List of aircraft at the Royal Air Force Museum Midlands

This list of aircraft at the Royal Air Force Museum Midlands summarises the collection of aircraft that is housed at the Royal Air Force Museum Midlands, located at RAF Cosford in Shropshire.

Collection

External display

Bristol Britannia on external display

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Type	Identity	Markings	Notes
Bristol Britannia 312	G-AOVF	"(XM)497" and "Schedar"	Former civil aircraft G-AOVF bought by the Museum in 1984 and painted to represent XM497 of Royal Air Force Air Support Command
Consolidated PBY-6A Catalina	L-866		Royal Danish Air Force
Hawker Hunter F.6A	XG225		No. 237 Squadron RAF
Hawker Hunter FR.10	XF426
Hawker Siddeley Dominie T.1	XS709	M	No. 3 Flying Training School RAF
Hawker Siddeley Nimrod R.1	XV249	RAF Wyton 1974-1995 wears RAF Wyton station crest	No. 51 Squadron RAF
Hunting Aircraft Jet Provost T.3	XM351	Y
Hunting H.126	XN714		RAE Bedford
Lockheed C-130K Hercules C.3	XV202
Lockheed SP-2H Neptune	204	V	Royal Netherlands Navy
Saunders-Roe SR.53	XD145		A&AEE, RPE Westcott
SEPECAT Jaguar ACT	XX765	ACT	Active Control Technology
Vickers VC10	XR808	95th Anniversary 1917-2012	No. 101 Squadron RAF

Test Flight

The BAC TSR-2 on display in the Test Flight hangar

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Type	Identity	Markings	Notes
BAC TSR-2	XR220		One of two complete airframes remaining
Boulton Paul Defiant I	N1671	EW-D	No. 307 (Polish) Squadron RAF
Bristol M.1c replica	C4994		No. 150 Squadron RAF
British Aerospace EAP	ZF534	EAP	Experimental Aircraft Programme, BAe
Fairey Delta 2	WG777	Fairey Delta	A&AEE
Gloster Gladiator I	K8042		No. 247 Squadron RAF
Hawker Afghan Hind	n/a
Hawker Hart II Trainer	K4972		No. 2 Flying Training School RAF at RAF Brize Norton
Hawker Hurricane IIc	LF738	UH-A
Hawker Siddeley Kestrel F(GA).1	XS695	5	RAE Bedford
Messerschmitt Bf 109G-2/Trop	10639	Black 6	Luftwaffe in North Africa
Sopwith Pup	N5182		Royal Naval Air Service
Sopwith 1½ Strutter Replica	A8226		No. 45 Squadron RFC
Supermarine Spitfire I	K9942	SD-D	No. 52 Operational Training Unit RAF

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.

Focke Achgelis FA330

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Type	Identity	Markings	Notes
Avro Lincoln B.2/4A	RF398		No. 151 Squadron RAF at RAF Watton
Bristol Bolingbroke IV	L8756	XD-E	Restored as a Bristol Blenheim
de Havilland Mosquito TT.35	TA639	AZ-E	No. 3 Civilian Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit RAF Unit markings of Guy Gibson's last flight in a Mosquito XX on 19 September 1944
de Havilland Tiger Moth II	T6296
Fieseler Fi 156-C7 Storch	VP746	SM + AK	Air Ministry
Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A-8/R6	733682 [4]		Luftwaffe "Mistel" combination aircraft. Captured in Denmark, May 1945.
Hawker Tempest II	PR536	OQ-H	Indian Air Force and RAF
Junkers Ju 88R-1	360043	EV	Luftwaffe - 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 studied.
Messerschmitt Me 262A-2A	VK893	Yellow 4	Luftwaffe
Messerschmitt Me 410A-1/U2	420430	3U + CC	RAE
Vickers Wellington T.10	MF628

National Cold War Exhibition

The Mikoyan MiG-15bis on display in the National Cold War Exhibition

Electric Lightning F.1 serial XG337 on display

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Type	Identity	Markings	Notes
Armstrong Whitworth Meteor NF.14	WS843	J	No. 264 Squadron RAF
Avro York C.1	TS798
Canadair Sabre F.4	XB812		No. 93 Squadron RAF
Douglas Dakota C.4	KN645		RAF Transport Command
English Electric Canberra PR.9	XH171	U	No. 39 Squadron RAF
English Electric Lightning F.1/P.1B	XG337
General Dynamics F-111F	74-0177	LN	United States Air Force - 492d Fighter Squadron, RAF Lakenheath
Gloster Javelin FAW.1	XA564
Handley Page Hastings T.5	TG511
Handley Page Victor K.2	XH672	"Maid Marion"	No. 55 Squadron RAF
Hawker Hunter T.7A	XL568		No. 74 Squadron RAF
Avro Vulcan B.2	XM598		No. 44 Squadron RAF Operation Black Buck / Falklands War reserve aircraft.
Mikoyan MiG-15bis	1120		Polish Air Force
Mikoyan MiG-21PF	503		Hungarian Air Force
Short Belfast C.1	XR371	"Enceladus"	No. 53 Squadron RAF
Sikorsky MH-53J Pave Low III	68-8284		United States Air Force
Vickers Valiant B.1	XD818		No. 49 Squadron RAF - Dropped Britain's first hydrogen bomb during Operation Grapple tests in 1957. [6]

Hangar 1

The Armstrong Whitworth Argosy C1 on display in Hangar 1

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Type	Identity	Markings	Notes
Armstrong Whitworth Argosy T.1	XP411		No. 6 Flying Training School RAF at RAF Finningley
Avro Anson C.19 Series 1	TX214	Royal Air Force Transport Command	Metropolitan Communication Squadron RAF at RAF Hendon
Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR.3	XZ997		Falklands Exhibition
Boeing CH-47 Chinook HC.6A	ZA718	BN	Bravo November Falklands Exhibition
Comper CLA.7 Swift	G-ACGL
de Havilland Comet 1XB	G-APAS		B.O.A.C
de Havilland Devon C.2/2A	VP952		No. 207 Squadron RAF at RAF Northolt
Fairchild Argus II	G-AIZE		United States Army Air Forces
Hawker Cygnet	G-EBMB
Hawker Siddeley Andover E.3A	XS639		No. 32 Squadron RAF
Hunting Percival Jet Provost T.1	XD674		Hunting Aircraft
Mignet HM.14	G-AEEH
Miles Magister I	T9708 wears T9707
Percival Provost T.1	WV562	P-C	No. 1 Flying Training School RAF at RAF Syerston
Scottish Aviation Bulldog T.1	XX654	3	Central Flying School at RAF Cranwell
Scottish Aviation Jetstream T.1	XX496		No. 45 Squadron RAF
Supermarine Spitfire Replica	RG904		Made for TV Programme
Vickers Varsity T.1	WL679	M	Royal Aircraft Establishment
Westland Wessex HC.2	XR525	G	No. 72 Squadron RAF

Previously on display

Type	Identity	Former location	Markings/Notes
Auster T.7 Antarctic	WE600	Hangar 1	1956 Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition - to Midland Air Museum
Avro 707C	WZ744	Test Flight	Gifted to Avro Heritage Museum
BAC Jet Provost T.5A	XW418	Hangar 1
Boulton Paul Sea Balliol T.21	WL732	Hangar 1
Bristol 188	XF926	Test Flight	Company Test Aircraft
Bristol Sycamore HR.14	XJ918	Hangar 1	Gifted to the Ulster Aviation Society
de Havilland Chipmunk T.10	WP912	Hangar 1	used by the Duke of Edinburgh for flight training Aberdeen University Air Squadron - to RAFM London
de Havilland Vampire FB.5	WA346	Stored	Gifted to the Hunter Fighter Collection New South Wales
de Havilland Venom FB.4	J1704	War in the Air	Swiss Air Force
English Electric P.1A	WG760	Test Flight	RAE
FMA IA 58 Pucará	ZD485 (A-515)	War in the Air	Former Argentine Air Force
Focke Achgelis FA330	100503	War in the Air	Luftwaffe then RAE Farnborough
Folland Gnat F.1	XK724	War in the Air	Gifted to the Midland Air Museum
Gloster Meteor T.7 (Modified)	WA634	Test Flight	Gifted to the Ulster Aviation Society
Gloster Meteor F.8 Prone Position	WK935	Test Flight	Institute of Aviation Medicine - to Newark Air Museum
Hunting Percival Pembroke C.1	WV746	Hangar 1	*** No. 60 Squadron RAF at RAF Wildenrath - to RAFM London
CASA 352L (Junkers Ju 52)	G-AFAP	Hangar 1	Gifted to the Kent Battle of Britain Museum
Kawasaki Ki-100-1b	16336	War in the Air	Japanese
Messerschmitt Me 163B-1a Komet	191614	War in the Air	RAE
Mitsubishi Ki-46 'Dinah'	5439	War in the Air	Allied Technical Air Intelligence Unit, South East Asia
North American P-51D Mustang	44-73415	War in the Air	Gifted to the Hunter Fighter Collection in New South Wales
Panavia Tornado P02	XX946	War in the Air
Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer CC.2	XL993	NCWE	to RAFM London
Short SB.5	WG768	Test Flight	ETPS
Westland Dragonfly HR.3	G-AJOV	Hangar 1
Yokosuka MXY-7 Ohka	n/a	War in the Air	RAE, RPRE Westcot

See also

• Royal Air Force Museum London
  • List of aircraft at the Royal Air Force Museum London

References

1. "On Display - External Display". Royal Air Force Museum. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
2. "On Display - Test Flight". Royal Air Force Museum. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
3. "On Display - War in the Air". Royal Air Force Museum. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
4. "Focke Wulf FW190A-8/R6". RAF Museum. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
5. "On Display - National Cold War Exhibition". Royal Air Force Museum. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
6. "Individual History Vickers Valiant B (K) Mk.I XD818/7894M Museum Accession Number 1994/1352/A" (PDF). Royal Air Force Museum. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
7. "On Display - Hangar 1". Royal Air Force Museum. Retrieved 24 July 2022.