Folding the wings of a Fairey Firefly on HMS Indefatigable

Folding the wings of a Fairey Firefly on HMS Indefatigable
Here we see the a deck crew folding the wings of a Fairey Firefly on the flight deck on HMS Indefatigable. The aircraft has just returned from the raid on the oil refineries at Pagkalan Brandan on 4 January 1945.
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How to cite this article: Rickard, J (26 July 2010), Folding the wings of a Fairey Firefly on HMS Indefatigable, http://www.historyofwar.org/Pictures/pictures_hms_indefatigable_firefly.html

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