Fairey Gannet XG882 was delivered to former RAF Errol Airfield Abandoned | AeroScale

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A fantastic diorama of the Fairey Gannet, the first-ever turbojet with twin contra-rotating propellers. Fairey Gannet XG882 was delivered to the former RAF Errol airfield but was in the end just left to decay, a sad case of bureaucracy at it's worst.

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There’s a Fairey-Gannet on display at the Pima Air & Space Museum here in Tucson, AZ.

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This is an older picture, but the plane was restored and in much better condition than this.

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is the derelict aircraft still there at ex-RAF Errol?

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Apparently so. Its on google maps, just look for the airfield and its on the west side near a big hanger/barn.

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Thunder & Lightnings - Fairey Gannet - Survivor XG882 (composite with XA463 and XG889).

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Fantastic!
Now I’m looking even more for the new tooled Airfix Fairy-Gannet.

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thanks for the info mate.

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