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F2129
Details
Name
Schnell
Usage
Location
Present location not known
Builder
Fairey Marine
Build date
May 1958
Condition
Not Known
Hull Number
2173
Deck Colour
Hull Colour
More Information
Extra Details
Additional Build Notes
Current Owner
Present owner not known
Known Owners
1st owner – RAF Sailing Assn, RAF Hendon. See F2125, Probably raced initially at the Welsh Harp. Purchase funded by the Nuffield Trust, named “Middleton” after an RAF base.
c1968 – Neil Banks, Felixstowe Ferry SC.
The story goes that Neil collected this Firefly from RAF Marham, where she was snugly and safely stored in a nuclear bomb facility? Named “Scrubber”. See F2166, F3334 and F3600.
c1974 MTR and SDT Gunton, Blackwater SC, named “Schnell”
History
Residing Club
Region
Not Given
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