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De Havilland Mosquito TT.35
Aircraft & Exhibits, APR 1945-JUL 1967, Cosford, Hangar Three, Cosford, Hangar Three, 67/A/595
Combining speed, long range and the ability to operate at high altitudes, the De Havilland Mosquito was one of the truly outstanding aircraft to emerge during the Second World War. The TT.35 is a target tug variant.
Supermarine Spitfire Mk XVIE
Aircraft & Exhibits, JUL 1945-OCT 1989, London, Hangar Three/Four, 1995/1012/A
The Spitfire XVI was the last major version of the Spitfire to be powered by the Rolls-Royce Merlin before introduction of the Rolls-Royce Griffon powered variants.
Avro York Mk I
Aircraft & Exhibits, OCT 1945-OCT 1964, Cosford, Hangar Four, 75/A/725
Manufactured by Avro and incorporating the wings, tail, undercarriage and engines of the Lancaster bomber, the York was to prove a useful military and civilian transport aircraft in war and peace.
Republic P-47D Thunderbolt II
Aircraft & Exhibits, 1945-1958, London, Hangar Five, 1994/1337/A
The Thunderbolt was one of the three most important American fighters produced during the war and saw extensive service with the United States Army Air Force before its comparatively late introduction into RAF operational service in 1944.
V-2 / A4 Rocket
Aircraft & Exhibits, 1945, Cosford, Hangar Three, 85/O/164
This example of a V-2 supersonic ballistic missile was assembled by the British at the end of the war. Made from captured parts, it was used in research and evaluation work. V-2s were mainly used against targets in Belgium as well as South East England.
Hawker Tempest TT.5
Aircraft & Exhibits, JAN 1945-1972, In Storage, 72/A/571
The Tempest was one of the last piston-engined front line fighters demonstrating the maximum performance that could be achieved with a piston engine and propeller combination.
Austin K2 Ambulance
Aircraft & Exhibits, 1945-1980, London, Hangar Five, 80/V/782
The Austin K2 Ambulance was used by all Commonwealth forces during the Second World War. It was a familiar sight at airfields, where aircrew returning from operations were often in need of urgent medical care.
Avro Lincoln Mk II
Aircraft & Exhibits, SEP 1945-APR 1963, Cosford, Hangar Three, 84/A/1182
This aircraft was built at Baginton, Conventry, at the end of the Second World War. It served with the Bomber Command Bombing School until September 1960. It then carried out electronic warfare and countermeasures trials and training with the Central Signals Establishment until March 1963 – and was one of the last Lincolns to be operated by the RAF.
Messerschmitt Me 262A-2a
Aircraft & Exhibits, MAR 1945-NOV 1945, Cosford, Hangar Three, 85/A/69
Me 262s were the first operational jet fighters to enter Luftwaffe service, in April 1944. This example was surrendered to the British in northern Germany at the very end of the war.
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