Fairey Firefly Monument

2 Hours!!! 2 bloody hours early I got to the terminal, had my ticket checked out, and sat waiting for 6 hours!! Flight still delayed!

The Fairey Firefly plane monument has a great car park on main street. Easy entrance and exit. Close to all shopping centres . Free parking

Nice and helpful staff in the office. Great if you are a plane enthusiast

This is a great place to catch a bus, or sit in your car or occasionally park your car. This coupled with the fountain that also resides there accompanied with the a statue of a local martyr makes a great place to park in amongst a gym and two pokèstops easily gotten from your car.

This monument landmarks the fabulous information centre & the beginning of the Main Street for Griffith. It is one the best info centres I’ve come across! Great facilities, ample parking for your camper and if you’re wanting to stretch your legs & explore the town it’s right amongst it all. The Fairey Firefly itself is brilliant & definitely worth a few snaps for the instagram feed or scrapbook.

The Fairey Fireflies were designed and built in Britain during WWII.1941 - First flew.1944 - Serviced with the Royal Navy.1. Carried out armed reconnaissanceflight and anti-shipping strikesalong the Norwegian coast.2. Air cover during strikes on theGerman battleship Tirpitz.3. Anti-submarine warfare in the FarEast and Pacific theatres.4. Attacks on oil refineries andairfields.5. Sorties against the Japaneses inSumatra.1946 - Obtained by the Royal Canadian Navy.1949 - Obtained by the Royal AustralianNavy.1950s - Sold to Ethiopia and India.1951 - Operated in Korea.1962 - The Netherlands deployed to attackagainst Indonesia.There are approximately 24 Fairey Fireflies surviving worldwide, including 3 airworthy examples:1. WH 632 at the Canadian WarplaneHeritage Museum.2. WD 826 at the Royal Australian NavyHistoric Flight.3. WB 518 at California, USA.Other survivors in Australia includes:1. WD 828 (re-painted as WB 518) in Griffith.2. WD 827 in the Australian National AviationMuseum, Melbourne.3. WJ 109 at the Australia's Museum ofFlight, Nowra.

They had the orange festival on it was very good a nice little town

Great monument. If your a Griffith local you know your home when you see the plane ""

Thoroughly enjoyed the citrus sculptures along Banna Avenue, along with the rest of our visit to Griffith. An amazing town, well worth a visit. Drop into the visitors centre for friendly and expert advice on what to see - they are amazing!

Stopped here today and took some pictures about the area plus I also got pictures of Donald Mackay memorial