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Messerschmitt Bf 110 Fragments
Aircraft & Exhibits, 1940, In Storage, X005-0836
Wreckage of a Messerschmitt Bf 110 C shot down by Flying Officer Ludwik Paszkiewicz, No. 303 (Polish) Squadron on 30 August 1940. The victory was shared with Pilot Officer Wicks of No. 56 Squadron. Paszkiewicz's victory was the first achieved by No. 303 Squadron in the Battle of Britain.
Papers relating to Luton Wings for Victory Week, 1943
Archives, 1943, In Storage, X008-9274
13 Monochrome prints, one certificate, two manuscript sheets and a commercially published book titled 'Luton at War'.
Douglas Dakota Mk. III, Cockpit Section
Aircraft & Exhibits, 1944-1984, Cosford, Hangar Four, X002-9932
This Dakota was built in the USA in 1944, and flew across the Atlantic (via the Azores) to the UK. It served with No. 233 Squadron RAF from February of that year. The Squadron was heavily involved in airborne operations around D-Day and Operation Market Garden.
Avro York Mk I
Aircraft & Exhibits, OCT 1945-OCT 1964, Cosford, Hangar Four, 75/A/725
Manufactured by Avro and incorporating the wings, tail, undercarriage and engines of the Lancaster bomber, the York was to prove a useful military and civilian transport aircraft in war and peace.
Hawker Tempest TT.5
Aircraft & Exhibits, JAN 1945-1972, In Storage, 72/A/571
The Tempest was one of the last piston-engined front line fighters demonstrating the maximum performance that could be achieved with a piston engine and propeller combination.
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.
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- Luton
- RAF Cosford [3]
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- RAF Brize Norton [2]
- RAF Shawbury [2]
- Amsterdam [1]
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