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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.
De Havilland Mosquito TT.35
Aircraft & Exhibits, APR 1945-JUL 1967, Cosford, Hangar Three, 67/A/595
Combining speed, long range and the ability to operate at high altitudes, the De Havilland Mosquito was one of the truly outstanding aircraft to emerge during the Second World War. The TT.35 is a target tug variant.
English Electric P1A
Aircraft & Exhibits, 1954-1982, In Storage, 1987/0014/A
The first flight of P1 WG760 was on 4 August 1954, just 10 years after the RAF’s first jet aircraft, the Meteor, entered squadron service. It was experimental and was the basis for the RAF’s front line fighter, the English Electric Lightning.
Short Stirling Mk III
Aircraft & Exhibits, 1944, Cosford, Hangar Three, 1998/0229/A
This Stirling served with No. 1651 Heavy Conversion Unit, where new aircrew gained the skills to fly heavy bombers. It crashed during a training flight in the Pennines on the night of 18–19 October 1944.
Handley Page Halifax Mk II Series 1
Aircraft & Exhibits, 27 MAR 1942-27 APR 1942, London, Hangar Five, 73/A/1113
This Halifax served with No. 102 Squadron. On 27 April 1942, it flew its first operational mission – an attack on the German battleship Tirpitz that was moored in a Norwegian fjord. Damaged by anti-aircraft artillery, the aircraft made a forced landing on a frozen lake. One of the crew suffered a broken ankle and was taken prisoner. The other five, with the help of the Norwegian resistance, escaped to neutral Sweden. W1048 sank to the bottom of the fjord where it remained for the next 31 years.
Vickers Wellington B Mk X
Aircraft & Exhibits, MAY 1944-JAN 1955, Cosford, Hangar Three, Cosford, Hangar Three, 69/A/171
This Wellington was constructed in 1944 and served with No. 1 Air Navigation Training School between 1949 and 1953. It was not operational in the Second World War but represents the role played in the bombing campaign against Germany. It is one of only two Wellingtons to survive into the present day.
4lb Incendiary Bomb Mk 4
Aircraft & Exhibits, Circa 1945, London, Hangar Five, 72/O/30
Fires started by incendiary bombs were found to be the most effective way of destroying industrial and urban targets. The 4lb incendiary was the smallest but most effective device used by Bomber Command – 80 million were dropped during the war.
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