Fairey Gannet - Survivor XL450

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AEW.3 XL450 - Luftwaffenmuseum, Hermeskeil, Germany

Gannet AEW.3 XL450 at Hermeskeil, 20th October 2016; Richard E Flagg

Gannet AEW.3 XL450 at Hermeskeil, 1st August 2007; Coen Steenbeeke

XL450 appears to be in excellent condition and is supposedly at Hermeskeil for maintenance, having moved from Mönchengladbach for this purpose. However the aircraft was at Hermeskeil on display for some time and has not returned to it's previous location. It has been repainted some years ago and the canopy has, for some reason, been replaced by a custom-made item of the wrong shape, with flat sides and only a slight curve on top instead of the large bubble canopy normally seen.

Otherwise the airframe still seems to be in good shape today.

Information on this page current as of 02/08/2021, last updated by Jake

Find other photos of XL450 on the following sites:

Air-Britain - Airliners.net - Airplane-Pictures.net - flickr.com - WorldAirPics.com - JetPhotos.net - PlanePictures.net

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Ian Saxon from Currently - Saarbrucken

Posted at 10:07pm on Friday, April 8th, 2016

Whilst working out in Germany I visted Hermeskeil on 8th April 2016. The aircraft would appear to have remained static since arriving. HOWEVER, it did appear to be in good condition, well maintained. I only took a few images as it was aesthetically repulsive ( as mentioned above). My main thought was "how did it ever take off with such strange looking proportion and unwieldy looking designation. The cockpit looked a right ordeal to get into. I imagined it to be the equivalent of embarking and operating... read more »read more »

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