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| RAN 817 Squadron |
Aircraft History Built by Fairey as model AS.1. Constructors Number F.9242. Delivered to the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) as Fairey Gannet AS.1 serial number XA350. Assigned to 817 Squadron. No known nickname or nose art. On November 1, 1956 took off piloted by LCDR(P) Gledhill, LEUT(O) Palmer and SBLT(O) Selsmak RAN on a training mission armed with a Mark 30 torpedo for the RAN to make the first live torpedo run off Manus Island. Mission History On March 16, 1963 took off from HMAS Melbourne (R21) piloted by LT(P) J. Smith RAN with LT(O) I. Lawson and observer P. Hancox. During the flight, this Gannet crashed into the sea off the north coast of Manus Island. Fates of the Crew The three were rescued and returned to HMAS Melbourne (R21). Wreckage After the crash, pieces of wreckage including the contra-rotating propellers and a section of the wing either washed ashore or were recovered by villages to a nearby village. John Douglas adds: "We have located a Gannet wreck on the shoreline Manus [north Coast, I think]. Debris includes double four bladed propeller and some wing sections. I have a photo of the serial plate; Gannet DRG AU 73A1031 ISS No 9 Serial N0 FM F8 200748 INSP. A.I.D DATE 18 3 55 [March 18, 1955]." References ADF Serials - Fairey Gannet XA350 Thanks to John Douglas for additional information Contribute
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