According to the aviation historian H. A. Taylor, the origins of what would become the Gannet can be traced back to 1935, when the Fairey Aviatio…

The Fairey Gannet is a carrier-borne turboprop-powered aircraft. It was typically operated by a crew of three, a pilot and two aerial observers. The pilot was seated directly above the aircraft's Double Mamba engine and behind the gearbox and contr…

During April 1954, deliveries of the Gannet AS.1 formally commenced. On 17 January 1955, the 826 NAS became the RN's first operational Gannet squadron, which promptly embarked on the modernised aircraft carrier HMS Eagle. During its initia…

On display:
• Gannet AS.1 XA334, Camden Museum of Aviation, New South Wales
• Gannet AS.1 XA331, Queensland Air Museum, Caloundra, Queensland. …

Data from British Naval Aircraft since 1912
General characteristics
• Crew: 3
• Length: 43 ft 0 in (13.11 m)
• Wingspan: 54 ft 4 in (16.56 m)…

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