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213:. It entered service with the RN in 1951 but, owing to its World War II vintage, would be considered obsolete by the late 50s. As a consequence, the Royal Navy issued its directive AEW.154 to begin planning for a replacement for the Skyraider. The aircraft considered most suitable for this were seen as those already under development for the Navy's GR.17/45 Specification for a new anti-submarine aircraft, of which the front runners were the
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version. Such were the extensive modifications required that, in
December 1954, it was suggested that the AEW version be renamed as the Fairey Albatross, as it was to all intents and purposes a completely different aircraft from its ASW predecessor. As it was, by the time the Gannet AEW was entering service, the ASW version was in the process of being replaced, avoiding any potential confusion.
501:. The datalink would transmit the information received through the Gannet's onboard systems to the operations room on the aircraft carrier (or whichever ship was charged with directing the Gannet's operations), which would then act accordingly to any threat presented. However, the Gannet had no onboard computer or
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arrangement, as well as the wingspan being increased to 60 ft (18.3m). The rotodome was designed to be moveable on its installation, able to tip backwards to allow the radar beam to operate clear of interference from the Gannet's propellers, negating the need to replace the Double Mamba with a
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and had significant limitations to its capability, in terms of its performance at low level over water (such that it had difficulty differentiating between sea clutter and actual targets), and short-range. As a consequence, there were attempts to develop an updated AEW system for use on Royal Navy
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had over the course of its time operating the aircraft a total of four operational flights plus the HQ flight. The HQ flight was stationed at three Fleet Air Arm air stations over the period of Gannet operation, while the majority of the operational flights were assigned to more than one aircraft
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under the fuselage of an ordinary Gannet AS.1, with the associated electronics and space for two operators inside. However, the size of the radome meant that the existing airframe was too close to the ground to accommodate the radar, and so a significant modification to the fuselage was required.
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fixed-wing aircraft, limited the types of aircraft it could potentially carry in the AEW mission. Despite the Sea King's limitations in operating altitude and endurance, it remained the only feasible option from its introduction, in spite of efforts to design a platform more suitable – one such
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This involved removing the observer's cockpits and creating a new cabin within the fuselage; this was accessed via a pair of hatches next to the trailing edge of the wing, which also meant that the exhausts had to be moved from this position to the leading edge; increasing the total area of the
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The Gannet had a three-person crew, consisting of the pilot, located in the cockpit at the front of the aircraft, and a pair of observers in the cabin in the fuselage, accessible via a hatch next to the trailing edge of the wing. The aircraft had a typical endurance of 5–6 hours and a maximum
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to compensate for the instability caused by the radome; and extending the length of the undercarriage to increase the clearance for the radome, which consequently increased the aircraft's overall height by 3 ft (1 m), and gave the aircraft a more level stance than the anti-submarine
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Each flight operated four AEW aircraft with a Gannet COD.4 for ship-to-shore communications. These flights were regularly deployed from the large aircraft carriers then in service with the Royal Navy. Additionally, it was intended that the Gannet would initially be deployed from the planned
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incapable of operating conventional fixed-wing aircraft, lacked an embedded AEW platform that could be used as part of the carrier task group. This lack of organic AEW capability following the withdrawal of the Gannet was seen as misguided, particularly following the experience of the
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The Royal Navy developed its airborne early warning tactics in the
Skyraider, and then evolved them with the increased capabilities of the Gannet, which had observers trained to interpret the information coming in from the onboard radar. They could use it to control the
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The majority of Royal Navy
Gannets were scrapped following withdrawal. The drawdown of the Gannet force in the late 1960s and early 1970s however led to a significant amount of electronic equipment being removed from the Gannet airframes for installation in
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that led to the new carriers and their AEW aircraft being cancelled, and the phased withdrawal of fixed wing aviation in the Royal Navy. 849C Flight was disbanded in 1966 following the reduction of the carrier fleet to four ships with the withdrawal of
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was formed as the Trials Unit for the new Gannet. This unit put the aircraft through an intensive test programme to make it ready for operation service, a process that lasted until
January 1960, at which point the unit was renamed as 'A' Flight of
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to take over the provision of
Airborne Early Warning for the UK Air Defence Region. As an interim solution until a purpose-built system could be procured, the radar and electronic systems from redundant Gannets were fitted to similarly redundant
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meant that there was no longer a platform available in the Royal Navy to operate the Gannet, and hence 849 Naval Air
Squadron was disbanded in December 1978, leaving the Royal Navy without embedded airborne early warning.
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advanced STOVL aircraft as an AEW platform, with a straight form wing and podded radar system. However, this proposal would have had a span of more than 60 ft, which was deemed the upper limit for operation aboard
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aircraft carriers. Neither the new aircraft carriers nor the new AEW aircraft were proceeded with, and the Gannet AEW.3 remained in service until the last aircraft carrier that could operate it was retired in 1978.
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411:. To accommodate a new installation of the size of the rotodome, together with its position right at the rear of the aircraft, the intention was to rebuild the rear fuselage with the single
998:, which allowed the RAF to undertake its own AEW operations. In addition, a handful continued flying operations in the hands of civilian operators into the 1980s – one was used by
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for propeller development purposes. In addition, a further AEW3 was used as a private display aircraft at airshows until the late 1980s. As of 2012, one aircraft (XL500
690:; the Shackleton was a maritime patrol aircraft then in the process of being replaced. However, this still meant that the Royal Navy, then in the process of introducing
761:, a new AEW system was sought – initially a number of proposals were raised, as it was unclear what type of ship the new carrier would be. Once it was confirmed that
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class. The work to convert the first aircraft for this role, from the project being proposed, to a pair of aircraft being deployed as part of the air group aboard
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would be a STOVL type ship, it was clear that either a new helicopter based system, or a system based around a STOVL fixed-wing aircraft, such as the
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771:, would be required. It was eventually decided that a new, palletised system named "Crowsnest" would be operated from the Royal Navy's existing
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aircraft carrier, until the entry into service of a purpose-built AEW aircraft. However, in the mid-1960s the
British government brought in a
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The AEW.7 version would have seen the ventral radome containing the AN/APS-20 radar removed and replaced with a dorsal rotating dome or '
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The
Falklands War showed a need for AEW as part of the air group, leading to the Westland Sea King being modified to undertake the role
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The phased withdrawal of the Gannet AEW, as part of the draw-down of fixed-wing aviation in the Fleet Air Arm, led to a need for the
184:, and was intended as an interim solution until the planned introduction of a new, purpose built AEW platform for use on the planned
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in 1978 – a Gannet of 849B Flight was the last aircraft to be recovered by the ship on
Saturday 18 November 1978. The withdrawal of
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following that ship's major refit and recommissioning in 1970. The Gannet continued in service until the final decommissioning of
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221:. In this competition, it was the Fairey Aviation aircraft that proved the winner, eventually entering service as the Gannet.
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of aircraft carriers. As a consequence, it was intended to undertake as little in the way of modification as possible – the
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carrier over the course of the Fleet Air Arm's use of the aircraft, with five RN carriers operating Gannet AEW flights.
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equipment (unlike the contemporary E-2B Hawkeye), which meant that the observers had to interpret the raw radar signal.
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In the late 1950s, the Royal Navy operated the piston-engined
Douglas A-1 Skyraider from its aircraft carriers in the
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In 2021, the first AgustaWestland Merlins to be fitted for the AEW mission were deployed aboard a Royal Navy carrier
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to intercept incoming strike aircraft, or alternatively direct its own aircraft to strike and attack a target.
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on 20 August 1958. The production aircraft were ordered as specification AEW.154P in three separate batches:
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Gannet AEW.3; ventral radome, level stance, no engine exhaust at wing trailing edge, squared off tailfin
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Aircraft Carriers: A History of Carrier Aviation and Its Influence on World Events Volume II 1946–2005
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Gannet T.2; three cockpits, nose high stance, exhausts next to wing trailing edge, rounded off tailfin
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altitude of 25,000 ft (7,600 m). The Gannet tended to cruise on just one engine of the
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was decommissioned). The final operational Gannets were operated by 'B' Flight aboard
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in November, and the first production aircraft delivered in December. By August 1959,
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947:– sole operational squadron; provided flights of 3–4 aircraft to carrier air groups
872:; the prototype and first two production aircraft were then transported by road to
648:. Subsequent carrier withdrawals led to the disbanding of 'A' Flight in 1970 (when
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303:. 849A Flight was then declared operational and was embarked for the first time in
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310:. A total of 44 Gannets were ordered for the Royal Navy to replace the Skyraider.
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aircraft, with a radome similar to that of the Sea King mounted on the tail ramp
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in the United States for propeller vibration trials, while another was used by
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A minimum change version of the existing AEW.3 with updated radar and systems.
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1490:"The Grumman (Eastern) TBM-3W2 "Guppy" Avenger in the Royal Canadian Navy"
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class, combined with it being capable of operating only helicopters and
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The final AEW.3 built was delivered to the Royal Navy on 6 June 1963.
388:, was an updated Gannet – in this, BAC proposed two separate schemes:
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3 ordered 17 February 1961; first aircraft flown on 19 February 1963.
847:, radar and electronic systems and twin tail assembly; never produced
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Proposed update with new dorsal rotodome similar to that used on the
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However, due to the quality of the equipment, the Gannet had limited
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role. However, the Skyraider was a design that originated during the
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for their first flight. The remainder of the aircraft first flew at
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powerplant; alternating between the two engines every half an hour.
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engine assembly. In the end, this proposal was not proceeded with.
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carriers. One of these, which came from the set of proposals from
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The Admiralty and AEW: Royal Navy Airborne Early Warning Projects
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9 ordered 7 November 1959; first aircraft flown on 19 July 1961.
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180:. It was introduced to service in 1959 to replace the obsolete
1598:. Season 1. Episode 11. 6 October 2012. Discovery Channel UK.
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for her major, three-year reconstruction to accommodate the
1882:"New surveillance system for Royal Navy aircraft carriers"
258:
No. 849 Squadron Gannet AEW.3 showing wing folding system.
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849 Naval Air Squadron flying Gannet COD.4 aircraft from
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All 44 Gannet AEW.3s were built at the Fairey factory at
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coupled turboprop engine, 3,875 shp (2,890 kW)
2008:
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31 ordered 25 February 1956; first aircraft flown from
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undertook a private study into the use of the proposed
640:(which did not take place) and the decommissioning of
315:
Standard and Airborne Early Warning versions compared
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Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era
718:on her deployment to the Falklands, took 11 weeks.
676:
1933:. Aeroplane Monthly. 10 April 2012. Archived from
1859:"New Scientist", 12 August 1982, 95(1318), p. 428.
1623:"Royal Navy Aircraft Carriers Part 3 1950 – 2000"
1469:(2661). Iliffe & Sons: 343–344. 11 March 1960
486:capability, built as it was around the AN/APS-20
247:The large size of the Gannet's radome can be seen
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799:One of the proposals for an AEW platform in the
1700:
274:radar from the Skyraider would be mounted in a
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707:radar system for use in the AEW role from the
2193:
1968:"UK Military Aircraft Serial Allocations: XL"
1913:
1911:
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1907:
1905:
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1790:HMS Ark Royal 1976–1978 – the Last Commission
1569:United Kingdom Aerospace and Weapons Projects
1487:
754:To coincide with the introduction of the new
2116:Fleet Air Arm Fixed-Wing Aircraft since 1946
1620:
1641:
703:helicopter was modified to incorporate the
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2113:
1931:"Prince of Wales's Gannet to fly in Wales"
1917:
1900:
1763:Commissioning book HMS Ark Royal 1970–1973
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860:A section of four Gannets during the 1961
1962:
1960:
1958:
1956:
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1952:
1539:"AN/APX – Airborne Identification Radars"
1244:700 mi (1,100 km, 610 nmi)
1238:250 mph (400 km/h, 220 kn)
833:Standard AEW version, developed from the
379:radar was initially developed during the
192:
2499:Aircraft with contra-rotating propellers
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2014:
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775:helicopters, to be operational by 2019.
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443:A Gannet of 849B Flight recovers aboard
366:
253:
196:
2029:"The Incomplete Guide to Airfoil Usage"
1656:. The Spyflight Website. Archived from
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1519:
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176:(AEW) role on aircraft carriers of the
27:British airborne early warning aircraft
14:
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2094:
2055:
1949:
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1608:
1510:
1408:"AN/APR to AN/APS – Equipment Listing"
1405:
1393:
1215:Armstrong Siddeley ASMD.4 Double Mamba
516:The sole operational Gannet squadron,
427:
2181:
2078:Aircraft of the Royal Navy since 1945
2075:
2020:
1769:. HMS Ark Royal. 1973. pp. 60–64
1525:
1422:
1341:List of aircraft of the Fleet Air Arm
1067:Dumfries and Galloway Aviation Museum
953:
2026:
1543:AN/APT to AN/APY – Equipment Listing
1516:
692:a new type of small aircraft carrier
172:aircraft intended to be used in the
2207:
2060:. Tyne and Wear: Blue Envoy Press.
1992:. Newark Air Museum. Archived from
1857:Instant Airborne Radar Heads South.
1174:16 ft 10 in (5.13 m)
1168:54 ft 4 in (16.56 m)
837:; entered service in 1960, 44 built
24:
1828:"RAF airborne early warning plans"
1682:. Aeroplane Naval Aircraft Archive
1571:. skomer.u-net.com. Archived from
1399:
1223:8-bladed contra-rotating propeller
652:was withdrawn for conversion to a
461:A Gannet of 849D Flight overflies
403:', similar to that used on the US
25:
2535:
2166:
2139:British Naval Aircraft Since 1912
1990:"Newark Air Museum Aircraft List"
1796:. HMS Ark Royal. 1978. p. 63
1621:Walton, Alex (30 December 1999).
1141:British Naval Aircraft since 1912
1124:
803:class was to use the V-22 Osprey
2173:Hunter Flying Ltd – Gannet XL500
2099:. Washington DC: Potomac Books.
1888:. HM Government. 3 February 2014
1680:"Fleet air Arm Gannet squadrons"
919:
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677:Subsequent AEW in the Royal Navy
528:A Gannet on the catapult of HMS
494:set, connected to the AN/ART-28
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1701:Richard Beedall (18 May 2011).
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1602:
1587:
1557:
1207:25,000 lb (11,340 kg)
1180:490 sq ft (46 m)
656:) and 'D' Flight in 1972 (when
371:Drawing of proposed Gannet AEW7
1709:. Navy Matters. Archived from
1565:"Radar and Electronic Warfare"
1531:
1481:
1457:"Gannet AEW.3s join the Fleet"
1449:
1406:Andrea, Parsch (4 June 2007).
1353:
1046:Five aircraft are on display:
13:
1:
1373:
1256:25,000 ft (7,600 m)
851:
407:, carrying a newly developed
2524:Aircraft first flown in 1958
2080:. Cornwall: Maritime Books.
1970:. UK Serials Resource Centre
1707:CVA-01 Queen Elizabeth class
1378:
912:
362:
7:
2519:Inverted gull-wing aircraft
1488:Pettipas, Leo (June 2008).
1295:
1133:Fairey Gannet AEW.3 drawing
1118:Pima Air & Space Museum
1014:), which was once flown by
983:Pima Air & Space Museum
824:
266:intended to be used on the
10:
2540:
1034:Flugausstellung Hermeskeil
490:search radar and AN/APX-7
2442:
2216:
1545:. Designation systems.net
646:McDonnell Douglas Phantom
264:new, purpose built system
48:
39:
34:
2114:Sturtivant, Ray (2004).
1596:Classic British Aircraft
1437:. Thunder and Lightnings
1410:. DesignationSystems.Net
1346:
49:Gannets lined up on the
2162:29 August 1958 page 315
2137:Thetford, Owen (1978).
2095:Polmar, Norman (2007).
2033:m-selig.ae.illinois.edu
1435:"Fairey Gannet History"
1319:Douglas AD-4W Skyraider
1147:General characteristics
1056:Gatwick Aviation Museum
968:Gatwick Aviation Museum
941:– intensive trials unit
939:700G Naval Air Squadron
415:being substituted by a
296:700G Naval Air Squadron
235:AN/APS-20 Radar Scanner
90:Fairey Aviation Company
2509:Carrier-based aircraft
2424:Ultra-light Helicopter
2056:Gibson, Chris (2011).
1703:"AEW and COD aircraft"
1329:Hawker Siddeley P.139B
1282:interrogator-responder
1162:44 ft (13 m)
1134:
1031:, is displayed at the
986:
970:
945:849 Naval Air Squadron
878:White Waltham Airfield
865:
835:anti-submarine version
627:series of defence cuts
533:
372:
301:849 Naval Air Squadron
268:planned new generation
259:
202:
193:Design and development
174:airborne early warning
170:anti-submarine warfare
66:Airborne early warning
2458:Avions Fairey Belfair
2076:Hobbs, David (1987).
1132:
976:
961:
859:
527:
370:
257:
200:
2453:Avions Fairey Junior
2299:Long-range Monoplane
1832:Flight International
1654:"Fairey Gannet AEW3"
1116:is displayed at the
1089:Fleet Air Arm Museum
1078:Yorkshire Air Museum
981:is displayed at the
636:for conversion to a
330:ASW and AEW variants
165:is a variant of the
2384:Firefly (monoplane)
2217:Chronological order
2118:. Tunbridge Wells:
1996:on 28 December 2013
1886:Ministry of Defence
1301:Related development
899:on 2 December 1958.
862:Farnborough Airshow
845:Grumman E-2 Hawkeye
484:command and control
428:Operational history
405:Grumman E-2 Hawkeye
281:vertical stabiliser
215:Blackburn B-54/B-88
163:Fairey Gannet AEW.3
2141:. London: Putnam.
1920:, pp. 324–337
1629:on 11 October 2012
1594:"Reconnaissance".
1575:on 7 February 2012
1324:Grumman E-1 Tracer
1135:
987:
971:
954:Surviving aircraft
880:. One prototype (
866:
730:attempt came when
534:
467:in the early 1970s
409:FMICW radar system
373:
260:
203:
120:Primary user
2486:
2485:
2148:978-0-37030-021-4
2129:978-0-85130-283-6
2106:978-1-57488-663-4
2087:978-0-90777-106-7
2027:Lednicer, David.
1100:Newark Air Museum
1058:, Surrey, England
1000:Hamilton Standard
701:Westland Sea King
602:(1960–1962); HMS
591:(1962–1967); HMS
587:(1960–1962); HMS
532:in September 1978
477:combat air patrol
182:Douglas Skyraider
159:
158:
115:15 December 1978
18:Fairey Gannet AEW
16:(Redirected from
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1394:Gibson 2011
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1374:References
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1178:Wing area:
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585:Victorious
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503:processing
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1379:Citations
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1296:See also
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1262:Avionics
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650:Hermes
623:CVA-01
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589:Hermes
577:Hermes
488:S-Band
276:radome
186:CVA-01
2334:TSR.1
1794:(PDF)
1767:(PDF)
1737:Eagle
1347:Notes
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