Reserve Collection Open Day

Situated across the road from the Fleet Air Arm Museum at RNAS Yeovilton, Cobham Hall houses the Museum’s reserve collection.

The reserve collection includes over thirty historic aircraft, including one of the largest collections of Westland Helicopters.

Among the new additions to the reserve collection is the Sea King helicopter which HRH The Duke of York piloted during the Falklands War in 1982.

Sea King XZ574 was built by Westland Helicopters in Yeovil and first entered service with the Royal Navy on 6th October 1976. The aircraft was finally retired from service on 7th October 2004 having flown 9,168 hours and then held in reserve until it was decided that it could no longer be returned to active service.

AgustaWestland, have fully supported the restoration project by completing a re-spray of the aircraft, restoring it to its original 1982 colour scheme.

It is planned to display the aircraft within the Fleet Air Arm Museum next year when this icon of Naval Aviation History will add to the Museum’s new exhibition celebrating one hundred years of naval aviation.

If you haven’t seen the Museum’s extensive reserve collection, don’t miss this rare opportunity. Cobham Hall will be open from 10.00am - 4.00pm on Thursday Oct 23rd.

Venue

Fleet Air Arm Museum, Somerset

Dates

23 Oct 2008

Tickets Information

Road Directions

The museum is located on the B3151 just off the A303 and A37. It is accessible from the M5 motorway, junction 25 at Taunton.

Yeovilton is situated some seven miles north of Yeovil, forty miles south of Bristol, thirty miles north of Weymouth and thrity miles south east of Weston-Super -Mare.

 Facilities

Provider Preferences

• Of historic, literary or architectural interest

Accessibility

• Accessible to Wheelchair Users

Parking & Transport

• Car parking

Establishment Features

• Cater for groups