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=History=
Ordered under contract no. B35944/39,<ref>http://www.fleetairarmarchive.net/aircraft/Albacore.htm</ref> and built at Hayes by Fairey as c/n '''F5377''',{{#tag: ref|This is the aircraft's unique Fairey company construction number.<ref>{{AeroMag Company Profile - Fairey}} Page 126.</ref>|group="N"}} X9154 was assigned to 821 squadron. The aircraft failed to return from a bombing raid on an enemy desert Landing Ground on 5 August 1942, as it had force landed at Fuka and was captured by the Italians.{{#tag: ref|The crew were all taken POW by the Italians.|group="N"}} The Albacore was repaired and flown by 9th Gruppo/4th Stormo, but was eventually abandoned in Tripoli as unusable on 23 September 1942.<ref>http://www.fleetairarmarchive.net/aircraft/faacapturedaircrafthomepage.html</ref>
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