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Eye Patch
Aircraft & Exhibits, 1975-1978, In Storage, X008-9144
Eye patch issued to pilots in the event of dropping a nuclear weapon.
Sepecat Jaguar ACT Demonstrator
Aircraft & Exhibits, JUN 1975-JUN 1996, Cosford, Hangar Two, 1996/0168/A
The Active Control Technology (ACT) Jaguar was an analogue airframe modified to be less stable and fitted with fly-by-wire computer technology for trials work. Lessons learned from these trials was used in later aircraft like the EAP and Eurofighter Typhoon. No modern fighter jet today could fly without the use of computers.
Beer Mat from RAF Gan
Aircraft & Exhibits, 1975-1976, London, Hangar One, X002-3492
One of the remotest of these was RAF Gan, an airfield clinging to an atoll of the Maldives in the Indian Ocean.
Royal Air Force Prisoners of War Association Memorial Plaque
Aircraft & Exhibits, Circa 1980, London, Hangar Five, X002-3411
Created by Michael McHale in conjunction with the Royal Air Force Prisoners of War Association, this plaque commemorates the 50 prisoners of war who were executed after escaping from Stalag Luft III in 1944. A fictionalised account of the mass breakout is told in the 1960s film, ‘The Great Escape’.
Flying helmet absorbent liner, USAF
Aircraft & Exhibits, Circa 1980, In Storage, X008-9350
Grey cloth skull cap with stock numbers and details inked onto right hand side of liner.
Sopwith 1½ Strutter (Replica)
Aircraft & Exhibits, 1977-1980, Cosford, Hangar Two, 81/A/212
The 1½ Strutter was designed as a high performance fighting aircraft. Both the Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Naval Air Service flew large numbers of them as did the French Aviation Militaire and the Belgian and United States air services.
Westland Sea King HAR3
Aircraft & Exhibits, 1977-2015, London, Hangar One, X008-4712
Originally designed for anti-submarine warfare, the Westland Sea King was adapted for RAF search and rescue duties as the Sea King HAR3.
Volvo BV202E Snowcat
Aircraft & Exhibits, 1978-1990, Cosford, Hangar Four, X003-6769
Once the British Army took over its NATO role of Northern Flank defence of Norway, it selected this fully-tracked and articulated Swedish vehicle for its over-snow performance. Following its introduction into British service in the late 1960s, it became an indispensable maid-of-all work load carrier.
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