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unusual facts about Gannet



121 Squadron, Republic of Singapore Air Force

With this move, the squadron's mascot was changed from the Gannet to the Brahminy Kite, which is also reflected as the current centerpiece of the squadron's crest.

Bawley Point, New South Wales

The Bawley Point Iron Man is a popular annual event which takes place in early January at Gannet Beach, local to Bawley Point.

Church of St Bartholomew, Yeovilton

Within the Fleet Air Arm Memorial Chapel modern stained glass has been installed with the badges of RNAS stations Gannet, Osprey, Heron, Seahawk and Deadalus.

City of Derry Airport

In 1943 the airfield became a Fleet Air Arm base called RNAS Eglinton HMS Gannet and was home to the No. 1847 Fleet Air Arm Squadron which provided convoy air cover as part of the Second Battle of the Atlantic.

Fraser Darling effect

Since Fraser Darling's initial observation, the phenomenon has also been observed in Brewer's Blackbirds, European Herring Gulls, Black-headed Gulls, and gannets; however, other studies conducted since have not been able to confirm it in other various species of gulls.

Gloster Gannet

The Gloster Gannet was a single-seat single-engined light aircraft built by the Gloucestershire Aircraft Company Limited of Cheltenham, United Kingdom, to compete in the 1923 Lympne Trials.

Hastings, New Zealand

Hastings' specialist attractions include: Hawke's Bay's largest amusement park, a water park called 'Splash Planet', which replaced 'Fantasyland' near the turn of the millennium, Cape Kidnappers (the world's largest mainland gannet colony), Te Mata Peak, and access to an abundance of nature reserves and mountain treks.

MV Craigantlet

The lighthouse keeper raised the alarm, and Craigantlet's crew was rescued via airlift by a Sea King from 819 Squadron based at the stone frigate HMS Gannet at Glasgow Prestwick International Airport.

The Private Life of the Gannets

The Private Life of the Gannets is a 1934 British short documentary film, directed by Julian Huxley, about a colony of Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus) on the small rocky island of Grassholm, off the coast of Wales.


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