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    Airframe Family: Fairey Gannet
    Latest Model:Gannet ECM.6
    Last Military Serial:XA459 RN
    Construction Number:F9311
    Compressed ID:Fairey Gannet ECM.6 sn XA459 RN cn...
    Latest Owner or Location:Solway Aviation Museum, Carlisle Airport, Carlisle, Cumberland / Cumbria, England

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a Gannet AS.4.

    29 December 1956

    First flight.
    At Ringway.

    15 January 1957

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Navy with s/n XA459.

    15 January 1957

    Transferred to RDU Anthorn.

    4 March 1957

    Transferred to 814NAS, RNAS Culdrose.

    13 June 1957

    Transferred to AR Culdrose.

    12 November 1957

    Transferred to AHU, RNAS Culdrose.

    18 October 1958

    Transferred to AHU, RNAS Abbotsinch.

    From 15 December 1959 to 2 May 1961

    Converted to a Gannet ECM.6.
    At NARIU, RNAS Lee-on-Solent.

    2 May 1961

    Transferred to 831NAS, RNAS Culdrose.
    Code 274 then CU-394.

    28 October 1963

    Transferred to NARIU, RNAS Lee-On-Solent.

    9 April 1964

    Transferred to 831NAS, RNAS Watton.
    Code R-394 then R-396.

    21 July 1966

    Transferred to AES, RNAS Lee-On-Solent.
    Ground Instruction airframe.

    9 July 1968

    Transferred to NASU, RNAS Culdrose.

    18 November 1970

    Struck off Strength/Charge from the Royal Navy.

    1 December 1970

    New serial number assigned: A2608 RN

    From 1 December 1970 to 23 November 1978

    Transferred to School of Aircraft Handling, RNAS Culdrose.

    4 April 1979

    To Mid-Wales Air Museum, Rhoose Airport, Cardiff.

    By 9 October 1986

    Markings Applied: E

    9 October 1986


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: at Mid-Wales Air Museum, Rhoose Airport, Cardiff, Wales

    Circa November 1989

    To unknown owner.
    In Gloucester area.

    Circa November 1989

    Damaged going under a low-bridge enroute between Cardiff and Gloucester.

    1990

    Sold by auction.

    To unknown owner.
    In the Cirencester, Gloucestershire, area.

    1999

    To unknown owner.
    In Lambourn, Berkshire.

    To unknown owner.
    In Woodlands St Mary, Berkshire.

    5 November 2006

    To West London Aero Club, White Waltham, Berkshire, England.
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    27 July 2013


    Photographer: Jon Wickenden
    Notes: Fairey Gannet ECM6 XA459 stored between two hangars at the far end of White Waltham Airfield

    To Solway Aviation Museum, Carlisle Airport, Carlisle, Cumberland/Cumbria, England.
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     Aerial Visuals - The Locator by Mike Henniger, Senior Editor
    South Wales Aviation Group
    Individual Contributors
     Terry Fletcher
    Mike Henniger
    Robert Nichols
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