RAF Museum Cosford - 14th July 2008

After spending the morning (a blank) in LFA7, we decided it was time to call it quits when we were no longer able to see the car park below due to the cloud that had rolled in! We bailed to the RAF Museum at Cosford - the first time Skippy had been there.

We started off in the excellent 'Test Flight' Hall, home to some real gems, such as the Avro 707, Bristol Type 188, the BAC TSR2, amongst many other rare and in some cases unique types.

Through the door into the adjoining building lay the War Planes display, featuring historically significant British, German, American, Japanese and Argentinian aircraft types.

The newest addition to the Cosford site is the purpose built Cold War display. Whilst it's great to see everything protected from the elements, it's all but impossible to get clear, unobstructed photos of any of the inhabitants. A further gantry level would've afforded a better perspective on the collection, in particular those hanging from the ceiling.

Finally, Hangar 1 plays host to airliners and RAF transport and trainer aircraft.

There's no two ways about it, Cosford is home to a quite superb collection of important aircraft, in the main well positioned and photographable. There are a few notable exceptions, however, but considering entry is free, it's very hard to be too critical.