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Douglas Dakota Mk. III, Cockpit Section

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1944-1984, Cosford, Hangar Four, X002-9932

This Dakota was built in the USA in 1944, and flew across the Atlantic (via the Azores) to the UK. It served with No. 233 Squadron RAF from February of that year. The Squadron was heavily involved in airborne operations around D-Day and Operation Market Garden.

Green-finished cockpit populated with two seats, and instrument panels and controls on either side of the glazing., © RAF Museum/Iain Duncan / RAF Museum/ Iain Duncan

Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-8

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1944-1961, Cosford, Hangar Three, 1998/0214/A

The FW190A-8 was a fighter-bomber version of the ‘Butcher Bird’, and was produced in greater numbers than any other sub-type.

Cockpit view of FW 190. Cockpit is partially stripped but contains some instrumentation., RAF Museum / Iain Duncan / RAF Museum/ Iain Duncan