The Falklands Chapel
In 1983, shortly after the Falklands Conflict, a suggestion was made to re-work a shipping container into a chapel for the island’s airfield at RAF Stanley. It …
Period: Post-WWII
Hawker Hunter F Mk4 (Nose Only)
The Hawker Hunter F Mk.4 was the first major version of the aircraft and the first that could carry drop tanks or bombs on under-wing pylons. A …
McDonnell Douglas Phantom FG1 (Nose Only)
One of the most successful and widely-used warplanes of all time, originally designed to meet a US Navy requirement for a supersonic two-seat carrier-borne air defence fighter, …
Daimler Ferret Scout Car Mk 2/3 1952–1980s
The Ferret was used in most parts of world, proving to be particularly popular as it was very easy to maintain in combat conditions. The RAF first …
Ejection Seat, Martin Baker Mk 2
Group Captain Bob Iveson’s Mk 10 Immersion Suit
Corporal Cliff Moon’s UN Beret
Cliff Moon joined the RAF aged 16 and trained as a Survival Equipment Fitter, known in the service as a Squipper. During the 1991 Gulf War, Cliff …
Vickers Wild Goose Wind Tunnel Model
General Atomics MQ-1B Predator
The official US Air Force website describes the Predator as ‘ an armed, multi-mission, medium-altitude, long-endurance remotely piloted aircraft that is employed primarily as an intelligence-collection asset …
Sepecat Jaguar GR.1
Lockheed Hercules WC-130E
Originally designed for USAF service, the Hercules medium range tactical transport first flew in 1954, and continues to provide reliable service worldwide. An adaptable airframe, also used …
Westland Sea King HAR3
For long a familiar and reassuring sight to holidaymakers in coastal and mountain areas, and originally designed for anti-submarine warfare, the Westland Sea King was adapted for …
BMC Mini
The Mini was launched in 1959 to compete with the popular “bubble car”. Excellent handling compensated for the low power and success was achieved in motor sport. …
Centurion
The Centurion came into service just too late to see combat in the Second World War, but combat use in Korea, Vietnam and the Middle-East Arab-Israeli wars …
BMP-1
The Russian BMP-1 went into production in the early 1960’s and marked an important departure from previous armoured personnel carriers. Not just an infantry carrier, it provided …