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Messerschmitt Me 262A-2a
Aircraft & Exhibits, MAR 1945-NOV 1945, Cosford, Hangar Three, 85/A/69
Me 262s were the first operational jet fighters to enter Luftwaffe service, in April 1944. This example was surrendered to the British in northern Germany at the very end of the war.
De Havilland Chipmunk T.10 WP912
Aircraft & Exhibits, NOV 1952-DEC 1976, London, Hangar Five, 85/A/65
The Chipmunk entered RAF service in 1950, replacing the Tiger Moth as as an initial pilot trainer, offering relatively modern features such as flaps, brakes, radio and an enclosed cockpit. His Royal Highness Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh, learned to fly this Chipmunk - he made his first solo flight on 20 December 1952.
Pilot’s flying log book of Flying Officer David Conway Grant Brook, 22 January 1954-19 March 1958
Archives, 22 JAN 1954-19 MAR 1958, In Storage, X008-7741/001
Pilot’s flying log book of Flying Officer David Conway Grant Brook, 22 January 1954-19 March 1958
Percival Provost T.1
Aircraft & Exhibits, 1954-1979, Cosford, Hangar Four, 84/A/1184
Adopted as the RAF’s basic trainer in 1953, the Provost T.1 remained in service in that role until replaced by a development of the design, the Jet Provost, in 1961.
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