List of aircraft at the Royal Air Force Museum Cosford facts for kids
This list of aircraft at the Royal Air Force Museum Cosford summarises the collection of aircraft that is housed at the Royal Air Force Museum Cosford.
Contents
Collection
External display
| Type | Identity | Markings/Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Bristol Britannia 312 | G-AOVF | |
| Consolidated PBY-6A Catalina | L-866 | |
| Hawker Hunter F.6A | XG225 | |
| Hawker Siddeley Dominie T.1 | XS709 | 3 FTS RAF |
| Hawker Siddeley Nimrod R.1 | XV249 | No. 51 Squadron RAF |
| Lockheed C-130K Hercules C.3 | XV202 | |
| Lockheed SP-2H Neptune | 204 | |
| Vickers VC-10 | XR808 | 101 Squadron RAF |
Test Flight
The BAC TSR-2 on display in the Test Flight hangar
| Type | Identity | Markings/Notes |
|---|---|---|
| BAC TSR-2 | XR220 | Only 1 of 2 complete airframes left |
| Bristol 188 | XF926 | |
| British Aerospace EAP | ZF534 | Experimental Aircraft Programme, BAe |
| English Electric P.1A | WG760 | RAE |
| Fairey Delta 2 | WG777 | A&AEE |
| Gloster Meteor F.8 Prone Position | WK935 | Institute of Aviation Medicine |
| Hawker Siddeley Kestrel F(GA).1 | XS695 | RAE |
| Hunting H.126 | XN714 | |
| Hunting Aircraft Jet Provost T.3 | XM351 | Y |
| Saunders-Roe SR.53 | XD145 | A&AEE, RPE Westcott |
| SEPECAT Jaguar ACT | XX765 | Active Control Technology |
| Short SB.5 | WG768 | ETPS |
War in the Air
A Hawker Hurricane II on display in the War in the Air hangar. A selection of armament used by the type is also displayed.
| Type | Identity | Markings/Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Avro Lincoln B.2 | RF398 | No. 151 Squadron RAF |
| BAe Harrier GR9A | ZG477 | |
| Boulton Paul Defiant I | N1671 | EW-D, No. 307 (Polish) Squadron RAF |
| Bristol M.1c Replica | C4994 | No. 150 Squadron RAF |
| de Havilland Mosquito TT.35 | TA639 | Unit markings of Guy Gibson's last flight in a Mosquito XX on 19 September 1944. No. 3 CAACU RAF |
| Fieseler Fi 156-C7 Storch | VP746 | Air Ministry |
| Focke Achgelis FA330 | 100503 | Luftwaffe markings |
| Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A-8 | 733685 | "Mistel" combination aircraft |
| Gloster Gladiator I | K8042 | No. 247 Squadron RAF |
| Hawker Hurricane IIc | LF738 | UH-A |
| Junkers Ju 88R-1 | 360043 | One of only two intact Ju-88s, captured with pilot Herbert Schmid, when he landed at Aberdeen on 9 May 1943, allowing nightfighter radar to be subdued; has been at the museum since February 2017 |
| Kawasaki Ki-100-1b | 16336 | |
| Messerschmitt Me 109G-2/Trop | 10639 | Luftwaffe markings |
| Messerschmitt Me 163B-1a Komet | 191614 | RAE |
| Messerschmitt Me 262A-2A | VK893 | Luftwaffe markings |
| Messerschmitt Me 410A-1/U2 | 420430 | RAE |
| Mitsubishi Ki-46 'Dinah' | 5439 | Allied Technical Air Intelligence Unit, South East Asia |
| Sopwith Pup | N5182 | Royal Naval Air Service |
| Sopwith 1½ Strutter Replica | A8226 | No. 45 Squadron RFC |
| Supermarine Spitfire I | K9942 | SD-D, No. 52 OTU RAF |
| Yokosuka MXY7 Ohka | n/a | RAE, RPRE Westcot |
National Cold War Exhibition
The Mikoyan MiG-15bis on display in the National Cold War Exhibition
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| Type | Identity | Markings/Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Armstrong Whitworth Meteor NF.14 | WS843 | |
| Avro York C.1 | TS798 | |
| Canadair Sabre F.4 | XB812 | |
| Douglas Dakota C.4 | KN645 | |
| English Electric Canberra PR.9 | XH171 | |
| English Electric Lightning F.1/P.1B | XG337 | |
| General Dynamics F-111F-CF | 74-0177 | 492d Fighter Squadron at RAF Lakenheath |
| Gloster Javelin FAW.1 | XA564 | |
| Handley Page Hastings T.5 | TG511 | |
| Handley Page Victor K.2 | XH672 | |
| Hawker Hunter T.7A | XL568 | |
| Hawker Siddeley Vulcan B.2 | XM598 | Part of Operation Black Buck, a cabin pressurization issue caused it to return to base, it stayed in reserve for the remainder of the Falklands War. |
| Mikoyan MiG-15bis | 001120 | |
| Mikoyan MiG-21PF | 7105 | |
| Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer CC.2 | XL993 | |
| Short Belfast C.1 | XR371 | |
| Sikorsky MH-53J Pave Low III | 68-8284 | |
| Vickers Valiant B.1 | XD818 |
Hangar 1
| Type | Identity | Markings/Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Armstrong Whitworth Argosy C.1 | XP411 | No. 105 Squadron RAF |
| Auster T.7 Antarctic | WE600 | 1956 Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition |
| Avro Anson C.19 | TX214 | Maintenance Command Communications Squadron |
| BAC Jet Provost T.5A | XW418 | |
| Boulton Paul Sea Balliol T.21 | WL732 | |
| Bristol Sycamore HR.14 | XJ918 | |
| CASA 352L (Junkers Ju 52) | G-AFAP | |
| Comper CLA.7 Swift | G-ACGL | |
| de Havilland Chipmunk T.10 | WP912 | |
| de Havilland Comet 1XB | G-APAS | |
| de Havilland Devon C.2 | VP952 | |
| Fairchild Argus II | G-AIZE | |
| Hawker Cygnet | G-EBMB | |
| Hawker Siddeley Andover E.3A | XS639 | |
| Hunting Percival Jet Provost T.1 | XD674 | |
| Hunting Percival Pembroke C.1 | WV746 | |
| Mignet HM.14 | G-AEEH | |
| Scottish Aviation Bulldog T.1 | XX654 | |
| Scottish Aviation Jetstream T.1 | XX496 | |
| Vickers Varsity T.1 | WL679 | |
| Westland Dragonfly HR.3 | G-AJOV | |
| Westland Wessex HC.2 | XR525 |
Stored
| Type | Identity | Former location | Markings/Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avro 707C | WZ744 | Test Flight | Royal Aircraft Establishment |
| de Havilland Venom FB.4 | J1704 | War in the Air | |
| FMA IA 58 Pucará | ZD485 (A-515) | War in the Air | |
| Folland Gnat F.1 | XK724 | War in the Air | |
| Gloster Meteor T.7 (Modified) | WA634 | Test Flight | |
| Hawker Afghan Hind | n/a | War in the Air | |
| North American P-51D Mustang | 44-73415 | War in the Air | |
| Panavia Tornado P02 | XX946 | Test Flight |
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