on display at midlands
Miles Magister
Serial No: T9708
Period: WWII
Museum: Midlands
Location: Hangar 1
On Display: Yes
The Miles M14 Magister is a two-seat monoplane basic trainer aircraft which was used in large numbers by the RAF and other friendly air forces. Around 1,200 were produced until 1941. A great design and loved by its pilots, the Magister has always stayed in the shadow of the better-know de Havilland Tiger Moth.
on display at midlands
Focke Wulf FW190A-8/R6
Serial No: 733682/AM75
Period: WWII
Museum: Midlands
Location: War in the Air
On Display: Yes
The FW190A-8 was a fighter-bomber version of the ‘Butcher Bird’, and was produced in greater numbers than any other sub-type. This variant was very effective in combat below 7,000m/22,965ft due to the performance of its BMW 801 powerplant.
Some 19,500 Fw190s of all types were built, serving until the end of the European war in May 1945; a few served until c.1948 with the Turkish Air force.
on display at midlands
Messerschmitt BF109G-2/Trop
Serial No: 10639
Period: WWII
Museum: Midlands
Location: War in the Air
On Display: Yes
The Bf 109, designed by Willi Messerschmitt, is a legend alongside the British Spitfire, American P51 Mustang and the Japanese Zero.
First flown in 1935, the Bf109 was obsolescent by the second half of World War Two yet it remained the backbone of the German Air Force’s day fighter force and was flown by many of her allies.
on display at midlands
Hawker-Siddeley Kestrel FGA.1
Serial No: XS695
Period: Post-WWII
Museum: Midlands
Location: Test Flight
On Display: Yes
Hawker had been privately developing a vertical take off aircraft since the 1950s under the code of P.1127. The success of this private venture, and the subsequent service interest, led to an announcement in 1962 that a ‘tripartite evaluation squadron’ (TES) would be formed.
The Kestrel was a developed version of the P.1127 and nine of the type were ordered for use by the TES during its operations in 1965. The TES was based at RAF West Raynham and included pilots from the UK, USA and West Germany.
on display at midlands
Hawker Hunter F Mk4 (Nose Only)
Serial No: XE670
Period: Post-WWII
Museum: Midlands
Location: National Cold War Exhibition
On Display: Yes
The Hawker Hunter F Mk.4 was the first major version of the aircraft and the first that could carry drop tanks or bombs on under-wing pylons. A total of 365 F Mk. 4s were produced, with production split between Hawker’s factories at Kingston and Blackpool.
The first Hunter F Mk.4 made its maiden flight in October 1954 and in March the following year the F.4 was issued to the Air Fighting Development Unit and Nos.54 and 111 Squadrons became the first operation units to receive the new aircraft.
On Display at Midlands
McDonnell Douglas Phantom FG1 (Nose Only)
Serial No: XV591
Period: Post-WWII
Museum: Midlands
Location: Test Flight
On Display: Yes
One of the most successful and widely-used warplanes of all time, originally designed to meet a US Navy requirement for a supersonic two-seat carrier-borne air defence fighter, the Phantom first flew in May 1958 and entered US Navy service in July 1961. In all, 5,195 were built until May 1981, the last under licence in Japan; 170 were built to British contracts.
Many American examples saw combat in Vietnam. The example on display at Cosford (Phantom FG1 XV591) is one of 48 production Phantom FG1 aircraft purchased for British service, 20 for the RAF initially and 24 of the remainder, including XV591, for the Royal Navy.
Wow, just Wow !... Stumbled on the place while looking for something to do after a night away in London with my children.
Outstanding facility with dozens of planes from all through history! A wonderful experience for my young family with loads for the kids to do and see. I would highly recommend it!
Absolutely brilliant. Free entry, car park £5 for 3 hours, so much to do and see. The museum was awesome. We took some children on a day out here and they haven’t stopped talking about it.