National Cold War Exhibition Collection

Armstrong Whitworth Meteor NF14

Twin jet-engined night fighter modified as test and chase aircraft. Long black painted radar nose, prominent clear canopy over the tandem seated two crew, high set tail plane; tricycle undercarriage. Engines mid set on the wings.

Blackburn Buccaneer S1 (Nose section only)

The sturdily built nuclear-capable Buccaneer originated as the Fleet Air Arms' principal latter-day low-level strike aircraft.

Hawker Siddeley Vulcan B2

Four-engined delta wing medium jet bomber. Standard wrap-around low level camouflage with RAF wing and nose roundels.

Avro York C1

Four engined high wing transport monoplane with triple fins and rudders using the wings, engines, undercarriage and tail plane of the Lancaster together with a new design fuselage. Overall silver colour scheme with wing and fuselage roundels.

Canadair Sabre 4

Single seat, single-engine swept wing jet fighter.

Douglas Dakota

Twin piston engined low wing transport aircraft. Painted to represent the No 271 Squadron Dakota KG374 'YS' in which Flt Lt David Lord won a posthumous VC over Arnhem in Sept. 1944.

English Electric Canberra PR9

Twin jet photo reconnaissance aircraft; 'Fighter style' offset pilot's canopy.

English Electric Lightning F1/P1B

Pre-production version, twin engined interceptor fighter monoplane. Overall natural metal finish with fuselage nose and wing roundels and fin flash.

General Dynamics F-111F-CF

Variable geometry, twin engine, two seat, multi-purpose attack aircraft.

Gloster Javelin FAW1

Twin jet engined delta wing fighter monoplane; tricycle undercarriage and prominent long canopy. Grey/green camouflage with RAF wing and fuselage roundels.

Handley Page Hastings

Four piston-engined low wing transport monoplane. White upper fuselage with blue cheat line and grey fuselage and wings. Dayglow fuselage wing and tail panels.

Handley Page Victor K2

Four engined crescent wing medium jet bomber; distinctive high set swept tail plane; underwing flight refuelling pods, one per wing, outboard of the underwing fuel tanks.

Hawker Hunter T7A

A dual-control training version of the classic single-seat Hunter.

Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15bis

Small single seat, single engined swept wing jet fighter.

Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG 21PF

Grey painted delta winged single jet short range interceptor.

Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer CCII

Twin piston engined high wing light transport aircraft. Sand/brown upper surface camouflage, black underside; wing and fuselage roundels.

Short Brothers Belfast

High wing four turboprop large transport aircraft. Standard RAF Transport Command colours of white upper surfaces/grey lower surfaces. Transport Command titling; wing and fuselage roundels.

Sikorsky MH-53M Pave Low IV

Medium-lift, long-range Combat Search and Rescue helicopter, the United States Air Force version of US Navy Marine Corp's CH-53A/D Sea Stallion helicopter. It was also used for covert operations during the Vietnam War.

Vickers Valiant B1

Four-engined swept wing jet bomber. This aircraft is painted white and the national markings have been lightened to provide some measure of protection from the intense flash of a nuclear bomb burst.