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XT 778 a Westland Wasp HAS 1 greets arrivals at the Fleet Air Arm Museum Yeovilton
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The Jabberwock N2071 Sopwith Baby
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BAE Harrier GR9A ZD433
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BAE Harrier GR9A ZD433 at ground level
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WEstland Lynx HAS.3 GMS XZ720. With a Sea Skua anti-shipping missile slung underneath
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Fairey Delta 2 - this was an experimental aircraft. On 10/3/1956 it set a new AirSpeed Record of 1132mph piloted by the legendary Peter Twiss
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Aerospatiale/BAC Concorde 002. Along with the French 001 this was a development version. It is crammed full of analytical electronic equipment. More of that will follow. It is not generally know that it is 2 feet shorter than the production versions.
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Aerospatiale/BAC Concorde 002. The view from the tail towards the flight deck
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Aerospatiale/BAC Concorde 002 - Being a test bed it had no seats so for display purposes this has been fitted showing seats and eating possibilities
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Aerospatiale/BAC Concorde 002 - Just a very small selection of the electronic equipment on board
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Aerospatiale/BAC Concorde 002. General view od the cockpit area.
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Aerospatiale/BAC Concorde 002 - Closer view of the controls. Do those joysticks remind you of the handlebars of a Raleigh Chopper bike.
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G-BYXS a Grob G-115E Tutor
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Short Type S27 - used for reconnaissance in WW1
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Sea Harrier FRS1 - carrying American Sidewinder missiles
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Hawker Harrier FRS1 armed with Sidewinder missiles
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Hawker P1128 an early version of the Harrier
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Hawker P1127 an early version of the Harrier
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Fairey Delta 2 - 10th March 1956 Peter Twiss piloted onee to a new Air Speed recod of 1132mph
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Handley Page HP115 XP841 - Handley Page HP115. Built to Spec - RE.197D at Radlett in 1960 as part of the Concorde development programme. Used for research into delta wing shapes at slow speed. 17/08/1961 - first flew at RAE Bedford 1965
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Sopwith Baby float plane
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Supermarine Walrus Seaplane
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Short S27
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Westland Dragonfly - on 31st January 1953 12 Dragonflys responded to the urgent calls for help in East Anglia and the Netherlands. They flew 7 hours each and rescued 840+ people. Thus was born the Royal Navy helicopter Search and Rescue Service .
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Royal Navy Air Service Armoured Car, by Lanchester
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Westland Lynx XZ699
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Westland Wessex HU 5 - a battlefield support helicopter lately used for search and rescue
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Westland Sea King Mk5 - XV633 - search and rescue - you can have a good look round BUT not in the cockpit.
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Westland Sea King cockpit - XV633
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Westland Sea King XV633 some more search equipment
