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Fleet Air Arm Museum
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| Location | RNAS Yeovilton, Somerset, England
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| Website | Fleet Air Arm Museum |
The Fleet Air Arm Museum is located 7 miles north of Yeovil, and 40 miles south of Bristol, on RNAS Yeovilton.
The museum has a variety of exhibits including World War I and II, The Falklands conflict, a mock up of the aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal as it would have appeared in the 1970's with various planes on the deck and a simulated helicopter ride, as well as various exhibits on specific planes that have played a role in the Fleet Air Arm's history.
There is also the 'Leading Edge' hall containing the second Concorde prototype and other important milestones in the British aerospace industry since WWII.
The museum also carries out various restoration projects, they are currently working on Corsair KD 431.
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