| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | XL455 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Fairey Gannet |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Fairey Gannet |
| Aircraft Version: | Fairey Gannet AEW.3 |
| C/n (msn): | F.9438 |
| Operator Titles: | UK - Navy |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| City / Airport: | NowraMap |
| Region / Country: | New South Wales, Australia |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: YSNW IATA: NOA Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 4 November 1968 |
| Photo from: | John Hopton Collection (via Ian McDonell) |
| Photo ID: | 879221 |
| Photo Comment |
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Crashed into the sea off Okinawa on October 25, 1968. The left wing folded on take off from the HMS Hermes. All three crew were killed. It was the second Gannet crash in three days. XL451, which had been at Nowra with XL455 was lost in a non-fatal bolter on the 22nd. Photo by John Hopton This photo was added on 17 December 2025, and has since been viewed 114 times. |