XL-472 Gannet
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XL-472 Gannet
Image: © Chris Field Taken: 25 Jul 2004
A Fairey Gannet from the early 60's. Designed for anti-submarine warfare, hence the huge RADAR housing under the fuselage. The plane also featured counter-rotating props (the front set seems to have been removed)
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Image Location
Latitude
53.563344
Longitude
-0.858408