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Vickers Valiant B(PR)K.1 (WZ404) of 207 Squadron, rear starboard view on ground, 1965

Photographs, In Storage, P012962

The Vickers Valiant was the first of the three V-bombers to enter RAF service and was the only one to drop live nuclear weapons.

A camouflaged jet on the gound, RAF Museum

Vickers Valiant B.2 (WJ554) in flight, Farnborough, 14 September 1953

Photographs, In Storage, PC98/173/6530/1

The Vickers Valiant was the first of the three V-bombers to enter RAF service and was the only one to drop live nuclear weapons.

A vblack four-engined bomber in flight, Royal Air Force Museum, Charles Brown Collection

Vickers Valiant B.1 (WZ369) flying, Gaydon, 15 March 1956

Photographs, In Storage, PC98/173/6645/8

The Vickers Valiant was the first of the three V-bombers to enter RAF service and was the only one to drop live nuclear weapons.

A light-coloured four-engined bomber, Royal Air Force Museum, Charles Brown Collection

Signal Pistol, Walther, 26.5mm, Model 1934

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Two, X008-0994

Signal or flare pistols were carried on board aircraft of all nations to indicate distress or aid identification. Fired rounds of coloured explosive raised the alarm to personnel on the ground that an aircraft contained wounded crew or was friend not foe. This damaged pistol was found in the fuselage of the Dornier Do 17Z-2 recovered from the sea on 10 June 2013.

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Rolls-Royce Pegasus 5

Aircraft & Exhibits, Circa 1965, Cosford, Hangar Two, 1994/0494/E

The Pegasus engine was devised by Bristol-Siddeley to enable aircraft to combine fixed-wing and rotary wing capability. This early example was used in the Hawker Siddeley Kestrel FGA.1, a precursor to the Harrier.

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Gloster Javelin T.3, WT841, in flight, side view of, n.d.

Photographs, In Storage, PC75/2/2086

The Gloster GA.5 Javelin was an all-weather fighter designed to specification F.4/48. It was powered by two Armstrong Siddeley Sapphire engines and funded by the US Mutual Defence Aid Plan.

Side view of a camouflaged jet, Crown Copyright, RAF Museum

Cable Tensionmeter

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Two, 67/I/560

Manual flight control systems rely on cables to operate the flying surfaces. A tensionmeter is a device used by airframe technicians to measure the correct tension setting for the control cables.

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Gloster Javelin FAW.8 (XH966) in flight, SBAC Show, Farnborough, September 1958

Photographs, In Storage, PC98/173/6772/12

The Gloster GA.5 Javelin was an all-weather fighter designed to specification F.4/48. It was powered by two Armstrong Siddeley Sapphire engines and funded by the US Mutual Defence Aid Plan.

A camouflaged delta-winged jet in flight, Royal Air Force Museum, Charles Brown Collection

Gloster Javelin FAW.4 (XA635 L) of 3 Squadron, starboard view on ground, Biggin Hill, September 1960

Photographs, In Storage, P012924

The Gloster GA.5 Javelin was an all-weather fighter designed to specification F.4/48. It was powered by two Armstrong Siddeley Sapphire engines and funded by the US Mutual Defence Aid Plan.

A camouflaged jet on the ground, RAF Museum

Wire Twister Pliers, Side Cutting

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Two, X006-3960

Aviation maintenance tool used to twist stainless-steel locking wire for securing fasteners against vibration on aircraft airframes and associated equipment.

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