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Bristol 175 Britannia prototype (G-ALBO) at Filton, 1952

Photographs, In Storage, P100085

The Bristol Britannia first flew in 1952 but it didn’t enter service with British Overseas Airways Corporation until 1957 and the Royal Air Force in 1959.

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Bristol 173 (G-ALBN), Filton 19 September 1952

Photographs, In Storage, P100076

The Bristol 173 was designed by Raoul Hafner and first flew on 3 January 1952, though this was restricted to hovering.

Bristol 173 (G-ALBN), Filton 19 September 1952 | P100076, Royal Air Force Museum, Charles Brown Collection

Bristol 173 (G-ALBN), Filton 19 September 1952

Photographs, In Storage, P100078

The Bristol 173 was designed by Raoul Hafner and first flew on 3 January 1952, though this was restricted to hovering.

Bristol 173 (G-ALBN), Filton 19 September 1952 | P100078, Royal Air Force Museum, Charles Brown Collection

Bristol 173 (G-ALBN), Filton 19 September 1952

Photographs, In Storage, P100077

The Bristol 173 was designed by Raoul Hafner and first flew on 3 January 1952, though this was restricted to hovering.

A twin-engined helicopter in flight, Royal Air Force Museum, Charles Brown Collection

Bristol Pegasus I

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1934-1973, London, Hangar Three/Four, 73/E/1111

Medium supercharged, poppet valve, left hand tractor drive, nine cylinder single row, air cooled 620hp radial aero engine. Sectioned.

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de Havilland Ghost 50

Aircraft & Exhibits, Circa 1950-Circa 1960, Cosford, Hangar Three, 65/E/1100

The Ghost was the second jet engine to be produced by de Haviland, and was a scaled up version of the earlier Goblin. Ghosts equipped aircraft types including the de Havilland Vampire and Comet.

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Rolls-Royce Avon Mk 1

Aircraft & Exhibits, Circa 1955, Cosford, Hangar Three, 1994/0492/E

Sectioned turbojet aero engine.

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Bristol Britannia 312

Aircraft & Exhibits, DEC 1957-31 MAY 1984, Cosford, External Display, 84/A/740

Designed to a 1947 specification for a medium-range airliner for the British Overseas Airways Corporation, the Britannia prototype made its first flight on 16 August 1952. A long-range version, the Series 300 as pictured, was developed for trans-Atlantic service and entered service on the London-New York route on 19 December 1957.

Four engine transport aircraft in white RAF Transport Command finish with blue 'cheat line', © RAF Museum/Iain Duncan / (c) RAF Museum/ Iain Duncan

Bristol Type 188

Aircraft & Exhibits, APR 1963-JAN 1964, In Storage, 83/A/1112

Twin engine stainless steel supersonic research monoplane.

Bristol Type 188 | 83/A/1112, © RAF Museum/Iain Duncan

Daimler-Benz DB 605A Engine

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1943-1945, Cosford, Hangar Two, 77/E/350

Large twelve cylinder inverted Vee liquid-cooled German World War Two aero-engine. As used on the Messerschmitt Bf 109G.

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