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German Air Force 1933-1945, KW s/41 Flying Trousers

Aircraft & Exhibits, In Storage, X002-8886

To the victors, go the spoils. These trousers managed to escape destruction by American forces tasked with clearing out a Luftwaffe store and fell into the hands of Dutch civilians.

German Air Force 1933-1945, KW s/41 Flying Trousers | X002-8886, Royal Air Force Museum

Dining Chair, German Air Force 1933-1945

Aircraft & Exhibits, In Storage, X003-8531

It’s not unusual for occupation forces to utilize their previous foe’s equipment. In the case of this Luftwaffe dining chair, that use would stretch for roughly 50 years.

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Carving Chair, German Air Force 1933-1945

Aircraft & Exhibits, In Storage, X003-8541

It’s not unusual for occupation forces to utilize their previous foe’s equipment. In the case of this Luftwaffe dining chair, that use would stretch for roughly 50 years.

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The Battle of Britain: An account of the great days from 8 August - 31 October 1940

Library, In Storage, 005735

A pamphlet issued in South Africa by the Union Bureau of Information, reprint of a pamphlet issued by the British Ministry of Information on behalf of the Air Ministry, in 1941.

Page with outline of roof top against a sky in shades of grey, sky has white trails from aircraft. Red text, Royal Air Force Museum

Daimler-Benz DB 610

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1944-1945, Cosford, Hangar Three, 65/E/15

24-cylinder double-vee inverted in-line piston engine, retaining part of engine nacelle and mounted on substantial metal stand. Consists of two DB 605 engines joined together.

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Walter 109-500A-1

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Three, 1987/0083/E

Liquid-fuelled rocket assisted take-off unit, jettisoned from aircraft and reusable. Egg-shaped pod with tubular metal frame on top to attach to aircraft. Perspex panel on one side shows motor; funnel shaped combustion chamber exhaust exits from right.

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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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Junkers Jumo 004 B-1

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1943-1945, Cosford, Hangar Three, 65/E/1138

Part sectioned German Axial flow turbojet of the Second World War. R

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Compilation of Second World War German aircraft footage, 1930s-1940s, reel 2

Film & Sound, In Storage, X002-8110/002

Film consisting of several short clips showing a number of Second World War German jet aircraft, including Heinkel 178, Heinkel 280, Messerschmitt 262 fighter aircraft and Arado 234 bomber aircraft.

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Dornier Do 17Z Wing Section

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1940, In Storage, In Storage, In Storage, X006-8340

On 26 August 1940, this Do 17 German light bomber was attacking RAF fighter stations when it was met by No. 264 Squadron flying Defiants. After exchanging fire, it was forced to ditch on the Goodwin Sands, off the coast of Kent.

Central section of Do 17Z wing showing battle-damaged and corroded aluminium-alloy skin over rusted steel elements., Royal Air Force Museum

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