Fairey Firefly AS.5/AS.6

Fairey Firefly AS.5/AS.6 Statistics
Fairey Firefly AS.5/AS.6
Type	Carrier-borne fighter, anti-submarine and reconnaissance aircraft.
Manufacturer	Fairey Aviation Co Ltd, Middlesex, UK
Ordered	1948
Number purchased	108
First Delivered	May 1949
Last Delivered	August 1953
Weight	9,674 (empty) 16,096 (loaded)
Dimensions	Wing Span: 41 ft 2 in Length: 27 ft 11 in Height: 14 ft 4 in
Crew	2
Engine	One 2,259hp Rolls Royce Griffon 74
Performance	Initial Rate of Climb: 6 mins 50 secs to 10,000 ft Ceiling: 28, 400 ft Speed: 386 mph Range: 6.5 hours
Armament	Guns: 4 x 20 mm cannon (AS.5) 250lb depth charges Bombs: 2 x 1,000 lb bombs or 16 x 60 lb rockets
Ships Embarked In	HMAS Sydney (III) HMAS Vengeance (I)

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