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{{infobox Aircraft
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|name = Flycatcher

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{{Olympics infobox|2000|Summer |
|manufacturer = [[Fairey Aviation|Fairey]]
Name = Games of the XXVII Olympias |
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Logo = Sydney 2000 Logo.svg |
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Size = 175 |
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|first flight = November 1922
Host city = {flagicon|Australia} [[Sydney]], [[New South Wales]], [[Australia]] |
|introduced = 1923
Motto = Share the spirit |
|retired = 1934<!--date the aircraft left military or revenue service. if vague or multiples, it probably should be skipped-->
Nations participating = 199 |
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Athletes participating = 10,651<br>(6,582 men, 4,069 women)|
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Events = 300 in 28 [[sport]]s |
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Opening ceremony = 15 September 2000. [[2000 Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony|Opening]] |
|produced = 1923-1926
Closing ceremony = 1 October 2000. [[2000 Summer Olympics Closing Ceremony|Closing]] |
|number built = 196
Officially opened by = [[Governor-General of Australia|Governor-General]] [[William Deane|Sir William Deane]]|
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Athlete's Oath = [[Rechelle Hawkes]] |
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Judge's Oath = [[Peter Kerr (water polo)|Peter Kerr]] |
|variants with their own articles = <!-- variants OF the topic type -->
Olympic Torch = [[Cathy Freeman]] |
Stadium = [[Telstra Stadium|Stadium Australia]] |

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The '''Fairey Flycatcher''' was a [[Royal Navy]] single-seat [[biplane]] carrier borne [[fighter aircraft]] made by [[Fairey Aviation]] which served in the period 1923 to 1934. It was produced in both landplane ([[Aircraft carrier|carrier]] use) and [[Seaplane|floatplane]] (catapult use aboard [[Battleship|capital ship]]s) forms.
{{quote|"I am proud and happy to proclaim that you have presented to the world the best Olympic Games ever."}} - Antonio Samaranch


==Design and development==
The '''Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games''' or the '''Millennium Games'''/'''Games of the New Millennium''', officially known as the '''Games of the XXVII Olympiad''', were an [[international]] [[multi-sport event]] which took place between 13 September and 1 October 2000 in [[Sydney]], [[New South Wales]], [[Australia]]. It was the second time that the Summer Olympics were held in the [[Southern Hemisphere]], the first one being in Melbourne (1956).
The Flycatcher was designed to meet the requirements of [[List of Air Ministry Specifications|Specification N6/22]] for a carrier and floatplane fighter to replace the [[Gloster Nightjar]], powered by either the [[Armstrong Siddeley Jaguar]] or the [[Bristol Jupiter]] radial engines. Both Fairey and [[Parnall]] submitted designs to meet this specification, with Fairey producing the Flycatcher, and Parnall, the [[Parnall Plover]]. The Flycatcher first flew on [[28 November]] [[1922]] <ref name="mason fighter"/>, powered by a Jaguar III engine. Small orders were placed for both the Flycatcher and Plover to allow service evaluation. After trials, the Flycatcher was ordered for full production.


===Technical description===
While "technically" Summer Olympics, the competitions after [[September 21]] were on the [[Spring]] of the Southern Hemisphere and on the [[Autumn]] of the [[Northern Hemisphere]].
The Flycatcher was a remarkable design for its time and was one of the earliest aircraft specifically designed for operation from [[aircraft carriers]]. [[Flap (aircraft)|Flap]]s ran the entire trailing edges of both wings. These could be lowered for landing and takeoff, providing the aircraft with the capability of using only {{convert|50|yd}} of deck space "to come and go."


The [[fuselage]] was made of both wood and metal with fabric covering. A rather cumbersome undercarriage could be changed for twin floats or a wheel/float combo for amphibian use.
== Bidding process==
{{seealso|2000 Summer Olympics bids}}


Hydraulic wheel brakes were added to assist the aircraft in stopping in the confined space of an aircraft carrier. [[Arrestor hook]]s on the undercarriage spreader bar were a feature of early models, designed to engage the [[arrestor wires]] strung out on the carrier deck.
Sydney won the right to host the Games on 23 September 1993, after being selected over [[Beijing]], [[Berlin]], [[Istanbul]] and [[Manchester]] in four rounds of voting, at the 101st [[IOC Session]] in [[Monte Carlo]], [[Monaco]].


==Operational history==
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Production of the Flycatcher began at Fairey's Hayes factory in 1923, entering service with No. 402 Flight [[Fleet Air Arm]]. The Flycatcher was flown from all the [[United Kingdom|British]] carriers of its era. Some 192 were produced. A typical deployment was on the aircraft carrier [[HMS Courageous]], where 16 Flycatchers would serve alongside 16 [[Blackburn Ripon]]s and 16 reconnaissance aircraft.
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! colspan="6" | 2000 Summer Olympics Bidding Results
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| '''City'''
| bgcolor="silver" |'''Round 1'''
| bgcolor="silver" |'''Round 2'''
| bgcolor="silver" |'''Round 3'''
| bgcolor="silver" |'''Round 4'''
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|{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Sydney]]||30||30||37||'''45'''
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|{{flagicon|People's Republic of China}} [[Beijing]]||'''32'''||'''37'''||'''40'''||43
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|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Manchester]]||11||13||11||-
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|{{flagicon|Germany}} [[Berlin]]||9||9||-||-
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|{{flagicon|Turkey}} [[Istanbul]]||7||-||-||-
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Very popular with pilots, the Flycatchers were easy to fly and very manoeuvrable. It was in them that the Navy developed the combat tactics used in the [[World War II|Second World War]].
==Costs==
In 2002, the Auditor-General of New South Wales reported that the Sydney Games cost [[Australian Dollar|$AUD]]6.6 billion, with a net cost to the public between $AUS 1.7 and 2.4 billion.<ref>[http://www.liebreich.com/LDC/HTML/Olympics/London/Sydney.html Sydney 2000 - Auditor Slams Costs] liebreich.com, 2003-04-23</ref><ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.audit.nsw.gov.au/agrep02v2/costofolympicgames.pdf Auditor-General’s Report to Parliament 2002 Volume Two] archived Auditor's report, pages 10-11. 'Olympic Co-ordination Authority ... OCA’s current report on the actual result ... Total net impact in AUD$ million: ... 1,326.1'</ref>


The Flycatcher saw service with the Home, Mediterranean, East Indies and China fleets.
It has been estimated that the economic impact of the 2000 Olympics was that $AUS 2.1 billion has been shaved from public consumption. Economic growth was not stimulated to a net benefit and in the years since 2000, foreign tourism to NSW grew by less than tourism to Australia as a whole. A "multiplier" effect on broader economic development is not realised as a simple "multiplier" analysis fails to capture is that resources have to be redirected from elsewhere: the building of a stadium is at the expense of other public works such as extensions to hospitals. Building sporting venues does not add to the aggregate stock of productive capital in the years following the Games: "Equestrian centres, softball compounds and man-made rapids are not particularly useful beyond their immediate function."<ref>{{cite news|url = http://business.smh.com.au/no-medals-for-economic-benefits-of-the-games/20080411-25ks.html | title = No medals for economic benefits of the Games|last = Saulwick | first = Jacob| date = 12 April 2008|accessdate = 2008-04-16|publisher = Sydney Morning Herald|work = Business Day}} The article is based largely on a recent study by James Giesecke and John Madden from the Centre of Policy Studies at Monash University.</ref>


During its service on the [[China]] station, the Flycatcher was active against Chinese [[pirates]] in the waters near [[Hong Kong]].
==Preliminary matches - from 13 September ==
Although the Olympic Games Opening Ceremony was not scheduled until 15 September, the [[Football (soccer)|football]] competitions began with preliminary matches on 13 September. Among the pre-ceremony fixtures, host nation Australia lost 1-0 to Italy at the [[Melbourne Cricket Ground]], which was the main stadium for the [[1956 Melbourne Olympics]].


==Variants==
==Day 1 - 15 September==
* '''Flycatcher Mk I''' : Single-seat fighter aircraft for the Royal Navy.
{{main|2000 Summer Olympics opening ceremony}}
* '''Flycatcher Mk II''' : Prototype of planned replacement for Flycatcher I. Fundamentally a completely different aircraft from the Flycatcher I, the all metal Flycatcher II first flew in October 1926, competing against the Gloster Gnatsnapper, Hawker Hoopoe, [[Armstrong Whitworth Starling]] and Vickers Type 123/141 to meet specification N.21/26. Specification later abandoned. No production.


==Operators==
===Cultural display highlights===
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[[Image:Sydney Olympics Opening Ceremony.jpg|right|thumb|The [[2000 Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony]] at [[Stadium Australia]], on 15 September 2000.]]
* [[Image:Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg|20px]][[Royal Navy]] [[Fleet Air Arm]]
[[Image:Flycatcher-.jpg|thumb|This Flycatcher is a replica, photographed in 1981 at Biggin Hill]]


==Specifications (Flycatcher I) ==
The opening ceremony began with a tribute to the Australian pastoral heritage of the ''muster'' (or "roundup", in which the ''stockmen'' gather together the [[livestock]] from the vast areas of an [[Australian outback]] sheep or cattle ''station''), symbolising the drawing together of people from across the world. This was introduced by a lone rider, [[Steve Jefferys]], and his rearing [[Australian Stock Horse]] ''Ammo''. At the cracking of Jefferys' [[stock whip|stockwhip]], a further 120 riders entered the Stadium, their stock horses performing intricate steps, including forming the five [[Olympic Rings]], to a special Olympics version of the theme which [[Bruce Rowland]] had previously composed for the 1982 film ''[[The Man from Snowy River (1982 film)|The Man from Snowy River]]''.
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The [[Advance Australia Fair|Australian National Anthem]] was sung, the first verse by [[Human Nature (band)|Human Nature]] and the second by [[Julie Anthony (Australian singer)|Julie Anthony]].
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The ceremony continued, showing many aspects of the land and its people:- the affinity of the mainly coastal-dwelling Australians with the sea that surrounds the "Island Continent". [[Kylie Minogue]] performed for the Closing Ceremony singing [[Dancing Queen]], the song by [[ABBA]] and On A Night Like This. The [[Indigenous Australians|indigenous]] occupation of the land, the coming of the [[First Fleet]], the continued immigration from many nations and the rural industry on which the economy of the nation was built, including a display representing the harshness of rural life based on the paintings of Sir [[Sidney Nolan]]. Two memorable scenes were the representation of the "Heart" of the country by 200 [[Indigenous Australians|Aboriginal]] women from [[Central Australia]] who danced up ''"the mighty spirit of God to protect the Games"'' and the overwhelmingly noisy representation of the [[construction industry]] by hundreds of tap-dancing teenagers.
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Because the wife of [[Juan Antonio Samaranch]], the IOC President, was seriously ill and not able to accompany her husband to the Olympics, former Australian Olympic Champion swimmer and member of the NSW state parliament, [[Dawn Fraser]], accompanied Samaranch during the Australian cultural display, explaining to him some of the more obscure cultural references.
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===Formal presentation===
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A record 199 nations entered the stadium, the only missing [[International Olympic Committee|IOC]] member being [[Afghanistan]] (suspended due to the [[Taliban]] regime's prohibition against practicing any kind of [[sports]]). The ceremony featured a unified entrance by the athletes of [[North Korea|North]] and [[South Korea]], using a specially designed [[Unification Flag|unification flag]]: a white background flag with a blue map of the [[Korean Peninsula]]. The two teams competed separately, however. Four athletes from [[East Timor]] also marched in the parade of nations. Although the country-to-be had no National Olympic Committee then, they were allowed to compete under the [[Olympic Flag]]. The [[Governor-General of Australia|Governor-General]], [[William Deane|Sir William Deane]], opened the games.


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The [[Olympic Flag]] was carried around the arena by eight former Australian Olympic champions: [[Bill Roycroft]], [[Murray Rose]], [[Liane Tooth]], [[Gillian Rolton]], [[Marjorie Jackson]], [[Lorraine Crapp]], [[Michael Wenden]] and [[Nick Green (rower)|Nick Green]]. During the raising of the Olympics Flag, the [[Olympic Hymn]] was sung by the Millennium Choir of the [[Church of Greece|Greek Orthodox]] [[Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia|Archdiocese of Australia]].
==References==

{{reflist}}
The opening ceremony concluded with the lighting of the [[Olympic Flame]]. Former Australian Olympic champion [[Herb Elliott]] brought the Olympic Flame into the stadium. Then, celebrating 100 years of women's participation in the Olympic Games, former Australian women Olympic champions: [[Betty Cuthbert]] and [[Raelene Boyle]], [[Dawn Fraser]], [[Shirley Strickland]] (later Shirley Strickland de la Hunty), [[Shane Gould]] and [[Debbie Flintoff-King]] brought the torch through the stadium, handing it over to [[Cathy Freeman]], who lit the flame in the cauldron within a circle of fire. The planned spectacular climax to the ceremony was delayed by the technical glitch of a computer switch which malfunctioned, causing the sequence to shut down by giving a false reading. This meant that the Olympic flame was suspended in mid-air for about four minutes, rather than immediately rising up a water-covered ramp to the top of the stadium. When the cause of the problem was discovered, the program was overridden and the cauldron continued its course, and the ceremony concluded with a spectacular fireworks display.<ref>Information given by [[Ric Birch]], Director of Ceremonies, during an interview at the end of the official DVD of the 2000 Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony</ref>

===Some significant participants===
The young girl singer, who featured in the early part of the opening ceremony, was [[Nikki Webster]]. Other musical performers were [[Olivia Newton-John]] and [[John Farnham]] (who sang the duet "Dare to Dream" while walking among the athletes), [[Vanessa Amorosi]] (who sang "Heroes Live Forever" while a huge cloth was lowered down to cover the athletes - with sporting images and the image of a white dove of peace then being displayed on the cloth) and [[Tina Arena]] (who sang "The Flame"). There was also a massed Millennium Marching Band of 2000 musicians - with 1000 Australian musicians, the remaining 1000 musicians being from other countries around the world. (the massed band was so large that six [[Conductor (music)|conductors]] were required for the segment).

The English-language announcer for the Opening Ceremony was Australian actor [[John Stanton]], while the Channel 7 narrator for the Indigenous section of the display was actor [[Ernie Dingo]].

==Events==
===Day 2 - 16 September===
[[Image:2000 Olympics first medals.jpg|thumb|250px|Gold medalist Nancy Johnson (centre) of the U.S., raises her hands with silver medalist Cho-Hyun Kang (left), of Korea, and bronze winner Jing Gao (right), of China, during the first medal ceremony of the 2000 Olympic Games.]]

The first medals of the Games were awarded in the women's 10 metre [[air rifle]] competition, which was won by [[Nancy Johnson (Olympian)|Nancy Johnson]] of the [[United States]].

The [[Triathlon]] made its Olympic debut with the women's race. Set in the surroundings of the iconic [[Sydney Opera House]], [[Brigitte McMahon]] representing [[Switzerland]] swam, cycled and ran to the first gold medal in the sport, beating the favoured home athletes.

The first star of the Games was [[Ian Thorpe]]. The 17-year-old Australian first set a new world record in the 400 m freestyle final before competing in an exciting 4 x 100 m freestyle final. Swimming the last leg, Thorpe passed the leading Americans and arrived in a new world record time, two tenths of a second ahead of the Americans. In the same event for women, the Americans also broke the world record, finishing ahead of the [[Netherlands]] and [[Sweden]].

Samaranch had to leave for home, as his wife was severely ill. Upon arrival, his wife had already died. Samaranch returned to Sydney four days later. The Olympic flag was flown at half-staff during the period as a sign of respect to Samaranch's wife.

===Day 3 - 17 September===
[[Canada|Canadian]] [[Simon Whitfield]] sprinted away in the last 100 metres of the men's triathlon, becoming the inaugural winner in the event.

On the [[cycling]] track, [[Robert Bartko]] beat fellow [[Germany|German]] [[Jens Lehmann (cyclist)|Jens Lehmann]] in the individual pursuit, setting a new Olympic Record. [[Leontien Zijlaard-van Moorsel]] set a world record in the semi-finals the same event for women.

In the swimming pool, American [[Tom Dolan]] beat the world record in the 400 m [[Medley swimming|medley]], successfully defending the title he won in [[Atlanta]] four years prior. Dutchwoman [[Inge de Bruijn]] also clocked a new world record, beating her own time in the 100 m butterfly final to win by more than a second.

===Day 4 - 18 September===
The main event for the Australians on the fourth day of the Games was the 200 m freestyle. [[The Netherlands|Dutchman]] [[Pieter van den Hoogenband]] had broken the world record in the semi-finals, taking it from the new Australian hero [[Ian Thorpe]], who came close to the world record in his semi-final heat. As the final race finished, Van den Hoogenband's time was exactly the same as in the semi-finals, finishing ahead of Thorpe by half a second.

[[People's Republic of China|China]] won the [[gold medal]] in the men's team all-around [[gymnastics]] competition, after being the runner-up in the previous two Olympics. The other medals were taken by [[Ukraine]] and [[Russia]], respectively.

Zijlaard-van Moorsel lived up to the expectations set by her world record in [[cycling]] in the semis by winning the gold medal.

===Day 9 - 23 September===
By rowing in the winning coxless four, [[Steve Redgrave]] of [[Great Britain]] became a member of a select group who had won gold medals at five consecutive Olympics.

The swimming 4 x 100-metre medley relay of B.J. Bedford, Megan Quann (Jendrick), Jenny Thompson and Dara Torres became the first women's relay under 4-minutes, swimming 3:58 and setting a world record, claiming the gold medal for the United States.

=== Day 10 - 24 September ===
[[Rulon Gardner]], never a [[NCAA]] champion or a world medalist, beat [[Alexander Karelin]] of Russia to win gold in the super heavyweight class, [[Greco-Roman wrestling]]. Karelin had won gold in [[1988 Summer Olympics|Seoul]], [[1992 Summer Olympics|Barcelona]] and [[1996 Summer Olympics|Atlanta]]. Before this fight he had never lost in international competition, had been unbeaten in all competitions in 13 years, and had not surrendered a point in a decade.

===Day 11 - 25 September===
[[Image:Sydney olympic stadium track and field.jpg|thumb|250px|Track and field events at the [[Stadium Australia|Olympic stadium]] during the 2000 Olympics]]

Australian [[Cathy Freeman]] won the 400 metre final in front of a jubilant Sydney crowd at the [[Stadium Australia|Olympic Stadium]], ahead of Lorraine Graham of [[Jamaica]] and [[Katharine Merry]] of [[Great Britain]]. Freeman's win made her the first competitor in Olympic Games history to light the [[Olympic Flame]] and then go on to win a [[Gold Medal]].

===Day 13 - 28 September===
The [[Canadian flag]] at athletes' village is lowered to half-staff as [[Canadian]] athletes pay tribute to former prime minister [[Pierre Trudeau]] after hearing of his [[Death and state funeral of Pierre Trudeau|passing]] in [[Montreal]] (Because of the time difference, it was 29 September in Sydney when Trudeau died). The Canadian flag flew at half-staff for the remainder of the Olympics, on orders from both IOC President Juan Antonio Samaranch and Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister [[Lloyd Axworthy]], as the state funeral didn't take place until 3 October.

===Day 15 - 30 September===
[[Cameroon national football team|Cameroon]] won a historic gold medal over [[Spain national football team|Spain]] in the Men's Olympic [[football (soccer)|Football]] Final at the Olympic Stadium. The game went to a penalty shootout.

===Day 16 - 1 October===
[[Image:Olympic fireworks.jpg|thumb|220px|right|Olympic colours on the Sydney Harbour Bridge.]]
The Closing Ceremony commenced with Christine Anu singing a stirring rendition of her hit song, Island Home. She performed with several Aboriginal dancers atop the Geodome Stage in the middle of the stadium, around which several hundred umbrella and lampbox kids created an image of Aboriginal dreamtime.

The Geodome Stage was used throughout the ceremony, which is a flat stage which is mechanically raised into the shape of a Geode.

IOC President [[Juan Antonio Samaranch]] declared at the Closing Ceremony,
{{quote|"I am proud and happy to proclaim that you have presented to the world the best Olympic Games ever."}}
Subsequent Summer Olympics held in [[2004 Summer Olympics|Athens]] and [[2008 Summer Olympics|Beijing]] have been described by Samaranch's successor, [[Jacques Rogge]], as "unforgettable, dream Games" and "truly exceptional" respectively.

The [[Olympic Hymn]] was sung by soprano [[Yvonne Kenny]]. The ceremony also featured performing artists such as [[Jimmy Barnes]], [[INXS]], [[Midnight Oil]], [[Kylie Minogue]], [[Slim Dusty]], [[Christine Anu]], [[Nikki Webster]], [[John Paul Young]], [[Men at Work]], Melbourne-based singer [[Vanessa Amorosi]], [[Tommy Emmanuel|Tommy Emmanuel CGP]], and pop duo [[Savage Garden]].

The Games were then handed over to their modern birthplace, [[Athens]], which succeeded Sydney as Olympic host city. The ceremony concluded with a huge [[fireworks]] display on [[Sydney Harbour]].

In honor of her gold medal win during the games, [[Cathy Freeman]] represented Oceania in carrying the Olympic flag when it was raised again, at the [[2002 Winter Olympics|XIX Olympic Winter Games]], in [[Salt Lake City, Utah|Salt Lake City]]; opening ceremony there took place on 8 February 2002.<ref>[http://www.olympic.org/common/asp/launchvideo.asp?name=2002w_opening_cer_high.wmv Opening Ceremony - Salt Lake City 2002]</ref><ref>[http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/feb2002/2002-02-11-01.asp Cousteau Represents Environment at Winter Olympics<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

==Sports==

See the medal winners, ordered by sport:

{|
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* [[Archery at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Archery]]
* [[Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Athletics]]
* [[Baseball at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Baseball]]
* [[Basketball at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Basketball]]
* [[Badminton at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Badminton]]
* [[Boxing at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Boxing]]
* [[Canoeing at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Canoe/Kayak]]
* [[Cycling at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Cycling]]
* [[Diving at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Diving]]
* [[Equestrian at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Equestrian]]
* [[Fencing at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Fencing]]
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* [[Football at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Football (soccer)]]
* [[Gymnastics at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Gymnastics]]
* [[Handball at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Handball]]
* [[Hockey at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Hockey]]
* [[Judo at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Judo]]
* [[Modern pentathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Modern pentathlon]]
* [[Rowing at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Rowing]]
* [[Sailing at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Sailing]]
* [[Shooting at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Shooting]]
* [[Softball at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Softball]]
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* [[Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Swimming]]
* [[Synchronized swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Synchronized swimming]]
* [[Table tennis at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Table tennis]]
* [[Taekwondo at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Taekwondo]]
* [[Tennis at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Tennis]]
* [[Triathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Triathlon]]
* [[Volleyball at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Volleyball]]
* [[Water polo at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Water polo]]
* [[Weightlifting at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Weightlifting]]
* [[Wrestling at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Wrestling]]
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* [[Wheelchair Racing at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Wheelchair Racing]] (Demonstration Event){{Fact|date=May 2008}}

==Medal count==
{{main|2000 Summer Olympics medal count}}
These are the top medal-collecting nations for the 2000 Games. ''(Host country is highlighted)''

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|1||align=left| {{flagIOC|USA|2000 Summer}} ||36||24||31||91
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|2||align=left| {{flagIOC|RUS|2000 Summer}} ||32||28||28||88
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|3||align=left| {{flagIOC|CHN|2000 Summer}} ||28||16||15||59
|-
|- bgcolor=ccccff
|4||align=left| {{flagIOC|AUS|2000 Summer}} ||16||25||17||58
|-
|5||align=left| {{flagIOC|GER|2000 Summer}} ||13||17||26||56
|-
|6||align=left| {{flagIOC|FRA|2000 Summer}} ||13||14||11||38
|-
|7||align=left| {{flagIOC|ITA|2000 Summer}} ||13||8||13||34
|-
|8||align=left| {{flagIOC|NED|2000 Summer}} ||12||9||4||25
|-
|9||align=left| {{flagIOC|CUB|2000 Summer}} ||11||11||7||29
|-
|10||align=left| {{flagIOC|GBR|2000 Summer}} ||11||10||7||28
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[[Marion Jones]], winner of three gold and two bronze medals for the United States, relinquished them in October 2007 after confessing that she had taken [[tetrahydrogestrinone]] (THG) from September 2000 through July 2001.<ref>[http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/trackandfield/news/story?id=3054706 "Jones returns five medals from 2000 Sydney Olympics."] ''ESPN Track and Field News''. 8 October 2007.</ref> The IOC formally stripped Jones and her relay teammates of their 5 medals, although her teammates were to be offered opportunity to present a case for retaining their medals.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/athletics/7136016.stm "Jones stripped of Olympic medals."] ''BBC Sport''. 12 December 2007.</ref> Jones was also banned from competing for two years by the [[International Association of Athletics Federations|IAAF]].<ref>[http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/12/13/2117372.htm "IOC strips Jones of Sydney medals."] ''ABC News''. 13 December 2008.</ref>

On 2 August 2008, the International Olympic Committee stripped the gold medal from the U.S. men's 4x400-meter relay team, after [[Antonio Pettigrew]] admitted using a banned substance.<ref name="pettigrew">Wilson, Stephen. [http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080802/ap_on_sp_ol/oly_ioc_us_medals "IOC strips gold from 2000 US relay team."] ''Associated Press''. 2 August 2008.</ref> Three of the four runners in the event final, including Pettigrew and twins [[Alvin Harrison|Alvin]] and [[Calvin Harrison]], and preliminary round runner [[Jerome Young]], all have admitted or tested positive for performance enhancing drugs.<ref name="pettigrew"/> Only [[Angelo Taylor]], who also ran in preliminary rounds, and world record holder [[Michael Johnson]] were not implicated.<ref name="pettigrew"/> The medal was the fifth gold medal for world record holder Johnson, who stated he had already planned to return the medal because he felt "cheated, betrayed and let down" by Pettigrew's testimony.<ref name="pettigrew"/> The gold medal position for this event is now vacant.

==Participating nations==
[[Image:2000 Olympic games countries.PNG|thumb|Participating countries]]
199 [[National Olympic Committee]]s (NOCs) participated in the Sydney Games, two more than in [[1996 Summer Olympics]]. In addition, there were four [[Timor-Leste|Timorese]] [[Individual Olympic Athletes at the 2000 Summer Olympics]]. [[Eritrea at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Eritrea]], [[Micronesia at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Micronesia]] and [[Palau at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Palau]] made their Olympic debut this year.

[[Afghanistan]] was the only 1996 participant that did not participate in 2000, having been banned due to the extremist rule of the Taliban's oppression of women and its prohibition of sports.

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==Venues==
=== [[Sydney Olympic Park]] ===
*[[Stadium Australia]]: Opening and Closing Ceremonies, Athletics, Football final
*[[Sydney International Aquatic Centre]]: Diving, Swimming, Synchronised Swimming, Water Polo
*[[State Sports Centre]]: Table Tennis, Taekwondo
*[[NSW Tennis Centre]]: Tennis
*[[State Hockey Centre]]: Field Hockey
*[[The Dome and Exhibition Complex]]: Badminton, Basketball, Rhythmic Gymnastics, Handball, Modern Pentathlon, Volleyball
*[[Sydney SuperDome]]: Artistic Gymnastics, Trampoline, Basketball
*[[Sydney Baseball Stadium]]: Baseball, Modern Pentathlon
*[[Sydney International Archery Park]]: Archery

=== Sydney ===
[[Image:1Dunc Gray Velodrome.jpg|thumb|right|350px|The [[Dunc Gray Velodrome]]]]
*[[Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre]]: Wrestling, Boxing, Judo, Fencing
*[[Sydney Entertainment Centre]]: Volleyball
*[[Dunc Gray Velodrome]]: Track Cycling
*[[Sydney International Shooting Centre]]: Shooting
*[[Sydney International Equestrian Centre]]: Equestrian
*[[Sydney International Regatta Centre]]: Rowing, Sprint Canoeing
*[[Blacktown Olympic Centre]]: Baseball, Softball
*[[Mountain Bike Course, Fairfield City Farm]]: Mountain Biking
*[[Ryde Aquatic Leisure Centre]]: Water Polo
*[[Penrith Whitewater Stadium]]: Slalom Canoeing
*[[Bondi Beach]]: Beach Volleyball
*[[Sydney Football Stadium]]: Football preliminaries

=== Outside of Sydney ===
*[[Bruce Stadium]], [[Canberra]]: Football Preliminaries
*[[Hindmarsh Stadium]], [[Adelaide]]: Football Preliminaries
*[[Melbourne Cricket Ground]]: Football preliminaries
*[[Brisbane Cricket Ground]]: Football preliminaries

==Media coverage==
Most of the footage used by international broadcasters of the Opening and Closing Ceremony was directed out of SOBO (Sydney Olympic Broadcasting Organisation) by Australian director [[Peter Faiman]].

The games were covered by the following broadcasters:
*[[Seven Network]] (Australia)
*[[RTÉ]] (Ireland)
*[[BBC]] (Great Britain)
*[[China Central Television|CCTV]] (Mainland China)
*[[NBC]] (United States)
*[[Nederlandse Omroep Stichting|NOS]] (Netherlands)
*[[Sveriges Television|SVT]] (Sweden)
*[[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]] , [[The Sports Network|TSN]] and [[Société Radio-Canada|SRC]] (Canada)
*[[NHK]] (Japan)
*[[Korean Broadcasting System|KBS]] (South Korea)
*[[ARD (broadcaster)|ARD]] and [[ZDF]] (Germany)
*[[France Télévisions]] ([[France 2]] and [[France 3]]) and [[Canal Plus|Canal +]] (France)
*[[Televisa]] and [[TV Azteca]] (Mexico)
*[[Television New Zealand|TVNZ]] (New Zealand)
*[[TV Globo]] and [[TV Bandeirantes]] for (Brazil)
*[[RAI]] (Italy)
*[[Eri-TV]] (Eritrea)

Running up to the games an Australian comedy satire, ''[[The Games (Australian TV series)|The Games]]'', was broadcast in Australia (it was also broadcast, at a later date, in New Zealand). It featured a spoof of the issues and events that the top-level organisers and bureaucrats suffered in the lead up to the games. This was hosted by Roy and HG and well remembered for they commentaries on the women's gymnastics.

NBC presented over 400+ hours on their main and sister stations, [[CNBC]] and [[MSNBC]]. The downside of the American coverage was that it was presented on tape delay rather than live due to the 15-hour time difference. The lone exception was the gold medal game in Men's Basketball, which featured the U.S. defeating France 85-75. The game was televised live in primetime on Saturday, 30 September (EDT), which was the afternoon of Sunday, 1 October in Australia. In their 2004 coverage, NBC and its sister networks presented live coverage throughout the morning and afternoon, while showing marquee events pre-taped in prime time.

A poignant part of the media coverage happened in the Canadian broadcast. On 28 September, the CBC was airing the Olympics, when the network's chief correspondent, [[Peter Mansbridge]], broke in and said:

<blockquote>''"Hello from Toronto, I'm Peter Mansbridge. Sad news to report from Montreal...[[Pierre Elliott Trudeau]], prime minister of Canada from 1968 to 1984 with one brief interruption in 1979, has passed away..."''</blockquote>

The CBC's Olympic coverage for the bulk of that evening was replaced by coverage of [[Death and state funeral of Pierre Trudeau|Trudeau's passing]]. The CBC resumed Olympics coverage the next day, although the network would occasionally break away for coverage of events in honour of the late former prime minister.

==Organization==
[[Image:SOCOG org structure 1998.gif|thumb|300px|SOCOG organisational structure circa 1998 - five groups and 33 divisions reporting to the CEO are organised primarily along functional lines with only a limited number of divisions (eg Interstate Football and Villages) anticipating a venue focussed design.]]
[[Image:SOCOG org structure 1999.gif|thumb|300px|SOCOG organisational structure circa 1999 - functional divisions and precinct/venue streams are organised in a matrix structure linked to the Main Operations Centre (MOC). Some functions such as Project Management (in the Games Coordination group) continue to exist largely outside this matrix structure.]]

===Bodies responsible for the Olympics===
A number of quasi-government bodies were responsible for the construction, organisation and execution of the Sydney Games. These included:
*SOCOG the Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games, primarily responsible for the staging of the Games
*[[Olympic Coordination Authority|OCA]] the Olympic Coordination Authority, primarily responsible for construction and oversight
*[[ORTA]] the Olympic Roads and Transport Authority
*[[OSCC]] the Olympic Security Command Centre
*[[Olympic Intelligence Centre|OIC]] the Olympic Intelligence Centre
*[[Joint Task Force Gold|JTF Gold]] the [[Australian Defence Force]] Joint Taskforce Gold
*[[SOBO]] the Sydney Olympic Broadcasting Organisation (nominally part of SOCOG)
*[[IBM]] provider of technology and the Technical Command Center
*[[Telstra]] provider of telecommunications

These organisations worked closely together and with other bodies such as:
*the [[International Olympic Committee]] (or IOC)
*the [[Australian Olympic Committee]] (or AOC)
*the other 197 [[National Olympic Committees]] (or NOCs)
*the 33 [[List of International Sport Federations|International Sports Federations]] (or IFs)
*all three levels of Australian government (federal, state and local)
*dozens of official sponsor and hundreds of official supplier companies

The Sydney Millennium Mascots, Syd, Milli, and Olly were designed by [[Matt Hatton]] and [[Jozef Szekeres]].

These bodies are often collectively referred to as the "Olympic Family".

===Organization of the Paralympics===
Organization of the [[2000 Summer Paralympics]] was the responsibility of [[SPOC]] the Sydney Paralympic Organizing Committee. However much of the planning and operation of the Paralympic Games was outsourced to SOCOG such that most operational programmes planned both the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

===Other Olympic events===
Organisation of the Olympic Games included not only the actual sporting events but also the management (and sometimes construction) of the sporting venues and surrounding precincts, the organisation of the [[Sydney Olympic Arts Festival]] and [[2000 Olympic Torch Relay|Olympic torch relay]]. The route the relay took is shown here:

===Phases of the Olympic project===
The staging of the Olympics were treated as a [[project]] on a vast scale, with the project broken into several broad phases:
*1993 to 1996 – positioning
*1997 – going operational
*1998 – procurement/venuisation
*1999 – testing/refinement
*2000 - implementation
*2001 - post implementation and wind-down

===SOCOG organisational design===
The internal organisation of SOCOG evolved over the phases of the project and changed, sometimes radically, several times.

In late 1998 the design was principally ''functional''. The top two tiers below the [[CEO]] Sandy Hollway consisted of five ''groups'' (managed by Group General Managers and the Deputy CEO) and twenty ''divisions'' (managed by divisional General Managers), which in turn were further broken up into ''programmes'' and [[sub-programmes]] or ''projects''.

In 1999 functional areas (FAs) broke up into geographic precinct and venue teams (managed by Precinct Managers and Venue Managers) with functional area staff reporting to both the FA manager and the venue manager. Ie, SOCOG moved to a [[matrix structure]]. The Interstate Football division extant in 1998 was the first of these geographically based venue teams.

===Volunteer program===
The origins of the volunteer program for Sydney 2000 dates back to the bid, as early as 1992.

On 17 December 1992, a group of Sydney citizens, interested in the prospect of hosting the 2000 Olympic and Paralympic Games, gathered for a meeting at Sports House, at Wentworth Park in [[Sydney]].

In the period leading up to 1999, after Sydney had won the bid, the small group of volunteers grew from approximately 42 to around 500. These volunteers became known as Pioneer Volunteers. The Pioneer Volunteer program was managed internally by SOCOG's Volunteer Services Department in consultation with prominent peak groups like [[The Centre for Volunteering (Volunteering NSW)]] and [[TAFE]]. Some of the Pioneer Volunteers still meet every four months, an unseen legacy of the games which brought together a community spirit not seen before.

During the Olympic games tens of thousands of volunteers helped everywhere at the Olympic venues and elsewhere in the city. They were honoured with a parade like the athletes had a few days before.

==The official logo==
The bid logo featured a stylized image of the [[Sydney Opera House]], whilst the official logo featured the stylized image of a runner in motion and was designed by prominent Australian artist [[Ken Done]].

==The official mascots==
The official [[mascot]]s chosen for the 2000 Summer Olympics were:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.beijing2008.com/31/87/article211928731.shtml|title=A Brief History of the Olympic and Paralympic Mascots|publisher=Bejing2008|date=2004-08-05|accessdate=25 October|accessyear=2006}}</ref>

* '''Syd''' the [[Platypus]] &mdash; 'Syd' was named for 'Sydney', the host city for the Games
* '''Millie''' the [[Short-beaked Echidna|Echidna]] &mdash; 'Millie' was named for 'Millennium'
* '''Olly''' the [[Kookaburra]] &mdash; 'Olly' was named for 'Olympics'

There was also an unofficial mascot, [[Fatso the Fat-Arsed Wombat]], popularized by comedy team [[The Dream with Roy and HG]]. Roy and HG also frequently disparaged the official mascots as "Syd, Olly and Dickhead".

==The Bronze Medals==

[[Image:Australian 1 cent coin.JPG|left]]
Until the end of 1991,<ref>[http://www.prospectstampsandcoins.com.au/web/decimal_coins/index.htm Australian Decimal Coins]</ref> Australia minted both a:

* [[Australian 1 cent coin|1 cent coin]] &mdash; featuring a [[Feathertail Glider]] on the reverse side of the coin
* [[Australian 2 cent coin|2 cent coin]] &mdash; featuring a [[Frill-necked Lizard]] on the reverse side of the coin
<br>
[[Image:Australian 2 cent coin.JPG|left]]
In 1992, these [[Coins of the Australian dollar|coins]] began to be removed from circulation. People were urged to exchange them for coins still in circulation.

Both the 1 cent coins and 2 cent coins were melted down and turned into [[bronze medals]] for the 2000 Olympics.<ref>[http://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/publications/tabledpapers.nsf/displaypaper/3610904a2a248a913e4212fb48256b0500179d95/$file/gc2001.pdf "Other Olympic and Paralympic Products" &mdash; on page 17 (just before page 18) of the Gold Corporation &mdash; 2001 Annual Report &mdash; Publication by the Parliament of Western Australia]</ref> <ref>[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3MKT/is_166_108/ai_64838756 Australians add local color to medals for Olympic Games &mdash; Publication date: 28 August 2000]</ref>

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==Award==
*The International Olympic Committee awarded Sydney and its inhabitants with the "Pierre de Coubertin Trophy" in recognition of the collaboration and happiness shown by the people of Sydney during the event to all the athletes and visitors around the world.

==NSWPF Olympic Commendation and Citation==
*The [[New South Wales Police Force]] was granted use of the Olympic Rings in the New South Wales Police Force Olympic Commendation and the New South Wales Police Force Olympic Citation for having staged the "safest" games ever.

==Fictional references==
*Australian mockumentary series ''[[The Games (Australian TV series)|The Games]]'' was a satirical look at the preparations for the event.
*The [[James Bond]] character in the film ''[[Die Another Day]]'', [[Miranda Frost]], won a gold medal in fencing. It was referred to by [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna's]] character Verity, who told Bond that she won the gold by default (after her opponent died of a steroid overdose orchestrated by [[Gustav Graves]]) in Sydney.
*The novel, and original video game of Tom Clancy's [[Rainbow Six]], featured the Sydney Olympics as a terrorist target for a chemical/biological attack.
*In [[Morris Gleitzman|Morris Gleitzman's]] 1999 novel, ''[[Toad Rage]]'', Limpy and Goliath - the main protagonists - visit Sydney during the course of the 2000 Olympics, causing an uproar at the Opening Ceremony and 'helping' a young pole vaulter in campaigning public appreciation for [[cane toad]]s.

==See also==
{{commonscat|2000 Summer Olympics}}
*[[Aussie Aussie Aussie, Oi Oi Oi]]
*[[John Dowling Coates]]
*[[Olympic Games]]
*[[2000 Summer Paralympics]]
*[[International Olympic Committee]]
*[[IOC country codes]]
*[[The Games Of The XXVII Olympiad 2000: Music from the Opening Ceremony]]

==Notes and references==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.gamesinfo.com.au Sydney Olympic Games Information]
* [http://www.britishaircraft.co.uk/aircraftpage.php?ID=361 Fairey Flycatcher]
* [http://avia.russian.ee/air/england/fairey_flycatcher.php Fairey Flycatcher 1922]
*[http://www.sydneyolympicpark.com.au Sydney Olympic Park]
*[http://www.specialevents.com.au/archiveprev/sydney2000/opening.html Sydney Olympic Games Opening Ceremony - Australian Special Events]
*[http://corporate.olympics.com.au/games.cfm?GamesID=2000 Australian Olympic Committee site on 2000 Sydney Olympics] - includes information and photo gallery
*[http://www.olympic.org/uk/games/past/index_uk.asp?OLGT=1&OLGY=2000 IOC Site on 2000 Summer Olympics]
*[http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/sydney2000games/ Sydney 2000 Games Collection at the Powerhouse Museum] - information and audio files
*[http://www.abs.gov.au/Ausstats/abs@.nsf/0/e99215ff41ca7defca256b35001bacf9?OpenDocument A Look Back at the Sydney Olympics and Paralympics] - Australian Bureau of Statistics
*[http://www.cultureandrecreation.gov.au/articles/olympics/ 2000 Sydney Olympics - Culture and Recreation]
*[http://www.ga.gov.au/acres/gallery/olympics2000.htm Satellite view of 2000 Sydney Olympics sites]
*[http://pandora.nla.gov.au/col/c4006 Sydney 2000 Olympic Games] - archived websites in PANDORA
*[http://www.konnecke.com/spiritofsydney/sydney2000map/ Sydney 2000 Olympic and Paralympic Games Photo Map] - Photomap of Venues, Events and Construction leading up to Sydney 2000
*[http://www.spiritofsydney.com Volunteers Website] - Website maintained by and for Sydney 2000 Volunteer Alumni
*[http://www.aafla.com/6oic/OfficialReports/2000/2000v1.pdf Official Report Vol. 1] - Digital Archive from the Amateur Athletic Foundation of Los Angeles
*[http://collectionolympique.free.fr//dousydney.html Sydney 2000 Olympic pins]
*http://news.parseek.com/sport
*http://www.isna.ir


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The Fairey Flycatcher was a Royal Navy single-seat biplane carrier borne fighter aircraft made by Fairey Aviation which served in the period 1923 to 1934. It was produced in both landplane (carrier use) and floatplane (catapult use aboard capital ships) forms.

Design and development

The Flycatcher was designed to meet the requirements of Specification N6/22 for a carrier and floatplane fighter to replace the Gloster Nightjar, powered by either the Armstrong Siddeley Jaguar or the Bristol Jupiter radial engines. Both Fairey and Parnall submitted designs to meet this specification, with Fairey producing the Flycatcher, and Parnall, the Parnall Plover. The Flycatcher first flew on 28 November 1922 [1], powered by a Jaguar III engine. Small orders were placed for both the Flycatcher and Plover to allow service evaluation. After trials, the Flycatcher was ordered for full production.

Technical description

The Flycatcher was a remarkable design for its time and was one of the earliest aircraft specifically designed for operation from aircraft carriers. Flaps ran the entire trailing edges of both wings. These could be lowered for landing and takeoff, providing the aircraft with the capability of using only 50 yards (46 m) of deck space "to come and go."

The fuselage was made of both wood and metal with fabric covering. A rather cumbersome undercarriage could be changed for twin floats or a wheel/float combo for amphibian use.

Hydraulic wheel brakes were added to assist the aircraft in stopping in the confined space of an aircraft carrier. Arrestor hooks on the undercarriage spreader bar were a feature of early models, designed to engage the arrestor wires strung out on the carrier deck.

Operational history

Production of the Flycatcher began at Fairey's Hayes factory in 1923, entering service with No. 402 Flight Fleet Air Arm. The Flycatcher was flown from all the British carriers of its era. Some 192 were produced. A typical deployment was on the aircraft carrier HMS Courageous, where 16 Flycatchers would serve alongside 16 Blackburn Ripons and 16 reconnaissance aircraft.

Very popular with pilots, the Flycatchers were easy to fly and very manoeuvrable. It was in them that the Navy developed the combat tactics used in the Second World War.

The Flycatcher saw service with the Home, Mediterranean, East Indies and China fleets.

During its service on the China station, the Flycatcher was active against Chinese pirates in the waters near Hong Kong.

Variants

  • Flycatcher Mk I : Single-seat fighter aircraft for the Royal Navy.
  • Flycatcher Mk II : Prototype of planned replacement for Flycatcher I. Fundamentally a completely different aircraft from the Flycatcher I, the all metal Flycatcher II first flew in October 1926, competing against the Gloster Gnatsnapper, Hawker Hoopoe, Armstrong Whitworth Starling and Vickers Type 123/141 to meet specification N.21/26. Specification later abandoned. No production.

Operators

 United Kingdom
This Flycatcher is a replica, photographed in 1981 at Biggin Hill

Specifications (Flycatcher I)

Data from The British Fighter since 1912[1]

General characteristics

  • Crew: 1

Performance

  • Climb to 10,000 ft (3050 m): 9 min 29 sec

Armament

  • Two fixed forward firing Vickers machine guns
  • Provision for four 20 lb (9.1 kg) bombs under wings.

See also

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era

References

  1. ^ a b Mason, Francis K. The British Fighter since 1912. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 1992. ISBN 1-55750-082-7.
  2. ^ Thetford, Owen. British Naval Aircraft since 1912, Fourth Edition. London: Putnam,1994. ISBN 0-85177-861-5.

External links

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