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Fairey Battle Mk I
Aircraft & Exhibits, 1939-SEP 1940, London, Hangar Five, London, Hangar Five, 1990/0691/A
This Battle served with Coastal Command in Iceland for a brief period from August 1940 before crashing in bad weather. Its two crew members were injured but were able to reach safety after a two-day walk which included crossing three rivers.
Hawker Hurricane Mark I
Aircraft & Exhibits, JAN 1940-MAY 1972, London, Hangar Three/Four, 72/A/1404
The Hawker Hurricane Mk I entered service in 1937 as the RAF's first eight-gun monoplane. During the Battle of Britain Hurricanes were more numerous than Spitfires and shot down over 60% of all German aircraft destroyed.
Taylorcraft Auster Air Observation Post Mk I
Aircraft & Exhibits, 1942-23 OCT 2002, London, Hangar Three/Four, X002-9988
A small single engined, fixed undercarriage, high-wing army observation aircraft, from 1942 to the end of the war the Auster AOP served in North Africa, Sicily, Italy, and with the 2nd Tactical Air Force from Normandy to Germany.
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.
Hawker Tempest TT.5
Aircraft & Exhibits, JAN 1945-1972, In Storage, 72/A/571
The Tempest was one of the last piston-engined front line fighters demonstrating the maximum performance that could be achieved with a piston engine and propeller combination.
Handley Page Hastings T.5
Aircraft & Exhibits, MAR 1948-AUG 1977, Cosford, Hangar Four, 85/A/9
The Handley Page Hastings replaced the Avro York as the Royal Air Force’s standard long-range transport from 1948. Two squadrons of the new aircraft served alongside the Avro York throughout the Berlin Airlift, flying vital supplies into the city during the Soviet blockade.
Armstrong Whitworth Meteor NF.14 WS843
Aircraft & Exhibits, MAY 1954-MAR 1967, Cosford, Hangar Four, 1990/0689/A
The Armstrong Whitworth Meteor NF.14 was the ultimate variant of the Meteor night fighter family, combining the most technically advanced avionics suite with a new clear-vision canopy.
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