Industrial Heritage - Royal Air Force Museum, Cosford, Shropshire
At Cosford we have collections of artefacts unique in the world.
The War Plane Collection includes British, German, American, Japanese and Argentinian aircraft, all with an important place in the development of military aviation.
Cosford's Missile Collection includes unique, early German experimental missiles. The collection charts the history of this type of weapon from early concrete and wooden examples to today's state-of-the-art technology.
The Transport & Training Aircraft Collection is home to Royal Air Force transport aircraft, which relate the fascinating story of passenger and freight-carrying by air.
The jewel in the Museum's inventory is undoubtedly the Research & Development Aircraft Collection featuring some of the World's most exotic aircraft.
The National Cold War Exhibition is housed in a land mark building and is the only place where you see Britain's V Bombers the Vulcan, Victor and Valiant together. Aircraft are suspended in flying attitudes and audio visual hotspots help tell the story of the Cold War.
There are over fifty Aero Engines on display here too, and a small Vehicle Collection relating to aviation history.
Museum staff and volunteers are actively engaged in conservation and restoration work and have won awards for their efforts. The Museum has an Aircraft Engineering Apprenticeship Programme which enables young people to become skilled and qualified technicians and help conserve collections of historic aircraft.
