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FAIREY GANNET/XG888

Fairey Gannet XG888
XG888 at Lee on Solent, May 27, 1991.

Serial #: XG888
Construction #: F9417
Civil Registry:
  N/A
  Model(s):
  Gannet T.2
  Gannet T.5
Name: None
Status: Displayed?
Last info: 2011

History:
Delivered to Royal Australian Navy as XG888.
- BOC: Dec. 20, 1957.
- SOC: ????.
- Served with 816 and 724 Squadrons.
Delivered to the Royal Navy as XG888, 19??-1995.
- Converted to T.5 by Fairey.
- Assigned to 849 NAS.
- Stored at RNAS Culdrose, 1978-1995.
Fleet Air Arm Museum, Nowra, NSW, Australia, 1995-2000.
Australia's Museum Of Flight, Nowra, NSW, Australia, 2000-2006
Fleet Air Arm Museum, Nowra, NSW, Australia, 2006-2011.

fairey gannett XG888

Source(s):
www.thunder-and-lightnings.co.uk
UK Serials
www.adf-serials.com
Photo Source(s):
Brian Johnstone
Ian McDonell

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