| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | XA459 |
| Military Code: | E |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Fairey Gannet |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Fairey Gannet |
| Aircraft Version: | Fairey Gannet ECM.6 |
| C/n (msn): | F9312 |
| Operator Titles: | UK - Navy |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | CarlisleMap |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EGNC IATA: CAX Local: - Other: - |
| Collection: | Solway Aviation Museum |
| Photo Date: | 13 November 2022 |
| Photo by: | Richard Vandervord |
| Photo ID: | 525928 |
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Built as a Gannet AS.4 and entering service in 1957, XA459 was converted to ECM.6 in 1961 and served 831 NAS at Culdrose until 1966. After use as a ground instructional trainer, it was moved to the museum at Cardiff airport in 1979 and when that collapsed in the late 1980s, passed through a series of private owners, landing up at White Waltham in 2006, appropriate as that is where Fairey built and test-flew Gannets. Acquired in very poor condition in 2020, once again the Solway volunteers have done a brilliant restoration job. This photo is copyright © Richard Vandervord, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 4 December 2022, and has since been viewed 510 times. |