Fairey Firefly F Mk.Is of 1770 Sqn, 1945 by Ivan Berryman. REG126 was the first unit to

was the first unit to be equipped with the unique Camionetta 42 'Sahariana'

10th September 2000 by David Rowlands

Captain Edward Rickenbacker of the 94th Sqn

and had previously attacked another airship during his flight

Front Gunner : Plt Off B T Foxlee

Fairey Firefly F Mk.Is of 1770 Sqn, 1945 by Ivan Berryman. REG126 was the first unit toB0456. Fairey Firefly F Mk. Is of 1770 Sqn, 1945 by Ivan Berryman. 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