Fairey Gannet (finished finally)

[kitnut617]

Nice.  I must build Gannet

I wonder was the real thing ever used in a Strike role?

Initially, it was a spec' requirement.  There's an article in a recent Air-Britain Aeromilitaria magazine about the Gannet prototypes and early production aircraft and photos of them show they had little blanking-off plates covering the zero-length pylons attaching points which IIRC the Mk.1's should have too.

[sequoiaranger]

Though the Gannet is not anywhere close to being my favorite aircraft, it DOES have a propeller on it (2) and yours looks cool.

[TallEng]

I wonder was the real thing ever used in a Strike role?
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Initially, it was a spec' requirement.  There's an article in a recent Air-Britain Aeromilitaria magazine about the Gannet prototypes and early production aircraft and photos of them show they had little blanking-off plates covering the zero-length pylons attaching points which IIRC the Mk.1's should have too.
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I have seen pictures of  Gannets on board a Carrier with the RP's fitted (in an old SAM magazine I think). 4 a side as i recall, unlike mine but they were unfortunately all that the spares box had!

Thanks for the kind words ,
I'm off now to see what's in the stash (something simple I hope)
Regards
Keith

[NARSES2]

I like that, I can just see it operating over the Radfan