WONZ 280 - Wings Over Britain: The Fleet Air Arm Museum
Aug 19, 2023 22:50:50 GMT 12
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Post by Dave Homewood on Aug 19, 2023 22:50:50 GMT 12
The Wings Over New Zealand Show Episode 280 is now online.
In WONZ 280 - 'Wings Over Britain: The Fleet Air Arm Museum' Dave Homewood visits The Fleet Air Arm Museum, part of the National Museum of the Royal Navy, at Yeovilton in Somerset. There he got a guided tour of the main halls and the conservation area by principle conservator Dave Morris.
This museum reflects the long history of naval flying in Britain, from the earliest days of biplanes on floats in World War One, to the fighters and bombers of WWII, and the jets and helicopters through to the modern era.
Two particularly interesting WWII fighters discussed are the Corsair IV, KD431, and the Grumman G-36 Martlet I, AL246. Both have been conserved in such a way that postwar paint coats have been removed to reveal the original wartime paint schemes beneath. The current restoration of the Fairey Barracuda is discussed, among other topics from air sea rescue to the first jet to operate from a carrier.
cambridgeairforce.org.nz/WONZShow/2023/08/wonz-280-wings-over-britain-the-fleet-air-arm-museum/
Images: Kieran Lear
In WONZ 280 - 'Wings Over Britain: The Fleet Air Arm Museum' Dave Homewood visits The Fleet Air Arm Museum, part of the National Museum of the Royal Navy, at Yeovilton in Somerset. There he got a guided tour of the main halls and the conservation area by principle conservator Dave Morris.
This museum reflects the long history of naval flying in Britain, from the earliest days of biplanes on floats in World War One, to the fighters and bombers of WWII, and the jets and helicopters through to the modern era.
Two particularly interesting WWII fighters discussed are the Corsair IV, KD431, and the Grumman G-36 Martlet I, AL246. Both have been conserved in such a way that postwar paint coats have been removed to reveal the original wartime paint schemes beneath. The current restoration of the Fairey Barracuda is discussed, among other topics from air sea rescue to the first jet to operate from a carrier.
cambridgeairforce.org.nz/WONZShow/2023/08/wonz-280-wings-over-britain-the-fleet-air-arm-museum/
Images: Kieran Lear
