SoFFAAM Donations to the FAAM

During the past fifteen years, SoFFAAM has donated over £100,000 to the FAAM. Our donations are usually targetted at specific items or costs that the FAAM cannot readily cover from its own budget. We continue to support the rebuild of the Fairey Barracuda, provide funds for specific displays and acquisitions, and provide funds to assist young people visit the museum, Details of our donations are givenm below.

Some of or funds come from out own activities as a charity, but much of our money comes from donationms and legacies. Since 2018, we have received £47377.15, all of which has or will go to the FAAM.

March 2011	Dry Ice Shotblaster	£11,632.50
December 2012	Aircraft Carrier Model	£4,500.00
June 2013	Induction loop for Swordfish Centre	£2,228.35
July 2013	Purchase of A3 Printer	£568.24
November 2013	Purchase of Bandsaw	£420.00
May 2014	Donation for medal cabinet	£2,082.00
December 2014	“Winkle” Brown Bust	£4,500.00
March 2015	Winkle Brown Plinth and Base plate	£3,470.40
December 2015	Restoration of Channel Patrol painting	£1,758.00
December 2015	Restoration of Channel Patrol painting	£1,758.00
September 2016	Engineering materials fpr Barracuda project	£1,016.30
January 2017	Purchase of Barracuda tail wheel	£95.00
17/03/2017	Pay area contribution	£7,661.79
06/06/2017	Contribution to interactive display	£8,613.06
27/07/2017	Eric Brown medal display case	£8,427.60
16/10/2017	Engineering materials for Barracuda project	£1,021.65
30/07/2019	Refurbishment of WRNS display	£6,000.00
10/09/2019	50% contribution to blasting cainet	£3,440.00
July 2020	Emergency electrical upgrade	£10,000.00
February 2022	FAAM purchase of Medal and watch	£20,000.00
April 2023	Barracuda Project	£620.00
March 2024	Travel Bursary for Schools	£5,000.00
October 2024	Display case for King Charles III Flying Suit	£11,819.52
January 2025	Support to Jon Egging Trust	£1,200.00