Historic RAF Dominie aircraft flies into Cosford
The Royal Air Force Museum Cosford took delivery of its latest acquisition, an RAF Dominie T.MK.1 on Friday 11th February. The aircraft was flown in from RAF Cranwell, Lincolnshire, by Flt Lt Andy Owen and Flt Lt Andy Preece both of 55 squadron. The aircraft will now undergo some preparation work prior to going on display at the museum in the next few weeks.
Al McLean, Curator at the RAF Museum Cosford says:
“We are pleased to have received a Dominie aircraft. It will be a significant addition to the museum collection as it is at present, the longest serving aircraft in the RAF. We hope that the aircraft will be popular with our visitors.”
The Dominie T.MK.1 was built as a navigation training aircraft and has been in RAF service since 1965. A total of twenty Dominies were built in the 1960’s to replace the Meteor NF (T) 14 and it could reach speeds over 320MPH.
Initially it flew in a silver/day-glow colour scheme which later changed to the red, white and grey scheme and finally to today’s black, grey and white. They were used to train Navigators and other air crew members in systems management, air leadership, decision making and teamwork. The retirement date for the Dominie was brought forward by two years due to cancellation of the Nimrod and the planned reduction of the Tornado fleet.
The RAF Museum Cosford is home to over 70 aircraft and the award winning National Cold War Exhibition. The Museum is open daily from 10am, admission is FREE. For more information on the Museum please call 01902 376200 or visit www.rafmuseum.org
