Firefly night fighters

[Graeme]

One more.

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[maxs75]

Thank you very much for the photos and description.
It seems that the night threat to RN wasn't much anyway.

And so I understand that the Firefly NF I, FR I and F IA had the same ASH radar. Did they have only minor differences. Was for example a FR I capable as night fighter as well?

Max

[net_sailor]

Althought the NF I and FR I had the same radar there were some minor differences in equiment which eliminate them in the second role (especially FR's)
Nightfigthers were fitted with anti-glare shields over exhaust pipes, additional lights on arrest hook (for night landing) and ASH indicator in pilots' cokcpit (for precise interception) The radar was sitll capable for ASV work.
Postwar anti submarine (AS Mk. 5) versions was foreseen to use in double NF/ASV role after adding special night eqipment: the radio alitmeter and exhaust fire dumpers.
On AS Mk. 5 the same ASH radar was remainded on starboard wing, the second nacelle as a 55 Gal fuel tank was used. The wing radomes was originally designed for AI Mk. X with separate transmitting and receiving anntenas but smaller ASH radar could be fitted into one of them (the FR Mk. 4 was first variant where this configuration was tested but she had single role only).

[maxs75]

Thank you very much. This is clear now.

Max