Fairey III - Operators

Operators

Australia

• Royal Australian Air Force - IIID (Six originally ordered by the Royal Australian Navy but transferred to the newly formed air force)

Argentina

• Argentine Naval Aviation - Purchased six IIIF MkIIIM (Special) powered by 450 hp (336 kW) Lorraine Dietrich Ed12 engine in 1928. They entered service in 1929. The remaining aircraft were re-engined with Armstrong Siddeley Panthers in 1935, with the last aircraft being retired in 1942.

Canada

• Royal Canadian Air Force - One IIIC aircraft

Chile

• Chilean Air Force - IIIF
• Chilean Navy - IIIF

Egypt

• Egypt bought a single IIIF in 1939.

Greece

• Greek Air Force
• Greek Navy - IIIF

Ireland

• Irish Air Corps - purchased a single IIIF MkII in 1928, being destroyed in a crash in 1934.

Netherlands

• Netherlands Naval Aviation Service - IIID

New Zealand

• Royal New Zealand Air Force - New Zealand purchased two IIIF MkIIIMs in 1928, adding another in 1933, with one remaining in use in 1940.

Portugal

• Portuguese Air Force
• Portuguese Naval Aviation - IIID

Soviet Union

• IIIF (1 aircraft)

Sweden

• Royal Swedish Navy - IIID

United Kingdom

• Royal Air Force - IIIA, IIIB, IIIC, IIIF
  • No. 8 Squadron RAF
  • No. 14 Squadron RAF
  • No. 22 Squadron RAF
  • No. 24 Squadron RAF
  • No. 35 Squadron RAF
  • No. 45 Squadron RAF
  • No. 47 Squadron RAF
  • No. 202 Squadron RAF
  • No. 203 Squadron RAF
  • No. 207 Squadron RAF
  • No. 219 Squadron RAF
  • No. 229 Squadron RAF
  • No. 230 Squadron RAF
  • No. 267 Squadron RAF
• Fleet Air Arm - IIID, IIIF
  • 820 Naval Air Squadron
  • 822 Naval Air Squadron
  • 823 Naval Air Squadron
  • 824 Naval Air Squadron
  • 825 Naval Air Squadron