Serial: XG883 Constructors No: F9412
Role: Pilot and armament conversion trainer Engine:1 x Armstrong Siddeley Double Mamba Span: 54' 4"Length: 43' 0" Maximum speed: 360 knots Crew: Pilot, Instructor and Student Armament:Large bomb bay capable of carrying variations of 81 gallon fuel tanks, 2 x Mk10 homing torpedoes, 1 x 2000lb, 2 x 100lb or 4 x 500lb bombs, 6 depth charges, mines, flares or markers. Underwing provision for 16 x 3" rockets with either 25lb or illuminant warheads.
5/57 | Maiden flight from Northolt to White Waltham, Berkshire. Fitting out and final preparations at White Waltham. |
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5/57-7/57 | Stored, RNAS Anthorn, Cumbria. |
7/57-1/60 | Pre-delivery preparation work and storage, RNAS Abbotsinch, Strathclyde. |
1/60-3/60 | Radio installation work, RNAS Lee-on-Solent, Hampshire. |
3/60-8/60 | Station Flight, RNAS Culdrose, Cornwall. |
8/60-7/64 | 849 NAS, RNAS Culdrose, Cornwall. |
7/64-2/66 | Modernisation work, White Waltham, Berkshire. |
2/66-1/70 | 849 NAS,RNAS Brawdy, Pembrokeshire. |
1/70-5/70 | Stored, RNAS Brawdy, Pembrokeshire. |
5/70-4/83 | Stored, RNAS Yeovilton, Somerset. |
4/83-3/96 | Wales Aircraft Museum, Cardiff Airport, South Glamorgan. |
3/96 | Museum of Berkshire Aviation, Woodley, Berkshire. |