Thunder & Lightnings - Fairey Gannet - Survivor XL482 (ex N1350X)

Fairey Gannet
Survivor XL482 (ex N1350X)
Pima Air & Space Museum, Tucson, Arizona, USA

Like XL500, this Gannet had an unexpected new lease of life after retirement and was used by Hamilton Bradley in the US for propeller vibratory stress trials. When no more use could be found for the aircraft, it made what was at the time thought to be the last ever flight of a Gannet, landing at Bradley Airport to be displayed at the New England Air Museum. Since then of course two other Gannets have flown once more. Unfortunately, XL482 looked like it had been badly neglected since arriving at the museum; last recorded as badly faded, canopy clouded over and coated with muck. The aircraft was then moved to Pima and after a brief time in dismantled storage has been reassembled and put on display, though the radome was not put back on for some time she is now complete though in cosmetically poor condition. Somebody restore her, please...

Information on this page current as of 29/03/2009

Find other photos of XL482 on the following sites:

Air-Britain - Airliners.net - Airplane-Pictures.net - flickr.com - IrishAirPics.com - JetPhotos.net - PlanePictures.net

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