Try this link and story.
http://www.ipmstoronto.com/articles/aircraft/gannet/Index.htm

At the bottom of the article. If it is correct, then it was Shorts that did the one-off mod, but the A/C didn’t quite get to the Falklands. Must have been quite a sight, if it is real….I don’t trust everything I find on the internet.

Hi Chris, 10 out of 10 for locating the story! Enough ‘facts’ to make it sound plausible but still begs the question, did it happen?

Were these to have been new build, or conversions of existing airframes? ;)Presumably they would have had to recover all the retired Gannet airframes from the various museums and private collectors, get them all back up to airworthy status, find some flight-ready crews, then bolt on some new build floats and do a couple of test flights……before somehow getting them all the way to the South Atlantic in a hurry – or were they going to bolt on an air -to-air refuelling probe too..!!!Paul F

Getting warmer to my ‘story’. My story says it was a one off and had refuelling capability!

Great view of the planes tonight, well they weren’t too far away! Hope you U.K. viewers get your rally/snooker viewing preferences in the correct order. Check the criticism that Eurosport are getting on the their rally forum!:D

Added, you may not actually see any rally tonight as the stage was cancelled due to security concerns in the area.