A trip to the Fleet Air Arm museum at Yeovil

[Jellicoe]

Always worth a stop on the way down to Cornwall, a bonus that it is also enjoyed by Jellicoe minor too - she really enjoyed the section on the Wrens as her great grandmother was one

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The workshop picture is the beginning of their restoration of a Barracuda but more accurately a reconstruction using as many original bits as they can find!

Folded wings are a bit of a bummer when it comes to photos so the pictures I took of the Avenger and Hellcat don't really show much so not included.

[sstevens06]

Very nice Jellicoe - thank you for sharing.

[spence]

Nice...thanks

[LeeChard]

Nice pics, not a lot of people visiting.

[dr.hal]

Yes thanks for sharing. To bad there were no Swordfish! If you liked that display, try the Naval Air Museum at Pensacola.

[Jellicoe]

It was very quiet as a Wednesday afternoon before most of the schools broke up so plenty of time to view exhibits and have a go at trying to shoot down an Me110 with a machine gun on a Swordfish (v. Popular with Jellicoe minor)

There was a Swordfish there but not brilliantly placed to take photos of as in a sort of raised flying position, part of their exhibit focusing on Esmonde and the Channel Dash

There is also a nice section on British Pacific fleet carrier experiences and a whole section of artwork done by BPF veterans. They also have turned one hanger into a mock up of the flight deck of the Ark Royal circa 1978 with screens at each end showing a Buccaneer landing and then at the front with the Phantom a Phantom take off. As a result quite low lit so not brilliant exposure on the photos of the Vampire, Attacker, Vixen, Scimitar and Sea Hawk. after that you go on a a tour of the island and key areas all as would have been in 78.

[dr.hal]

Ahhh, ok, I thought it odd there was "no" Swordfish... A UK Naval Air museum without a Swordfish is like toast without butter, just not right!

[Herrbear]

Thank you for sharing.