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Vickers Wellington B Mk X

Aircraft & Exhibits, MAY 1944-JAN 1955, Cosford, Hangar Three, Cosford, Hangar Three, 69/A/171

This Wellington was constructed in 1944 and served with No. 1 Air Navigation Training School between 1949 and 1953. It was not operational in the Second World War but represents the role played in the bombing campaign against Germany. It is one of only two Wellingtons to survive into the present day.

Vickers Wellington on display, (C) RAF Museum/Iain Duncan

Cigarette case of Flying Officer Eric Albon

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1944, Cosford, Hangar Three, X001-3468

Flying Officer Eric Albon, from Halifax, was a bomb aimer in No. 78 Squadron. His aircraft, Handley Page Halifax LV820, was shot down and crashed near Poix in northern France on 12 June 1944.

Inside of cigarette case, heavily dented, RAF Museum/Iain Duncan

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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Telegram to Mrs S Chew informing her that her son Flight Sergeant Alan David Chew is missing, 13 August 1944

Archives, AUG 1944, Cosford, Hangar Three, X003-1037/003/001

This priority telegram was sent to the mother of Flight Sergeant Alan David Chew, who failed to return from operations on the night of 12/13 August 1944.

Typescript telegram in two pieces with Post Office cypher at top and capitalised text underneath, Crown

Short Stirling Mk III

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1944, Cosford, Hangar Three, 1998/0229/A

This Stirling served with No. 1651 Heavy Conversion Unit, where new aircrew gained the skills to fly heavy bombers. It crashed during a training flight in the Pennines on the night of 18–19 October 1944.

remains of an aircraft's tail section, dark paint and bare metal., (C) RAF Museum/Iain Duncan / RAF Museum

Letter to Mr Samuel Chew regarding his son FS Alan David Chew, 13 August 1944

Archives, AUG 1944, Cosford, Hangar Three, X003-1037/003/002

This letter was sent by Squadron Leader Philip Brentnall of No. 218 Squadron to Samuel Chew, whose son Flight Sergeant Alan David Chew, had failed to return from operations.

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V-2 / A4 Rocket

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1945, Cosford, Hangar Three, 85/O/164

This example of a V-2 supersonic ballistic missile was assembled by the British at the end of the war. Made from captured parts, it was used in research and evaluation work. V-2s were mainly used against targets in Belgium as well as South East England.

Port side view of German Army V2 (Assembly 4) on a white background., (C) RAF Museum/Iain Duncan

De Havilland Mosquito TT.35

Aircraft & Exhibits, APR 1945-JUL 1967, Cosford, Hangar Three, 67/A/595

Combining speed, long range and the ability to operate at high altitudes, the De Havilland Mosquito was one of the truly outstanding aircraft to emerge during the Second World War. The TT.35 is a target tug variant.

De Havilland Mosquito TT.35, © RAF Museum/Iain Duncan / RAF Museum

Messerschmitt Me 262A-2a

Aircraft & Exhibits, MAR 1945-NOV 1945, Cosford, Hangar Three, 85/A/69

Me 262s were the first operational jet fighters to enter Luftwaffe service, in April 1944. This example was surrendered to the British in northern Germany at the very end of the war.

Starboard side view of Messerschmitt Me 262A-2a on a white background., (C) RAF Museum/Iain Duncan

De Havilland Mosquito cockpit door

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1945, Cosford, Hangar Three, 75/C/539

Cockpit door from a No. 29 Squadron De Havilland Mosquito, hand painted with Wing Commander's Insignia, 14 swastika kill markings, and names of aircrew members, March 1945.

Inside of a De Havilland Mosquito cockpit door, RAF Museum/Iain Duncan