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Percival Provost T.1

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1954-1979, Cosford, Hangar Four, 84/A/1184

Adopted as the RAF’s basic trainer in 1953, the Provost T.1 remained in service in that role until replaced by a development of the design, the Jet Provost, in 1961.

Grey painted metal single engine monoplane, © RAF Museum/Iain Duncan

Aden 30mm Gun Pack

Aircraft & Exhibits, Circa 1955-Circa 1966, London, Hangar Three/Four, 66/O/441

Four 30mm Aden aircraft cannon mounted in a compact quick change pack for use on the Hawker Hunter. The four cannon barrels project from the front of the pack with the ammunition boxes above, accessed by four spring release lids, one per gun. The base of the pack is curved to form the underside of the aircraft's fuselage.

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Bristol Hercules XVIII

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1945-1965, London, Hangar Three/Four, 65/E/1111

Fourteen cylinder twin row air cooled twin row sleeve valve radial engine, as used on late mark Bristol Beaufighter. The Hercules XVIII was designed for low-level use.

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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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1,000lb, Target Indicator Bomb, Mk 1

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Three, 65/O/1072

Target indicators were used by Pathfinder aircraft to mark targets with brightly coloured pyrotechnics. They could be used as way markers or as an aiming point for the following aircraft.

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Douglas Thor

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1958-1963, Cosford, Hangar Four, 73/O/1389

In 1955 the USAF started to develop an Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile (IRBM). The project, designated 315A, was given top priority. In December 1955, the Douglas Aircraft Company was awarded the prime contract. The 315A was re-designated SM-75 THOR and delivered to USAF in October 1956.

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112lb, Royal Laboratory, Mk. 7

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1918-1965, London, Hangar Three/Four, 65/O/890

The steel-cased 112lb Royal Laboratory high explosive bomb entered RAF service mid-way through the First World War.

Cream coloured bomb with side cutaway to show interior, © RAF Museum/Iain Duncan / RAFM/Iain Duncan

Recorded interview with Squadron Leader Antony John Craig, 28 October 2014

Film & Sound, In Storage, X005-6790/003

Tony Craig served as an RAF engineer officer on Javelin and Lightning aircraft and as a pilot in Lightnings. He comments on various aspects of Lightning operations, including QRA scrambles.

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Napier Lion V

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1925-1965, London, Hangar Three/Four, 65/E/6

The Napier Lion was one of the most powerful engines developed for the RAF. It has an unusual ‘W’ arrangement with three rows of four cylinders. Lion V engines were fitted to Supermarine Southamptons.

Napier Lion V | 65/E/6, RAF Museum/Iain Duncan

COW Gun Mounting

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1918-1965, London, Hangar Three/Four, 65/O/1109

This ground based, weapons mounting, enabled the Coventry Ordnance Works, (COW) Quick Firing, 1½ Pounder gun to engage both air and surface targets.

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