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| Airport | Off Airport – Dumfries & Galloway Aviation Museum (site of former RAF Dumfries) |
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Seen here at the Dumfries & Galloway Aviation Museum, located around & in the WW2 era Control tower, on the site of the former RAF Dumfries.
A former gate guardian at Prestwick (HMS Gannet) XL497 first entered service in 1960, making her last flight in 1978.
The type was used in the airborne early warning (AEW) role flying from aircraft carriers of the Royal Navy.
