Gannet Diecast Model, RNFAA No.849 NAS, HMS Hermes, May 1970
AM-ACSL59Product Details
Amercom 1:100 Aircraft of the World ACSL59 |
| 1:100 Scale | Length | Width | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairey Gannet | 5.25" | 6.5" |
849 Naval Air Squadron is a squadron of the Fleet Air Arm, the Air Arm of the British Royal Navy. It was formed during the Second World War as a carrier based torpedo-bomber unit, flying missions against Japanese targets in the Far East. Its service since the Second World War has been as an airborne early warning squadron, flying fixed winged Skyraiders and Gannets from the Royal Navy's fixed wing carriers from 1952 until 1978, and airborne early warning Sea King helicopters since 1982.