ðɪs hˈɔːl kəntˈeɪnz ɐ dɪsplˈeɪ ɐbˌaʊt ðə dɪvˈɛləpmənt ʌv nˈeɪvəl ˌeɪvɪˈeɪʃən fɹʌmðɪ ˈɜːli dˈeɪz ʌv ˈɛɹʃɪps ænd fˈæbɹɪkkˈʌvɚd wˈʊdən bˈaɪpleɪnz tə mˈɑːdɚn dʒˈɛt ˈɛɹkɹæft ænd hˈɛlɪkˌɑːptɚz, ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ ðə fɹˈʌnt sˈɛkʃən ʌvðə fjˈuːzəlˌɑːʒ ʌv ʃˈɔːɹt wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi fˈoːɹ ˈeɪt θˈaʊzənd θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti nˈaɪn, bˈɪlt lˈoʊkəli baɪ wˈɛslənd ˈɛɹkɹæft ɪn jˈoʊvəl ænd flˈoʊn æt ðə bˈæɾəl ʌv dʒˈʌtlənd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪkstiːn bᵻfˌoːɹ bˌiːɪŋ pˌʊt ˌɔn dɪsplˈeɪ æt ðɪ ɪmpˈɪɹiəl wˈɔːɹ mjuːzˈiəm, wˌɛɹ ɪt wʌz dˈæmɪdʒd dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə sˈɛkənd wˈɜːld wˈɔːɹ wɛn ðə mjuːzˈiəm wʌz hˈɪt baɪ ɐ bˈɑːm.
This hall contains a display about the development of naval aviation from the early days of airships and fabric-covered wooden biplanes to modern jet aircraft and helicopters, including the front section of the fuselage of Short 184 8359, built locally by Westland Aircraft in Yeovil and flown at the Battle of Jutland in 1916 before being put on display at the Imperial War Museum, where it was damaged during the Second World War when the museum was hit by a bomb.