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Junkers Ju 88R-1
Aircraft & Exhibits, 1942-1945, Cosford, Hangar Three, 78/A/953
The Junkers Ju 88 was one of the most versatile aircraft of the Second World War. It was adapted as a dive-bomber, night-fighter, intruder, anti-tank aircraft, torpedo bomber and reconnaissance aircraft.
Handley Page Halifax Mk II Series 1
Aircraft & Exhibits, 27 MAR 1942-27 APR 1942, London, Hangar Five, 73/A/1113
This Halifax served with No. 102 Squadron. On 27 April 1942, it flew its first operational mission – an attack on the German battleship Tirpitz that was moored in a Norwegian fjord. Damaged by anti-aircraft artillery, the aircraft made a forced landing on a frozen lake. One of the crew suffered a broken ankle and was taken prisoner. The other five, with the help of the Norwegian resistance, escaped to neutral Sweden. W1048 sank to the bottom of the fjord where it remained for the next 31 years.
Operations Room Projector
Aircraft & Exhibits, 1943-1945, London, Hangar Five, 1998/0189/I
The defence of German airspace was controlled from operations rooms or ‘battle opera houses’. Here, projectors were used to present an overview of the situation on a large map so that an overall defensive strategy could be directed.
Wall Mural of No 199 Squadron Stirling LJ531
Aircraft & Exhibits, 1943-1945, London, Hangar Five, X002-3414
In 1983 a team of local volunteers and businesses, led by John Reid, worked to save the Stirling wall painting at the former station of RAF North Creake. The whole mural was safely stabilised and removed. The following June, it was unveiled at the RAF Museum and dedicated as a memorial to the lost crew and those who served in No. 100 Group during the war.
Power Jets W2/500
Aircraft & Exhibits, 1943-1945, London, Hangar One, 71/E/1313
The Power Jets W2 series of experimental gas turbines, like this W2B dating from 1942, led to the development of Britain's first production jet engine – the Rolls-Royce Welland.
Panel from Lancaster 'N' for 'Nan'
Aircraft & Exhibits, APR 1943-OCT 1944, Cosford, Hangar Three, 83/A/407
From its earliest days, RAF personnel used artwork on aircraft to boost morale. During the Second World War nose art became increasingly flamboyant.
No. 110 Squadron (RAF) Tankard
Aircraft & Exhibits, 1943-1945, In Storage, X008-4145
This half-pint electroplated silver nickel tankard is emblazoned with the crest of No. 110 Squadron (Hyderabad). It was presented to Thomas Nutt by Princess Dürrüşehvar Sultan while he was serving in India, Christmas 1943.
Mitsubishi Ki-46 'Dinah'
Aircraft & Exhibits, 1943-1946, London, Hangar Five, 1989/0307/A
This Ki-46 was captured by the British in Malaya at the end of the War. It was assessed by the Allied Technical Air Intelligence Unit, South East Asia (ATAIU SEA), before coming to the UK as a museum object.
North American Harvard IIB
Aircraft & Exhibits, 1943-1968, London, Hangar Three/Four, 85/A/1356
The North American Harvard trainer was built in great numbers with 17096 being produced. By the end of the Second World War over 5000 had been supplied to British and Commonwealth Air Forces.
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