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Douglas Dakota Mk. III, Cockpit Section

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1944-1984, Cosford, Hangar Four, X002-9932

This Dakota was built in the USA in 1944, and flew across the Atlantic (via the Azores) to the UK. It served with No. 233 Squadron RAF from February of that year. The Squadron was heavily involved in airborne operations around D-Day and Operation Market Garden.

Green-finished cockpit populated with two seats, and instrument panels and controls on either side of the glazing., © RAF Museum/Iain Duncan / RAF Museum/ Iain Duncan

Avro York Mk I

Aircraft & Exhibits, OCT 1945-OCT 1964, Cosford, Hangar Four, 75/A/725

Manufactured by Avro and incorporating the wings, tail, undercarriage and engines of the Lancaster bomber, the York was to prove a useful military and civilian transport aircraft in war and peace.

Avro York on display at the RAF Museum, © RAF Museum/Iain Duncan / RAF Museum

Handley Page Hastings T.5

Aircraft & Exhibits, MAR 1948-AUG 1977, Cosford, Hangar Four, 85/A/9

The Handley Page Hastings replaced the Avro York as the Royal Air Force’s standard long-range transport from 1948. Two squadrons of the new aircraft served alongside the Avro York throughout the Berlin Airlift, flying vital supplies into the city during the Soviet blockade.

Handley Page Hastings T.5 on display at Cosford, © RAF Museum/Iain Duncan

A41 Centurion, Mk. V

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1949, Cosford, Hangar Four, X003-6774

The Centurion came into service just too late to see combat in the Second World War, but combat use in Korea, Vietnam and the Middle-East Arab-Israeli wars more than vindicated the design. It was an outstanding success in terms of a well-balanced mix of armament, armour and mobility.

Centurion Tank, RAF Museum/Iain Duncan

Armstrong Siddeley Sapphire Mk.3

Aircraft & Exhibits, Circa 1955, Cosford, Hangar Four, 75/E/935

Sectioned turbojet on display stand.

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Green Goddess

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1953-2000, Cosford, Hangar Four, X003-6772

Although widely identified in the public’s mind as a fire fighting appliance, this is actually a Civil Defence mobile pump unit.

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Canadair Sabre F4 XB812

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1953-1991, Cosford, Hangar Four, 1994/1350/A

The Sabre had been introduced as a result of the Korean War of 1950-53, which had pushed further advancement in the design of combat jet aircraft.

Canadair Sabre F4 on display at Cosford, © RAF Museum/Iain Duncan

Armstrong Whitworth Meteor NF.14 WS843

Aircraft & Exhibits, MAY 1954-MAR 1967, Cosford, Hangar Four, 1990/0689/A

The Armstrong Whitworth Meteor NF.14 was the ultimate variant of the Meteor night fighter family, combining the most technically advanced avionics suite with a new clear-vision canopy.

Armstrong Whitworth Meteor NF14 cut out on white background., © RAF Museum/Iain Duncan

7000lb, Thermo-Nuclear, Yellow Sun, Practice, Inert

Aircraft & Exhibits, Circa 1960-1965, Cosford, Hangar Four, 69/O/109

Yellow Sun was the first thermonuclear weapon developed for operational service in the United Kingdom. Yellow Sun Mk1 was essentially a boosted fission weapon with a yield of about 500Kt. Yellow Sun Mk2 had a larger yield of 1Mt. The name referred to the bomb's casing, which could contain various different warheads.

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Hawker-Siddeley Hunter F.4, Cockpit Section

Aircraft & Exhibits, JUN 1955-JUL 1995, Cosford, Hangar Four, 1995/1005/A

The Hunter was the first high-speed jet fighter with radar and fully-powered flying controls to go into widespread service with the Royal Air Force.

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