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500lb General Purpose (GP) Bomb Mk 4

Aircraft & Exhibits, Circa 1945-Circa 1965, London, Hangar Five, 65/O/1067

General Purpose bombs were the standard air dropped munitions used by the RAF at the outbreak of the Second World War.

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1,000lb General Purpose (GP) Bomb, Mk 2

Aircraft & Exhibits, Circa 1945, Cosford, Hangar Three, 65/O/1028

General Purpose bombs were the standard air dropped munitions used by the RAF at the outbreak of the Second World War.

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4000lb Medium Capacity (MC) Bomb, Mk 1

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1942-Circa 1965, Cosford, Hangar Three, 70/O/145

The Medium Capacity series became the standard bomb used by the RAF from 1941. The 4,000lb version offered greater accuracy than similar sized bombs but could only be carried by Lancasters and specially modified Mosquitos like the one it is displayed with at the RAF Museum Midlands.

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Fordson Model N Tractor

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1939, London, Hangar Five, X003-2265

The Fordson agricultural tractor was introduced into RAF service during the 1930s when the increasing size and weight of aircraft often required mechanical assistance to move them.

Fordson Model N Tractor | X003-2265, RAF Museum/Iain Duncan

Type H Bomb Trolley (22,000Lb)

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1945-1950, London, Hangar Five, 65/O/1124

The 22,000lb Grand Slam and the smaller 12,000lb Tallboy were specialist weapons devised by Barnes Wallis. They were designed to penetrate deep into the ground where the explosives created an underground cavern into which the surrounding area, and any nearby structure, collapsed.

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Boulton Paul Gun Turret ,Type D

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1944-1965, Cosford, Hangar Three, 65/O/1106

The Type D turret was fitted with two 0.5in / 12.7mm) Browning Heavy Machine Guns.

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Type E Bomb Trolley

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1944-1965, London, Hangar Five, 65/O/872

The High Capacity (HC) series of bombs ranged in weight from 2,000lbs to 12,000lbs. Their large weight of explosives was contained in a relatively thin casing to maximise blast damage. The 12,000lb HC bomb required this specialist Type E Bomb Trolley to cope with its size and weight.

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Friday the Thirteenth (Artwork from Halifax 'F' LV907)

Aircraft & Exhibits, FEB 1944-JUN 1945, Cosford, Hangar Three, 70/A/188

From its earliest days, RAF personnel used artwork on aircraft to boost morale. During the Second World War nose art became increasingly flamboyant.

Friday the Thirteenth (Artwork from Halifax 'F' LV907) | 70/A/188, RAF Museum/Iain Duncan

Rolls-Royce Merlin XX

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1942, London, Hangar Five, X001-2544

Although it was famous for powering Spitfires and Hurricanes, the Merlin was also used to power many bomber aircraft. The Merlin XX, fitted to the much larger Halifaxes and Lancasters, had a two-speed supercharger which improved performance at high altitude.

Engine on four-legged stand, RAF Museum / Iain Duncan

Propeller Blade from Handley Page Halifax W1041

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1942, London, Hangar Five, X002-3410

Four Halifaxes were lost during the 27–28 April 1942 attack on the German Battleship Tirpitz on the Norwegian Coast. This Rotol propeller blade is from the No. 10 Squadron Halifax W1041 piloted by Wing Commander Don Bennett. Don survived the crash and escaped to Sweden, later returning to the UK.

Propeller Blade from Handley Page Halifax W1041 | X002-3410, RAF Museum/Iain Duncan

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