Royal Air Force Museum Cosford
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The Royal Air Force Museum Cosford, located in Cosford in Shropshire, is a museum dedicated to the history of aviation and the Royal Air Force in particular. The museum is part of the Royal Air Force Museum, a non-departmental public body sponsored by the Ministry of Defence and a registered charity. The museum is spread over two sites in England; the other site is at the Royal Air Force Museum London at Colindale (near Hendon) in north London.HistoryThe London museum was officially opened at the Colindale (then part of Hendon) London site on 15 November 1972 by Her Majesty The Queen. The hangars housed just 36 aircraft at opening. Over the years, the collection increased and aircraft were stored at RAF stations around the country when they were not on display. While they were being so stored, these aircraft were not publicly displayed.On 1 May 1979, the Cosford site was opened at RAF Cosford, one of the RAF stations which had been used to store the museum's collection of aircraft. On opening, the museum initially exhibited airframes which had been used for technical training at RAF Cosford. In the following years additional aircraft were added to the collection and in 1980 it was agreed that the British Airways Collection be displayed at Cosford. On 21 June 1998 four additional galleries were opened, housing art, temporary exhibitions and other aviation subjects. 13 May 2002 saw the relocation of the RAF Museum Conservation Centre from Cardington, Bedfordshire to Cosford. The Centre, costing £2.4 million, was opened by Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Michael Beetham and is named after him.
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Consolidated PBY-6A Catalina, built 1945, retired from Royal Danish Airforce 1970, arrived at @rafmuseum #cosford 1975 📷 #pbycatalina #instgramaviation #aviationlovers #aviationgeek #aviation #warbirds #avgeek #avphotography #avphoto #prtv #instaplane #avporn #theaviationlovers #av_spotters_online #nostalgicmoment #primeshots #planesdaily #aviationdaily #aviationphotography #aviationworld #excellentaviation #photooftheday #splendid_transport #detailersofinstagram
Hawker Siddeley Kestrel F(GA).1 #rafmuseumcosford
Prize winning C215 CL65 AMG V12 Bi Turbo at last year's Mercedes Benz Club CL Day at RAF Museum Cosford#EVJ129#mbusa#themercddesbenzclub#insidebenz#mbfanfoto#mbfanphoto#thebestornothing#amg#cl65#cl65amg#mercedescoupe#amg#c215#chromerben#insidebenz#rafcosfordmuseum#mercedesclday
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15bis 📷 @rafmuseum #mig15 #cosford #instgramaviation #aviationlovers #aviationgeek #aviation #warbirds #avgeek #avphotography #avphoto #prtv #instaplane #avporn #theaviationlovers #av_spotters_online #nostalgicmoment #primeshots #planesdaily #aviationdaily #aviationphotography #aviationworld #excellentaviation #photooftheday #splendid_transport #detailersofinstagram
Fantastic Aquamarine coloured c215 CL600 Bi Turbo V12 at the Mercedes Benz Club CL Day at RAF Museum Cosford#EVJ129#thebestornothing#themercedesbenzclub#cl600#c215#v12cl#mbfanphoto#mbfanfoto#insidebenz#chromerben#mbusa#rafmuseumcosford#mercedescoupe
Saunders-Roe SR53 prototype mixed power plant interceptor powered by one de Havilland Spectre rocket motor and one Armstrong Siddeley Viper turbojet, first flight 1957, reached Mach 2 in trials 📷 for #multiengine_monday with @snapshotofrealityphotography #dailythemetag @rafmuseum #cosford #instgramaviation #aviationlovers #aviationgeek #aviation #warbirds #avgeek #avphotography #avphoto #prtv #instaplane #avporn #theaviationlovers #av_spotters_online #nostalgicmoment #primeshots #planesdaily #aviationdaily #aviationphotography #aviationworld #excellentaviation #photooftheday #splendid_transport #detailersofinstagram
Ok , wile nobody's looking we're gonna nick this #areoplane #cockpit #flying #cosfordairmuseum #lovehim #🤓#geektime
Big plane, small boy #motherofboys
My first of the new year, trying to show the interior of the excellent #coldwar exhibition @rafmuseum #cosford #museum #instgramaviation #aviationlovers #aviationgeek #aviation #warbirds #avgeek #avphotography #avphoto #prtv #instaplane #avporn #theaviationlovers #av_spotters_online #nostalgicmoment #primeshots #planesdaily #aviationdaily #aviationphotography #aviationworld #excellentaviation #photooftheday #splendid_transport #detailersofinstagram
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