[7] In 1940 after the Fall of France a depôt was established at RAF Cosford for Free Czechoslovak personnel joining the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.

[9] During the bad winter of 1940–41 landing heavy aircraft, such as Vickers Wellingtons and Avro Ansons, turned the strip into a mudbath.

[13] Following the UK Government's 2001 Defence Training Review (DTR), the Ministry of Defence proposed handing over armed forces skills training to a private sector bidder for a 25-year term, and it was announced on 17 January 2007 that the Metrix consortium had been awarded Preferred Bidder status for Package 1 of this programme.

As a consequence, it was anticipated that all technical training would move from Cosford to Metrix's main campus to be built on the RAF St Athan site over a 5-year period from 2008.

[14] This in turn was deferred with no anticipated move from Cosford to St Athan for DCAE and No1 RS staff and trainees before 2014–15 at the earliest.

2 Group (Air Combat Support) RAF Voluntary Bands Association Cosford became part of the Defence College of Aeronautical Engineering (DCAE), which was formed on 1 April 2004.

[23] The Cold War Exhibition was opened on 7 February 2007 by former prime minister Baroness Thatcher and HRH Princess Anne.

[32] Consequently, most flying displays necessitate aircraft being flown in either direct from their home stations, or after a temporary overnight deployment to RAF Shawbury which has a 300 yards (270 metres) longer runway.

[35] It also serves to raise money for charity, whilst also being seen by the Royal Air Force as a recruitment event, as part of its wider public engagement.

[40] As there is restricted access by motor vehicle, all roads into the Cosford site are one-way during events, with traffic flow inwards in the morning and outwards in the afternoon and evening.

Occasionally, there are tailbacks and queuing on the M54 motorway and the slip and access roads have to be closed on the site reaching its 18,000 vehicle parking limit.

[42] Cosford railway station is next to the main crash gate access point at the eastern edge of the airfield.

[43] There are hopes that the airshow might be extended to take place over two days, to rival to the Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT), which attracts 150,000 spectators.

[36] The RAF Cosford Badge is adorned with an oak tree and the motto is Seul Le Premier Pas Coute, which translates as Only the Beginning is Difficult.

Built between 1938 and 1939 as permanent accommodation for 1,000 personnel, it was designed in the Moderne architectural style by J H Binge, of the Air Ministry's Directorate of Works and Buildings.

[49] On 4 March 2000, Julian Paszki of Wrekin Gliding Club was killed when his Ex-RAF Chipmunk aircraft crashed.

[50][51] RAF Cosford is the location for James May's Toy Stories, where the BBC's Top Gear presenter constructed a 1:1 scale Supermarine Spitfire in the style of an Airfix kit with the help of students from the Thomas Telford school and Air Cadets from the ATC.