Мировая Авиация 125

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: XA338

Gannet AS.Mk 1 из 815-й эскадрильи, авианосец "Арк Ройал", конец 1950-х годов.

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Регистрационный номерRegistry number: WN404

Gannet AS.1 WN404 of 820 Squadron during its period on HMS 'Bulwark' in 1956/1957.

АвиаМастер 2000-04 / Г.Минский - Королевский пеликан. Палубный противолодочный самолет Фэйри "Гэнит" /Монография/

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: XG790

"Гэнит" COD.4, 849-я эскадрилья FAA (британских Королевских ВВС), авиабаза Броуди, Пемброукшир, Великобритания.

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Регистрационный номерRegistry number: XG798

Gannet AS.6 XG798 of 831 Squadron. It was written off on November 11, 1962.

АвиаМастер 2000-04 / Г.Минский - Королевский пеликан. Палубный противолодочный самолет Фэйри "Гэнит" /Монография/

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: UA+115

"Гэнит"AS.4, Морская Авиационная Эскадра "Граф Цеппелин", ВМС ФРГ.

АвиаМастер 2000-04 / Г.Минский - Королевский пеликан. Палубный противолодочный самолет Фэйри "Гэнит" /Монография/

"Гэнит"T.2, Австралийские ВМС, авиабаза Наура, Новый Южный Уэльс, Австралия.

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Регистрационный номерRegistry number: XD898

Gannet AS.4 XD898 of 816 Squadron, Royal Australian Navy, based at Nowra, New South Wales, 1967.

АвиаМастер 2003-03 / М.Жирохов, А.Котлобовский - Небесные войны Индонезии /Горячая точка/ (2)

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: AS-13

Фэйри "Гэннет", состоявший на вооружении ВВС Индонезии в 1950-х годах.

Мировая Авиация 164

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: WE488   [2]

WE488, третий опытный Gannet, в полете с одним работающим двигателем. Антенна РЛС - выдвинута, хорошо видна двухместная вторая кабина, которая на серийных машинах не ставилась.

Мировая Авиация 164

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: WN365   [5]

На фотографии - опытный самолет Gannet T.Mk 2 (WN365) в окраске учебной машины (алюминиевый с желтыми полосами). Перед кабиной инструктора виден выдвижной перископ.

Aeroplane Monthly 1996-08 / A.Renwick - The sky was his canvas

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: WN365   [5]

WN365, the prototype Fairey Gannet T.2 trainer, powered by an Armstrong Siddeley Double Mamba 100 turboprop, photographed in September 1955.

Aeroplane Monthly 1976-07

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: WN365   [5]

Fairey Gannet WN365 (c/n F.9137) was the prototype T.2 dual trainer variant, converted from an A.S.1 which was built at Hayes as part of a batch of 100. This aircraft first flew on August 16, 1954, and had dual controls in the forward cockpits, the instructor occupying the rearmost of the two and being supplied with a retractable periscope.

Aeroplane Monthly 1979-02

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: XA466   [3]

COD Fairey Gannet AS4 XA466 of Headquarters Flight, 849 Squadron, based at Lossiemouth.

Aeroplane Monthly 1994-04 / 1994 UK Aircraft Collections and Museums Guide

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: XG883   [4]

Gannet XG883 in immaculate condition at the Wales Aircraft Museum.

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Регистрационный номерRegistry number: XT752

Alongside the AEW.3s and COD.4s, 849 Squadron had a number of T.5s on strength, including XT752, originally the prototype T.2.

Aeroplane Monthly 1994-12 / M.Oakey - Grapevine

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: XG888   [3]

Lee-on-Solent Fairey Gannet XG888 is going to the Royal Australian Navy Museum. Sister aircraft XT572 is in Sotheby’s auction.

Авиация и Космонавтика 2014-09 / Знаменательные даты сентября в истории авиации

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: UA+108   [2]

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Регистрационный номерRegistry number: UA+112

Former West German Navy UA+112 is preserved at the collection at Speyer

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The Double Mamba consisted of a pair of Mambas mounted side-by-side and linked by a common gearbox. It was an efficient way of producing an engine with double the power output for little development outlay.

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The first prototype Fairey Q in September 1949 around the time of its first flight, long before the rear cockpit, finlets and mock-up of the ventral radome had been added.

Мировая Авиация 164

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: VR546   [3]

19 сентября 1949г.: совершил полет прототип Fairey Gannet (VR546) - первый самолет с силовой установкой в виде спарки двигателей, приводивших во вращение соосные воздушные винты.
Первый опытный Gannet поступил на авиабазу ВМС Форд, а 19 июня 1950 года - передан для испытаний на авианосец "Илластриес", став первым турбовинтовым самолетом, совершившим посадку и взлет с палубы авианосца.

Air Enthusiast 2003-09 / T.Buttler - Anti-submarine insurance

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: VR546   [3]

The prototype Gannet, VR546, which scooped the shipborne anti-submarine requirement.

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Регистрационный номерRegistry number: VR546   [3]

VR546 after an aerodynamic mock up of the rear cockpit was added on its rear fuselage and the retractable 'dustbin' radar scanner had been moved aft to provide room for the new crew member.

Aeroplane Monthly 1984-04 / D.Middleton - Peter Twiss /Test Pilot Profile/ (9)

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: WN339

Twiss landing the first production Gannet AS.1, WN339, at Northolt on June 9, 1953, after its initial flight.

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Регистрационный номерRegistry number: WN391

The large area of flaps and unsynchronised undercarriage retraction are evident in this take-off view of production Gannet AS.I WN391.

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The third prototype was the first Gannet to have a rear cockpit, although a smaller transparency was used on the production aircraft. Note the feathered inner prop.

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Weapons bay open and radome extended, the second prototype posing for the camera over a Royal Navy submarine. Of note are the wing fences briefly tested on the prototypes.

Мировая Авиация 158

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: WE488   [2]

Самолеты БПА аэродромного базирования не могли покрыть весь Мировой океан, поэтому в ряде стран разработали самолеты ПЛО корабельного базирования - они применялись в удаленных районах океана и для прикрытия своих отрядов боевых кораблей и конвоев. Британские авианосцы получили Fairey Gannet.

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Регистрационный номерRegistry number: XA435

Gannet AS.4 XA435 of 814 Squadron flying off HMS 'Eagle'. Note the rocket-rails under the wings.

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Регистрационный номерRegistry number: WN348

WN348 wore the standard colours of production anti-submarine Gannets, consisting of extra dark sea grey upper- and sky lower-surfaces.

Aeroplane Monthly 1982-11

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: WN354

The photo, taken by Charles E. Brown in the mid-1950s, depicts the Fairey Gannet AS.1 WN354 in company with the Fairey Swordfish NF389, one of the last airworthy examples at that time, over the Needles, Isle of Wight.

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Another planes on the photo: Fairey Swordfish - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1934

Мировая Авиация 164

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: WN369

Этот Gannet AS.Mk 1 из первой производственной партии, он принадлежит 812-й эскадрилье, в 1956 году приписанной к авианосцу "Игл".

Aeroplane Monthly 1996-05 / M.Rowe - Cameras in the sky

Fairey Gannet AS.I of 820 Sqn up from RNAS Eglinton, Northern Ireland, in February 1957. The squadron joined HMS Bulwark that June, but was disbanded in December of the same year.
Flight photographer L.W. "Mac" McLaren regarded this as one of his best shots. Mac twice flew in aircraft which caught fire in the air, and was involved in five crashes!

Air Pictorial 1956-09

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: WN347

Air Pictorial 1957-10 / J.Stevens - S.B.A.C. 1957

Royal Navy "anchor" formation provided by three flights of four Gannets, each from Nos. 737, 796 and 825 F.A.A. Squadrons.

Air Pictorial 1956-05

No other Anti-submarine Aircraft is so compact, efficient and economical as the Gannet. It combines in a single aircraft the ability to search and strike with the most formidable modern weapons, has twin engine reliability and is equally suitable for ship or shore based operations. Gannets are in squadron service NOW with the Royal Navy and Royal Australian Navy.

Air Pictorial 1955-10 / J.Stevens - Farnborough 1955

One of the Royal Navy's Fairey Gannet A.S. Mk.ls surrounded by an interesting selection of sonobuoys, practice bombs, flares and rockets.

Air Pictorial 1956-09 / J.Stevens - Farnborough 1956

There is little difference between the Fairey Gannet Mk. 3 and the Mk. 4 shown here.

Air Pictorial 1977-02 / A.Carlaw - Gannet's Nest

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: XA466   [3], XG888   [3]

H.Q. Flight's COD.4, XA466/"777", the last airworthy Mk.4 Gannet and only aircraft to carry No. 849's badge on the fin. Next: T.5 XG888/"770" with old-style roundels.

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Регистрационный номерRegistry number: XA510

XA510, here in March 1955, was the first production Gannet T.2.

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Регистрационный номерRegistry number: WN365   [5]

Although its role is revealed by the yellow trainer band around the rear fuselage, the only external clues that this is a Gannet T.2 are the periscope above the second cockpit and the lack of a radome. WN365 was the prototype of the version.

Air Pictorial 1955-12 / B.Robertson - British military serials - their origin and history (2)

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: WN365   [5]

A new air-to-air study of the Fairey Gannet T.Mk.2 trainer - WN365.

Aeroplane Monthly 1979-02

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: XG888   [3]

Fairey Gannet T Mk 5 XG888 of 849 Headquarters Flight, Lossiemouth, photographed By Air Portraits on October 9, 1978.

Aeroplane Monthly 1979-02

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Регистрационный номерRegistry number: XA425

Aeroplane Monthly 1986-01 / 1986 UK Aircraft Collections and Museums Guide

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: XG883   [4]

Fairey Gannet T.5 XG883.

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Регистрационный номерRegistry number: XG883   [4]

While the Gannet trainers retained the large weapons hay of the anti-submarine versions, they did not carry operational equipment. XG883 was a T.5.

Air Pictorial 1957-08

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: XG883   [4]

The Fairey Gannet T. Mk. 5 is externally similar to the T. Mk. 2 but is powered by a more powerful engine, probably the Armstrong Siddeley Double Mamba ASMD 8, which is rated at 3,600 s.h.p. plus 710-lb. thrust.

Aeroplane Monthly 1978-06 / News Spotlight

Fairey Gannets of “B” Flight, No 849 Naval Air Squadron, FAA, fly past in salute to their association with Morayshire in April, prior to the final embarkation of four aircraft aboard HMS Ark Royal.

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Another planes on the photo: Fairey Gannet AEW - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1958

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From above the unusual spacing of the cockpits for the pilot, observer (navigator) and radio/radar operator are visible.

Air Pictorial 1955-10 / J.Stevens - Farnborough 1955

Standard production dual-control trainer version of the Fairey Gannet for the Royal Navy. Note new mod. in the mirror above the cockpit. It allows instructor in rear seat a clear view ahead for landing

Aeroplane Monthly 1979-02

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: XA466   [3]

Carried On-board Delivery Fairey Gannet XA466 of Headquarters Flight, 849 Squadron, Fleet Air Arm, photographed by AIR PORTRAITS at 7,000ft north-west of Lossiemouth on October 9 last year.

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Регистрационный номерRegistry number: XG786

Gannet COD.4 XG786 landing at a shore base in the early 1970s. The aircraft carries baggage pods on the pylons under the wings.

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Регистрационный номерRegistry number: XA460

No.831 Squadron was the only unit to fly Mk.6s in the electronic warfare training role. XA460 was one of around eight upgraded for the role.

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Регистрационный номерRegistry number: WN346

A large proportion of the early testing of ASMD.8 version of the Double Mamba was carried out at Bitteswell using Gannet AS.1 WN346.

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Регистрационный номерRegistry number: XA326

XA326 wearing the codes of 817 Squadron, RAN. Only the kangaroo centres to the roundels distinguish the aircraft from FAA Gannets.

Air Pictorial 1957-12

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: UA+99   [3]

GERMAN GANNET. Fairey Gannet T.Mk.5 trainer, serialled UA99, is the first of the batch on order for the German Navy; the rest will be delivered during next year. The T.5 is a three-seater powered by an Armstrong Siddeley Double Mamba turboprop engine of 3,600 s.h.p., plus 710-lb. thrust. It is externally similar to the T.Mk.2, and like all training Gannets lacks the "dustbin" radar usually fitted under the fuselage of the anti-submarine marks.

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Регистрационный номерRegistry number: UA+99   [3]

Первый из 15 Gannet AS.Mk 4, поставленных ВМС ФРГ. Створки бомбоотсека открыты, передний винт зафлюгирован.
The sole West German Gannet T.5, UA+99. Note the instructor’s periscope.

Мировая Авиация 164

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: UA+99   [3]

ВМС ФРГ приобрели 16 самолетов Gannet, на фотографии - T.Mk 5, поставленный заказчику первым. В 1958 году поставки были завершены.

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Регистрационный номерRegistry number: UA+108   [2], UA+109

Six of the West German Navy’s 16 Gannets are visible in this formation.

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Регистрационный номерRegistry number: UA+101

The first West German Navy AS.4. Note rocket rails and rearward-facing ‘back-seater’.

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Регистрационный номерRegistry number: AS-15

Indonesian AS.4 AS-15. Reference to the table on page 52 will show that there were two airframes with the identity!

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Two Indonesian Gannets form the backdrop to this staged photo marking the start of the delivery flight from Hurn.

АвиаМастер 2000-04 / Г.Минский - Королевский пеликан. Палубный противолодочный самолет Фэйри "Гэнит" /Монография/

Один из западногерманских (индонезийских ???) "Гэнитов" AS.4.

АвиаМастер 2003-03 / М.Жирохов, А.Котлобовский - Небесные войны Индонезии /Горячая точка/ (2)

Одна из первых реактивных машин индонезийских ВВС - "Гэннет".

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Регистрационный номерRegistry number: AS-16, AS-17, LA-17

T.5 LA-17 is flanked by AS.4s AS-16 and -17. All three were used by Fairey to train Indonesian pilots at White Waltham and were not delivered.

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The elaborate wing-fold mechanism of the Gannet allowed the aircraft to fit inside the Royal Navy's aircraft carriers. The diamond emblem on the nose reveals the footholds for the pilot to climb into the aircraft.

АвиаМастер 2000-04 / Г.Минский - Королевский пеликан. Палубный противолодочный самолет Фэйри "Гэнит" /Монография/

"Гэнит" со сложенными крыльями выглядит весьма своеобразно.

АвиаМастер 2000-04 / Г.Минский - Королевский пеликан. Палубный противолодочный самолет Фэйри "Гэнит" /Монография/

Немецкие моряки возле "Гэнита". Хорошо виден механизм складывания крыла и пусковые установки реактивных снарядов.

Мировая Авиация 164

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: XA454

AS.Mk 4(COD) обычно имел экипаж из двух человек, в задней кабине находился пассажир. К каждому авианосцу был приписан один такой самолет. В 1961 году первым стал "Арк Ройял".

Aeroplane Monthly 1990-02 / G.Webb - FAA portfolio

830 Sqn Wyverns, with Gannets in the background, aboard HMS Eagle in the mid-1950s.

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Another planes on the photo: Westland Wyvern - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1946

Мировая Авиация 197

Самолеты Skyraider AEW.Mk 1, Gannet и Sea Hawk на палубе британского авианосца "Арк Ройял". Самолеты ДРЛО Gannet AEW.Mk 3 заменили в этой роли Skyraider.

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Another planes on the photo: Douglas AD-3W - СШАUSA - 1949Hawker Sea Hawk - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1947

Air Enthusiast 1998-03 / J.Smith - Wrath of a Mystical Monster

An 813 Squadron Wyvern, on take-off from HSm ‘Eagle’ in 1957, Gannet ready to go behind. The Wyvern coded ‘276’ with fin-code ‘J’ (denoting ‘Eagle’) with the unit’s white spinner

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Another planes on the photo: Westland Wyvern - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1946

Aeroplane Monthly 1988-07 / 1988 UK Aircraft Collections and Museums Guide

An overall view of the Dumfries and Galloway Aviation Museum, based in the old control tower of what used to be Dumfries Airfield. From left to right: Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star FT-36; 22,000lb bomb; Dassault Mystere 318, North American F-100 Super Sabre 54-2163, Fairey Gannet, Varsity nose section and Bristol Sycamore.

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Another planes on the photo: Bristol Sycamore / Type 171 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1947Dassault Mystere / MD-452 - ФранцияFrance - 1951Lockheed T-33A - СШАUSA - 1948North American F-100 Super Sabre - СШАUSA - 1953Vickers Varsity - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1949

Air Pictorial 1957-06 / J.Stevens - Methods and Materials /The Birth of an Aeroplane/

The patented Fairey envelope jigging is 3 way of ensuring complete aerodynamic accuracy and similarity. The jig (left) is a contour plate pierced with clearance holes for both drilling and riveting. The Gannet bomb door assembled. but not as yet riveted, in the jig (right). The clamps along the top and bottom of the panel help to hold the parts secure for drilling and riveting.