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Fairey Gannet
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Survivors Listing

The Gannet hasn't done too badly in retirement, with examples of each variant still to be found and even the possibility of up to three flying examples at some point in the future. The airframe, being designed for carrier landings, is tough and extensive anti-corrosion features help it survive in the open air at museums. None of the prototypes survived; neither did any of the prototypes of the competing Blackburn or Shorts designs.

Click on the serial of a survivor entry for further information. Please comment on any individual survivor entry you feel requires an update!

Gannet sunset; John Eacott

Complete aircraft

SerialMarkOwner & locationUpdated
XA331AS.1Queensland Air Museum, Caloundra, Queensland, Australia16/03/2009
XA334AS.1Camden Museum of Aviation, Narellan, New South Wales, Australia
XA434AS.1Australian National Museum of Flight, Nowra, New South Wales, Australia24/06/2010
XG789AS.1Air Museum, Moorabbin, Victoria, Australia29/03/2009
 
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XA508T.2Midland Air Museum, Coventry Airport, Warwickshire16/03/2009
 
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XL450AEW.3Luftwaffenmuseum, Hermeskeil, Germany16/03/2009
XL472AEW.3Gatwick Aviation Museum, Charlwood, Surrey16/03/2009
XL482 (ex N1350X)AEW.3Pima Air & Space Museum, Tucson, Arizona, USA29/03/2009
XL497AEW.3Dumfries & Galloway Aviation Museum, Dumfries, Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland29/03/2009
XL500 (G-KAEW)AEW.3Kennet Aviation (restoration to fly), Hunter Flying, Exeter Airport, Devon06/04/2009
XL502 (ex G-BMYP)AEW.3Yorkshire Air Museum, Elvington, Yorkshire29/03/2009
XL503AEW.3Fleet Air Arm Museum, RNAS Yeovilton, Somerset16/03/2009
XP226AEW.3Newark Air Museum, Winthorpe, Nottinghamshire16/03/2009
 
SerialMarkOwner & locationUpdated
AS-00AS.4Museum Pusat TNI - Satria Mandala (Armed Forces Central Museum), Jakarta, Indonesia
'AS-00' (actually AS-07)AS.4Lanudal Juanda NAS Museum, Surabaya, Indonesia29/03/2009
S-105 (AS-05)AS.4Bumi Moro Naval Academy, Surabaya, Indonesia
'UA106' (really UA110, ex XG840)AS.4Luftwaffenmuseum, Berlin-Gatow, Germany29/03/2009
UA112 (ex XG852)AS.4Technik Museum Speyer, Germany29/03/2009
UA113 (ex XG853)AS.4Aeronauticum Nordholz, Germany30/03/2009
 
SerialMarkOwner & locationUpdated
XA466COD.4Fleet Air Arm Museum (stored), RNAS Yeovilton, Somerset16/03/2009
 
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XG882 (composite with XA463 and XG889)T.5Privately owned (derelict), Errol Airfield, Tayside, Scotland29/03/2009
XG883T.5Museum of Berkshire Aviation, Woodley, Berkshire29/03/2009
XG888T.5Australian National Museum of Flight, Nowra, New South Wales, Australia07/2002
XT752 (N752XT, ex G-APYO, WN365)T.5Shannan Hendricks (stored), Goose Bay, Canada25/06/2010
 
SerialMarkOwner & locationUpdated
XA459ECM.6Privately owned (stored), White Waltham Airfield, Berkshire29/03/2009
XA460ECM.6750 Sqn ATC, Aeroventure, Lakeside and Leisure Complex, Doncaster, South Yorkshire29/03/2009
XG797ECM.6Imperial War Museum, Duxford Airfield, Cambridgeshire29/03/2009
XG831ECM.6Davidstow Airfield & Cornwall at War Museum, Davidstow, Cornwall16/03/2009

Nose/cockpit/other sections

SerialMarkOwner & locationUpdated
N/ASimulatorRichard Jones, Hooton Park Airfield, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire
UnknownSimulatorDunkeswell Memorial Museum, Dunkeswell Aerodrome, Devon
 
SerialMarkOwner & locationUpdated
WN411AS.1Privately owned, Southampton, Hampshire
 
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XL449AEW.3Parkhouse Aviation, Blackwater, Hampshire

Leading Particulars

VariantType QAS.1T.2AEW.3AS.4COD.4T.5ECM.6
First flight19 Sep 19499 Jun 195316 Aug 195420 Aug 195812 Mar 1956?1 Mar 1957?
Crew232 or 3332 + 1 passenger2 or 33
ArmamentNone2,000 lb of torpedoes, mines, rockets & depth chargesUsually noneAs AS.1NoneAs AS.1None
PowerplantASMD.1 2950 shp Twin MambaASMD.8 3700 shp Twin MambaASMD.3 3035 shp Twin Mamba
Max. speed (sea level)?310 mph308 mph299 mph
Service ceiling?25,000 ft
Range?600 nm700 nm575 nm
Empty weight?15,069 lb?14,528 lb
Max. take off weight?19,600 lb26,000 lb23,446 lb
Wing span54 ft 4 in54 ft 7 in54 ft 4 in
Wing area?483 sq ft?483 sq ft
Length?43 ft44 ft43 ft
Height?13 ft 9 in16 ft 9 in13 ft 9 in
Production31813845756119

Production figures for T.2 includes one AS.1 conversion; for AEW.3 includes one prototype; for AS.4s includes one AS.1 conversion; all COD.4s and ECM.6s were AS.4 conversions; for T.5 includes three T.2 conversions.

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