Fleet Air Arm Museum, Yeovilton

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nuuumannn
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Fleet Air Arm Museum, Yeovilton

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A visit to the FAAM in 2018.

Bristol Scout reproduction by the Late Leo Opdyke.

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Sea Harrier FRS.1 XZ493.

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Harrier GR.9 ZD433, BAC.221 (nee Fairey Delta 2) WG774 and P.1127 XP980.

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HP.115 XP841

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Blackburn Baby built from parts from two Nash collection aircraft.

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Supermarine Walrus I L2301.

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Fairey Fulmar II N1854.

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Grumman Martlet I AL246.

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The Blackburn Skua remains diorama.

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Corsair IV KD431.

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Seafire F.XVII SX137.

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Sea Vampire F.1 LZ551/G.

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Sea Fury FB.11 WJ231.

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Sea Venom FAW.21 WW138.

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Attacker F.1 WA473.

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Yeovilton Gate Guard Sea Harrier FA.2 ZD578.

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more images here:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/147661871 ... 839/page1/

Thanks for looking.

FarnboroJohn
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Some quite dramatic displays and interesting aeroplanes. That Martlet needs a repaint!!!

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The Martlet absolutely doesnt as they spent ages taking it back to its original WW2 paint like the Corsair! :D

I love the FAAM, they rotate things regularly and have some superb machines - Hendon and IWM could learn from them- great pics thanks for sharing

TT

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TEXANTOMCAT wrote:
Thu 30 Dec 2021, 11:43 am
The Martlet absolutely doesnt as they spent ages taking it back to its original WW2 paint like the Corsair! :D

I love the FAAM, they rotate things regularly and have some superb machines - Hendon and IWM could learn from them- great pics thanks for sharing

TT
Blimey. The Extra Dark Sea Grey looks all right but that underside blue is reminiscent of Spitfires in "Battle of Britain" and what on earth has happened to the Dark Slate Grey???

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More about the Martlet conservation and paint scheme here

https://navalairhistory.com/2014/12/19/ ... t-seabird/

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Fargo Boyle wrote:
Fri 31 Dec 2021, 1:40 am
More about the Martlet conservation and paint scheme here

https://navalairhistory.com/2014/12/19/ ... t-seabird/
Having read the link above, I was reminded that I read somewhere that a G-36A was the only foreign made aeroplane that shot down a Luftwaffe aircraft in the Battle of Britain.

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Re: Fleet Air Arm Museum, Yeovilton

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One thing I've noticed about the Martlet is that the fuselage roundels and fin flash appear to be off-white.

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Compare the white with that on the Fulmar.

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Is it the lighting or is the white not quite white?

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Re: Fleet Air Arm Museum, Yeovilton

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Hi Grant,

I'd say it is the auto-white balance on your camera not getting the situation quite right.

You can correct the white balance on photoshop

Andy

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Andyph wrote:
Sat 01 Jan 2022, 12:25 am
Hi Grant,

I'd say it is the auto-white balance on your camera not getting the situation quite right.

You can correct the white balance on photoshop

Andy
Probably right, Andy. I need to get a new camera, it's old hat now, although to be fair I had limited time at FAAM so went merrily around snapping away rather than adjusting the lighting to suit each situation. That's evident in the Carrier Exhibition shots.

I use Lightroom for editing, don't know how to use PS :D

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Hi Grant,

nothing wrong with the shots.

dont use Lightroom but should be a simple correction - should be something like colour correction or white balance correction.

will just be a function you have not used yet!

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Andyph wrote:
Sat 01 Jan 2022, 2:55 am
Hi Grant,

nothing wrong with the shots.

dont use Lightroom but should be a simple correction - should be something like colour correction or white balance correction.

will just be a function you have not used yet!
I've used it, the white balance settings are colour and tone sliders in Lightroom. I suspect it was the setting on my camera at the time I took the picture. I did have limited time; that day we drove from Salisbury where we had spent the night, to Yeovilton, then to Farnborough to the FAST museum, so we had an hour or so in each place. Was in the Cobham Hall, too.

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