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