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128 pages
All Variants
Scale Plans
Colour Profiles

written by Paul Bradley

Price : £19.99 +p&p
ISBN : 978-1-906959-27-2
© 2011

Built to an outmoded concept, possessing a less than sparkling performance, and obsolete in its primary fighter role by the time it entered service, it might be said that the Firefly was doomed to obscurity by 1945. But this charismatic aircraft earned a stellar reputation - from its strikes on the Tirpitz, through its use against the Japanese in the Pacific, to its role in the Korean War, the Firefly proved itself to be an excellent strike aircraft, able to attack many types of target, engage in a dogfight with the nimblest of opponents, and take on roles never envisaged by its designers. This new book charts the development of one of the most versatile naval aircraft ever to see service.


Author Paul Bradley looks at the Firefly’s origins as a naval fighter, its use in World War II and later in Korea, its use as a night fighter, strike fighter, anti-submarine aircraft, trainer, target tug, and finally as a ‘live target’ during the course of over twenty-years of active service in both British and foreign hands. Whilst not particularly fast, the Firefly was a good performer that was much appreciated by its pilots for its excellent agility and handling, and whilst it couldn’t carry the heaviest of payloads, it still packed a substantial punch.


This new book contains comprehensive photographic coverage of all the Firefly variants and users, together with scale plans, colour profiles and modelling the Firefly in popular scales, and is therefore a must for the enthusiast, the aviation historian and
the modeller alike.