Seafox | |
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General information | |
Type | ship-borne reconnaissance seaplane |
National origin | United Kingdom |
Manufacturer | Fairey Aviation |
Primary user | Royal Navy (Fleet Air Arm) |
Number built | 66 |
History | |
Introduction date | 23 April 1937 |
First flight | 27 May 1936 |
Retired | 1943 |
The Fairey Seafox was a 1930s British reconnaissance floatplane designed and built by Fairey for the Fleet Air Arm. It was designed to be catapulted from the deck of a light cruiser and served in the Second World War. Sixty-six were built, with two finished without floats and used as landplanes.