Bomber Hall Aircraft Collection

The Bomber Hall Collection contains breathtaking bomber aircraft ranging from early World War One aircraft, through the Halifax and Lancaster of World War Two, to the mighty Valiant and Vulcan from the nuclear era of the Cold War.

Airspeed Oxford 1

Airspeed Oxford 1

Twin-engined low wing training monoplane. Wooden structure.

Avro Anson 1

Avro Anson 1

Twin-engined low-wing general reconnaissance monoplane. Fuselage and tail only.

Avro Lancaster 1

Avro Lancaster 1

Four-engined mid-wing heavy bomber monoplane with three power operated turrets and twin fins and rudders.

Avro Vulcan B2

Avro Vulcan B2

Four jet delta winged heavy bomber.

Boeing B17G Fortress

Boeing B17G Fortress

Four engined mid wing heavy bomber monoplane latterly converted to fire bomber role.

Fairey Battle 1

Fairey Battle 1

The Fairey Battle was one of the most promising aircraft chosen for the rapidly expanding RAF in the 1930s. When introduced into service in 1937 it could carry twice as many bombs over twice the distance as the Hawker Hart and Hind bombers it replaced.

Consolidated B24L-20-FO Liberator

Consolidated B24L-20-FO Liberator

Four engined, tricycle undercarriage, high wing bomber with twin fins and rudders and prominent nose, tail and dorsal turrets. Overall silver with black anti-glare panels and 99 Squadron RAF markings.

Focke Wulf Fw190A-8/U-1

Focke Wulf Fw190A-8/U-1

Tandem two-seat conversion of single-seat radial engine monoplane fighter with retractable undercarriage.

Handley Victor K2 (Nose Section)

Handley Page Victor K2 (Nose Section)

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.

Handley Page Halifax II

Handley Page Halifax II

Four-engined low-wing bomber monoplane with twin fins and rudders. Incomplete as recovered from a Norwegian lake - the aircraft landed on a frozen lake, which subsequently melted.

Hawker Siddeley Buccaneer S2B

Hawker Siddeley Buccaneer S2B

Twin jet folding wing bomber aircraft in desert camouflage.

Heinkel He 162A-2

Heinkel He 162A-2

Small single-seat jet interceptor with dorsal mounted engine, and twin fins and rudders.

North American TB-25 J Mitchell

North American TB-25 J Mitchell

Twin radial engined mid wing medium bomber with twin fins and rudders.

Panavia Tornado GR1A

Panavia Tornado GR1A

Two-seat all-weather supersonic tactical strike aircraft. All-metal stressed-skin construction with variable geometry (swept) wings in standard RAF grey/green camouflage, with No.617 Squadron markings.

Percival Prentice T1

Percival Prentice T1

Two-(originally three) seat basic trainer aircraft built for Royal Air Force to replace the Tiger Moth.

Royal Aircraft Factory BE2b

Royal Aircraft Factory BE2b

Single-engined two-seat observation and bombing biplane. Reproduction using a few contemporary components including instrument panel and propeller. Replica engine and bomb load.

Royal Aircraft Factory FE2b

Royal Aircraft Factory FE2b

Single-engined two-seat fighter. First introduced as a two-seat fighter on the Western Front in late 1915.

Vickers Wellington X

Vickers Wellington X

Twin-engined monoplane medium bomber with canvas covered geodetic metal structure This aircraft has now been removed to the Sir Michael Beetham Conservation Centre at Cosford for repair and refurbishment. It will return to London in a couple of years time.