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Farnborough Air Sciences Trust

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29: 161:), which includes a library, an archive, and a store. There are aircraft on display, some of which have had significant design and/or development contribution from Farnborough. A collection of wind tunnel models is held in storage, along with documentation and historical records of engineering and technical development. There is also a large collection of plans and drawings relating to the Farnborough and Pyestock sites. 189: 207:
when he was appointed Officer Commanding the Military Wing of the Royal Flying Corps. The RFC's first operational squadrons were based in the hangars immediately in front of the building.
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The museum is open on Saturdays and Sundays from 10:00 to 16:00. It is managed by the trustees of FAST while day-to-day running is carried out by volunteers of the FAST Association.
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Trenchard House was built on the Farnborough site in 1907 as the headquarters of No 1 (Airship) Company of the Air Battalion of the Royal Engineers (later No 1 Squadron of the
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Part of the collection is housed in Trenchard House (Building G1 of the former
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The museum has received praise from the press. In 2009, it featured in both
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has since become the administrative headquarters of FAST.
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Farnborough
Hampshire
England
Coordinates
51°16′56″N 0°45′11″W / 51.2823°N 0.7530°W / 51.2823; -0.7530
Aviation museum
Official FAST website
aircraft
wind tunnel
Royal Aircraft Establishment
Farnborough, Hampshire
Farnborough Airfield
Royal Aircraft Establishment
The Times
The Sun's

Royal Flying Corps
Lord Trenchard
listed building
List of aerospace museums
"The Farnborough Air Sciences Trust (FAST) - BAE Systems"
the original
"Rushmoor Borough Council - Farnborough Air Sciences Trust"
the original
"Farnborough Air Sciences Trust - Press and Media Page"
"Trenchard House"
the original
Historic England
"G1 BUILDING AT THE ROYAL AIRCRAFT ESTABLISHMENT (1339706)"

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