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Alvis Leonides Major

Aircraft & Exhibits, Circa 1960, Cosford, Hangar Three, 71/E/804

14-cylinder two-row radial engine, mounted on a metal stand as specially prepared show engine. This is the helicopter variant.

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de Havilland Spectre

Aircraft & Exhibits, Circa 1960, Cosford, Hangar Three, 70/E/472

The Spectre was a rocket engine designed to equip combined rocket-jet interceptor aircraft, such as the SR.53 and the proposed SR.177. It ran on a combination of kerosene and hydrogen peroxide.

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Rolls-Royce Gnome 102

Aircraft & Exhibits, Circa 1965, Cosford, Hangar Three, 1994/1388/E

Turboshaft, gas producer section comprising axial compressor, annular combustor, two-stage turbine; power section free turbine and power outlet.

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WAAF Other Ranks, Shirt, 1939 Pattern

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Three, 1990/0386/U

The airwoman’s service dress uniform included an open necked jacket with lapels with which a shirt, collar and tie was to be worn.

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Air Officer's Peaked Cap, Air Vice Marshal Sir Donald Bennett

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Three, 1986/1203/U

Donald Bennett was Air Officer Commanding No. 8 (Pathfinder Force) Group. The squadrons of this specialist Group were tasked with marking aiming points for the main force of Bomber Command.

Peaked cap with blue-grey fabric crown, black mohair band and black, patent leather chin strap and peak, RAF Museum/Iain Duncan

WAAF Other Ranks, Service Dress Cap, 1939 Pattern

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Three, 72/U/758

The Service Dress Cap was the standard headdress worn with the No 1 Service Dress uniform. It was also commonly worn with various forms of Working Dress. It would continue in uses until replaced by a new style of WRAF cap in 1952.

WAAF Other Ranks, Service Dress Cap, 1939 Pattern | 72/U/758, RAF Museum/Iain Duncan

WAAF Other Ranks, Black Tie, 1939 Pattern

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Three, 69/U/463

The airwoman’s service dress uniform included an open necked jacket with lapels with which a shirt, collar and tie was to be worn.

WAAF Other Ranks, Black Tie, 1939 Pattern, RAF Museum/Iain Duncan / RAF Museum

Ruhrstahl/Kramer X-4

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Three, 1987/0060/O

The X4, was developed as an Air-to-Air Missile (AAM), although its use of wire guidance paved the way for modern anti-tank missiles, which often used wire guidance for reliability and immunity to countermeasures.

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T1 Bombsight, Sighting Head

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Three, X005-5885

The T1 is a gyro-stabilized bombsight which compensates for the movement of an aircraft by displaying the impact point of a bomb even when the aircraft is not in straight and level flight.

rectangular base, cylinder in middle, optical lens viewer at top. Blue grey paint., RAF Museum/Iain Duncan

Allison T-56

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Three, X005-5916

Turboprop engine with shaft drive and reduction gearbox mounted on castored trolley.

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