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Bristol Siddeley Olympus Engine 22R 320

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1964-1972, In Storage, 72/E/1609

Designed for the BAC TSR2, this engine provided 30,610lbs thrust and was fitted with an afterburner which gave a thrust boost of approximately 50%.

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Bristol Siddeley Olympus 22R 320

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1964-1965, Cosford, Hangar Two, 1987/0242/E

Axial flow twin spool turbojet engine, as used on the BAC TSR.2, mounted on metal trolley.

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Recorded interview with Marshal of the RAF Sir Peter Harding, 26 October 2018

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-4806

Peter Harding flew Canberra bomber aircraft and Wessex helicopters with the RAF and Royal Australian Air Force and was Chief of the Air Staff and Chief of the Defence Staff.

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First flight of TSR.2

Film & Sound, In Storage, FC90/36

Film documenting the first flight of the TSR2 aircraft from Boscombe Down, flown by Roland Beamont and Don Bowen. The TSR2 is seen on the ground and in the air.

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Recorded interview with William Ian Harvey, 24 April 2013

Film & Sound, In Storage, X005-6742/010

Recorded interview with Ian Harvey, who flew as a flight engineer in Hercules and Nimrod aircraft during the 1970s, during and after the Falklands War and the 1991 Gulf War.

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Recorded interview with Flight Lieutenant John Holton, 5 November 2019

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-5624

Interview with John Holton, who served as an RAF navigator in Meteor night fighter aircraft, as an instructor on Brigand and Balliol aircraft and as an operations officer at Khormaksar.

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TSR.2 - Air to air

Film & Sound, In Storage, FC93/532

Film in which a prototype TSR2 aircraft is seen in air-to-air film, on landing and on the ground during its flight test programme. An undercarriage retraction problem is also seen.

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TSR.2 - Flight tests

Film & Sound, In Storage, FC93/533

Film in which a prototype TSR2 aircraft is seen in air-to-air film, on landing and on the ground during its flight test programme. An undercarriage retraction sequence is also seen.

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TSR-2 Main Wheel and Tyre

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Two, 1988/0050/A

Sectioned main wheel with Dunlop tyre of TSR-2 with clear plastic components to show structure of anti-skid mechanism.

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Bristol Siddeley Olympus 320-22R Re-heat unit

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Two, X002-6829

Long thin metal pipe-shaped unit mounted on metal stand.

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