RAF museum cosford

[Craig.]

Well as some here know i am moving to birmingham in a matter of perhaps weeks. I have just found out that the RAF has a museum there that being Cosford.(sorry if someone pointed this out to me before bad memory) Has anyone been to said museum? If so, whats it like???
They have a few jobs going for low level pesants like myself so it could be a perfect job to earn some spare cash before i leave for college.
Thanks for any info

[C]

It's the RAF's second museum after Hendon - it's a bit less "main stream" - you'll find some interesting aircraft there, prototypes for example, as well as some of the larger aircraft in the collection, and the RAF Museum's restoration centre. Worth a try if you want to get a job, and the museum's worth a visit too (it's free).

Charlie

[Hagar]

Craig. Cosford is one of the places I keep meaning to visit but never get round to it. Maybe I'll make it this year. Thanks for reminding me.
They have some very rare aircraft on display. I've been looking round for a list. Finally found this site. http://www.aeroflight.co.uk/mus/uk/cosfd/cosford.htm
The BBC Shropshire site is also worth a look with photos & panoramic views. http://www.bbc.co.uk/shropshire/panoramic/cosford/index.shtml

Here's the list of aircraft. I'm not sure if it's up-to-date.

List of Aircraft Exhibits:

XP411 AW Argosy C.1
WE600 Auster C.4 'Antarctic'
WZ744 Avro 707C
TX214 Avro Anson C.19
RF398 Avro Lincoln B.2
XA893 Avro Vulcan B.1 (cockpit)
XM598 Avro Vulcan B.2
'MW100' Avro York C.1 [TS798]
G-AVMO BAC 111-510ED
WD931 BAC Canberra B.2 (cockpit)
XH171/U BAC Canberra PR.9
XD674 BAC Jet Provost T.1
XM351 BAC Jet Provost T.3
XR220 BAC TSR-2
G-APFJ Boeing 707-436
WL732 Boulton Paul Sea Balliol T.21
XF926 Bristol 188
G-AOVF Bristol Britannia 312F
XJ918 Bristol Sycamore HR.14
'G-AFAP' CASA 352L [T.2B-272]
KN751 Consolidated B-24L Liberator
L-866 Consolidated PBY-6A Catalina  
G-APAS DH Comet 1XB
VP952 DH Devon C.2/2
TA639 DH Mosquito TT.35
WA346 DH Vampire FB.5
J-1704 DH Venom FB.4
WP912 DHC Chipmunk T.10
'KG374'/YS Douglas Dakota IV [KN645]
XG337 English Electric Lightning F.1
WG760 English Electric P.1A
G-AIZE Fairchild Argus II
WG777 Fairey FD.2
HS503 Fairey Swordfish IV [BAPC.108]*
- Fieseler Fi 103 (V-1) [BAPC.94]
VP746 Fieseler Fi 156C-7 Storch [475081]
A-515 FMA IA.58A Pucara [ZD485]
8469M Focke-Achgelis Fa 330A-1
XK724 Folland Gnat F.1
XR977 Folland Gnat T.1
XA564 Gloster Javelin FAW.1
DG202/G Gloster Meteor (F.9/40)
WA634 Gloster Meteor T.7/8
WK935 Gloster Meteor F.8 prone pilot
WS843/Y Gloster Meteor NF.14
TG511 HP Hastings T.5
XH672 HP Victor K.2
- Hawker P.1121 (fuselage)
G-EBMB Hawker Cygnet
'K7271' Hawker Fury II (replica) [BAPC.148]
XE670 Hawker Hunter F.4 (cockpit)
XL568 Hawker Hunter T.7A
LF738 Hawker Hurricane IIc
XS639 HS Andover E.3A
G-ARPH HS Trident 1C
XN714 Hunting H.126
16336 Kawasaki Ki-100-1b [8476M/BAPC.83]
204 Lockheed SP-2H Neptune
6130 Lockheed Ventura II
XV591 McDonnell-Douglas Phantom FG.1 (nose)
420430/3U+CC Messerschmitt Me 410A-1/U2
G-AEEH Mignet HM.14 Flying Flea
01120 Mikoyan-Gurevitch MiG-15bis
5439 Mitsubishi Ki-46-III 'Dinah'
'413573' North American P-51D Mustang [N6526D]
XX946 Panavia Tornado P.02
WV746 Percival Pembroke C.1
WV562/P-C Percival Provost T.1
'6771'/FU-6 Republic F-84F Thunderstreak
XD145 Saunder-Roe SR.53
XL703 Scottish Aviation Pioneer CC.1
XL993 Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer CC.1
XX765 SEPECAT Jaguar GR.1 ACT
XR731 Short Belfast C.1
WG768 Short SB.5
WE982 Slingsby Prefect TX.1
'D3419' Sopwith Camel (replica) [BAPC.59]
K9942 Supermarine Spitfire I
RW393/XT-A Supermarine Spitfire LF.XVIe
VX573 Vickers Valetta C.3
WL679 Vickers Varsity T.1
G-ARVM Vickers VC-10 Srs 1101
G-AMOG Vickers Viscount 701
'G-AJOV' Westland Dragonfly HR.3 [WP495]
- Yokosuka MYX-7 Ohka 11 [BAPC.99]
* = in storage
Notes: Hart T.IIA K4972 has moved to Hendon. Buccaneer S.2B XW547 has moved to Hendon. Ki-100 16336 will go to the Hendon 'Milestones of Flight' hall shortly. P-47D 'KL216' has moved to Hendon, with Skeeter XM555 and Whirlwind XP299 also due to follow. DH.60GM Gipsy Moth G-AAMX and Me 262A Wk Nr 112372 have moved to Hendon.
Micheal Beetham Conservation Centre:
Identity Type (Real Identity)

F-HMFI Farman F.14?
P1344 Handley Page Hampden I
- Hawker Hind (Afghan) [BAPC-82]
XS695 Hawker Siddeley Kestrel
7198/18 LVG C.VI [G-AANJ]
191614 Messerschmitt Me 163B-1a Komet
1120 Mikoyan MiG-15bis
HM503 Miles M.12 Mohawk [G-AEKW]
'D5329' Sopwith 5F1 Dolphin I
LA226 Supermarine Spitfire F.21
Notes: Spitfire LF.XVI SL674 has moved to RAF Stafford for storage. Vampire F.3 VT812 has moved to Hendon.

[Threadkiller]

:O wow u r lucky indeed, asides from the RAF museum, i tell u thins... Brimingham is Ozzy Osbourne's(and Black Sabbath's) hometown!!!!! where they played reunion!!1 i so wish  i could move with u

[Craig.]

lol you can move there instead if ya want:) my knowledge of birmingham is limited but my mom and most of her family is from there so thats all i get to here about now LOL:)
Thanks for the info guys and thanks for the list Mr Hagar:) I wanna visit Hendon before i leave the country it looks amazing.
But focusing on a job at cosford is a main project for me right now

[Hagar]

Hendon & Cosford go together & admission is now free to both. The complete collection is something like 180 complete aircraft plus many other aviation-related exhibits.
The Science Museum in London has its Air Transport Collection and Storage Facility at RAF Wroughton near Swindon, not far from M4 Junction 15. http://www.aeroflight.co.uk/mus/uk/u-z/wroughton.htm

All these are worth visiting if you get the chance. Good luck with the job.

[Craig.]

Thanks:)
What i want to Find out is exactly when i am leaving, then try to get to as many as i can before i leave sort of final week type thing. see if i can figure out a good route to go round them and on final day just hit the airport for the states

[Hagar]

You can check the details from my links or a quick search on Google. Places like Wroughton aren't open every day so it's best to make sure. It also has very few facilities so it might not suit you. If you're anything like me it will take a whole day for each museum. Even then you probably won't see everything.

[Craig.]

gonna need a bigger memory card for my camera thats for sure:)

[Maccers]

Oh dear, Brimingham
I've been to Cosford on more than one occasion. I had posted a bunch of photos when the photo section first started, but they have since been wiped.
The aircraft they have there are incredable, they've even got one of the only two surviving TSR2's left in existance (they survived the scrap heap to do tests on Concorde's RR/Snegma engines)
To be honest if they have these and a Lightning, and a collection of all 3 V-bombers, an ME-262, Komet, Spitfire, a WWII bomber (Which is apperently Haunted, can't remember what it was though) and a V1 and V2... I'm supprised they didnt get concorde :-/