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Bristol M.1c

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1917-1918, Cosford, Hangar Two, 1988/0209/A

The Bristol M.1C was the first British monoplane of the First World War. However, owing to an institutional distrust of monoplanes in the Royal Flying Corps, only 125 Bristol M.1C airframes were ordered.

Single-seat rotary engined monoplane scout with distinctive red dragon insignia on the fuselage. Reproduction using original, © RAF Museum / Iain Duncan

Aircraft Recognition Chart: Swift Mk.5

Library, APR 1956, In Storage, X004-7335

Aircraft recognition poster of a Supermarine Swift Mark 5. Air Diagram number AD6590, issue 1, sheet 1, April 1956.

Printed poster, Royal Air Force Museum

Rolls Royce Pegasus 11 (Mk 103)

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1980-1991, London, Hangar One, 1996/0216/E

This powerful turbofan engine built by Rolls-Royce was fitted to the vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) British Aerospace Harrier, using vectored thrust to enable the aircraft to both fly conventionally and to hover.

Cylindrical engine with wide circular fan at the front and two circular openings on each side, Jigsaw Design & Publishing © RAF Museum

Panavia Tornado F.3

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1990-MAR 2010, In Storage, X005-2796

The Tornado F.3 was designed to conduct long-duration combat air patrols. First flown in November 1985, and in training use with No. 229 OCU at Coningsby from July 1986, the Tornado F.3 entered Squadron service with No 29 Squadron, at RAF Coningsby, in April 1987.

Panavia Tornado F3 on display at Hendon., RAF Museum/Iain Duncan

616 Squadron Meteors

Film & Sound, FC73/15

Film in which RAF Gloster Meteor jet fighter aircraft of 616 Squadron are seen on the ground, during servicing, taking off and making a low formation flypast over the airfield.

Image pending

Bomber evasion tactics, Spitfire versus Stirling

Film & Sound, In Storage, FC95/34

Film in which animated diagrams and film taken from the perspectives of a fighter pilot and bomber’s gunner show how a bomber aircraft can manoeuvre to avoid a fighter attack.

Image pending

Gun camera material - Spitfire Vs

Film & Sound, In Storage, FC92/152

1942 gun camera footage recording attacks on Luftwaffe aircraft by RAF Spitfire Mk Vs and a Hawker Typhoon. German aircraft seen include Messerschmitt 109, Focke Wulf 190 and Dornier 217.

Image pending

Hawker Harrier by Bryan Organ, oil on canvas

Fine Art, London, Art Gallery, Hangar Three, FA05592

Two years after the RAF Museum opened to visitors, it commissioned Bryan Organ, known for his depictions of famous people, to paint a ‘portrait’ of the Hawker Siddeley Harrier aircraft. Several years later, he also drew the Museum’s founding Director, Dr John Tanner.

Hawker Harrier by Bryan Organ, oil on canvas, Bryan Organ and the Redfern Gallery / RAF Museum

Compilation of Second World War German aircraft footage, 1930s-1940s, reel 2

Film & Sound, In Storage, X002-8110/002

Film consisting of several short clips showing a number of Second World War German jet aircraft, including Heinkel 178, Heinkel 280, Messerschmitt 262 fighter aircraft and Arado 234 bomber aircraft.

Image pending

RAAF Spitfire story (453 Squadron)

Film & Sound, In Storage, FC78/73

Film showing Supermarine Spitfires of 453 Squadron operating from an advanced airstrip in France following the start of Operation Overlord. Spitfires take off and land and groundcrew service the aircraft.

Image pending