Fairey Gannet Profile Artwork

I always thought the Gannet was somewhat hideous. As I researched and prepared these profiles, I became quite attached to it and I now see it as quite handsome. I suppose this is one of the pitfalls of the job, the Stockholm Syndrome, where you start to positively identify with your captor!

Fairey Gannet AS1 XG789/841 841 flew from HMAS Melbourne and now lives at Australian National Aviation Museum, Moorabbin. A frameable print is available at the shop.
Fairey Gannet AS1 XG826/817 XG826 flew from HMAS Melbourne, Australia’s last aircraft carrier, until the late 1960s when they were replaced by Grumman Trackers. A frameable print is available at the shop.
Fairey Gannet T.2 XA517/876 The RAN Gannet trainers appear to have worn two different colour schemes. This one, overall silver with yellow fuselage and wing trainer bands, appears to be the most common. A frameable print is available at the shop.
Fairey Gannet T.2 XG888 This is the other trainer scheme used. This is how XG888 appears at the Fleet Air Arm Museum, Nowra. I haven’t seen any pics of this scheme in RAN service and I wonder if this is a UK scheme that was retained after transfer from the Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm. Any ideas? A frameable print is available at the shop.