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Fairey Gannet ASI
Gannet ASI anti-submarine aircraft of the RAN
The Gannet was the first aircraft to fly with a double airscrew turbine unit, giving it the advantages of a twin-engine in a single engine configuration.
The RAN's Gannet aircraft were used both in anti-submarine and search roles.
Operating from HMAS Melbourne, they were eventually replaced by Grumman Tracker aircraft, but units remained in the RAN until 1969.
Manufacturer: Fairey Aviation, UK
Type: carrier-borne anti-submarine aircraft
Delivered: 36 aircraft, 1955-58
Crew: three
Engine: one 1,950 eshp Armstrong Siddeley Double Mamba 100 turboprop or one 3,035 eshp Armstrong Siddeley Double Mamba 101 turboprop
Speed: 299 mph
Range: 662 miles
Armament: 2 x torpedoes in bomb bay, 16 x 60 lb rocket projectiles under wings
Withdrawn: 1955-69
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