Post-war Career
In April 1946, he was appointed deputy chief naval representative in the Ministry of Supply. He was retired from the Navy in 1951, not having been promoted to flag rank due to his lack of "sea time", in other words insufficient experience aboard ship. He was embittered by being, "bunged out" of the Navy (as he saw it), with just one month's notice.
Fancourt joined the aircraft manufacturer Short Brothers and Harland in Belfast where he worked until his retirement in 1965. While there, he was chief of staff to Admiral Sir Matthew Slattery, a colleague from No 1 Pilots Course.
The final entry in his flight logbook was in 1956, by which time he had logged 1,317 flying hours.
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