Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm Museum,
Yoevilton |
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After an extensive
redevelopment the Museum was reopened by the Prince of Wales in 2009 -
PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow |
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Supermarine Walrus
amphibious search and rescue aircraft (left) and Westland/Sikorsky
Dragonfly helicopter (right) - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow |
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Record breakers -
the Fairey Delta 2 (above), piloted by former FAA pilot, Lt Commander
Peter Twiss, pushed the world speed record to 1,132 mph in 1956.
Concorde 002, the second prototype (right) - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow |
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Royal Navy Sea
Harrier (above) and an RN Hawker Hunter T7 (right) which was
often seen around RNAS Lossiemouth (HMS FULMAR) in the 1960s - PHOTOs Malcolm
McCrow |
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Westland Wyvern
(above) was one of two types of turboprop carrier borne aircraft used by
the Fleet Air Arm. The other was the more familiar Fairey Gannet
(right) - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow |
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Supermarine
Attacker (above) was one of the few tail-wheeled jet fighters with
its rival, the Hawker Seahawk (right) - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow |
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The Blackburn
Buccaneer (above) and McDonnell Douglas Phantom (right) both
went on to serve with the Royal Air Force when the last of the conventional
British aircraft carriers were retired - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow |
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After visiting the
mock-up flight deck you enter the island where mock-ups include the
operations room, the bridge and junior ratings' accommodation etc -
PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow |
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Among the many
other exhibits are a North Korean MIG 15 (above) and a Chance Vaught
F4U Corsair (right) - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow |
England -
heritage trail |