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Avro Anson Mark I
Aircraft & Exhibits, 1941-1962, In Storage, 1996/0066/A
The first RAF aircraft to feature a retractable undercarriage, the Avro Anson entered service with No. 48 Squadron, Coastal Command, in 1936. Anson Mk Is escorted British shipping in the North Sea and English Channel during the Battle of Britain.
Bristol Blenheim Mark IV
Aircraft & Exhibits, 1942-1945, Cosford, Hangar Three, 70/A/626
The Bristol Blenheim was faster than its contemporary RAF fighters when it entered service in 1937. Blenheims served in RAF Fighter, Bomber, Army Co-operation and Coastal Commands. During the Battle of Britain, they had the important mission to bomb Channel ports to disrupt German preparations for invasion.
North American Harvard IIB
Aircraft & Exhibits, 1943-1968, London, Hangar Three/Four, 85/A/1356
The North American Harvard trainer was built in great numbers with 17096 being produced. By the end of the Second World War over 5000 had been supplied to British and Commonwealth Air Forces.
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.
Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-8
Aircraft & Exhibits, 1944-1961, Cosford, Hangar Three, 1998/0214/A
The FW190A-8 was a fighter-bomber version of the ‘Butcher Bird’, and was produced in greater numbers than any other sub-type.
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.
Gloster Meteor F.8
Aircraft & Exhibits, NOV 1951-FEB 1967, London, Hangar Three/Four, 67/A/208
The Gloster Meteor was the only allied jet to see combat in the Second World War and in its various marks served in day, night and training operations. Its sturdy construction also made it an ideal test bed for a variety of products which followed it. Between 1950 and 1955 the Meteor F8 provided the backbone of Britain’s air defence capability. By the end of the 1947 the British Meteor fighter had fallen behind its contemporaries in efficiency and performance. In an effort to redress the balance the Gloster design office produced a re-design which was a marked improvement while retaining as much of the structure of the earlier aircraft as possible for production purposes.
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.
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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