Focke Wulf FW190A-8/R6
The FW190A-8 was a fighter-bomber version of the ‘Butcher Bird’, and was produced in greater numbers than any other sub-type. This variant was very effective in combat …
Location: War in the Air
Engine – Rolls-Royce Kestrel XVI
In 1925, Rolls-Royce began designing a radically new 12-cylinder engine in which each of the two banks of six cylinders were formed from a single aluminium-alloy block. …
Rheinmetall Borsig Rheinbote
Although unguided, this was the first multi-stage missile to be used in warfare. The Rheinbote’s powerful first stage delivered 38,000kg (83,774lb) thrust for just 1 second, to …
Fieseler Fi 103 (V1)
The V1 (Vergeltungswaffe or Vengeance Weapon 1) was devised as a flying bomb as early as 1935, but because of design problems, progress was slow and little …
German Army V2 (Assembly 4)
Under the terms of the Treaty of Versailles in 1919 Germany was forbidden to manufacture heavy artillery. This ban forced the German Army to consider the use …
Corgi Folding Motorcycle
This specialist vehicle was designed to be air-dropped in a canister for use by parachutists. There is no individual history recorded for this vehicle; It was purchased from …
Crossley Ptn 1940
Designed in 1940, especially for the RAF, this vehicle provided large quantities of foam designed to clear a path through a fire to rescue casualties from crashed …
David-Brown Aircraft Tractor
This tractor was in general use throughout the Royal Air Force for moving small to medium-sized aircraft during the 1940s and 1950s. It could move an aircraft …
Lister Works Truck
Used throughout Royal Air Force maintenance depots, this vehicle was powered by a single-cylinder J.A.P. petrol engine. Other versions were powered by a Lister diesel engine. An …
Avro Lincoln B2
Just too late to see service during the Second World War, the Lincoln became the mainstay of Bomber Command post-war, but was destined for a short front …
Sopwith 1½ Strutter
The Sopwith two-seater, quickly named the 1½ Strutter because of the unusual arrangement of its central mainplane bracing struts, was designed in 1915 as a high performance …
Bristol Blenheim IV
As the Allied Ground and Air Forces faced defeat in May 1940 the RAF had to use its light bomber force in desperate daylight raids against German …
Messerschmitt Me 262A-2a Schwalbe (Swallow)
The most advanced fighter to see service during the Second World War, too few Messerschmitt Me 262s were deployed by the Luftwaffe at too late a stage …
de Havilland Mosquito TT35
The Mosquito was a remarkable aircraft for its time; not only was it made largely of wood but it was designed as an unarmed bomber relying on …
de Havilland Tiger Moth II
The Tiger Moth is arguably the world’s most famous training aircraft. It was originally developed from the earlier Gipsy Moth. The first DH82 Tiger Moth flew for …