A DAREDEVIL team of so-called Dustbusters have been abseiling down ropes to clean a collection of iconic RAF planes suspended 100ft in the air.
The specialists have been pictured carrying out the annual aircraft spring clean at RAF Cosford, near Wolverhampton.
Eight aircraft suspended from wires, including a Vulcan bomber, have been given a dusting as part of the annual clean and inspection.
Other aircraft being spruced up include a Canberra, Meteor, Sabre, Hunter, Lightning, Dakota and Javelin, which feature in the National Cold War Exhibition.
The specialist cleaning team use harnesses and ropes to climb up the rafters of the giant hangar housing the historic aircraft.
No cleaning solutions are used on the aircraft, just a dusting using large soft fibre mops.
The team are also conducting safety inspections of the suspension cables supporting the aircraft in their flying display positions.
Tom Hopkins, curator at RAF Museum Midlands, said: "Preserving aircraft within our collection extends bey...
The specialists have been pictured carrying out the annual aircraft spring clean at RAF Cosford, near Wolverhampton.
Eight aircraft suspended from wires, including a Vulcan bomber, have been given a dusting as part of the annual clean and inspection.
Other aircraft being spruced up include a Canberra, Meteor, Sabre, Hunter, Lightning, Dakota and Javelin, which feature in the National Cold War Exhibition.
The specialist cleaning team use harnesses and ropes to climb up the rafters of the giant hangar housing the historic aircraft.
No cleaning solutions are used on the aircraft, just a dusting using large soft fibre mops.
The team are also conducting safety inspections of the suspension cables supporting the aircraft in their flying display positions.
Tom Hopkins, curator at RAF Museum Midlands, said: "Preserving aircraft within our collection extends bey...
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