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Vickers Wellington B Mk X

Aircraft & Exhibits, MAY 1944-JAN 1955, Cosford, Hangar Three, Cosford, Hangar Three, 69/A/171

This Wellington was constructed in 1944 and served with No. 1 Air Navigation Training School between 1949 and 1953. It was not operational in the Second World War but represents the role played in the bombing campaign against Germany. It is one of only two Wellingtons to survive into the present day.

Vickers Wellington on display, (C) RAF Museum/Iain Duncan

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.

Port side view of German Army V2 (Assembly 4) on a white background., (C) RAF Museum/Iain Duncan