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Fighter Fund Card of Honour

Archives, Cosford, Hangar Two, A1191

Fighter Funds were set up in 1940 with £5,000 needed to purchase a fighter aircraft, which was then named after an individual, business, town or city. They enabled ordinary people to contribute to the war effort and brought communities and Allied counties together.

Card with seven stamps, a printed description of the 'Card of Honour' and a handwritten inscription by the owner, © RAF Museum

No. 307 Squadron Badge

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Two, 76/U/1380

After the German invasion of Poland in September 1939, many Polish airmen escaped to Britain. From 1940, Polish squadrons began to be formed within the RAF, playing an active role in the Battle of Britain.

Silver badge of a crescent and an owl above an aircraft, with the number '307' at the bottom, © RAF Museum

Fairey Separation Test Vehicle

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Two, 1987/0062/O

The Fairey STV was developed in 1950 to test solid booster separation mechanisms for the Fairey Fireflash air-to air guided missile.

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Vickers Swallow

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Two, 76/M/869

Model of Vickers Swallow, a project headed by Barnes Wallis to develop a supersonic, wing-controlled aerodyne, with intention for use as a long-distance airliner as well as a potential successor to the subsonic V-bombers.

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Supermarine Type 559

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Two, 82/M/1613

Supersonic interceptor aircraft with unorthodox canard design with a massive chin air intake. Painted overall grey with roundels on wings and fuselage. Fitted with red hebe or blue jay missiles.

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Pattern 1939 Flying Boot

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Two, 74/U/805

lined throughout in sheepskin. The foot and seam-reinforcing strip at rear of leather, the leg of thick cotton, webbing-like fabric.

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Blenheim Mark I Recognition Model

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Two, 65/M/196

This is a British-made model of a Second World War Blenheim Mk I light bomber used to train RAF personnel, particularly pilots, gunners and members of the Observer Corps, in the vital skill of aircraft recognition.

Model of an aircraft in camouflage with a blue and red roundel on each wing, © RAF Museum

Hawker P.1103 (Model)

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Two, 82/M/1607

Model of Hawker P.1103, designed to Operational Requirement F.155 in 1955 for an interceptor to defend the UK from high altitude supersonic bombers.

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Gnome Omega Engine (50hp)

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Two, 1996/0197/E

7-cylinder single row rotary piston engine, mounted on framed stand.

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British Aerospace Experimental Aircraft Programme

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Two, X005-5992

The British Aerospace Experimental Aircraft Programme (EAP) was an advanced technology demonstrator. Originally a tri-national undertaking, British Aerospace, with help from Italian and German suppliers, completed the project independently after the German and Italian Governments withdrew.

Cranked delta wing jet aircraft, © RAF Museum/Iain Duncan / RAF Museum