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Buckingham Palace condolence letter to Mrs Albon

Archives, Cosford, Hangar Three, X001-3597/018

During the Second World War a standardised condolence letter with facsimile signature of King George VI was sent on behalf of the Royal Family to the families of members of HM Armed Forces who died during their service. This one was sent to the wife of Flying Officer Eric Albon.

Typescript letter with government emblem top centre, Crown

Rolls-Royce Viper 200

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Three, 1995/1008/E

Axial-flow turbojet engine, sectioned along its full length, mounted on four wheeled metal stand.

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Lycoming O-360

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Three, X001-2103

Four-cylinder horizontally opposed piston engine complete with two-bladed propeller.

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Henschel Hs 117 Schmetterling

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Three, 85/O/165

Liquid fuelled radio controlled surface-to-air missile.

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Henschel Hs 298

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Three, 85/O/160

German air-launched radio controlled air-to-air missile of the Second World War, with solid fuel rocket motor.

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Wasserfall Missile

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Three, X002-9015

Black and white painted wood, aluminium and steel quarter scale model used to check the aerodynamic performance of the Wasserfall design.

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Walter 109-500A-1

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Three, 1987/0083/E

Liquid-fuelled rocket assisted take-off unit, jettisoned from aircraft and reusable. Egg-shaped pod with tubular metal frame on top to attach to aircraft. Perspex panel on one side shows motor; funnel shaped combustion chamber exhaust exits from right.

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Fritz X Glide Bomb

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Three, 85/O/461

German radio-controlled free fall armour-piercing bomb of the Second World War. The Fritz X was fitted with a 1400kg explosive warhead and was designed for use against Allied shipping.

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Trolley Accumulator, Mk I

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Three, 85/V/46

The batteries in aircraft were small so the Trolley Accumulator was used to provide the high power needed to start aircraft engines. The engine was used to recharge the batteries in the trolley.

Metal trailer with a large wheel on each side and small wheel beneath the charging set, RAF Museum

Bristol Pegasus XXII

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Three, X008-2106

Refurbished nine-cylinder, single-row, air-cooled radial aero engine. Mounted to display stand.

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