What is recorded here

Fairey Firefly aircraft fell near County Derry in 1954 and still lies 13.7 metres below the surface. A diver in 1984 found the wing and tail fins gone, as if the sea had stripped the craft to its bare ribs. The loss stopped being news the moment it sank, yet the shape remains readable underneath: a machine that flew, failed, and now waits in dark water for someone to remember why it moved at all.

The official Northern Ireland wreck record identifies Fairey Firefly aircraft as Fairey Firefly aircraft. It was lost in 1954. Recorded depth: 13.7. Recorded condition: Dived 1984 - Wing and tail fins missing.. Legal protection recorded by the source: PMRA 1986.

A Fairey Firefly aircraft, a British Royal Navy fighter-seaplane, was lost in 1954 off the coast of Northern Ireland. It sank during a training exercise, with no lives lost, and was rediscovered and dived in 1984, found to be missing its wings and tail fins.

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