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g in contents move to sidebar hide top 1 exhibits toggle exhibits subsection 1 1 hall 1 1 2 hall 2 1 3 hall 3 1 4 hall 4 1 5 other displays 1 6 reserve collection 1 7 engines on display 2 other activities toggle other activities subsection 2 1 restoration 2 2 archives 2 3 visitor facilities 3 see also 4 references toggle references subsection 4 1 notes 4 2 bibliography 5 external links toggle the table of contents royal navy museum naval aviation 3 languages deutsch norsk bokmål polski edit links article talk english read edit view history tools tools move to sidebar hide actions read edit view history general what links here related changes upload file permanent link page information cite this page get shortened url switch to legacy parser print export download as pdf printable version in other projects wikimedia commons wikidata item appearance move to sidebar hide coordinates 51 00 54 n 2 38 12 w 51 0150 n 2 6368 w 51 0150 2 6368 from wikipedia the free encyclopedia redirected from fleet air arm museum museum for british naval aviation history for the australian museum see fleet air arm museum australia royal navy museum naval aviation location within somerset established may 1964 1964 05 location rnas yeovilton somerset england coordinates 51 00 54 n 2 38 12 w 51 0150 n 2 6368 w 51 0150 2 6368 type aviation museum visitors 80 338 2025 1 website www royalnavymuseums org uk visit us fleet air arm museum the royal navy museum naval aviation formerly known as the fleet air arm museum of the nmrn is devoted to the history of british naval aviation it has an extensive collection of military and civilian aircraft aero engines models of aircraft and royal navy ships especially aircraft carriers and paintings and drawings related to naval aviation it is located on rnas yeovilton airfield and the museum has viewing areas where visitors can watch military aircraft especially helicopters take off and land at the entrance to the museum are anchors from hms ark royal and hms eagle fleet carriers which served the royal navy until the 1970s it is located 7 miles 11 km north of yeovil and 40 miles 64 km south of bristol exhibits edit as of summer 2023 the museum has two temporary exhibitions flight of the red dragon about king charles s time within the fleet air arm 2 and a falklands exhibition which brings together five aircraft which served during the 1982 falklands war 3 these are type identity markings notes westland wessex has 3 xp142 hms antrim crest hall 1 falklands exhibition humphrey shrapnel damage to aircraft westland wessex hu 5 xt765 j hall 1 falklands exhibition westland sea king has 6 xv663 771 sar 18 rescue raf rescue hall 1 falklands exhibition previously used by 825 nas banana split paint scheme bae sea harrier frs 1 xz493 001 n hall 4 falklands exhibition westland lynx has 3 gms xz720 hms gloucester 410 hall 4 falklands exhibition paint scheme from the 1991 gulf war the museum s main display is divided into four areas hall 1 edit hall 1 undergoing refurbishment during 2008 this hall contains a display about the development of naval aviation from the early days of airships and fabric covered wooden biplanes to modern jet aircraft and helicopters including the front section of the fuselage of short 184 8359 built locally by westland aircraft in yeovil and flown at the battle of jutland in 1916 before being put on display at the imperial war museum where it was damaged during the second world war when the museum was hit by a bomb it is displayed in an unrestored condition currently 2023 contains the following aircraft type identity markings notes short s 27 nil replica an aircraft similar to this was used to make the first takeoff from a moving ship in 1912 short 184 8359 nil fuselage only museum piece bombed during ww2 sopwith baby n2078 the jabberwock as flown by sub lt hyams composite of 8214 8215 supermarine walrus l2301 nil one of the aircraft flown by the irish air corps before being bought back by the fleet air arm after the war for use as a training aircraft westland dragonfly hr 5 vx595 nil westland wessex has 3 xp142 hms antrim crest falklands exhibition humphrey shrapnel damage to aircraft westland wessex hu 5 xt765 j falklands exhibition westland sea king has 6 xv663 771 sar 18 rescue raf rescue falklands exhibition previously used by 825 nas left side in royal navy markings and the right side in yellow royal air force rescue scheme hall 2 edit mainly devoted to the second world war with a side room containing a kamikaze exhibit which contains a yokosuka mxy 7 ohka ii bapc 58 models of japanese aircraft and final letters from kamikaze pilots two aircraft from the korean war are also displayed by the entrance to hall 3 there is a collection of models of british aircraft carriers illustrating the history of aircraft carrier design the aircraft on display include type identity markings notes de havilland sea vampire i lz551 g p prototype no 3 de havilland sea vampire t 22 xa127 nil pod only fairey fulmar n1854 nil two seat fighter this is the fulmar prototype the only surviving example out of the 800 built 4 fairey swordfish ii hs618 wears p4139 nil previously used by 834 nas now represents p4139 a swordfish mk 1 of 813 nas focke achgelis fa 330 nil north american harvard iii ex976 nil american trainer grumman hellcat ke209 american single seat fighter hawker sea fury fb 11 wj231 115 o used by 802 810 nas painted as flown by lt d t mckeown of 802 nas hms ocean grumman avenger ecm 6b xb446 d day markings american torpedo bomber reconnaissance grumman martlet i al246 nil vought corsair kd431 431 s this has had subsequent repaints removed to expose the original 1944 finish 5 yokosuka mxy 7 ohka ii bapc 58 nil japanese kamikaze aircraft designed to be carried to its target by a converted medium bomber mikoyan gurevich mig 15 nil soviet jet fighter westland dragonfly hr 5 wn493 nil hall 3 edit simulation of the flight deck of hms ark royal improved for 2023 instead of a traditional museum hall the whole hall has been converted into a mock up of the fleet carrier hms ark royal as it would have appeared in the 1970s with the inclusion of historical aircraft such as the supermarine seafire the entrance to this hall is through a converted vibrating wessex helicopter from hall 2 a large screen shows historical carrier based information there is also a series of rooms simulating the carrier s island with projections and a simulated lift ride to the top of the mock carrier 6 the aircraft include type identity markings notes british aerospace sea harrier fa 2 xz499 003 blackburn buccaneer s 1 xn957 630 lm de havilland sea vixen faw 2 xs590 131 e mcdonnell douglas phantom fg 1 xt596 nil sopwith pup n6452 nil replica supermarine attacker f 1 wa473 102 j supermarine seafire f 17 sx137 nil naval version of the supermarine spitfire westland wessex hu 5 xt482 z m 19 gilbert westland wessex hu 5 xt769 nil entrance to hall 3 westland wyvern tf 1 vr137 nil bare metal hall 4 edit hall 4 showing concorde 002 bristol scout bac 221 and hawker hunter t8m the aircraft on display type identity markings notes bac 221 wg774 nil also built as part of the concorde programme to explore the high speed characteristics of the ogival delta wing bac concorde g bsst british aircraft corporation aerospatiale france the second concorde to fly and the first british built example it was flown to yeovilton in march 1976 and opened to the public in july of that year it has been on display ever since 7 bae harrier gr 9a zd433 45a naval strike wing afghanistan war markings bae sea harrier frs 1 xz493 001 n falklands exhibition bristol scout d n5419 nil reproduction displayed without any of the fabric covering originally powered with a vintage le rhone 9c rotary when flown in the usa hawker siddeley p 1127 xp980 nil built as part of the development process that led to the kestrel hawker siddeley harrier and sea harrier westland sea king hc 4 za298 y 8 westland lynx has 3 gms xz720 hms gloucester 410 falklands exhibition paint scheme from the 1991 gulf war other displays edit in addition to the four main exhibition halls there are a number of smaller displays these include barracuda live the big rebuild showing the active restoration of fairey barracuda dp872 9 battle of taranto the fleet air arm s most celebrated exploit in world war ii the display includes a fairey swordfish which can also be seen from the link between halls 1 and 2 merlin experience which explains modern anti submarine techniques operation skua a reconstruction of the recovery of blackburn skua l2940 pioneers to professionals women of the royal navy 10 saved 100 years of search and rescue featuring three helicopters and a new soft play area 11 welcome gallery 12 reserve collection edit the museum s collection includes a number of aircraft which are currently being restored and are not on display although public access is allowed at least once a year these are housed in cobham hall a climate controlled building across the road from the museum aircraft include beech t 34c 1 turbo mentor 0729 13 bell uh 1h iroquois ae 422 13 bell sioux ah 1 xt176 13 bensen b 8m g azaz 13 blackburn na 39 xk488 13 de havilland sea venom faw 21 ww138 de havilland sea vixen faw 1 xj481 13 de havilland tiger moth t 2 xl717 13 de havilland sea vampire t 22 xa129 13 douglas skyraider aew 1 wv106 13 douglas skyraider aew 1 wt121 13 fairey albacore n4389 13 fairey barracuda ii dp872 fairey barracuda ii ls931 fairey firefly tt 4 vh127 13 fairey firefly tt 1 z2033 fairey flycatcher replica s1287 13 fairey gannet aew 3 xl503 13 fairey gannet cod 4 xa466 gloster meteor t 7 ws103 13 gloster meteor tt 20 wm292 13 handley page hp 115 xp980 built to explore the performance of low a delta wings at low speeds hawker p 1052 vx272 13 hawker hunter t 8m xl580 hawker sea hawk fga 6 xe340 13 hawker sea hawk fga 6 wv856 hawker siddeley buccaneer s 2b xv333 hawker siddeley harrier t 8n zb604 13 hiller hte 1 xb480 13 hunting jet provost t 3a xn462 13 northrop chukar xw994 13 northrop shelduck xs574 13 percival sea prince t1 wp313 13 saro p 531 xn332 13 saro p 531 xn334 13 sopwith camel replica b6401 13 sopwith triplane replica n5459 13 super eagle hang glider g bgwz 13 supermarine 510 vv106 13 supermarine scimitar f 1 xd317 112 r westland gazelle ht 2 xw864 13 westland lynx has 3 xz699 westland sea king has 5 xz574 westland wasp has 1 xs527 13 westland wasp has 1 xt427 westland wasp has 1 xt778 13 westland wessex hu 5 xs508 westland whirlwind har 1 xa864 13 westland whirlwind har 3 xg574 13 westland whirlwind has 7 xg594 westland whirlwind has 7 xl853 13 engines on display edit clerget 9b rotary engine on display the museum possesses a number of aero engines located throughout the halls alvis leonides armstrong siddeley cheetah bristol centaurus bristol mercury bristol siddeley bs 100 clerget 9b bristol siddeley pegasus de havilland gipsy major de havilland gipsy queen rolls royce avon rolls royce nene rolls royce merlin rolls royce snecma olympus 593 sunbeam gurkha wright r 1820 cyclone other activities edit restoration edit the museum also carries out various restoration projects the last project was a corsair kd 431 which in the summer of 2006 was unveiled as it would have appeared in 1944 in 2023 the projects underway are for a fairey barracuda and a gloster sea gladiator visitors can see into but not enter the restoration workshop between hall 3 and hall 4 archives edit the fleet air arm museum is the home to an archive of material related to naval aviation visitor facilities edit children s playground at the fleet air arm museum the museum s shop has the most extensive selection of naval merchandise in the area including various themed books and documentaries such as sailor there is an outside adventure playground for children in the museum s grounds and two cafés see also edit naval aviation museums australia fleet air arm museum australia australian museum of naval aviation nowra new south wales canada shearwater aviation museum canadian naval aviation museum sheerwater nova scotia germany aeronauticum german naval aviation museum nordholz india naval aviation museum india indian naval aviation museum goa india usa national naval aviation museum united states museum of naval aviation naval air station pensacola florida usa patuxent river naval air museum united states museum of naval aviation rdt e naval air station patuxent river lexington park maryland british military aviation museums army flying museum imperial war museum imperial war museum duxford and imperial war museum north reme museum royal air force museum cosford and royal air force museum london other list of aviation museums list of museums in somerset references edit notes edit visitor numbers 2025 alva association of leading visitor attractions retrieved 22 march 2026 flight of the red drago nmrn retrieved 12 august 2023 40th anniversary falklands conflict exhibition nmrn retrieved 12 august 2023 mason francis k the british bomber since 1914 london putnam aeronautical books 1994 isbn 0 85177 861 5 corsair kd 431 a ground breaking project fleet air arm museum archived from the original on 26 february 2008 retrieved 31 december 2008 new aircraft carrier experience airfield at sea nmrn retrieved 12 august 2023 concorde 002 nmrn retrieved 12 august 2023 sea king za298 faam archived from the original on 21 october 2017 retrieved 3 august 2016 barracuda live the big rebuild nmrn retrieved 12 august 2023 pioneers to professionals women of the royal navy nmrn retrieved 12 august 2023 saved 100 years of search and rescue nmrn retrieved 12 august 2023 welcome gallery nmrn retrieved 12 august 2023 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 ellis 2014 p 210 211 bibliography edit ellis k 2014 wrecks relics 24th edition manchester uk crecy publishing isbn 978 085979 1779 external links edit wikimedia commons has 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