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Sopwith Pup

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1916-1918, Cosford, Hangar Two, 82/A/1067

The Pup, thought of by its pilots as the perfect flying machine, was used extensively by the Royal Naval Air Service and the Royal Flying Corps both at home and abroad. The first Pups reached the Western Front in the autumn of 1916 allowing the enthusiastic British pilots to maintain their hard won domination until mid-1917 when newer German aircraft redressed the balance.

Bi-plane fighter with light undersides and darker green camouflage above, © RAF Museum / Iain Duncan / (c) RAF Museum/ Iain Duncan

Manuscript letter from 2Lt Kevin Robert Furniss to Mr William Marter Furniss, 6 April 1917

Archives, 06 APR 1917, Cosford, Hangar Two, X007-5202/006/001/002

Manuscript letter from 2Lt Kevin Robert Furniss to Mr William Marter Furniss, 6 April 1917

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Ptn 1913 Pilot's Wings

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Two, X006-8944/013

RFC pilots wings badge of white cotton with central golden wreath surrounding RFC monogrram on a blackbackground.

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RFC Private Purchase Goggles

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Two, X006-8944/002

Very large, oval leather face mask lined in cotton velvet and edged in brown velvet bearing a pair of oval windows on spring-mounted, fabric-covered frames, the windows slightly tinted. With adjustable elastic head strap.

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RFC, Cowl Type, Ptn 1916

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Two, X006-8944/001

Full head covering leather helmet with fabric lining. Oval hole in the front for wearer to see through. Two leather tubes on either side under belt type fastener.

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