Gannet - T-shirt Spitfire 234SQN bomber production restarted with the

bomber production restarted with the Hampden and the Halifax

CSM Columbia & LM-5 Eagle

This profile is Hurricane LF363 which saw operations as coastal protection off the east coast of Scotland

The 12 AEWs were given names from the Magic Roundabout and The Herbs TV series

Gannet - T-shirt Spitfire 234SQN bomber production restarted with theFairey Gannet The Gannet first flew in 1949 and made the first deck landing of a turboprop aircraft on HMS Illustrious. The first FFA Gannet squadron was 826 NAS on board HMS Eagle in the early warning and anti submarine role, but by the mid 60s the Gannet switched to electronic counter measures and mail and light cargo supply. The Gannet was exported to many countries including the Royal Australian Navy, Indonesia and West Germany.