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01JUN55
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Delivered
to Anthorn RDU. |
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15AUG55
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816
and 817 Squadrons reformed to operate Fairey Gannets. |
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28OCT55
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HMAS
Melbourne commissioned at Barrow-in-Furness, England. (Source: 1) |
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09-20JAN56
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HMAS
Melbourne conducted flying trials with Sea Venoms and Gannets in
the Portsmouth area. (Source: 1) |
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11MAR56
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HMAS
Melbourne embarked aircraft at Glasgow and sailed for Australia.
(Source: 1) |
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09MAY56
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HMAS Melbourne arrived in Sydney. (Source: 1) |
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|
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Side
Number 301 Fin Code Y (HMAS Melbourne).
(Airborne photograph "Flypast" Parnell and Broughton p.250) |
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FEB58
|
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Embarked
on HMAS Melbourne with 817 Sqn until JUL58. |
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|
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Side
Number 422 Fin Code B (816 Sqn) |
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JUL60
|
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Side
Number 824 Fin Code M (HMAS Melbourne) to at least JUL62. |
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66-67
|
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Side
Number 859 Fin Code M (HMAS Melbourne). |
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12SEP66
|
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HMAS
Melbourne sailed from Sydney for Auckland, NZ. (Source: 1) |
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16SEP66
|
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HMAS
Melbourne berthed in Auckland. (Source: 1) |
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20SEP66
|
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HMAS
Melbourne sailed from Auckland for Wellington, NZ. (Source: 1) |
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22SEP66
|
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HMAS
Melbourne berthed in Wellington. (Source: 1)
Gannet XA331 was photographed on board. |
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26SEP66
|
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HMAS
Melbourne sailed from Wellington for Sydney. (Source: 1) |
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30SEP66
|
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HMAS
Melbourne berthed in Sydney. (Source: 1) |
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15AUG67
|
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Surviving
RAN Gannets were withdrawn from service. |
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07APR75
|
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Letter
from RANAS Nowra to Aircraft Maintenance and Repair Branch, Garden Island:
"Gannet aircraft XA333, 514 and 517 have all been completely destroyed
by fire. XA331 is still in existence, untouched by fire, but incomplete.
This aircraft has been promised to the 'War birds' Museum at Newcastle,
in exchange for the Sea Otter fuselage that they have loaned to the Museum
at RANAS Nowra." |
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30OCT75
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Internal
RAN memo states that the Royal Newcastle Aero Club no longer has an interest
in XA331 "in view of the inability of the RAN to guarantee transfer
of the aircraft to the club, and free transport from NOWRA to MAITLAND".
RAN proposes not to use the Gannet for fire-fighting training until the
Aero Club confirms in writing that it has no further interest. |
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20SEP77
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Aircraft
was allotted to "Museum Aircraft Establishment". |
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21APR78
|
|
Internal
RAN memo states: "This aircraft has been the subject of a recent approach
by a commercial aviation museum in Queensland to the Museum Curator. It
is currently in poor condition and stowed at the fire ground as you are
probably well aware. It has no main wheels, nose wheel, canopy, propellors
or engine without mentioning damage done in moving it with bulldozers."
Questions are raised about "whose charge the aircraft is on".
There is a hand-written footnote as per the above entry for 20SEP77. |
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13SEP78
|
|
Letter
from RANAS Nowra to Dept of Administrative Services requesting that arrangements
be made for the "on site" disposal of the aircraft at HMAS Albatross,
Nowra. The letter refers to a request from the "Chewing Gum Field"
museum at Tallebudgera and states that: "They wish to restore the aircraft
to its original RAN configuration and place it on public display." |
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OCT79
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Noted
on dump at RANAS Nowra carrying Side Number 859 and Fin Code M. |
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25APR92
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Transferred
to QAM by Gary Volkers in exchange for Victa Airtourer VH-CPE. |
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08MAY92
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Arrived
at Caloundra on two semi-trailers. |
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ISSUE
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DATE
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REMARKS |
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8
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03NOV19
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Added
an image of HMAS Melbourne
on her delivery voyage to Australia in 1956. |
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7
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11SEP19
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Added
two images of XA331 on board HMAS Melbourne thanks to Maurice
Austin. Image 1
Image 2
Also updated the movements of HMAS Melbourne from Source 1. |
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6
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01JUN17
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Added
an image of a recent signing of Gannet
prints at QAM. |
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5
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13SEP16
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Added
artwork by QAM member John Best. |
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4
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19JUN03
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