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    Airframe Family: Fairey Gannet
    Latest Model:Gannet ECM.6
    Last Military Serial:XG831 RN
    Construction Number:F9373
    Compressed ID:Fairey Gannet ECM.6 sn XG831 RN cn...
    Latest Owner or Location:Cornwall at War Museum, Davidstow, Cornwall, England

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a Gannet ECM.6.

    31 May 1957

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Navy with s/n XG831.

    19 May 1966

    Transferred to SAH, RNAS Culdrose.

    19 May 1966

    New serial number assigned: A2539 RN

    1980

    Placed on display with Flambards Holiday Village (formerly known as Cornwall Aero Park), Helston, Cornwall, England.
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    14 March 1982


    Photographer: Simon Wallwork
    Notes: This is a Fairey Gannet ECM.6 at Helston quite a few years ago. XG831 is at Davidstow Moor these day

    30 July 2000


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: scan from a photo taken at Flambards Aero Park

    16 February 2008

    To Davidstow Moor RAF Memorial Museum, Davidstow, Cornwall, England.
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    4 September 2010


    Photographer: Rich Tregear
    Notes: 2010 photo at Davidstow

    To Cornwall, War Museum, Davidstow, Cornwall, England.
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     Aerial Visuals - The Locator by Mike Henniger, Senior Editor
    UK Serials Resource Centre by Wolverhampton Aviation Group
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    Robert Nichols
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