, and educational purposes alone. If copyrighted material from this collection is to be published, go to http://www.torstarsyndicate.com or contact syndicate@torstar.com for permission.

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Subject

Airplanes
Canadian Navy
Thorold, Ontario

Source

St. Catharines Standard

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