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de Havilland Firestreak

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Four, 85/O/1655

The Firestreak was the first British infrared-homing (heat-seeking) missile to be developed, and was carried by Lightnings and Javelins.

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Red Beard Nuclear Weapon

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Four, 74/O/119

Red Beard was the first British tactical nuclear weapon. Introduced in the early 1960s, it was replaced by WE177 in the early 1970s.

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USAF Flying Helmet P-4A

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Four, 1986/0911/U

White glass fibre shell with brown leather interior. Light brown rubber edge, smoked plastic flip down sunshade and internal earphones with black rubber padding.

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USAF Type MS22001 Oxygen Mask

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Four, 1986/0912/U

Green rubber face mask with permanently fixed mask tube assembly entering at the bottom of the mask, microphone mounted centrally above the tube and expiratory valve behind it.

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Nudelman N-37 Soviet 37mm Cannon

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1960-1990, Cosford, Hangar Four, 1995/0713/O

Large single barrelled 37mm calibre aircraft cannon mounted in streamlined external fairing on lower starboard nose of MiG 15 aircraft.

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RAF Oxygen Mask Type P 1A

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Four, 69/U/774

Black rubber face cup with interior sealing lip and oxygen inlet pipe on left side, microphone mounted centrally and expiratory valve below it.

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Douglas Skybolt Missile Trailer

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Four, 1987/0050/O

Four wheeled trailer with Skybolt missile and cradle mounted.

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Respirator, Type S6

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Four, 85/U/1017

Black rubber face mask with transparencies for the eyes.

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British Aerospace SRAAM

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Four, 1987/0073/M

As a result of the Vietnam War, which highlighted the need for positive visual identification of targets before missile launch, a new need for a Short Range Air-to-Air Missile (AAM) was created.

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Mikoyan MiG-21PF

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1966-1989, Cosford, Hangar Four, X003-6783

The MiG-21 was the first Soviet fighter capable of flying faster than twice the speed of sound and is an iconic aircraft of the Cold War years. MiG-21s saw extensive combat action in such diverse conflicts as Vietnam, the Arab-Israeli Wars, the Iran-Iraq War, Afghanistan and Desert Storm.

Mikoyan MiG-21PF | X003-6783, RAF Museum / Iain Duncan