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Historic RAF station and home to the RAF Museum.
Opened
1938
Location
Cosford, Shropshire, United Kingdom
RAF Cosford is a Royal Air Force base located near Cosford in Shropshire, England. It serves as an active military airfield and is home to No. 1 Radio School and several other RAF training units. The station has played a role in British military aviation since the Second World War.
The site is perhaps best known publicly as the home of the RAF Museum Cosford, one of the largest aviation museums in the United Kingdom. The museum houses an extensive collection of historic military aircraft and is open to the public free of charge.
As a military airfield, RAF Cosford does not operate scheduled commercial passenger services. It hosts periodic air shows and military aviation events that attract large public audiences.
Getting to & from
The site is accessible by car via the A41 road, and Cosford railway station on the Shrewsbury to Birmingham line is located immediately adjacent to the base.
Notable facts
- ›RAF Cosford has been an active military airfield since 1938.
- ›The RAF Museum Cosford is one of the largest aviation museums in the UK and is free to enter.
- ›The museum's collection includes nuclear weapons, Cold War jets, and historic WWII aircraft.
- ›RAF Cosford hosts a popular annual air show attracting tens of thousands of visitors.
- ›Cosford railway station sits directly beside the airfield, providing convenient rail access.
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