Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm Museum, Yoevilton | |
After an extensive redevelopment the Museum was reopened by the Prince of Wales in 2009 - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |
Supermarine Walrus amphibious search and rescue aircraft (left) and Westland/Sikorsky Dragonfly helicopter (right) - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |
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 | |
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 | |
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 | |
Supermarine Attacker (above) was one of the few tail-wheeled jet fighters with its rival, the Hawker Seahawk (right) - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |
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 | |
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 | |
Among the many other exhibits are a North Korean MIG 15 (above) and a Chance Vaught F4U Corsair (right) - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |