About this museum
Also known as / searched as: RAF Cosford Museum · RAF Museum Cosford · Cosford Air Museum · RAF Cosford · RAF Museum Midlands · Cosford aviation museum
The RAF Museum's Midlands site at Cosford is where the collection keeps its research prototypes and its Cold War nerve. The National Cold War Exhibition hangs aircraft from the ceiling like a mobile over history's most dangerous cot, and is the only place on Earth you can stand beneath all three V-bombers — Vulcan, Victor and Valiant — at once. Elsewhere: captured German hardware including a V-1 and V-2 pairing that visitors repeatedly describe as 'étonnant', because roughly half the reviews are in French.
Listed inventory: 78 airframes.
- TSR-2 XR220
- Vulcan, Victor & Valiant under one roof
- Chinook "Bravo November", Falklands legend
- Bristol 188 stainless-steel research jet
- V-1 and V-2 side by side
- The world’s oldest Spitfire, K9942
TSR-2 XR220, one of two survivors of the most gifted aircraft Britain ever cancelled, sharing floor space with the stainless-steel Bristol 188 and the record-breaking Fairey FD.2's stablemates.
Free entry, £7ish parking, on-site railway station (Cosford, on the Wolverhampton–Shrewsbury line) for the smug. Allow 4+ hours; the Cold War hall alone eats an afternoon.
- “A fantastic day out - there's so much to see, and the staff and volunteers are lovely, knowledgeable and helpful. Definitely worth advance booking.”— Debbie Worboys
Public map reports · excerpted for reference · not reviews collected by this gazetteer
The collection in profile
60 types held here that we have drawn and built in 3D. Choose one to turn it over, or see all 165 in The Hangar.
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Westland Whirlwind
Whirlwind HAR.10
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Provost
Percival Provost T.1
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de Havilland Tiger Moth
Tiger Moth II
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Canadair Sabre
Canadair Sabre F.4
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Hawker Siddeley Dominie
Dominie T.1
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Bristol Blenheim
Blenheim Mk IV
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Douglas C-47 Dakota
Dakota IV
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Hawker Tempest
Tempest II
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de Havilland Venom
Venom FB.4
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Argus
Argus II
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MiG-15bis
MiG-15bis (Lim-2)
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Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21PF
MiG-21PF
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Armstrong Whitworth Argosy C.1
Argosy C.1
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Hawker Siddeley Andover E.3A
Andover E.3A
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Scottish Aviation Bulldog T.1
Bulldog T.1
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Vickers Wellington
B.X
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Focke-Achgelis Fa 330 Bachstelze
Fa 330 A-1 Bachstelze
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Valiant B(K).1
Valiant B(K).1
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Fairey Delta 2
FD2
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Lockheed C-130 Hercules
C.3
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Boeing Chinook HC.6A
Chinook HC.6A
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BAC TSR.2
TSR.2
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1½ Strutter
Sopwith 1½ Strutter
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Consolidated PBY-6A Catalina
PBY-6A Catalina
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Fieseler Fi 156C-7 Storch
Fi 156C-7
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Boulton Paul Defiant Mk I
Defiant Mk I
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Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A-8
Fw 190 A-8/R6
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Messerschmitt Me 262 A-2a
Me 262 A-2a
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Avro Lincoln B.2
Lincoln B.2
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Hunter
Hunter F.6
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Canberra
Canberra B.2
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Aérospatiale Gazelle
Gazelle HCC.4
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Pup
Pup
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Bristol M.1C
M.1C
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Hind
Hind
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Gladiator
Gladiator I
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Magister
Magister I
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Hurricane
Hurricane Mk I
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Spitfire
Spitfire LF Mk IX
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de Havilland Mosquito
Mosquito B.35
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Avro York
York C.1
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Bf 109E
Bf 109E-3
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Messerschmitt Bf 110
Bf 110 G-4
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Heinkel He 111
He 111 H-20
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Meteor
Meteor F.8
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Javelin FAW.9
Javelin FAW.9
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Vulcan
Vulcan B.2
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Victor
Victor K.2
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Hastings
Hastings C.1A
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Lightning
Lightning F.6
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Buccaneer
Buccaneer S.2
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Hawker Siddeley Harrier
Harrier GR.3
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Jaguar
Jaguar GR.1A
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General Dynamics F-111E
F-111E
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BAe Hawk T.1A
Hawk T.1A
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Hawker Siddeley Nimrod
Nimrod MR.2
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Vickers VC10
Standard VC10
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British Aerospace Jetstream 31
Jetstream 31
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Westland/Aérospatiale Puma HC.1
Puma HC.1
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Kaman HH-43 Huskie
HH-43B Huskie
Frequently asked
What are the opening times for Royal Air Force Museum Midlands?
Daily 10am–5pm (Mar–Oct); Daily 10am–4pm (Nov–Feb). Verify current opening times with the museum before travelling.
How much does Royal Air Force Museum Midlands cost?
General admission is free. Check the museum's current prices before travelling.
Which aircraft can you see at Royal Air Force Museum Midlands?
The listed collection includes Bristol Britannia 312 (G-AOVF), Consolidated PBY-6A Catalina (L-866), Hawker Siddeley Andover E.3A (XS639), Hawker Siddeley Dominie T.1 (XS709), Hawker Siddeley Nimrod R.1 (XV249). Aircraft move between displays, so confirm current holdings before travelling.
Does Royal Air Force Museum Midlands have parking or a cafe?
Parking is recorded on site; a cafe or restaurant is recorded. Check current facilities with the museum before travelling.
Airframe checklist
Tick them off as you go. Identities are as held in the gazetteer survey — verify against the museum’s own labels if something has moved.
Show all 78 airframes
Inventory last verified 2026-10-08: source 1 · source 2 · source 3 · source 4 · source 5 · source 6 · source 7 · source 8 · source 9 · source 10 · source 11 · source 12 · source 13 · source 14. Aircraft move between sites; report corrections to the compiler.
Location & contact
- Address
- Lysander Ave, Cosford, Shifnal TF11 8UP
- Phone
- 01902 376200
- Website
- www.rafmuseum.org.uk/midlands
- Hours
- Daily 10am–5pm (Mar–Oct); Daily 10am–4pm (Nov–Feb)
(from your local clock — verify before travel) - Gazetteer
- MI-01 · Midlands & Lincolnshire · the situation map