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Fairey Seal

Maritime patrol aircraft

ManufacturerFairey Aviation Company

The Fairey Seal was a British carrier-borne spotter-reconnaissance aircraft, operated in the 1930s. The Seal was derived – like the Gordon – from the IIIF. To enable the Fairey Seal to be launched by catapult from warships, it could be fitted with floats.

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Specifications

Number built: 91
Introduced: 1930
First flight: 1930
Entered service: 1933
Retired: 1943

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