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Fleet Air Arm Record Breakers & Medal Winners Quiz

The has achieved many technological firsts and broken many records in a century of Naval Aviation. The bravery of Fleet Air Arm aircrews has won them many medals, including four Victoria Crosses.

Complete this trail to find out about the record breakers and Victoria Crosses on display in the Museum.

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RECORD BREAKER

Early aircra made by the Short brothers were great record breakers.

In June 1910, the S38, an aircra very similar to the S27 on display, achieved the record for the highest flight. It flew at 1180 feet: not very high by today’s standards but breath-taking then.

The S27 was the first aeroplane to fly from a moving ship and it won an endurance record in 1912 when it flew 4 hours non-stop.

RECORD BREAKER This was the first type of aircra to land on a moving ship. Tragically, its record breaking pilot crashed and died the third me he aempted this dangerous manoeuvre.

Name the aircra: ______SOPWITH PUP___

Name the pilot:

______EDWIN DUNNING____

RECORD BREAKER - FACT FILE

The Lynx helicopter holds the official helicopter world speed record.

The record breaking flight of 249.1MpH (400.8 KpH) took place not far from this Museum, in 1986. Only recently have other helicopters begun to challenge this outstanding achievement.

MEDAL WINNER Look for the display near the Short 184

This WW1 fearless fighter pilot won his when he single-handedly destroyed a German Zeppelin returning from The Victoria Cross its mission to bomb English cies. He died 10 days later when the wing of his aircra collapsed and he fell to his death.

Complete the pilot’s surname:

WarnEFORD

He was also awarded France’s highest honour for bravery. Name this medal:

MEDAL WINNER Look for the medal case at the tail end of the Wessex helicopter.

Squadron Commander Bell Davies was award- ed the Victoria Cross for the first combat search and rescue by an aircra. He rescued a fellow pilot whilst under fire and carried him to safety in his one seater-plane.

Find Bell Davies’s medals. Draw another of the medals he was awarded:

This medal is the:

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Look for an aircra above you. This incredible bi-plane, made largely of fabric and aluminium, helped to sink Hit- ler’s largest baleship, Bismarck, in 1941.

Nicknamed the Stringbag it was also used to disable Mussolini’s fleet in a daring night-me raid on harbour in southern in 1941.

Name this bi-plane:

FAIREY SWORDFISH

MEDAL WINNER - FACT FILE Find the Victoria Cross upstairs near the Swordfish.

Lt Cdr showed extraordinary courage when he took on the might of Hitler’s Luwaffe leading six Swordfish in an aack on three of Hitler’s great baleships. He died in the aempt and was awarded the VC posthumously.

RECORD BREAKER Midway down Hall 2

This plane was the first American fighter to fly over 400mph and was one of the most feared planes of WW2. This is the only one in the world with the original colours and markings sll visible.

This plane is called: MOST FAMOUS Far end of Hall 2 CHANCE-VOUGHT CORSAIR This plane is the Royal ’s version of the world renowned Spiire. Its wings fold up to make room on board and an arrestor hook has been added for deck landings. What did the Navy call its version?

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BRITISH TECHNOLOGY FIRSTS

Match these Brish invenons to their photos:

Steam catapults to launch aircra.

Arrester wires to stop aircra on landing.

Angled decks—more room to park and fly aircra at the same me.

Mirror landing sights—guidance for pilots as they land.

Ski Ramp—helps get aircra airborne on a short deck— developed here at Yeovilton.

RECORD BREAKER Find the Phantom on the flight Deck. On 11 May 1969 a Phantom set a new world air speed record between New York and London in 4 hours and 46 minutes.

What happened to the tyre when the Phantom screeched to a halt? THE TYRE BURST

DOUBLE RECORD BREAKER—FACT FILE

The Vampire was the first jet powered aircra to land on a ship’s deck. The Royal Navy pilot, Captain , holds the world record for the most types of aircra flown by one man — 487!

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RECORD BREAKER Under Concorde

In 1903 the Wright Brothers made the most important achievement in man-made flight ev- er.

Was it the first: Space flight? Controlled powered flight? Holiday flight? Lighter than air flight? Supersonic flight?

RECORD BREAKER This Fairey Delta was the first plane to fly at over 1000mph. In 1956 it broke this air speed record by flying at 1132mph along the south coast of ,

Name the Royal Navy Pilot who achieved this record:

PETER TWISS

RECORD BREAKER

The prototype of the Worlds First Supersonic Passenger Plane is on display in the Museum. It could fly from New York to London in under 3 hours! Ordinary jets can only fly as far as Barcelona in , or Venice in Italy in the same me!

Name this very special aircra:

CONCORDE

BRITISH TECHNOLOGY FIRSTS On the ski ramp

This aircra can take off without a run- way!! It can turn its engine outlets to li it vercally into the air and land. It was the First plane to use VTOL (Vercal Take Off and Landing).

Can you find it’s name?

SEA HARRIER

BRITISH TECHNOLOGY FIRSTS - FACT FILE Look at the aircra suspended from the ceiling.

The Space Shule broke many records and achieved many amazing technological feats, including using an airliner to get airborne, but here in Britain we did it first!

This is a picture of a Bristol Scout piggy- backing on a Felixstowe Porte Baby Flying Boat in WW1.

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Now go back through your answers and see if you can find them in the Wordsearch below. You can check them against the list in the upside-down box at the boom of the page.

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