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Rolls-Royce Kestrel XVI

Aircraft & Exhibits, Circa 1935, Cosford, Hangar Three, 1997/0106/E

In 1925, Rolls-Royce began designing a radically new 12-cylinder engine in which each of the two banks of six cylinders were formed from a single aluminium-alloy block. Named the Kestrel, the engine was fitted with hand-starting gear and could achieve up to 745 hp at 14500 ft. in later models.

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Tracked Rapier

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1985, Cosford, Hangar Four, X003-6767

Tracked Rapier were more mobile than the towed Rapier systems

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Charles Brown photograph of a dog

Photographs, PC98/174/6/11/A

One of a sequence of images taken by Charles Brown

a small dog sitting on a window, Royal Air Force Museum, Charles Brown Collection

Charles Brown photograph of a puppy on a tree stump

Photographs, PC98/174/7/6/A

One of a sequence of images taken by Charles Brown

a puppy on a tree stump, Royal Air Force Museum, Charles Brown Collection

The Schneider Trophy

Photographs, In Storage, P001201

A picture of the Schneider Trophy taken when on display in the UK following one of the High Speed Flight victories (possibly 1929)

General view of The Schneider Trophy., RAF Museum

Group photograph of the High Speed Flight, 1929

Photographs, In Storage, P001198

Formal group portrait photograph of personnel of High Speed Flight posing in front of Supermarine S6.

three rows of people (two in front sitting on floor, second row of five n chairs, back row standing) in front of a monoplane, RAF Museum

Low flying: The crooked path

Library, In Storage, X005-1436

Royal Air Force technical diagram demonstrating the method of ground strafing an enemy position

Low flying: The crooked path | X005-1436, © Crown

Low flying: Strafing machine gun battery

Library, In Storage, X005-1442

Royal Air Force technical diagram demonstrating the method for strafing machine gun batteries. A clear note is given that aircraft should avoid attacking if there are several machine gun batteries present

Low flying: Strafing machine gun battery | X005-1442

Study for 'Take Off': Flight Engineer by Dame Laura Knight, charcoal on paper

Fine Art, In Storage, FA01202

Knight made this charcoal study of Flight Sergeant Alexander Quadling for her painting 'Take Off' (1943, Imperial War Museums), which represents a Stirling bomber crew preparing for flight.

Study for 'Take Off': Flight Engineer by Dame Laura Knight, charcoal on paper, 1943. Loosely sketched charcoal drawing of Alexander Quadling, Flight Engineer, crouching inside the Stirling bomber cockpit., RAF Museum

Recorded interview with Wing Commander Bryan Thomas Mitchell, 19 May 2016

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-3338

Bryan Mitchell served as an RAF movements and logistics officer. He was involved in the development of computer systems and policy, and also commanded the European Fighter Aircraft Development Wing.

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