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Air-to-Air Refuelling Plan, Marham News, South Atlantic Special 1982

Library, London, Hangar Six, X008-4556

The refuelling plan on display is for Operation BLACK BUCK, which required 18 tanker sorties to fuel one Vulcan bomber on a 6,800-mile roundtrip to attack targets on the Falkland Islands. At the time, these were the longest bombing missions ever flown.

Air-to-Air Refuelling Plan, Marham News, South Atlantic Special 1982 | X008-4556, Consult Collection Curator before use

RAF, Mk. 10, Immersion Suit worn by Gp Capt Bob Iveson, 1982

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Six, 1993/0606/U

Immersion suits are worn by pilots in case they have to eject over water. Bob Iveson wore this Immersion Suit when flying Hawker-Siddeley Harriers during the Falklands Conflict, 1982.

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Handley Page Halifax Mk. II (JB910 ZA-R) on return from Stettin, 21 April 1943

Photographs, In Storage, P016039

Handley Page Halifax Mk. II (JB910 ZA-R) of No. 10 Squadron, under starboard front view about to land on return from Stettin, 21 April 1943.

Handley Page Halifax Mk. II about to land, Crown / Royal Air Force official photographer

MBDA Storm Shadow model

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Six, X003-2341

Model of MBDA Storm Shadow cruise missile. Storm Shadow is a long-range, air-launched, cruise missile for use against fixed or hardened targets.

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Gloster Javelin FAW 1

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1955-1975, Cosford, Hangar Four, 84/A/1180

The Javelin was the world’s first twin-jet delta-wing fighter, designed to intercept bombers at high altitudes and at high subsonic speeds. Electronic and radar devices gave it an all-weather capability.

Gloster Javelin FAW I on display in the National Cold War Exhibition Cosford, RAF Museum

British Aircraft Corporation Bloodhound

Aircraft & Exhibits, In Storage, In Storage, 1991/0599/O

The development of the Bloodhound Mk II surface-to-air missile (SAM) began in 1958, with the aim of improving the performance of the already successful Mk I version. The development involved improving the flight performance, using a Continuous Wave (CW) radar and improving the success rate at low level.

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English Electric P1A

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1954-1982, In Storage, 1987/0014/A

The first flight of P1 WG760 was on 4 August 1954, just 10 years after the RAF’s first jet aircraft, the Meteor, entered squadron service. It was experimental and was the basis for the RAF’s front line fighter, the English Electric Lightning.

English Electric P1A on display at Cosford, RAF Museum/Iain Duncan

Fairey Separation Test Vehicle

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Two, 1987/0062/O

The Fairey STV was developed in 1950 to test solid booster separation mechanisms for the Fairey Fireflash air-to air guided missile.

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United Nations Brassard, Ptn 1990s

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Six, X008-4706

This UN brassard was worn by Cpl Cliff Moon when he was posted to Ploce, Croatia as part of United Nations peace keeping forces sent to the former Yugoslavia.

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Hawker-Siddeley Hunter T7A

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1958-2001, Cosford, Hangar Four, X002-9718

The T7A was a dual-control training version of the single-seat Hawker-Siddeley Hunter. The first prototype Hunter trainer flew in July 1955, and featured side-by-side seating for the student pilot and instructor.

Hawker-Siddeley Hunter T7A | X002-9718, RAF Museum/Iain Duncan

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