Fairey Firefly F Mk.Is of 1770 Sqn, 1945 by Ivan Berryman. (P)

Two Fairey Firefly F Mk1s of 1770 NAS embarked on HMS Indefatigable are shown outbound on Operation Meridian I on 24th January 1945. The nearest aircraft is DT947, flown by Vin Redding. Operation Meridian was a series of two air attacks on Japanese-held oil refineries at Palembang on Sumatra. The huge aviation fuel output of these refineries was reduced to only a quarter of their output after the two raids on the 24th and 29th January 1945.

Original acrylic painting by Ivan Berryman.

Size 16 inches x 11 inches (41cm x 28cm)