The prototype Fulmar has long been used as a development aircraft. This picture was taken in the 1960s and was digitally restored from a discolored copy slide. Any help on date and location is appreciated. Photo via G.Bouma

Built in 1940, this is the sole surviving Fulmar carrier-borne fighter. It is exhibited with wings folded in a simulated below decks scene at the FAAM.

First flown in January 1940, the Fulmar was a two-seat long-range shipboard fighter aircraft. Though often outperformed by enemey fighters, it did fairly well against Italian aircraft and its pilots were credited with 112 kills in all, making the Fulmar, surprisingly, the top-scoring Fleet Air Arm fighter of WWII.

The only known survivor of the 600 built is seen in the Fleet Air Arm Museum. It was a carrier borne fighter that was sturdy and reliable and with a good range.

The first production Fulmar I built by Fairey Aviation at Manchester (Ringway) Airport in May 1940.

This was the prototype Fulmar, first flying from Ringway Airport Manchester in early 1940 as a Mark I. Converted to Mark II and used as a test and communications aircraft by Fairey Aviation, latterly as G-AIBE. Retired in late 1962 and now exhibited in the FAA Museum at Yeovilton as the last survivor of 600 Fulmars built.