
Many aircraft types have served in the Royal Air Force since it was formed in 1918 by the merger of the Royal Flying Corps and Royal Naval Air Service. Here can be found a list of RAF aircraft, those types that have served and been retired by the RAF, and also those types that are currently in service. The aircraft are listed in alphabetic order of their RAF type name, and then in mark order within that type. For an explanation of the alphanumeric codes that follow many of the aircraft, please see British military aircraft designation systems. ==Regular service with the RAF== ==0-9== * BAe 146 CC2 - UK * Avro 504 - UK * Avro 504K(NF) - UK * Avro 504N -UK ==A== * P-39 Airacobra I - USA - single engine, piston - interceptor * Fairey Albacore - UK * Armstrong Whitworth Albemarle I, II, V, VI - UK * Avro Aldershot III - UK * Hawker Siddeley Andover C1, CC2, E3 - UK * Avro Anson I, X, C11, XII, C19, T21 - UK * Armstrong Whitworth Argosy C1, E1 - UK * Fairchild Argus -UK * Armstrong Whitworth Atlas - UK * Hawker Audax - UK * British Taylorcraft Auster I, III, IV, V, AOP 6, AOP 9 - UK ==B== * Boulton Paul Balliol T2 - UK * Martin Baltimore I, II, III, IV, V - UK * Beagle Basset CC 1 UK * Fairey Battle I, II, III, V -UK * Royal Aircraft Factory BE.2 a, b, c, d, e * BE3 * BE4 * BE8 * BE8a * BE12 * BE12a * BE12b * Bristol Beaufighter I,II,VI,X,XI * Bristol Beaufort I,II * Be 17 - Beechcraft 17 Travelaire - USA - Twin engine, piston - light transport * Short Belfast C1 - UK * Westland Belvedere - UK Twin-rotor transport helicopter (Also known as Bristol Belvedere * Blackburn Beverley - UK Military Freighter * Avro Bison - UK * Bristol Blenheim I, IV,V - UK * Bristol Bombay - UK * Douglas Boston I, II, III, III (Turbinlite), IV, V * Blackburn Botha I - UK Torpedo Bomber * Bristol Brigand B1, Met 3 * Bristol F2b Fighter * Bristol Scout * Bristol Britannia C1, C2 * Blackburn Buccaneer S2 * Bristol Buckingham * Bristol Buckmaster * Brewster Buffalo I * Scottish Aviation Bulldog II (modern trainer) * Bristol Bulldog (pre-WW2 fighter) ==C== * Boeing C-17 Globemaster III * Sopwith Camel * Fairey Campania * English Electric Canberra B2, PR3, T4, B6, PR7, B(I)8, PR9, T11, B15, E15, B16, T17, TT18, T19 * PBY Catalina I,II,III,IV - USA - Twin engine, piston - amphibious scout * Caproni Ca 42 (served for 1 month) - IT * Caudron G II, III, IV * CH-47 Chinook HC1, HC2, HC2A, HC3 - twin rotor heavy lift helicopter * De Havilland Chipmunk T10 * Saro Cloud * Handley Page Clive * Cody V * De Havilland Comet (transport) C2, C2(RC), C4 * PB2Y Coronado I - USA * Sopwith Cuckoo * Curtiss JN 3 * Curtiss JN 4 * Curtiss H12 * Curtiss H16 * General Aircraft GA42 Cygnet ==D== * C-47 Skytrain - USA Twin engine, piston - transport * Douglas DC-2 * Boulton Paul Defiant I, II, III * Hawker Demon * De Havilland Devon C1, C2 * DH 4 * DH 5 * DH 6 * DH 9 * DH 9A * DH 10 * DH 10A * Sopwith Dolphin * De Havilland Dominie (DH 125) * De Havilland Don * De Havilland Dragon (DH 84) * Westland Dragonfly HC2 * De Havilland Dragon Rapide (DH 89) ==E== * Lockheed L-10 Electra - USA - Two engine, piston - transport * Martinsyde Elephant * Armstrong Whitworth AW27 Ensign * Airspeed Envoy * Beech Expediter I - USA * De Havilland Express (DH 86) ==F== * Fairey III A, B, C, D, F * Fairey Fawn * Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.2 a, b, d * FE8 * Felixstowe F2A, F3, F5 * De Havilland Flamingo (DH 95) * Ford Trimotor 5-ATD * B-17 Flying Fortress I, II * Fairey Fox * De Havilland Fox Moth (DH 83) * Fairey Fulmar II * Hawker Fury I, II ==G== * Gloster Gamecock I * Westland/Aerospatiale Gazelle HCC4 * Gloster Gauntlet I, II * De Havilland Genet Moth * De Havilland Gipsy Moth (DH 60) * Gloster Gladiator I, II * Folland Gnat T1 * Grumman G-21 - USA - twin engine, piston - Amphibious rescue * Fairey Gordon I, II * Gloster Grebe II * Bell Griffin HT1, HAR2 - USA * Vega Gull ==H== * Handley Page Hadrian * Handley Page Halifax I, II, III, V, VI, VII, A7, VIII, A9 * Hamble Baby * Hamble Baby Convert * Handley Page Hampden I * Hawker Hardy * Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR1, GR3 UK - Single engine, jet, vertical take off and landing * RAF Harrier II GR5, GR7, GR7A, GR9, GR9A, T10 - Single engine, jet vertical take off and landing * Handley Page Harrow I, II * Hawker Hart * North American Harvard I, II, IIA, IIB, III - USA * Handley Page Hastings C1, C2, C4, Met 1 * A-20 Havoc I, I(Turbinlite), II, II (Turbinlite) - USA - Twin engine, piston - Attack * BAE Hawk T1, T1A, T1W * Heck III * Hawker Hector * Handley Page Hendon II, III * Hawker Henley * C-130 Hercules C1, C3, C4, C5 - US - Lockheed - Four engine, turbine, transport * Handley Page Hereford * De Havilland Heron C4 * Handley Page Heyford I, II, III * Hiller HTE-2 - USA - Helicopter * Handley Page Hinaidi * Hawker Hind * De Havilland Hornet F1, F3 * De Havilland Hornet Moth (DH 87) * Hawker Horsley * Sikorsky Hoverfly I,II * Handley Page H.P.42 - Imperial Airways 4-engine airliner * Hawker Siddeley HS 125 CC1, CC2, CC3 * Lockheed Hudson I, II, III, IV, V, VI - USA - Twin engine, piston - transport * Hawker Hunter F1, F2, F4, F5,F6, FGA9, FR9 * Hawker Hurricane I, II, IV * Handley Page Hyderabad * De Havilland Hummingbird ==I== * Blackburn Iris III,V ==J== * SEPECAT Jaguar GR1, GR1A, GR1B, GR3, GR3A, T4 * Gloster Javelin FAW1, FAW2, FAW3, FAW5, FAW6, FAW7, FAW8, FAW9 * BAC Jet Provost * BAe Jetstream ==K== * Blackburn Kangaroo * P-40 Kittyhawk I, II, III, IV - USA - Single engine pursuit -[ USAA Desig. P-40] ==L== * Avro Lancaster I, PR1, II, III, GR, ASR3, VI, VII, B7, X * Avro Lancastrian C2 * Saro Lerwick I * De Havilland Leopard Moth (DH 85) * B-24 Liberator I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX - USA - Consolidated Vultee -four engine, piston - bomber * English Electric Lightning F1, F1A, F2, F2A, F3, F6 * Avro Lincoln B2 * Lockheed Model 12 Electra Junior * Lockheed 14 * Lockheed Lodestar (usually known as Ventura in service) - USA - Twin engine, piston - transport * Saro London I, II * Westland Lysander I, II, III ==M== * Miles Magister * Avro Manchester I, IA * Handley Page Marathon * B-26 Marauder I, II, III - USA - Twin engine, piston - light attack/bomber * Martin Mariner I * Miles Martinet * Martinsyde S1 * Martinsyde G100 * Martinsyde G102 * Martin Maryland * Miles Master I, II, III, Fighter * Miles Mentor * Miles Messenger * AgustaWestland EH101 HC3 * Gloster Meteor I, III, F3, F4, F8, FR9, PR10, NF11, NF12, NF13, NF14 * B-25 Mitchell II, III - USA - Twin engine, piston - bomber * Curtiss Mohawk III, IV - USA - Single engine, piston - pursuit (see Curtis Kittyhawk) * Morane BB * Morane H * Morane I * Morane L * Morane LA * Morane N * Morane P * Morane V * De Havilland Mosquito II, IV, VI, VII, IX, XII, XIII, XV, XVI, XVII, XVIII, XIX, XX, B20, XXV, B25, FB26, XXX, NF30, XXXII, XXXIV, PR34, XXXV, B35, PR35, XXXVI, NF36 - UK - Twin engine, piston - attack, recon - * De Havilland Moth & Moth Major(DH 60) * de Havilland Moth Minor (DH 94) * P-51 Mustang I, II, III, IV - USA - North American Aviation - Single engine, piston - pursuit ==N== * Lockheed Neptune MR1 * Nieuport Nighthawk (trial only) * Miles Nighthawk * Nieuport Nightjar * BAe Nimrod MR1, MR2, R1, AEW3 - four engine jet maritime patrol aircraft and failed British AWACS design * Northrop N3P-B - USA ==O== * Boulton Paul Overstrand * Airspeed Oxford I, II, V ==P== * Parnall Panther * Hunting Percival Pembroke C1, C(PR)1 * Percival Q6 * Blackburn Perth * F-4 Phantom II FG1, FGR2, F-4J[UK] - USA - Lockheed - Twin engine, jet, fighter * Phoenix * Scottish Aviation Pioneer CC1 * Percival Prentice T1 * Percival Proctor I, II, III, IV * Percival Provost * Aerospatiale Puma HC1 * Sopwith Pup * De Havilland Puss Moth (DH 80) ==R== * Short Rangoon * Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.8 * Vultee-Stinson Reliant (known as AT-19) - USA - Single engine, piston - trainer * Blackburn Roc * Avro Rota I, II - Autogyro ==S== * F-86 Sabre F4 - USA - Single engine, jet, fighter/interceptor * Salamandar * Saro A7 * Supermarine Scapa * Scion Senior * Neiuport Scout * Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5a * Short Seaford (trials only) * Gloster Sea Gladiator * Westland Sea King HAR3, HAR3A * Fairey Seal * Supermarine Sea Otter * Raytheon Sentinel - ASTOR * Vultee-Stinson Sentinel - USA * E-3 Sentry AEW1 - USA - Boeing - Four engine, jet - Patrol/Recon - aka AWACS * Avro Shackleton MR1, MR2, AEW2, MR3 * Boulton Paul Sidestrand * Short Singapore II, III * Armstrong Whitworth Siskin III, IIIA * Bell Sioux * Saro Skeeter * Douglas Skymaster I - USA * SM 73P * SM 79K * Sopwith Snipe - UK * Supermarine Southampton - UK * SPAD S.VII - FR * SPAD S.XIII - FR * Supermarine Spitfire C, D, I, II, IV, V, VI, PR VII, VII, VIII, IX X, XI, XII, XIV, 14, XVI, 16, XVIII, 18, XIX, PR19, F21, F22 - UK - Single engine, piston - pursuit * Stampe SV 4B * Short Stirling I, III, IV, V * Supermarine Stranraer * Short Sunderland I, II, III, V, GR5 * Supermarine Swift F1, F2, FR5 * Fairey Swordfish I, III * Bristol Sycamore HC11, HC12, HC13, HC14 ==T== * Taylorcraft Plus C, C1, D * Hawker Tempest II, F2, V, VI, F6 * P-47 Thunderbolt I, II - USA - Republic Aviation - Single engine, piston - pursuit * De Havilland Tiger Moth I, II, Queen Bee * Curtiss Tomahawk I, II - USA - Single engine, piston - pursuit (see Curtiss Mohawk, Kitthawk) * Hawker Tomtit * Panavia Tornado GR1, GR1A, GR1B, RAF Tornado GR4, GR4A, F2, RAF Tornado F3 * Lockheed L-1011 C1, KC1, C2, C2A - USA - Three engine, jet, transport/refueling * Shorts Tucano * Avro Tutor * Grob Tutor T1 * Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer CC1, CC2 * Twin Squirrel HCC1 * Hawker Typhoon I * Eurofighter Typhoon RAF Typhoon T1 ==V== * Handley Page V/1500 * Vickers Valentia * Vickers Valetta C1 * Vickers Valiant B1, B1(K), B(PR)1, B(PR)K1 * De Havilland Vampire F1, F3, FB5, FB9, NF 10 * Vickers Varsity T1 * Vickers VC-10 C1, C1(K), K2, K3, K4 - UK - four engine, jet transport * Vega Gull - USA * Vultee Vengeance I, II, III, IV - USA * de Havilland Venom FB1, NF2, NF3, FB4 * Lockheed Ventura I, II, V (Lodestar in civilian service) - USA - Twin engine, piston - transport * Vickers Vernon * Handley Page Victor B1, B1A, K1, K1A, B2, B2R, B2(SR), K2 * Vickers Victoria * Vultee-Stinson Vigilant - USA * Vickers Vildebeest I, II, III, IV * Vickers Vimy * Vickers Viking * Vickers Vincent * Vickers Virginia II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X * Avro Vulcan B1, B1A, B2, B2A, B2(MAA), B2(K) ==W== * Westland Wallace * Westland Walrus * Supermarine Walrus * Westland Wapiti * Vickers Warwick I, III, V * B-29 Superfortress B1 - USA - Four engine, piston - Strategic bomber * Westland Welkin * Vickers Wellesley * Vickers Wellington I, II, III, IV, VI, VIII, X, XI, XIII, XIV, XVI * Westland Wessex HC2, HAR2, HCC4, HU5C * Westland Whirlwind (fixed wing) I * Westland Whirlwind (rotary wing) HAR2, HAR4, HAR10, HCC12 * Armstrong Whitworth Whitley I, II, III, IV, V, VII * Miles Whitney Straight A, B * Foster Wikner Warferry (Foster Wikner Wicko) * Hawker Woodcock II ==Y== * Avro York C1 ==Captured or Interned== Captured or interned examples of the following aircraft were at one time flown by the RAF. * Dornier Do 22 - DE * Fokker F.XXII - DE * Fokker T.VIIIw/G - DE * Junkers Ju 52 - DE * Junkers Ju 53m - DE * Junkers Ju 88 - DE * Koolhoven FK43 - DE * Messerschmitt Bf 108 - DE * Messerschmitt Bf 109 F - DE * Messerschmitt Bf 110C - DE ==Pre-RAF== The following types were flown by the RFC or RNAS but phased out before the creation of the RAF: * Avro Type E * Avro Type Es * BE1 * Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2 a, b, c, d * Blériot XI * Blériot XXI * Blériot Parasol * Breguet Biplane * Bristol Boxkite * Bristol Coanda Monoplane * Bristol M1B * Bristol M1C * Bristol Prier Monoplane * Deperdussin Monoplane - FR * DH 1A * Airco DH.2 * Farman F40 * Farman * Henry Farman III * Henry Farman Biplane * Henry Farman F20 * Henry Farman F27 * Armstrong Whitworth FK3 * Armstrong Whitworth FK8 * Handley Page O/100 * Handley Page O/400 * HP 42 * Farman MF 7 Longhorn * Nieuport Monoplane * Nieuport 11 * Nieuport 12 * Nieuport 16 * Nieuport 17 * Nieuport 20 * Nieuport 23 * Nieuport 24 * Nieuport 27 * RE1 * RE5 * RE7 * SE2 * SE2a * Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5 * Short 184 * Short 320 * Short Bomber * Short R.24 * Short R.31 * Short S.23M * Short S.26M * Shorthorn * Sopwith 1-1/2 Strutter * Sopwith 3-Seater * Sopwith Baby * Sopwith Tabloid * Sopwith Triplane * Vickers Boxkite * Vickers FB 'Gun Carrier' * Vickers FB 5 * Vickers FB 9 * Vickers ES 1 * Vickers FB19 MkII * Voisin LA * Voisin LA.S * Wright Converted ==Training gliders== The following Gliders are or were flown by RAF training squadrons: * Kirby Cadet * Grasshopper Primary Glider * Slingsby T21 Sedburgh * Slingsby Venture * Grob Vigilant T1 - Self Launching Motor Glider * Grob Viking TX 1 ==External links and references== *''RAF Squadrons'', 2nd Edition, Wing Commander C. G. Jefford MBE, BA, RAF (Retd), Airlife Publishing, Shrewsbury, 2001, ISBN 1-84037-141-2 *[http://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/raf-museum-collection.htm RAF Museum collection by type] *[http://www.rafweb.org/aircraftA-D.htm List of aircraft types and details] Lists of aircraft
On Wikipedia:WikiProject Aircraft I have started a proposal for how lists of aircraft could be rationalised on wikipedia. If you're interested, let's discuss it there -- User:Cabalamat 03:24, 1 Sep 2003 (UTC) This page has massive problems. I'm afraid it looks as though someone has simply dumped a list of aircraft from somewhere, without any checking. I have neither the time nor knowledge to check up on all the aircraft listed here. However here are a few that never served with the RAF. * FE2a (out of service in 1916, before RAF formed) * Bloodhound (because it's a missile!) * Swordfish (Navy only according to Fairey Swordfish) * Bleriot XI (this is the plane in which Bleriot flew the channel in 1909 for heaven's sake - it was out of date in 1914, never mind 1918!) I am pretty sure that the following never served with the RAF, because they were pre-WWI or early WWI and would have been outdated by 1918. * Bristol Prier * Bristol Boxkite These require severe justification: * Dornier 22 (it was a German navy plane) * Junkers 52 * Junkers 53 * Koolhoven (Dutch, with no record of use by RAF) * Albatross (are we talking about the Grumman floatplane, the German WW1 fighter or the Russian trainer?) I'm probably going to have to blank this and let is build of from the start, or reduce it only to aircraft that there is no dispute about, unless anyone has any sources for the list as a whole? User:DJ Clayworth 15:20, 2 Oct 2003 (UTC) The Albatross, as in de Havilland Albatross. It does appear that the Bloodhound is the missile, as is the Thor. Those should indeed not be in there. When it comes to the RFC and RNAS types, some would regard those as not true RAF types, whilst others would view them from the point of view of grandfather rights. The Do 22 was in service with No 230 Squadron from June 1941 to February 1942. The Junkers was in service with No 173 Squadron in February 1943. The Koolhoven was in service with No 510 Squadron from May 1943 to December 1943. There are a couple of missiles which slipped through, and there is some dispute about the early WWI types, but on the whole, you should find that the list holds up to scrutiny. As for blanking the list, I would put that into the category of vandalism. There are some things that need to be done to it. I will remove the Bloodhound and Thor entries directly after finishing this post, but to wipe it out complete it totally unjustified. User:David Newton 14:10, 4 Oct 2003 (UTC) David Thanks for your reply, and about the Swordfish. I agree that a total blank would be pointless; I was going to leave everything that I could confirm. If we are going to leave the WWI types in I think we ought to rename the page. We might consider 'List of aircraft of the British military', but then we should include Navy and Army types too. Or we could do our best to remove pre-1918 types, or list them separately. Does the 'Squadrons' book not give an indication of which types were out of service when the RAF was formed? I also think that 'one off' planes like the Junkers should be listed separately. Presumably they were captured examples; a line of explanation would really help here, so that nobody thinks that the RAF took delivery of a squadron of ME 109s!. I'd love to see a little more information about each plane, such as at least the manufacturers name, and ideally date of entry. Could we also combine the different marks together: such as one line for Spitfire, with all the different marks listed? Have you looked at List of military aircraft of the United States ? I find it a lot easier to understand. Having said all that I appreciate the completeness of the entry. Well done for that. I know a fair bit about planes and there were several I had never heard of. User:DJ Clayworth 19:59, 4 Oct 2003 (UTC) I'm aware that the additions I've made have done odd things to the alphapetic ordering. I'm not sure yet whether it would be better to change the order to follow the manufacturers name, or to change the name entries to "Lancaster (Avro)" etc. User:DJ Clayworth 16:42, 7 Oct 2003 (UTC) ---- I've made a little bit of a return to editing this page. I have slightly altered the nomenclature on some of the US aircraft. The reason I have done that is because the RAF does not use the US designations officially. The C-130 is commonly referred to as such, but in official RAF useage, it is the Hercules C3 or C5, or whichever other mark number is needed. The only exception to this rule is the C-17. There the RAF does use the USAF designation because at the moment, the aircraft are only leased. I would imagine that if and when they are bought, the designation will change to Globemaster C1. I have done that on the theory that people who find this page are looking for the RAF designation, not the USAF one. User:David Newton 02:44, 12 Nov 2003 (UTC) :Makes sense; the US desig (if common) would be a nice addition as a parenthetical note, as is done for the Canberra in the US list. User:Stan Shebs 15:41, 12 Nov 2003 (UTC) ::It's official. They're being bought. -User:N328KF 02:38, 2004 Jul 22 (UTC) David, why 'pursuit' rather than the much more widely recognised 'fighter';? User:DJ Clayworth 14:47, 12 Nov 2003 (UTC) Sporran: good choice to revert I think. My personal preference is for ordering by the most commonly used name e.g. 'De Havilland Mosquito' under M, because more people will remember the name 'Mosquito' than 'd Havilland'. Of course that does make the list look rather odd. If someone had time we could either '''embolden'' the main name so that it's easy to work out what the 'sort key' is, or rewrite each line as 'Mosquito, De Havilland'. I don't really like the second as there are already too many comma separated items on the lines. User:DJ Clayworth 15:20, 1 Dec 2003 (UTC) The bolding looks ''really'' ugly. User:Tannin There are a number of anomalies still, relating to type name/number versus manufacturer name. The Vega Gull is in twice. The Avro 504 should be ordered as 504 (so before the A's). Sundry Morane types are listed under 'M'. Wasn't he Douglas 'Havoc' known as the 'Boston' in British service? And I agree that 'pursuit' is anomalous for a list of British-used aircraft. User:Rcingham I found many references calling the HP V/1500 the Handley Page V/1500. That's obviously what it stood for, and is clearer about who the manufacturer was, so I suggest we leave it. User:DJ Clayworth 22:11, 8 Sep 2004 (UTC)
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Many aircraft types have served in the Royal Air Force since it was formed in 1918 by the merger of the Royal Flying Corps and Royal Naval Air Service. Here can be found a list of RAF aircraft, those types that have served and been retired by the RAF, and also those types that are currently in service. The aircraft are listed in alphabetic order of their RAF type name, and then in mark order within that type. For an explanation of the alphanumeric codes that follow many of the aircraft, please see British military aircraft designation systems. ==Regular service with the RAF== ==0-9== * BAe 146 CC2 - UK * Avro 504 - UK * Avro 504K(NF) - UK * Avro 504N -UK ==A== * P-39 Airacobra I - USA - single engine, piston - interceptor * Fairey Albacore - UK * Armstrong Whitworth Albemarle I, II, V, VI - UK * Avro Aldershot III - UK * Hawker Siddeley Andover C1, CC2, E3 - UK * Avro Anson I, X, C11, XII, C19, T21 - UK * Armstrong Whitworth Argosy C1, E1 - UK * Fairchild Argus -UK * Armstrong Whitworth Atlas - UK * Hawker Audax - UK * British Taylorcraft Auster I, III, IV, V, AOP 6, AOP 9 - UK ==B== * Boulton Paul Balliol T2 - UK * Martin Baltimore I, II, III, IV, V - UK * Beagle Basset CC 1 UK * Fairey Battle I, II, III, V -UK * Royal Aircraft Factory BE.2 a, b, c, d, e * BE3 * BE4 * BE8 * BE8a * BE12 * BE12a * BE12b * Bristol Beaufighter I,II,VI,X,XI * Bristol Beaufort I,II * Be 17 - Beechcraft 17 Travelaire - USA - Twin engine, piston - light transport * Short Belfast C1 - UK * Westland Belvedere - UK Twin-rotor transport helicopter (Also known as Bristol Belvedere * Blackburn Beverley - UK Military Freighter * Avro Bison - UK * Bristol Blenheim I, IV,V - UK * Bristol Bombay - UK * Douglas Boston I, II, III, III (Turbinlite), IV, V * Blackburn Botha I - UK Torpedo Bomber * Bristol Brigand B1, Met 3 * Bristol F2b Fighter * Bristol Scout * Bristol Britannia C1, C2 * Blackburn Buccaneer S2 * Bristol Buckingham * Bristol Buckmaster * Brewster Buffalo I * Scottish Aviation Bulldog II (modern trainer) * Bristol Bulldog (pre-WW2 fighter) ==C== * Boeing C-17 Globemaster III * Sopwith Camel * Fairey Campania * English Electric Canberra B2, PR3, T4, B6, PR7, B(I)8, PR9, T11, B15, E15, B16, T17, TT18, T19 * PBY Catalina I,II,III,IV - USA - Twin engine, piston - amphibious scout * Caproni Ca 42 (served for 1 month) - IT * Caudron G II, III, IV * CH-47 Chinook HC1, HC2, HC2A, HC3 - twin rotor heavy lift helicopter * De Havilland Chipmunk T10 * Saro Cloud * Handley Page Clive * Cody V * De Havilland Comet (transport) C2, C2(RC), C4 * PB2Y Coronado I - USA * Sopwith Cuckoo * Curtiss JN 3 * Curtiss JN 4 * Curtiss H12 * Curtiss H16 * General Aircraft GA42 Cygnet ==D== * C-47 Skytrain - USA Twin engine, piston - transport * Douglas DC-2 * Boulton Paul Defiant I, II, III * Hawker Demon * De Havilland Devon C1, C2 * DH 4 * DH 5 * DH 6 * DH 9 * DH 9A * DH 10 * DH 10A * Sopwith Dolphin * De Havilland Dominie (DH 125) * De Havilland Don * De Havilland Dragon (DH 84) * Westland Dragonfly HC2 * De Havilland Dragon Rapide (DH 89) ==E== * Lockheed L-10 Electra - USA - Two engine, piston - transport * Martinsyde Elephant * Armstrong Whitworth AW27 Ensign * Airspeed Envoy * Beech Expediter I - USA * De Havilland Express (DH 86) ==F== * Fairey III A, B, C, D, F * Fairey Fawn * Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.2 a, b, d * FE8 * Felixstowe F2A, F3, F5 * De Havilland Flamingo (DH 95) * Ford Trimotor 5-ATD * B-17 Flying Fortress I, II * Fairey Fox * De Havilland Fox Moth (DH 83) * Fairey Fulmar II * Hawker Fury I, II ==G== * Gloster Gamecock I * Westland/Aerospatiale Gazelle HCC4 * Gloster Gauntlet I, II * De Havilland Genet Moth * De Havilland Gipsy Moth (DH 60) * Gloster Gladiator I, II * Folland Gnat T1 * Grumman G-21 - USA - twin engine, piston - Amphibious rescue * Fairey Gordon I, II * Gloster Grebe II * Bell Griffin HT1, HAR2 - USA * Vega Gull ==H== * Handley Page Hadrian * Handley Page Halifax I, II, III, V, VI, VII, A7, VIII, A9 * Hamble Baby * Hamble Baby Convert * Handley Page Hampden I * Hawker Hardy * Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR1, GR3 UK - Single engine, jet, vertical take off and landing * RAF Harrier II GR5, GR7, GR7A, GR9, GR9A, T10 - Single engine, jet vertical take off and landing * Handley Page Harrow I, II * Hawker Hart * North American Harvard I, II, IIA, IIB, III - USA * Handley Page Hastings C1, C2, C4, Met 1 * A-20 Havoc I, I(Turbinlite), II, II (Turbinlite) - USA - Twin engine, piston - Attack * BAE Hawk T1, T1A, T1W * Heck III * Hawker Hector * Handley Page Hendon II, III * Hawker Henley * C-130 Hercules C1, C3, C4, C5 - US - Lockheed - Four engine, turbine, transport * Handley Page Hereford * De Havilland Heron C4 * Handley Page Heyford I, II, III * Hiller HTE-2 - USA - Helicopter * Handley Page Hinaidi * Hawker Hind * De Havilland Hornet F1, F3 * De Havilland Hornet Moth (DH 87) * Hawker Horsley * Sikorsky Hoverfly I,II * Handley Page H.P.42 - Imperial Airways 4-engine airliner * Hawker Siddeley HS 125 CC1, CC2, CC3 * Lockheed Hudson I, II, III, IV, V, VI - USA - Twin engine, piston - transport * Hawker Hunter F1, F2, F4, F5,F6, FGA9, FR9 * Hawker Hurricane I, II, IV * Handley Page Hyderabad * De Havilland Hummingbird ==I== * Blackburn Iris III,V ==J== * SEPECAT Jaguar GR1, GR1A, GR1B, GR3, GR3A, T4 * Gloster Javelin FAW1, FAW2, FAW3, FAW5, FAW6, FAW7, FAW8, FAW9 * BAC Jet Provost * BAe Jetstream ==K== * Blackburn Kangaroo * P-40 Kittyhawk I, II, III, IV - USA - Single engine pursuit -[ USAA Desig. P-40] ==L== * Avro Lancaster I, PR1, II, III, GR, ASR3, VI, VII, B7, X * Avro Lancastrian C2 * Saro Lerwick I * De Havilland Leopard Moth (DH 85) * B-24 Liberator I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX - USA - Consolidated Vultee -four engine, piston - bomber * English Electric Lightning F1, F1A, F2, F2A, F3, F6 * Avro Lincoln B2 * Lockheed Model 12 Electra Junior * Lockheed 14 * Lockheed Lodestar (usually known as Ventura in service) - USA - Twin engine, piston - transport * Saro London I, II * Westland Lysander I, II, III ==M== * Miles Magister * Avro Manchester I, IA * Handley Page Marathon * B-26 Marauder I, II, III - USA - Twin engine, piston - light attack/bomber * Martin Mariner I * Miles Martinet * Martinsyde S1 * Martinsyde G100 * Martinsyde G102 * Martin Maryland * Miles Master I, II, III, Fighter * Miles Mentor * Miles Messenger * AgustaWestland EH101 HC3 * Gloster Meteor I, III, F3, F4, F8, FR9, PR10, NF11, NF12, NF13, NF14 * B-25 Mitchell II, III - USA - Twin engine, piston - bomber * Curtiss Mohawk III, IV - USA - Single engine, piston - pursuit (see Curtis Kittyhawk) * Morane BB * Morane H * Morane I * Morane L * Morane LA * Morane N * Morane P * Morane V * De Havilland Mosquito II, IV, VI, VII, IX, XII, XIII, XV, XVI, XVII, XVIII, XIX, XX, B20, XXV, B25, FB26, XXX, NF30, XXXII, XXXIV, PR34, XXXV, B35, PR35, XXXVI, NF36 - UK - Twin engine, piston - attack, recon - * De Havilland Moth & Moth Major(DH 60) * de Havilland Moth Minor (DH 94) * P-51 Mustang I, II, III, IV - USA - North American Aviation - Single engine, piston - pursuit ==N== * Lockheed Neptune MR1 * Nieuport Nighthawk (trial only) * Miles Nighthawk * Nieuport Nightjar * BAe Nimrod MR1, MR2, R1, AEW3 - four engine jet maritime patrol aircraft and failed British AWACS design * Northrop N3P-B - USA ==O== * Boulton Paul Overstrand * Airspeed Oxford I, II, V ==P== * Parnall Panther * Hunting Percival Pembroke C1, C(PR)1 * Percival Q6 * Blackburn Perth * F-4 Phantom II FG1, FGR2, F-4J[UK] - USA - Lockheed - Twin engine, jet, fighter * Phoenix * Scottish Aviation Pioneer CC1 * Percival Prentice T1 * Percival Proctor I, II, III, IV * Percival Provost * Aerospatiale Puma HC1 * Sopwith Pup * De Havilland Puss Moth (DH 80) ==R== * Short Rangoon * Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.8 * Vultee-Stinson Reliant (known as AT-19) - USA - Single engine, piston - trainer * Blackburn Roc * Avro Rota I, II - Autogyro ==S== * F-86 Sabre F4 - USA - Single engine, jet, fighter/interceptor * Salamandar * Saro A7 * Supermarine Scapa * Scion Senior * Neiuport Scout * Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5a * Short Seaford (trials only) * Gloster Sea Gladiator * Westland Sea King HAR3, HAR3A * Fairey Seal * Supermarine Sea Otter * Raytheon Sentinel - ASTOR * Vultee-Stinson Sentinel - USA * E-3 Sentry AEW1 - USA - Boeing - Four engine, jet - Patrol/Recon - aka AWACS * Avro Shackleton MR1, MR2, AEW2, MR3 * Boulton Paul Sidestrand * Short Singapore II, III * Armstrong Whitworth Siskin III, IIIA * Bell Sioux * Saro Skeeter * Douglas Skymaster I - USA * SM 73P * SM 79K * Sopwith Snipe - UK * Supermarine Southampton - UK * SPAD S.VII - FR * SPAD S.XIII - FR * Supermarine Spitfire C, D, I, II, IV, V, VI, PR VII, VII, VIII, IX X, XI, XII, XIV, 14, XVI, 16, XVIII, 18, XIX, PR19, F21, F22 - UK - Single engine, piston - pursuit * Stampe SV 4B * Short Stirling I, III, IV, V * Supermarine Stranraer * Short Sunderland I, II, III, V, GR5 * Supermarine Swift F1, F2, FR5 * Fairey Swordfish I, III * Bristol Sycamore HC11, HC12, HC13, HC14 ==T== * Taylorcraft Plus C, C1, D * Hawker Tempest II, F2, V, VI, F6 * P-47 Thunderbolt I, II - USA - Republic Aviation - Single engine, piston - pursuit * De Havilland Tiger Moth I, II, Queen Bee * Curtiss Tomahawk I, II - USA - Single engine, piston - pursuit (see Curtiss Mohawk, Kitthawk) * Hawker Tomtit * Panavia Tornado GR1, GR1A, GR1B, RAF Tornado GR4, GR4A, F2, RAF Tornado F3 * Lockheed L-1011 C1, KC1, C2, C2A - USA - Three engine, jet, transport/refueling * Shorts Tucano * Avro Tutor * Grob Tutor T1 * Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer CC1, CC2 * Twin Squirrel HCC1 * Hawker Typhoon I * Eurofighter Typhoon RAF Typhoon T1 ==V== * Handley Page V/1500 * Vickers Valentia * Vickers Valetta C1 * Vickers Valiant B1, B1(K), B(PR)1, B(PR)K1 * De Havilland Vampire F1, F3, FB5, FB9, NF 10 * Vickers Varsity T1 * Vickers VC-10 C1, C1(K), K2, K3, K4 - UK - four engine, jet transport * Vega Gull - USA * Vultee Vengeance I, II, III, IV - USA * de Havilland Venom FB1, NF2, NF3, FB4 * Lockheed Ventura I, II, V (Lodestar in civilian service) - USA - Twin engine, piston - transport * Vickers Vernon * Handley Page Victor B1, B1A, K1, K1A, B2, B2R, B2(SR), K2 * Vickers Victoria * Vultee-Stinson Vigilant - USA * Vickers Vildebeest I, II, III, IV * Vickers Vimy * Vickers Viking * Vickers Vincent * Vickers Virginia II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X * Avro Vulcan B1, B1A, B2, B2A, B2(MAA), B2(K) ==W== * Westland Wallace * Westland Walrus * Supermarine Walrus * Westland Wapiti * Vickers Warwick I, III, V * B-29 Superfortress B1 - USA - Four engine, piston - Strategic bomber * Westland Welkin * Vickers Wellesley * Vickers Wellington I, II, III, IV, VI, VIII, X, XI, XIII, XIV, XVI * Westland Wessex HC2, HAR2, HCC4, HU5C * Westland Whirlwind (fixed wing) I * Westland Whirlwind (rotary wing) HAR2, HAR4, HAR10, HCC12 * Armstrong Whitworth Whitley I, II, III, IV, V, VII * Miles Whitney Straight A, B * Foster Wikner Warferry (Foster Wikner Wicko) * Hawker Woodcock II ==Y== * Avro York C1 ==Captured or Interned== Captured or interned examples of the following aircraft were at one time flown by the RAF. * Dornier Do 22 - DE * Fokker F.XXII - DE * Fokker T.VIIIw/G - DE * Junkers Ju 52 - DE * Junkers Ju 53m - DE * Junkers Ju 88 - DE * Koolhoven FK43 - DE * Messerschmitt Bf 108 - DE * Messerschmitt Bf 109 F - DE * Messerschmitt Bf 110C - DE ==Pre-RAF== The following types were flown by the RFC or RNAS but phased out before the creation of the RAF: * Avro Type E * Avro Type Es * BE1 * Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2 a, b, c, d * Blériot XI * Blériot XXI * Blériot Parasol * Breguet Biplane * Bristol Boxkite * Bristol Coanda Monoplane * Bristol M1B * Bristol M1C * Bristol Prier Monoplane * Deperdussin Monoplane - FR * DH 1A * Airco DH.2 * Farman F40 * Farman * Henry Farman III * Henry Farman Biplane * Henry Farman F20 * Henry Farman F27 * Armstrong Whitworth FK3 * Armstrong Whitworth FK8 * Handley Page O/100 * Handley Page O/400 * HP 42 * Farman MF 7 Longhorn * Nieuport Monoplane * Nieuport 11 * Nieuport 12 * Nieuport 16 * Nieuport 17 * Nieuport 20 * Nieuport 23 * Nieuport 24 * Nieuport 27 * RE1 * RE5 * RE7 * SE2 * SE2a * Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5 * Short 184 * Short 320 * Short Bomber * Short R.24 * Short R.31 * Short S.23M * Short S.26M * Shorthorn * Sopwith 1-1/2 Strutter * Sopwith 3-Seater * Sopwith Baby * Sopwith Tabloid * Sopwith Triplane * Vickers Boxkite * Vickers FB 'Gun Carrier' * Vickers FB 5 * Vickers FB 9 * Vickers ES 1 * Vickers FB19 MkII * Voisin LA * Voisin LA.S * Wright Converted ==Training gliders== The following Gliders are or were flown by RAF training squadrons: * Kirby Cadet * Grasshopper Primary Glider * Slingsby T21 Sedburgh * Slingsby Venture * Grob Vigilant T1 - Self Launching Motor Glider * Grob Viking TX 1 ==External links and references== *''RAF Squadrons'', 2nd Edition, Wing Commander C. G. Jefford MBE, BA, RAF (Retd), Airlife Publishing, Shrewsbury, 2001, ISBN 1-84037-141-2 *[http://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/raf-museum-collection.htm RAF Museum collection by type] *[http://www.rafweb.org/aircraftA-D.htm List of aircraft types and details] Lists of aircraft
List of aircraft of the RAF
On Wikipedia:WikiProject Aircraft I have started a proposal for how lists of aircraft could be rationalised on wikipedia. If you're interested, let's discuss it there -- User:Cabalamat 03:24, 1 Sep 2003 (UTC) This page has massive problems. I'm afraid it looks as though someone has simply dumped a list of aircraft from somewhere, without any checking. I have neither the time nor knowledge to check up on all the aircraft listed here. However here are a few that never served with the RAF. * FE2a (out of service in 1916, before RAF formed) * Bloodhound (because it's a missile!) * Swordfish (Navy only according to Fairey Swordfish) * Bleriot XI (this is the plane in which Bleriot flew the channel in 1909 for heaven's sake - it was out of date in 1914, never mind 1918!) I am pretty sure that the following never served with the RAF, because they were pre-WWI or early WWI and would have been outdated by 1918. * Bristol Prier * Bristol Boxkite These require severe justification: * Dornier 22 (it was a German navy plane) * Junkers 52 * Junkers 53 * Koolhoven (Dutch, with no record of use by RAF) * Albatross (are we talking about the Grumman floatplane, the German WW1 fighter or the Russian trainer?) I'm probably going to have to blank this and let is build of from the start, or reduce it only to aircraft that there is no dispute about, unless anyone has any sources for the list as a whole? User:DJ Clayworth 15:20, 2 Oct 2003 (UTC) The Albatross, as in de Havilland Albatross. It does appear that the Bloodhound is the missile, as is the Thor. Those should indeed not be in there. When it comes to the RFC and RNAS types, some would regard those as not true RAF types, whilst others would view them from the point of view of grandfather rights. The Do 22 was in service with No 230 Squadron from June 1941 to February 1942. The Junkers was in service with No 173 Squadron in February 1943. The Koolhoven was in service with No 510 Squadron from May 1943 to December 1943. There are a couple of missiles which slipped through, and there is some dispute about the early WWI types, but on the whole, you should find that the list holds up to scrutiny. As for blanking the list, I would put that into the category of vandalism. There are some things that need to be done to it. I will remove the Bloodhound and Thor entries directly after finishing this post, but to wipe it out complete it totally unjustified. User:David Newton 14:10, 4 Oct 2003 (UTC) David Thanks for your reply, and about the Swordfish. I agree that a total blank would be pointless; I was going to leave everything that I could confirm. If we are going to leave the WWI types in I think we ought to rename the page. We might consider 'List of aircraft of the British military', but then we should include Navy and Army types too. Or we could do our best to remove pre-1918 types, or list them separately. Does the 'Squadrons' book not give an indication of which types were out of service when the RAF was formed? I also think that 'one off' planes like the Junkers should be listed separately. Presumably they were captured examples; a line of explanation would really help here, so that nobody thinks that the RAF took delivery of a squadron of ME 109s!. I'd love to see a little more information about each plane, such as at least the manufacturers name, and ideally date of entry. Could we also combine the different marks together: such as one line for Spitfire, with all the different marks listed? Have you looked at List of military aircraft of the United States ? I find it a lot easier to understand. Having said all that I appreciate the completeness of the entry. Well done for that. I know a fair bit about planes and there were several I had never heard of. User:DJ Clayworth 19:59, 4 Oct 2003 (UTC) I'm aware that the additions I've made have done odd things to the alphapetic ordering. I'm not sure yet whether it would be better to change the order to follow the manufacturers name, or to change the name entries to "Lancaster (Avro)" etc. User:DJ Clayworth 16:42, 7 Oct 2003 (UTC) ---- I've made a little bit of a return to editing this page. I have slightly altered the nomenclature on some of the US aircraft. The reason I have done that is because the RAF does not use the US designations officially. The C-130 is commonly referred to as such, but in official RAF useage, it is the Hercules C3 or C5, or whichever other mark number is needed. The only exception to this rule is the C-17. There the RAF does use the USAF designation because at the moment, the aircraft are only leased. I would imagine that if and when they are bought, the designation will change to Globemaster C1. I have done that on the theory that people who find this page are looking for the RAF designation, not the USAF one. User:David Newton 02:44, 12 Nov 2003 (UTC) :Makes sense; the US desig (if common) would be a nice addition as a parenthetical note, as is done for the Canberra in the US list. User:Stan Shebs 15:41, 12 Nov 2003 (UTC) ::It's official. They're being bought. -User:N328KF 02:38, 2004 Jul 22 (UTC) David, why 'pursuit' rather than the much more widely recognised 'fighter';? User:DJ Clayworth 14:47, 12 Nov 2003 (UTC) Sporran: good choice to revert I think. My personal preference is for ordering by the most commonly used name e.g. 'De Havilland Mosquito' under M, because more people will remember the name 'Mosquito' than 'd Havilland'. Of course that does make the list look rather odd. If someone had time we could either '''embolden'' the main name so that it's easy to work out what the 'sort key' is, or rewrite each line as 'Mosquito, De Havilland'. I don't really like the second as there are already too many comma separated items on the lines. User:DJ Clayworth 15:20, 1 Dec 2003 (UTC) The bolding looks ''really'' ugly. User:Tannin There are a number of anomalies still, relating to type name/number versus manufacturer name. The Vega Gull is in twice. The Avro 504 should be ordered as 504 (so before the A's). Sundry Morane types are listed under 'M'. Wasn't he Douglas 'Havoc' known as the 'Boston' in British service? And I agree that 'pursuit' is anomalous for a list of British-used aircraft. User:Rcingham I found many references calling the HP V/1500 the Handley Page V/1500. That's obviously what it stood for, and is clearer about who the manufacturer was, so I suggest we leave it. User:DJ Clayworth 22:11, 8 Sep 2004 (UTC)
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