List of surviving Folland Gnats

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Folland Gnat

The Folland Gnat was a single-seat jet fighter and training aircraft that served with the British, Finnish, Indian and Yugoslav air forces. The HAL Ajeet, or Gnat 2, is also included.

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Australia

Stored or under restoration

Bangladesh

Stored or under restoration
On display

Finland

Folland Gnat Mk.1 (GN-101) in Airforce Museum of Central Finland Folland Gnat Mk.1 (GN-101) K-SIM 01.jpg
Folland Gnat Mk.1 (GN-101) in Airforce Museum of Central Finland
stored or under restoration

India

Airworthy (2008)
On display
A Gnat F1 preserved at the Indian Air Force Museum , Palam , New Delhi IAF Gnat IE1059.jpg
A Gnat F1 preserved at the Indian Air Force Museum , Palam , New Delhi
Stored or under restoration

Gnat f1 at la martiniere college, lucknow

Trissivaperoor Kerala

New Zealand

Under restoration

Pakistan

Gnat F1 IE1083 PAF gallery.jpg
Gnat F1 IE1083

Serbia

Gnat F.1 at the Belgrade Aviation Museum Folland Gnat YU.jpg
Gnat F.1 at the Belgrade Aviation Museum
On display

United Kingdom

The three Gnats of The Heritage Aircraft Trust display at the 2014 RAF Waddington International Airshow Gnat Display Team - RAF Waddington. 05-7-2014 (14395232007).jpg
The three Gnats of The Heritage Aircraft Trust display at the 2014 RAF Waddington International Airshow
Airworthy
On display
Gnat F1 at Midland Air Museum Folland Gnat (6256920123).jpg
Gnat F1 at Midland Air Museum
Stored or under restoration

United States

Folland Gnat T.1 'XR572/N572XR' in the markings of the RAF Red Arrows at the Jeffco open house in June 2006 Gnatjeffco2006.JPG
Folland Gnat T.1 'XR572/N572XR' in the markings of the RAF Red Arrows at the Jeffco open house in June 2006
Airworthy
On display
Stored or under restoration

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