File:Fleet Air Arm Museum. RNAS Yeovilton. Somerset (8437698099).jpg
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Supermarine Walrus (L2301) 1939 - built at Woolston, Southampton for the Fleet Air Arm to Specification 37/36, contract 5344422/36. Diverted prior to issue to Irish Army Air Corps 24/02/1939 - first flight wearing 'B' condition markings; Serial N18 applied 03/03/1939 - set off for Baldonnel, Dublin along with L2302 and L2303 still wearing 'B' markings, forced landed on water off Wexford coast, wings damaged, crew Lt Quinlan and Lt Higgins, put into Wexford and completed journey by road 09/01/1942 - four Irish nationals stole the aircraft and attempted to fly it to Cherbourg to join Luftwaffe, escorted into St Eval by RAF Spitfires, aircraft and its crew returned under guard to Ireland 1943 - noted wearing camouflage; Based at Rineanna (Shannon Airport) with 1 Sqdn IAAC on west coast patrols 02/08/1945 - sold to Aer Lingus 22/08/1945 - allocated EI-ACC, does not appear to have been used by Aer Lingus 1946 - up for sale 11/1946 - bought by Wing Cmdr RG Kellet for 615 (County of Surrey) Sqdn RAuxAF as a squadron hack for £150 12/12/1946 - registered as G-AIZG 03/1947 - Ferried Dublin to Biggin Hill via Croydon for customs by Flt/Lt FB Sowrey and Kellet, used for bathing parties along south coast by sqdn members 1948 - retired 1949 - noted on dump at Thame in Oxfordshire 1963 - recovered by Historic Aircraft Preservation Society, bought by two members (Snaddon and Fisher) for £5 and handed over to FAAM 01/1964 - to RNEC Arbroath for restoration 06/06/1966 - handed over to FAAM 06/12/1966 - arrived at FAAM |
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Fleet Air Arm Museum. RNAS Yeovilton. Somerset
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Author | Ian Kirk from Broadstone, Dorset, UK |
Camera location | 51° 00′ 56.17″ N, 2° 38′ 13.5″ W | View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap | 51.015604; -2.637083 |
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