Key Facts
| Location: |
Cosford, Shropshire |
| SatNav: |
TF11 8UP |
| Country: |
United Kingdom |
| Date Opened: |
? |
| Aircraft Exhibits: |
92 |
What’s Here
Formerly known as ‘The Aerospace Museum, Cosford’ but now re-titled to emphasise it’s RAF heritage. With over 80 aircraft exhibits, the museum is home to four major collections – British research and development aircraft, transport aircraft, warplanes and missiles. There is also a large collection of aero-engines and other aviation-related displays. The museum’s Art and Picture Galleries regularly stage exhibitions of aviation-related art. The restoration centre houses exhibits from the reserve collection formerly at RAF Wyton. The new ‘National Cold War Exhibition’ hall was opened on 8 February 2007.
Directions
At RAF Cosford airfield on the A41, 1 mile south of Junction 3 on the M54. Follow the brown/white “Aerospace Museum” signs. See this location on Microsoft Live Search Maps
Visiting
Opening Hours:
Open daily 10.00 am to 6.00 pm except December 24-26,31 and January 1. Last entry 4.00 pm.
Admission:
All admission is now free.
Amenities:
Heated Exhibition Hangars, Souvenir shop, Restaurant, Picnic Area, Toilets, Free Car Parking, Facilities for Disabled Visitors.
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| Britannia 312 G-AOVF |
Belfast C.1 XR371 |
List of Aircraft Exhibits
| Displayed I.D. |
Aircraft Type |
Real Identity |
Condition |
Status |
| XP411 |
AW Argosy C.1 |
XP411 |
Complete |
Displayed |
| WE600 |
Auster C.4 ‘Antarctic’ |
WE600 |
Complete |
Displayed |
| WZ744 |
Avro 707C |
WZ744 |
Complete |
Displayed |
| TX214 |
Avro Anson C.19 |
TX214 |
Complete |
Displayed |
| RF398 |
Avro Lincoln B.2 |
RF398 |
Complete |
Displayed |
| XA893 |
Avro Vulcan B.1 |
XA893 |
Cockpit |
Displayed |
| WD931 |
BAC Canberra B.2 |
WD931 |
Cockpit |
Being Restored |
| XD674 |
BAC Jet Provost T.1 |
XD674 |
Complete |
Displayed |
| XM351 |
BAC Jet Provost T.3 |
XM351 |
Complete |
Displayed |
| XR220 |
BAC TSR-2 |
XR220 |
Complete |
Displayed |
| WL732 |
Boulton Paul Sea Balliol T.21 |
WL732 |
Complete |
Displayed |
| XF926 |
Bristol 188 |
XF926 |
Complete |
Displayed |
| ‘XM497′ |
Bristol Britannia 312F |
G-AOVF |
Complete |
Displayed |
| XJ918 |
Bristol Sycamore HR.14 |
XJ918 |
Complete |
Displayed |
| ‘G-AFAP’ |
CASA 352L |
T.2B-272 |
Complete |
Displayed |
| L-866 |
Consolidated PBY-6A Catalina |
L-866 |
Complete |
Displayed |
| G-APAS |
DH Comet 1XB |
G-APAS |
Complete |
Displayed |
| VP952 |
DH Devon C.2/2 |
VP952 |
Complete |
Displayed |
| TA639 |
DH Mosquito TT.35 |
TA639 |
Complete |
Displayed |
| WA346 |
DH Vampire FB.5 |
WA346 |
Complete |
Displayed |
| J-1704 |
DH Venom FB.4 |
J-1704 |
Complete |
Displayed |
| WP912 |
DHC Chipmunk T.10 |
WP912 |
Complete |
Displayed |
| WG760 |
English Electric P.1A |
WG760 |
Complete |
Displayed |
| G-AIZE |
Fairchild Argus II |
G-AIZE |
Complete |
Displayed |
| WG777 |
Fairey FD.2 |
WG777 |
Complete |
Displayed |
| HS503 |
Fairey Swordfish IV* |
BAPC.108 |
Complete |
Displayed |
| - |
Fieseler Fi 103 (V-1) |
BAPC.94 |
Complete |
Displayed |
| VP746 |
Fieseler Fi 156C-7 Storch |
475081 |
Complete |
Displayed |
| A-515 |
FMA IA.58A Pucara |
ZD485 |
Complete |
Displayed |
| 8469M |
Focke-Achgelis Fa 330A-1 |
8469M |
Complete |
Displayed |
| XK724 |
Folland Gnat F.1 |
XK724 |
Complete |
Displayed |
| XR977 |
Folland Gnat T.1 |
XR977 |
Complete |
Displayed |
| ZJ493 |
GAF Jindivik 4A |
ZJ493 |
Complete |
Displayed |
| DG202/G |
Gloster Meteor (F.9/40) |
DG202 |
Complete |
Displayed |
| WA634 |
Gloster Meteor T.7/8 |
WA634 |
Complete |
Displayed |
| WK935 |
Gloster Meteor F.8 prone pilot |
WK935 |
Complete |
Displayed |
| - |
Hawker P.1121 |
- |
Fuselage |
Displayed |
| G-EBMB |
Hawker Cygnet |
G-EBMB |
Complete |
Displayed |
| ‘K7271′ |
Hawker Fury II |
BAPC.148 |
Replica |
Displayed |
| - |
Hawker Hind (Afghan) |
BAPC.82 |
Complete |
Displayed |
| XE670 |
Hawker Hunter F.4 |
XE670 |
Cockpit |
Displayed |
| XG225 |
Hawker Hunter F.6A |
XG225 |
Complete |
Displayed |
| LF738 |
Hawker Hurricane IIc |
LF738 |
Complete |
Displayed |
| XS639 |
HS Andover E.3A |
XS639 |
Complete |
Displayed |
| XN714 |
Hunting H.126 |
XN174 |
Complete |
Displayed |
| 204 |
Lockheed SP-2H Neptune |
204 |
Complete |
Displayed |
| 6130 |
Lockheed Ventura II |
6130 |
Complete |
Displayed |
| 191614 |
Messerschmitt Me 163B-1a Komet |
191614 |
Complete |
Displayed |
| 420430 |
Messerschmitt Me 410A-1/U2 |
420430 |
Complete |
Displayed |
| G-AEEH |
Mignet HM.14 Flying Flea |
G-AEEH |
Complete |
Displayed |
| 5439 |
Mitsubishi Ki-46-III ‘Dinah’ |
5439 |
Complete |
Displayed |
| ’413573′ |
North American P-51D Mustang |
N6526D |
Complete |
Displayed |
| XX946 |
Panavia Tornado P.02 |
XX946 |
Complete |
Displayed |
| WV746 |
Percival Pembroke C.1 |
WV746 |
Complete |
Displayed |
| WV562 |
Percival Provost T.1 |
WV562 |
Complete |
Displayed |
| ’6771′ |
Republic F-84F Thunderstreak |
FU-6 |
Complete |
Displayed |
| XD145 |
Saunder-Roe SR.53 |
XD145 |
Complete |
Displayed |
| XX654 |
Scottish Aviation Bulldog T.1 |
XX654 |
Complete |
Displayed |
| XL703 |
Scottish Aviation Pioneer CC.1 |
XL703 |
Complete |
Displayed |
| XX765 |
SEPECAT Jaguar GR.1 ACT |
XX765 |
Complete |
Displayed |
| WG768 |
Short SB.5 |
WG768 |
Complete |
Displayed |
| 68-8284 |
Sikorsky MH-53M Pave Low IV |
68-8284 |
Complete |
Displayed |
| WE982 |
Slingsby Prefect TX.1 |
WE982 |
Complete |
Displayed |
| ‘D3419′ |
Sopwith Camel |
BAPC.59 |
Replica |
Displayed |
| K9942 |
Supermarine Spitfire I |
K9942 |
Complete |
Displayed |
| ‘TB675′ |
Supermarine Spitfire LF.XVIe |
RW393 |
Complete |
Displayed |
| VX573 |
Vickers Valetta C.3 |
VX573 |
Complete |
Displayed |
| WL679 |
Vickers Varsity T.1 |
WL679 |
Complete |
Displayed |
| ‘G-AJOV’ |
Westland Dragonfly HR.3 |
WP495 |
Complete |
Displayed |
| XR525 |
Westland Wessex HC.2 |
XR525 |
Complete |
Displayed |
| - |
Yokosuka MYX-7 Ohka 11 |
BAPC.99 |
Complete |
Displayed |
National Cold War Exhibition:
| Displayed I.D. |
Aircraft Type |
Real Identity |
Condition |
Status |
| XM598 |
Avro Vulcan B.2 |
XM598 |
Complete |
Displayed |
| TS798 |
Avro York C.1 |
TS798 |
Complete |
Displayed |
| XH171 |
BAC Canberra PR.9 |
XH171 |
Complete |
Displayed |
| ‘XN972′ |
Blackburn Buccaneer S.1 |
XN962 |
Nose |
Displayed |
| XB812 |
Canadair Sabre F.4 |
XB812 |
Complete |
Displayed |
| KN645 |
Douglas Dakota IV |
KN645 |
Complete |
Displayed |
| XG337 |
English Electric Lightning F.1 |
XG337 |
Complete |
Displayed |
| 74-0177 |
General Dynamics F-111F |
74-0177 |
Complete |
Displayed |
| XA564 |
Gloster Javelin FAW.1 |
XA564 |
Complete |
Displayed |
| WS843 |
Gloster Meteor NF.14 |
WS843 |
Complete |
Displayed |
| XL568 |
Hawker Hunter T.7A |
XL568 |
Complete |
Displayed |
| TG511 |
Handley Page Hastings T.5 |
TG511 |
Complete |
Displayed |
| XH672 |
Handley Page Victor K.2 |
XH672 |
Complete |
Displayed |
| XV591 |
McDonnell-Douglas Phantom FG.1 |
XV591 |
Nose |
Displayed |
| 01120 |
Mikoyan-Gurevitch MiG-15bis (LiM-2) |
01120 |
Complete |
Displayed |
| 503 |
Mikoyan-Gurevitch MiG-21PF |
G-BRAM |
Complete |
Displayed |
| XX496 |
Scottish Aviation Jetstream T.1 |
XX496 |
Complete |
Displayed |
| XL993 |
Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer CC.1 |
XL993 |
Complete |
Displayed |
| XR731 |
Short Belfast C.1 |
XR731 |
Complete |
Displayed |
| XD818 |
Vickers Valiant BK.1 |
XD818 |
Complete |
Displayed |
* = in storage
Notes: Hart T.IIA K4972 has moved to Hendon. Buccaneer S.2B XW547 has moved to Hendon. Ki-100 16336 has gone to the Hendon ‘Milestones of Flight’ hall. P-47D ‘KL216′ has moved to Hendon, with Skeeter XM555 and Whirlwind XP299 following. DH.60GM Gipsy Moth G-AAMX and Me 262A Wk Nr 112372 have also moved to Hendon. Liberator VI KN751 has moved to Hendon. VC10 G-AVRM, Trident 1C G-ARPH and Boeing 707-436 G-APFJ have been scrapped, with the nose sections going to Brooklands and East Fortune. BAC 111 G-AVMO and Viscount G-AMOG have moved to East Fortune.
Michael Beetham Conservation Centre:
| Displayed I.D. |
Aircraft Type |
Real Identity |
Condition |
Status |
| F-HMFI |
Farman F.40 |
6799 |
Complete |
Being Restored |
| P1344 |
Handley Page Hampden I |
P1344 |
Complete |
Being Restored |
| XS695 |
Hawker Siddeley Kestrel |
XS695 |
Complete |
Being Restored |
| 7198/18 |
LVG C.VI |
G-AANJ |
Complete |
Being Restored |
| ‘D5329′ |
Sopwith 5F1 Dolphin I |
? |
Complete |
Being Restored |
| LA226 |
Supermarine Spitfire F.21 |
LA226 |
Complete |
Being Restored |
Notes: Spitfire LF.XVI SL674 has moved to RAF Stafford for storage. Vampire F.3 VT812 has moved to Hendon.
More Information
The Royal Air Force Museum, Cosford, Shifnal, Shropshire, TF11 8UP. Tel: 01902 376200 Fax: 01902 376211. RAF Museum, Cosford, Website. National Cold War Exhibition
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| Vulcan B.2 XM598 |
Comet IA G-APAS |
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| Javelin FAW.1 XA564 |
Canberra PR.9 XH171 |
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| Argosy C.1 XP411 |
Victor K.2 XH672 |
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| Varsity T.1 WL679 |
Andover E.3A XS639 |
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