Fleet Air Arm Museum
The Fleet Air Arm Museum is devoted to the history of British naval aviation. It has an extensive collection of military and civilian aircraft, aero engines, models of aircraft and Royal Navy ships, and paintings and drawings related to naval aviation.Photo: Rodw, Public domain.
- Type: Museum
- Description: naval aviation museum in England, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “FAA Museum”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of St Peter and Lindinis.
Church of St Peter
Church
Photo: Martin Bodman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Church of St Peter at Podimore in the parish of Yeovilton, Somerset, England, dates from the early 14th century and has been designated as a Grade I listed building. Church of St Peter is situated 3,900 feet northwest of Fleet Air Arm Museum.
Lindinis
Archaeological site
Photo: Steve Barnes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lindinis or Lendiniae was a small town in the Roman province of Britannia. Today it is known as Ilchester, located in the English county of Somerset in the United Kingdom. Lindinis is situated 2 miles southwest of Fleet Air Arm Museum.
Church of All Saints, West Camel
Church
Photo: David Hawgood, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Church of All Saints in West Camel, Somerset, England, dates from the late 14th century and has been designated as a Grade I listed building. There had been a previous wooden church on the site since 995 until around 1100 when it was replaced by a small stone Norman church, which was added to over subsequent centuries. Church of All Saints, West Camel is situated 1½ miles east of Fleet Air Arm Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ilchester and Marston Magna.
Ilchester
Village
Photo: Chris Heaton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ilchester is a village and civil parish, situated on the River Yeo or Ivel, five miles north of Yeovil, in the English county of Somerset. Originally a Roman town, and later a market town, Ilchester has a rich medieval history and was a notable settlement in the county; around the 12th and 13th centuries it was effectively the county town. Ilchester is situated 2 miles southwest of Fleet Air Arm Museum.
Marston Magna
Village
Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Marston Magna is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated 5 miles north of Yeovil. The village has a population of 523. Marston Magna is situated 2½ miles southeast of Fleet Air Arm Museum.
Mudford
Village
Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Mudford is a village and parish in Somerset, England, situated 3 miles from Yeovil in the South Somerset district on the River Yeo. The village has a population of 696. Mudford is situated 3 miles southeast of Fleet Air Arm Museum.
Fleet Air Arm Museum
- Categories: aviation museum, history museum, naval museum, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Yeovilton, South Somerset, Somerset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.01492° or 51° 0′ 54″ northLongitude
-2.63657° or 2° 38′ 12″ westOpen location code
9C3V2977+X9OpenStreetMap ID
way 120801384OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q5458381
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Polish—“Fleet Air Arm Museum” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “艦隊航空兵博物館”
- German: “Fleet Air Arm Museum”
- Japanese: “イギリス海軍航空博物館”
- Japanese: “イギリス海軍航空隊博物館”
- Japanese: “イギリス艦隊航空隊博物館”
- Japanese: “フリートエア博物館”
- Japanese: “フリート航空博物館”
- Japanese: “航空艦隊博物館”
- Japanese: “艦隊航空隊博物館”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Marinens luftfartsmuseum”
- Norwegian: “Marinens luftfartsmuseum”
- Polish: “Fleet Air Arm Museum”
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