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de Havilland Goblin 2

Aircraft & Exhibits, Circa 1950, Cosford, Hangar Three, 1987/0262/E

The Goblin engine, designed by Frank Halford, and the first jet engine to be produced by de Havilland. Goblins equipped some variants of the Gloster Meteor as well as the de Havilland Vampire.

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De Havilland Mosquito TT.35

Aircraft & Exhibits, APR 1945-JUL 1967, Cosford, Hangar Three, 67/A/595

Combining speed, long range and the ability to operate at high altitudes, the De Havilland Mosquito was one of the truly outstanding aircraft to emerge during the Second World War. The TT.35 is a target tug variant.

De Havilland Mosquito TT.35, © RAF Museum/Iain Duncan / RAF Museum

De Havilland Mosquito cockpit door

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1945, Cosford, Hangar Three, 75/C/539

Cockpit door from a No. 29 Squadron De Havilland Mosquito, hand painted with Wing Commander's Insignia, 14 swastika kill markings, and names of aircrew members, March 1945.

Inside of a De Havilland Mosquito cockpit door, RAF Museum/Iain Duncan

Avro Lincoln Mk II

Aircraft & Exhibits, SEP 1945-APR 1963, Cosford, Hangar Three, 84/A/1182

This aircraft was built at Baginton, Conventry, at the end of the Second World War. It served with the Bomber Command Bombing School until September 1960. It then carried out electronic warfare and countermeasures trials and training with the Central Signals Establishment until March 1963 – and was one of the last Lincolns to be operated by the RAF.

A view of the Museum's Avro Lincoln from above, © RAF Museum/Iain Duncan / RAF Museum/ Iain Duncan

Messerschmitt Me 262A-2a

Aircraft & Exhibits, MAR 1945-NOV 1945, Cosford, Hangar Three, 85/A/69

Me 262s were the first operational jet fighters to enter Luftwaffe service, in April 1944. This example was surrendered to the British in northern Germany at the very end of the war.

Starboard side view of Messerschmitt Me 262A-2a on a white background., (C) RAF Museum/Iain Duncan

Hawker Tempest Mk. II

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1946-1960, Cosford, Hangar Three, 1992/0345/A

This Hawker Tempest II served with the RAF in what is now Pakistan, before being transferred to the Indian Air Force. It returned to the UK in 1979.

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Rolls-Royce Derwent 5

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1946-1968, Cosford, Hangar Three, 68/E/713

Gas turbine engine as used on Gloster Meteor Mk IV jet fighter. Sectioned and mounted on stand.

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David Brown Taskmaster Aircraft Towing Tractor

Aircraft & Exhibits, Circa 1954 {cg}, Cosford, Hangar Three, 1987/0074/V

Aircraft towing tractor, rear wheel drive front wheel steer, heavy steel body, with bench seat and rear towing bracket. Vehicle dates to around 1954.

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de Havilland Ghost 50

Aircraft & Exhibits, Circa 1955, Cosford, Hangar Three, 1987/0263/E

The Ghost was the second jet engine to be produced by de Haviland, and was a scaled up version of the earlier Goblin. Ghosts equipped aircraft types including the de Havilland Vampire and Comet.

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Rolls-Royce Avon Mk 1

Aircraft & Exhibits, Circa 1955, Cosford, Hangar Three, 1994/0492/E

Sectioned turbojet aero engine.

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