Vickers Supermarine Attacker F1

WA473/102/J - Vickers Supermarine Attacker

25/07/1951 - To RNAS Culdrose RDU
17/08/1951 – Allocated to 800NAS
04/10/1951 - To 800NAS at RNAS Ford and coded '102/J'
03/1952 - Onto HMS Eagle with 800NAS
22/04/1952 – Transferred to 702NAS at Culdrose as 197
05/1952 - With 702NAS the Naval Jet Evaluation and Training Unit at RNAS Culdrose coded '196/CW' until 7/52
14/05/1952 - Force landing - little damage
26/08/1952 - Unit task complete,redesignated 736NAS
26/09/1952 - To Vickers Supermarine,South Marston
06/05/1953 - To RNAS Abbotsinch RDU
21/07/1953 – to RNAS Culdrose
22/09/1953 – Allocated to 736NAS at Culdrose
09/11/1953 – To RNAS Lossiemouth with 736NAS as 116(Operation Solitaire)
01/1954 - Still at RNAS Lossiemouth with 736NAS as '116/LM'
25/08/1954 – To RNAS Ford
30/08/1954 - Withdrawn to Airwork General Trading at Gatwick
08/1956 - To Lasham
12/12/1956 – To RNAS Abbotsinch
01/1957 - Onto pole as gate guard at RNAS Abbotsinch in 803NAS markings as '146/J'
16/06/1958 – WOC
17/05/1963 - Removed from pole for inspection by team from FAAM
27/06/1963 - Returned to pole
01/08/1963 - Removed from pole
05/09/1963 - Noted on Queen Mary trailer in Paisley on its way to FAAM
09/1963 - Arrived at FAAM