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Messerschmitt Bf 109G-2

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1942-1997, Cosford, Hangar Two, X001-2501

The Messerschmitt Bf 109 was the Luftwaffe's principal fighter during the Battle of Britain. It could outclimb and outgun the RAF's Hurricanes and Spitfires. However, its limited range allowed pilots only twenty minutes flying time during raids over south-east England.

Single engine aircraft with propeller and yellow nose and grey body, © RAF Museum

Westland Whirlwind HAR.10

Aircraft & Exhibits, MAR 1961-DEC 1981, Cosford, Hangar Four, 1987/0012/A

This airframe is the first Bristol Siddeley Gnome engined Whirlwind HAR.10 aircraft to have been manufactured. It made its first flight on 28 March 1961. The Whirlwind HAR.10 was so successful that it remained in RAF service for 21 years, the last squadron converting to the Westland Wessex in 1982

Westland Whirlwind HAR 10 on display at Hendon, © RAF Museum/Iain Duncan