Fairey Albacore (N4389)
This aircraft, the only known surviving example, was built from parts of two different aircraft, N4172 and N4389 - known details of both aircraft are given
N4172
10/10/1940 - Delivered to 828 NAS at RNAS Lee-on-Solent; At Hatston
01/04/1941 - Crashed at A'Mhoine, Whiten Head, Sutherland (Lt/Cdr LA Cubitt RN, S/Lt MG Goodger RN and PO DE Polmeer)
12/10/1974 - Wreckage removed by Puma HC1 XW212 of 33 Sqdn to RAF Kinloss; To FAAM store at Wroughton; To Lands End airfield for rebuild project for FAAM
15/04/1987 - Rebuilt fuselage arrived at FAAM marked as N4389 coded 4M of 827 NAS
N4389
13/04/1941 - Delivered to Eastleigh
07/1941 - With 827 NAS as 4M on HMS Victorious
30/07/1941 - While taking part in the raid on Kirkeness, the aircraft was shot down and crashed east of Reinoy (S/Lt D Myles RN, S/Lt AP Keep RN and LA HC Griffin all taken Prisoners of War)
1984 - Tail recovered and used in rebuild at Lands End
TECHNICAL DETAILS
Role - Three seat torpedo bomber
Manufacturers - Fairey Aviation Co
Power Plant - One 1,065hp Bristol Taurus II or 1,130hp Bristol Taurus XII
Wingspan - 50ft
Length - 39ft 9.5in
Height - 15ft 3in
Weight - 11,900lb max
Max Speed - 169mph at 4,500ft; Duration - 1,050 miles max
Armament - One fixed Browning gun in starboard wing fairing firing forward and one Vickers K gun in rear cockpit, one 18in 1,610lb torpedo beneath fuselage or six 250lb or three 500lb bombs in external racks below wings, or four MkVII depth charges