Located within easy reach of the main Fleet Air Arm Museum (FAAM) Cobham Hall is a purpose built building housing the FAAM's reserve collection.
Costing 3 Million pounds to build and funded with the help of the Heritage Lottery Fund, Cobham Hall is a climate controlled building which is ideal for both the storage and restoration of Naval aviation records, artifacts and aircraft.
Inside the main hall there is accomodation for around 30 airframes and 5 miles of shelving for the artifacts, whilst the records are housed in a seperate room.
Hosted by FAAM's curator David Morris and his team, Cobham Hall is open to the general public several times a year with dates and times published in the Events page of the FAAM's website.
As this is the home of the reserve collection, airframes are sometimes "swapped" with exhibits in the main FAAM, so the exact airframes on display may vary from visit to visit. The photos and identifcation list within this article reflect several visits to Cobham Hall and so may be different from the current inventory.
BAe Sea Harrier FA2 XZ449
Beech T34C Mentor 0729 Argentinian Navy
Benson Gyrocopter G-AZAZ
Blackburn NA39 XK488
Douglas Skyraider AEW1 WT121
Douglas Skyraider AEW1 WV106 (outside storage)
de Havilland Sea Venom FAW21 WW138
de Havilland Sea Vixen FAW1 XJ481
de Havilland Tiger Moth T2 G-ABUL (XL717)
de Havilland Vampire T22 XA129
Fairy Gannet COD4 XA466
Gloster Meteor T7 WS103
Gloster Meteor TT20 WM292
Hawker P1052 VX272
Hawker Sea Hawk F1 WF219 (tail section only)
Hiller HTE2 XB480
Hunting Jet Provost T3A XN462
Percival Sea Prince T1 WP313
Saro P531 XN332
Saro P531 XN334
Sopwith Camel B6401
Supermarine 510 VV106
Westland Dragonfly HR5 VX595
Westland Gazelle HT2 XW864
Westland Lynx HAS2 XZ720
Westland Wasp HAS1 XS527
Westland Wasp HAS1 XT427
Westland Wasp HAS1 XT778
Westland Wessex HU5 XS508
Westland Whirlwind HAR1 XA864
Westland Whirlwind HAS7 XG594
Westland Whirlwind HAS7 XL583
 
 
 
Cliff Ibell Images would like to thank David Morris and his team for the visits. This page will be updated over time as new visits are made to Cobham Hall. A full set of photos from Cobham hall can be found here: FAAM reserve collection Cobham Hall