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English Electric P1A
Aircraft & Exhibits, 1954-1982, In Storage, 1987/0014/A
The first flight of P1 WG760 was on 4 August 1954, just 10 years after the RAF’s first jet aircraft, the Meteor, entered squadron service. It was experimental and was the basis for the RAF’s front line fighter, the English Electric Lightning.
Hunting Percival Pembroke C1
Aircraft & Exhibits, JUN 1955-APR 1987, London, Hangar Three/Four, 1987/0277/A
Entering service in 1953, the Pembroke took over from the venerable Anson in the light transport and communications role. It was developed from the Prince civil transport having a longer wing to carry an increased all-up weight.
Gloster Javelin FAW 1
Aircraft & Exhibits, 1955-1975, Cosford, Hangar Four, 84/A/1180
The Javelin was the world’s first twin-jet delta-wing fighter, designed to intercept bombers at high altitudes and at high subsonic speeds. Electronic and radar devices gave it an all-weather capability.
Mikoyan Mig 17 Recognition Model
Aircraft & Exhibits, Circa 1960-Circa 1980, London, Hangar One, X004-6150
Recognition of potential enemy aircraft – as well as your own – is a vital skill learned by RAF personnel. Scale models were useful tools as they could be studied from every conceivable angle.
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15
Aircraft & Exhibits, 1955-1985, Cosford, Hangar Four, 1994/1338/A
The MiG-15 was the first Soviet production aircraft to feature a swept wing design, pressurized cockpit, and ejection seat. Production of the MiG-15 was authorised in March 1948 and by the end of the year a substantial number had entered service.
Fairey Delta 2
Aircraft & Exhibits, FEB 1956-SEP 1967, Cosford, Hangar Two, 85/A/10
In the late 1940s Britain was trailing far behind in supersonic aircraft design. To try to retrieve matters the Ministry of Supply issued a specification for a supersonic research aircraft, and Fairey set about meeting this with a delta-winged aircraft designed for investigation into flight and control at transonic and supersonic speeds.
Operation GRAPPLE H-Bomb Test Pennant
Aircraft & Exhibits, 1957, London, Hangar One, X003-1405
Operation GRAPPLE was a series of nuclear weapons tests carried out on the Malden and Christmas Islands during 1957 and 1958.
Bedford OXC Tractor
Aircraft & Exhibits, JAN 1957-AUG 1972, London, Hangar Five, 72/V/1399
The Bedford OXC tractor was developed with the assistance of Scammell, pioneers in the development of articulated lorries, now used extensively for transporting goods by road. The Bedford was one of two tractors used with an articulated aircraft recovery trailer, commonly known as a Queen Mary (after the ship of the same name).
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