• Aircraft:

  Fairey Gannet AS.4

• Reg: UA-106 photos
• Serial #:

  F9391

• Airline: Germany - Navy
• Photo Date: Jun 28, 2013
• Uploaded: Feb 18, 2024
• Berlin Gatow (Closed) - EDUG, Germany

On display at the Luftwaffenmuseum. The peculiar shaped Gannet had cranked wings and tail finlets, hardly looking aerodynamic but it served well in the RN carrier search and strike role. The aircraft was powered by an Armstrong Siddeley Double Mamba 101 engine with complicated gearing that drove contra-rotating four-bladed Rotol propellers. Double-folding wings in a ‘Z’ shape were another interesting feature. The launching hook can be seen under the leading edge. This Kriegsmarine ASW Gannet was UA+110 ex-RN XG849, one of 15 AS.4s and one T.5 flown by Marinefliegergeschwader 3 (MFG-3) at Nordholz from 1958-66.

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