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Cosford Cold War Museum–In and Out
Poor Service Areas
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| Strensham – mostly a waste of time. | Frankley – slightly better. | |
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| Grey with a touch of drizzle. | The Gate. | |
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| The Gate Guardian. | Bristol Britannia 310. | |
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Lockheed Hercules C130K Mk3 – XV202. |
Dutch
Lockheed SP-2H Neptune. |
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Hawker Siddeley Nimrod R.Mk.1 – XV249. |
British Aircraft Corporation TSR 2 – XR220. |
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BAe Harrier GR9A – ZG477. |
FMA 1A58 Pucara – ZD485. |
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Vickers Valiant B1 – XD818. |
Handley Page Victor K2 – XH672. |
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| Avro -
Vulcan B2 – XM598. |
Skybolt and Blue Steel. | |
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| Polaris A3 – fully loaded (inert). | Polaris A3 – the full round. |
Excellent Museum
RAF Cosford Museum – March 2013
With all three V Bombers
And an exit survey
RAF Museum Cosford–Part 04
And the rest
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de Havilland Comet 1XB |
Hawker Siddeley Andover E3A |
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Armstrong Whitworth Argosy C1 (rear) |
V2 | |
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| Fritz X |
Lockheed Hercules C130K Mk3 |
A great day out
RAF Museum Cosford–Part 03
With lottery money
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| Modern design, entrance bottom right | Just in case you got confused | |
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| As it says | And its bomb bay | |
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| Skybolt and Blue Steel |
Handley Page Victor K2 |
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Vickers Valiant B1 |
Centurion | |
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Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG 21PF |
Vulcan and Bloodhound | |
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| Polaris A3 |
English Electric Lightning F1/P1B |
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| Thor |
Sikorsky MH-53M Pave Low IV |
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| Leopard 1 |
Short Brothers Belfast |
But it is good
RAF Museum Cosford–Part 02
The first two halls
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| As it says |
English Electric P1A |
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Short Brothers SB5 WG768 |
Bristol Type 188 |
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British Aircraft Corporation TSR 2 |
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Gloster Meteor F8 Prone Position |
Panavia Tornado P02 |
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Hunting H126 |
Messerschmitt Me 163B-1a Komet |
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BAe Harrier GR9A |
de Havilland Mosquito TT35 |
Inside, in the dry.
RAF Museum Cosford–Part 01
In search of V Bombers
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| Gate Guardian – Bristol Britannia 312 | And again I arrived before the doors opened. | |
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Dominie T.Mk.1 |
Nimrod R.Mk.1 |
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| Another view – XV249 | Dutch Navy – Lockheed SP-2H Neptune |
And drizzle
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