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Fairey Gannet A.S.4 - XG789

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Image © Graeme Molineux 2014
The Fairey Gannet was designed and built in England in 1949 as a carrier borne anti-submarine aircraft.  In 1955 No.816 and 817 Squadrons of the Royal Australian Navy Fleet Air Arm replaced their Firefly aircraft with Gannets.

Around 40 Gannets were purchased by Australia and they served solidly, but unspectacularly, until 1967 when they were retired and replaced by Grumman Trackers.

Most of the Gannets were destroyed as fire fighting dummies or as targets for live weapons training.

The Museum’s Gannet was stored at Bankstown Airfield in Sydney until put up for disposal by the Australian Government.  The Museum purchased the aircraft and it was transported to Melbourne as deck cargo aboard the old aircraft carrier HMAS Sydney, at that time being used as a logistics support ship.

This Gannet is one of only five to survive in Australia.



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TECHNICAL DATA

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Length:             

Span:               

Height:            

Weight:            

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Range:          


Armstrong Siddely Double Mamba

44 feet 0 inches

54 feet 5 inches

13 feet 8 inches

14,070 lbs (empty)

299 mph

944 miles


2,991 SHP


(13.40 m)

(16.60m)

(4.20 m)

(6,382 kg)

482 kmh

1,519 km
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  • Home
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    • ENGINES >
      • ADC Cirrus II
      • ARMSTRONG SIDDELEY >
        • Armstrong Siddeley Genet
        • Armstrong Siddeley Python
        • Armstrong Siddeley Double Mamba
        • Armstrong Siddeley Cheetah
      • Bristol Hercules
      • J.A.P. V4 Engine (1910)
      • Junkers Jumo
      • Kelly and Lewis V8 (1915)
      • PRATT AND WHITNEY >
        • Pratt & Whitney R1340 Wasp
        • Pratt & Whitney R1830 Twin Wasp
        • Pratt & Whitney R2000 Twin Wasp
        • Microturbo Cougar 022 Turbojet
      • ROLLS ROYCE >
        • Rolls Royce Avon
        • Rolls Royce Dart
        • Rolls Royce Derwent
        • Rolls Royce Kestrel
        • Rolls Royce Merlin
        • Rolls Royce Nene
      • SNECMA Atar
      • Warner Scarab
    • COMMONWEALTH AIRCRAFT CORPORATION >
      • CAC Avon Sabre A94-910
      • CAC Bell Kiowa Army Helicopter
      • CAC Boomerang A46-25
      • CAC CA31 Trainer
      • CAC Ceres VH-WOT
      • CAC Macchi MB326H A7-054
      • CAC P-51D Mustang
      • CAC Wackett A3-22
      • CAC Pazmany PL4 VH-XAP
      • CAC Winjeel A85-418
      • CAC Wirraway A20-10
    • D.A.P / G.A.F. AIRCRAFT >
      • DAP Mk21 Beaufighter
      • DAP Beaufort
      • GAF Canberra
      • GAF Jindivik
      • GAF Lincoln
      • GAF Mirage
      • GAF N22 Nomad
    • Naval / Military >
      • AACA 10 Wamira
      • B.E. 2A (Wings Only)
      • Bristol Sycamore
      • Consolidated PBY Catalina
      • Curtiss P-40 Kittyhawk
      • De Havilland DH82A Tiger Moth
      • De Havilland DH115 Vampire
      • De Havilland Sea Venom
      • Fairey Firefly
      • Fairey Gannet
      • General Dynamics F-111C
      • Gloster Meteor
      • Miles Messenger
      • NZ Aerospace Industries CT-4
      • Westland Wessex
    • Commercial Aircraft >
      • Boeing B737-200
      • Bristol Freighter
      • de Havilland DH104 Dove
      • Douglas DC-2
      • Douglas DC-3
      • Douglas DC-9 Flight Simulator
      • Vickers Viscount
    • Other Aircraft >
      • Ansett Link Trainer
      • Auster Aiglet
      • BA Swallow II
      • BAE Systems Kingfisher
      • Cavelier
      • Cessna 310
      • de Havilland Gipsy Moth
      • Dauphin 2 Helicopter
      • Desoutter II
      • Evans VP Volksplane
      • Flying Flea
      • Link Trainer
      • McKenna Heath Parasol
      • Percival Proctor
      • Periera Osprey 2
      • Sanders Veenstra Thermite
      • Southern Cross SC-1
      • ULA Wombat
      • Victa AirTourer 100
      • Yeoman Cropmaster
    • Gliders >
      • Bensen Gyrocopter
      • Duigan Replica >
        • The Duigan Family
        • Ready Models
        • The Duigan History
        • The Duigan History 2
        • The Duigan History 3
        • The Duigan History 4
      • Heron Primary Glider
      • Koltai Ornithopter
      • Skycraft Scout
  • ONLINE SHOP
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      • Soft Toys
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