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112lb, Royal Laboratory, Mk. 7
Aircraft & Exhibits, 1918-1965, London, Hangar Three/Four, 65/O/890
The steel-cased 112lb Royal Laboratory high explosive bomb entered RAF service mid-way through the First World War.
Curtiss Kittyhawk Mk IV
Aircraft & Exhibits, 1944, London, Hangar Five, 1994/1347/A
The Curtiss Kittyhawk was the final development of the monoplane Curtiss Hawk fighters. First introduced into service in January 1942, over 3000 Kittyhawks were delivered to Commonwealth Air Forces.
Short Stirling Mk III
Aircraft & Exhibits, 1944, Cosford, Hangar Three, 1998/0229/A
This Stirling served with No. 1651 Heavy Conversion Unit, where new aircrew gained the skills to fly heavy bombers. It crashed during a training flight in the Pennines on the night of 18–19 October 1944.
Hucks Starter
Aircraft & Exhibits, 1915, 1995/0050/V
Most aircraft engines had to be started by swinging the propeller by hand until Captain Bentfield Hucks invented the Hucks Starter just after the First World War. It could start engines more quickly and with less risk of accidents.
Trolley Accumulator, Mk I
Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Three, 85/V/46
The batteries in aircraft were small so the Trolley Accumulator was used to provide the high power needed to start aircraft engines. The engine was used to recharge the batteries in the trolley.
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