Fleet Air Arm Museum

The Fleet Air Arm Museum is devoted to the history of British naval aviation.

It is located on RNAS Yeovilton airfield, and the museum has viewing areas where visitors can watch military aircraft (especially helicopters) take off and land.

As of summer 2023 the museum has two temporary exhibitions: Flight of the Red Dragon, about King Charles's time within the Fleet Air Arm[1] and a Falklands Exhibition which brings together five aircraft which served during the 1982 Falklands War,[2] these are: The museum's main display is divided into four areas: This hall contains a display about the development of naval aviation from the early days of airships and fabric-covered wooden biplanes to modern jet aircraft and helicopters, including the front section of the fuselage of Short 184 8359, built locally by Westland Aircraft in Yeovil and flown at the Battle of Jutland in 1916 before being put on display at the Imperial War Museum, where it was damaged during the Second World War when the museum was hit by a bomb.

The Fleet Air Arm Museum is the home to an archive of material related to naval aviation.

The museum's shop has the most extensive selection of naval merchandise in the area, including various themed books and documentaries such as Sailor.

Hall 1 undergoing refurbishment during 2008
Simulation of the flight deck of HMS Ark Royal
Clerget 9B rotary engine on display
Children's playground at the Fleet Air Arm Museum