Supermarine Seagull

The Seagull was designed by R J Mitchell as a three seat fleet spotter amphibian flying boat for the Fleet Air Arm of the RAF, the first was built in 1922 and was followed by several small batches for the RAF. They formed the equipment of 440 (Fleet Reconnaissance) Flight who operated them from the aircraft carrier HMS Eagle. Other Seagulls were operated by the Royal Australian Air Force.

The exhibit on display is the front hull of an unidentified Seagull which was in use in Fareham as a garden shed. In 1974 it was presented to the Fleet Air Arm Museum by Mrs Lillian Hughes in exchange for a new shed and in 1983 was loaned to the Southampton Hall of Aviation.

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