Barracuda rising from the wreckage
On the 27th October 2011, The Fleet Air Arm Museum at Yeovilton announced that after many years it is preparing for the restoration of a Fairey Barracuda torpedo bomber. The […]
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In Memoriam Derrick Edwards, Fleet Air Arm pilot
I heard today the sad news that former Fleet Air Arm pilot Derrick Edwards had died late last year. Derrick had flown a number of Fleet Air Arm types during […]
Plus ca change…
The Fleet Air Arm has been destined to repeat scenarios imposed upon it by others, several times. Before the First World War the nascent naval air service was absorbed into […]
Welcome to Naval Air History
Naval Air History is a blog about marine and maritime aviation through the ages as explored by journalist Matt Willis. Naval aviation has always presented unique problems which have been […]
