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Wasserfall Missile

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Three, X002-9015

Black and white painted wood, aluminium and steel quarter scale model used to check the aerodynamic performance of the Wasserfall design.

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Combustion Chamber from A4 (V-2) Rocket

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Three, X002-9719

The V-2 or A4 was the first practicable ballistic missile, and was used by Nazi Germany against targets predominately in Belgium and the UK in the closing stages of the Second World War. The rocket motor used a liquid fuel of oxygen and a mixture of ethanol with water.

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Pilots flying log book of Wing Commander John Searby, 1940-1950

Archives, 1940-1950, Cosford, Hangar Three, X004-2322/002

This pilot’s flying logbook belonged to Gp Capt John Henry Searby.

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Medal Bar of Air Commodore John Searby

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Three, X003-7393

John Searby was credited as the first Pathfinder "Master of Ceremonies" for the Peenemunde raid of August 17 1943, and for this was awarded the Distinguished Service Order seen in the medal bar.

Medal Bar, two crosses, two stars, four medals, of different material held on different coloured ribbons, RAF Museum/Iain Duncan