IWM Duxford

This is a Grumman TBM-3 Avenger torpedo bomber 69327 and bears the pilot's name of Lt George Bush. In June 1943, shortly before his 19th birthday, future-President George H. W. Bush was commissioned as the youngest naval aviator at the time. Later, while flying a TBM with VT-51 (from USS San Jacinto), his Avenger was shot down on 2 September 1944 over the Pacific island of Chichi Jima. However, he released his payload and hit the radio tower target before being forced to bail out over water. Both of his crewmates died. He was rescued at sea by the American submarine USS Finback. He later received the Distinguished Flying Cross.

The Fairey Gannet ECM6 XG797 on display, this is an electronic countermeasure variant, one of nine converted from an AS 4 airframe.

Westland Seaking HAS 6 XV712 is an anti submarine helicopter. This airframe saw active operational service in 1st Gulf War 1991, Bosnian conflict and Kosovo 1999. It is powered by two Rolls-Royce Gnome H1400-2 turboshaft engines and has a crew of 4.