The Fairey Gannet is certainly one of the most distinctive aircraft ever to serve with the Fleet Air Arm.
As capable as it was unique, it was the only post-war military contract awarded to the famous Fairey Aviation Company.
Arguably the most unconventional Fairey-designed aircraft to enter production, the Gannet was developed in response to a 1945 requirement from the Royal Navy, which required an advanced, carrier-based, turboprop-powered anti-submarine fighter that was robust enough to withstand the harsh conditions at sea.
The Gannet was intended as a response to the recent expansion of the Soviet submarine fleet at the start of the Cold War.
It was equipped with the most modern electronic detection equipment, and if an enemy submarine was spotted, it could be marked, tracked and, if necessary, attacked with bombs, depth charges, rockets and air-launched acoustic torpedoes.
Plastic model kit
unbuilt / unpainted
paint and glue not included
As capable as it was unique, it was the only post-war military contract awarded to the famous Fairey Aviation Company.
Arguably the most unconventional Fairey-designed aircraft to enter production, the Gannet was developed in response to a 1945 requirement from the Royal Navy, which required an advanced, carrier-based, turboprop-powered anti-submarine fighter that was robust enough to withstand the harsh conditions at sea.
The Gannet was intended as a response to the recent expansion of the Soviet submarine fleet at the start of the Cold War.
It was equipped with the most modern electronic detection equipment, and if an enemy submarine was spotted, it could be marked, tracked and, if necessary, attacked with bombs, depth charges, rockets and air-launched acoustic torpedoes.
Plastic model kit
- with photo-etched parts
unbuilt / unpainted
paint and glue not included
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