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Fieseler Fi 103 V-1 Flying Bomb
Aircraft & Exhibits, 1944-1945, Cosford, Hangar Three, 85/O/48
This example of a V-1 flying bomb was captured intact by the British at the end of the war. V-1s were launched from sites in France towards South East England from 13 June 1944 and against targets in the Midlands and the North of England. Nearly 9,000 were launched, killing around 6,000 people.
Friday the Thirteenth (Artwork from Halifax 'F' LV907)
Aircraft & Exhibits, FEB 1944-JUN 1945, Cosford, Hangar Three, 70/A/188
From its earliest days, RAF personnel used artwork on aircraft to boost morale. During the Second World War nose art became increasingly flamboyant.
Birthday candle Leading Aircraftwoman Marion Gomm
Aircraft & Exhibits, 1944, Cosford, Hangar Three, X001-1530
Leading Aircraftwoman Marion Gomm was a cook at RAF Wyton, headquarters for the Pathfinder Force. This candle was a memento from Marion’s 21st birthday party held in the Sergeants’ Mess in March 1944.
Cigarette case of Flying Officer Eric Albon
Aircraft & Exhibits, 1944, Cosford, Hangar Three, X001-3468
Flying Officer Eric Albon, from Halifax, was a bomb aimer in No. 78 Squadron. His aircraft, Handley Page Halifax LV820, was shot down and crashed near Poix in northern France on 12 June 1944.
Douglas Dakota Mk. III, Cockpit Section
Aircraft & Exhibits, 1944-1984, Cosford, Hangar Four, X002-9932
This Dakota was built in the USA in 1944, and flew across the Atlantic (via the Azores) to the UK. It served with No. 233 Squadron RAF from February of that year. The Squadron was heavily involved in airborne operations around D-Day and Operation Market Garden.
Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-8
Aircraft & Exhibits, 1944-1961, Cosford, Hangar Three, 1998/0214/A
The FW190A-8 was a fighter-bomber version of the ‘Butcher Bird’, and was produced in greater numbers than any other sub-type.
Consolidated Liberator B.VIII
Aircraft & Exhibits, JAN 1944-JUL 1974, London, Hangar Five, 74/A/790
Although often overshadowed by the B-17 Flying Fortress, the American B-24 Liberator was built in greater numbers than any other US military aircraft and served with distinction in both war and peace. It also played a major role in service with the RAF.
Caterpillar Club awarded to Sqdn Ldr James Stanley Reed
Aircraft & Exhibits, 1944, In Storage, X008-8786
The Caterpillar Club awards membership to people whose lives have been saved by baling out of a stricken aircraft using an Irvin parachute. Members are awarded a gold caterpillar pin badge (the caterpillar represents the silk thread from which parachutes were originally made).
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.
Short Sunderland MR5
Aircraft & Exhibits, 1944-1961, London, Hangar One, 71/A/1408
By the start of the Second World War three RAF squadrons were equipped with the Short Sunderland, a long-range reconnaissance and anti-submarine patrol flying boat.
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