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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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Molins 6lb anti-tank gun

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1942, Cosford, Hangar Three, 65/O/1107

Anti-tank cannon modified for use as airborne weapon mounted on non-original gun carriage. Capable of automatic firing at a rate of around 55 rounds per minute.

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Rolls-Royce Merlin XII

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1940-1968, Cosford, Hangar Three, 68/E/883

Rolls Royce Merlins were one of the truly outstanding engines of the Second World War. They powered fighters like Spitfires and Hurricanes and bombers such as Lancasters and Halifaxes.

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Rolls-Royce Derwent 5

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1946-1968, Cosford, Hangar Three, 68/E/713

Gas turbine engine as used on Gloster Meteor Mk IV jet fighter. Sectioned and mounted on stand.

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Junkers Jumo 004 B-1

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1943-1945, Cosford, Hangar Three, 65/E/1138

Part sectioned German Axial flow turbojet of the Second World War. R

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Metrovick F.2/1

Aircraft & Exhibits, Circa 1944, Cosford, Hangar Three, 65/E/09

Turbojet engine on metal stand.

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de Havilland Tiger Moth Mk II

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1941-1972, Cosford, Hangar Three, 72/A/455

This Tiger Moth was built in Cowley, Oxford, in 1941 and served briefly with No. 1 Elementary Flying Training School at Hatfield, Hertfordshire and later No. 7 Elementary Flying Training School at RAF Desford in Leicestershire between 1942 and 1946.

Port side view of De Havilland Tiger Moth on a white background, (C) RAF Museum/Iain Duncan

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.

De Havilland Mosquito TT.35, © RAF Museum/Iain Duncan / RAF Museum

Short Stirling Mk III

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1944, Cosford, Hangar Three, 1998/0229/A

This Stirling served with No. 1651 Heavy Conversion Unit, where new aircrew gained the skills to fly heavy bombers. It crashed during a training flight in the Pennines on the night of 18–19 October 1944.

remains of an aircraft's tail section, dark paint and bare metal., (C) RAF Museum/Iain Duncan / RAF Museum

Vickers Wellington B Mk X

Aircraft & Exhibits, MAY 1944-JAN 1955, Cosford, Hangar Three, 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