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Fairey Delta 2
Aircraft & Exhibits, FEB 1956-SEP 1967, Cosford, Hangar Two, 85/A/10
In the late 1940s Britain was trailing far behind in supersonic aircraft design. To try to retrieve matters the Ministry of Supply issued a specification for a supersonic research aircraft, and Fairey set about meeting this with a delta-winged aircraft designed for investigation into flight and control at transonic and supersonic speeds.
British Aircraft Corporation TSR.2 XR220
Aircraft & Exhibits, 1965-1966, Cosford, Hangar Two, 84/A/1171
The British Aircraft Corporation TSR2 strike and reconnaissance aircraft was one of the most exciting and controversial British combat aircraft designs of the late 1950s and early 60s. But due to rising costs and inter-service disagreements saw the programme cancelled entirely.
Sepecat Jaguar ACT Demonstrator
Aircraft & Exhibits, JUN 1975-JUN 1996, Cosford, Hangar Two, 1996/0168/A
The Active Control Technology (ACT) Jaguar was an analogue airframe modified to be less stable and fitted with fly-by-wire computer technology for trials work. Lessons learned from these trials was used in later aircraft like the EAP and Eurofighter Typhoon. No modern fighter jet today could fly without the use of computers.
Sopwith 1½ Strutter (Replica)
Aircraft & Exhibits, 1977-1980, Cosford, Hangar Two, 81/A/212
The 1½ Strutter was designed as a high performance fighting aircraft. Both the Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Naval Air Service flew large numbers of them as did the French Aviation Militaire and the Belgian and United States air services.
Handley Page Victor K2 Beer Mat
Aircraft & Exhibits, Circa 1990, Cosford, Hangar Two, X003-6678
Handley Page Victors served as the RAF's refuelling tanker from 1965–1993. This beer mat commemorates the fleet's role in the Gulf War in 1991. Eight Victors from Nos. 55 and 57 Squadrons were deployed to Bahrain to support the coalition's air forces against Iraqi targets. Nearly 300 operational refuelling sorties were completed without incident, despite all the Victor airframes being over 30 years old.
RAF Application for Mechanical Transport for Duty Form
Archives, Cosford, Hangar Two, X003-7855/011
RAF Form 658 was used to request the use of a vehicle to complete service duties. Whether a motorbike or a minibus, vehicles had to be requested from the Motor Transport Section.
RAF Leave Form
Archives, Cosford, Hangar Two, X003-8806/003
Annual leave or holiday could be requested and approved via Form 295. Leave was often granted in hours rather than days, and new recruits looked forward to the time in their basic training when they became entitled to the coveted first 48 hour pass.
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