Many aircraft types have served in the Royal Air Force

Royal Air Force

The Royal Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Formed on 1 April 1918, it is the oldest independent air force in the world...

 since it was formed in 1918 by the merger of the Royal Flying Corps

Royal Flying Corps

The Royal Flying Corps was the over-land air arm of the British military during most of the First World War. During the early part of the war, the RFC's responsibilities were centred on support of the British Army, via artillery co-operation and photographic reconnaissance...

 and Royal Naval Air Service

Royal Naval Air Service

The Royal Naval Air Service or RNAS was the air arm of the Royal Navy until near the end of the First World War, when it merged with the British Army's Royal Flying Corps to form a new service , the Royal Air Force...

. 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.

Refer to List of active United Kingdom military aircraft for current aircraft.

For aircraft operated before the merger of the RFC and RNAS:

• Refer to List of aircraft of the Royal Flying Corps
• Refer to List of aircraft of the Royal Naval Air Service.

Most of the alphanumeric codes in the Variants column are British military aircraft designations

British military aircraft designation systems

British military aircraft designations are used to refer to aircraft types and variants operated by the armed forces of the United Kingdom.Since the end of the First World War, aircraft types in British military service have generally been known by a name British military aircraft designations are...

.

0-9

Model	Variants	Role	Origin	Service period	Notes
Sopwith 1½ Strutter Sopwith 1½ Strutter The Sopwith 1½ Strutter was a British one or two-seat biplane multi-role aircraft of the First World War. It is significant as the first British-designed two seater tractor fighter, and the first British aircraft to enter service with a synchronised machine gun...	1916-1918			1916-1918	Single-engined fighter, bomber biplane
Bristol Type 138 Bristol Type 138 |-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Barnes, C.H. Bristol Aircraft since 1910. London: Putnam, 1964.* Thetford, Owen. Aircraft of the Royal Air Force 1918-57, 1st edition. London: Putnam, 1957....	A			1936-1937	Single-engined high-altitude research aircraft
BAe 146 BAe 146 The British Aerospace 146 is a medium-sized commercial airliner formerly manufactured in the United Kingdom by British Aerospace, later part of BAE Systems. Production ran from 1983 until 2002. Manufacture of an improved version known as the Avro RJ began in 1992...	CC1, CC2			1986-Present	Four-engined jet VIP transport
Short Type 184 Short Type 184 |-Manufacturers:Source: Barnes and James#Brush Electrical Engineering Co. Ltd. #Frederick Sage & Co. Ltd. #J. Samuel White #Mann, Egerton & Co. Ltd. #Phoenix Dynamo Manufacturing Company #Robey & Co. Ltd. #S E Saunders Limited...				1918-1921	Single-engined torpedo seaplane
Short Type 320 Short Type 320 |-See also:...				1917-1918	Single-engined torpedo seaplane
Avro 504 Avro 504 The Avro 504 was a World War I biplane aircraft made by the Avro aircraft company and under licence by others. Production during the War totalled 8,970 and continued for almost 20 years, making it the most-produced aircraft of any kind that served in World War I, in any military capacity, during...	504K, 504N			1913-1933	Single-engined piston biplane trainer

A

Model	Variants	Role	Origin	Service period	Notes
FBA Type A FBA Type A -References:*...			Early Modern France		Flying-boat
Agusta A109E Agusta A109 The AgustaWestland AW109 is a light-weight, twin-engine, eight-seat multi-purpose helicopter built by the Anglo-Italian manufacturer AgustaWestland...			Italy		Twin-engined liaison helicopter
Bell Airacobra	I		United States		Single-engined piston interceptor
Armstrong Whitworth Ajax Armstrong Whitworth Atlas |-See also:-External links:* *...					Single-engined piston biplane trainer
Fairey Albacore Fairey Albacore The Fairey Albacore was a British single-engine carrier-borne biplane torpedo bomber built by Fairey Aviation between 1939 and 1943 for the Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm and used during the Second World War. It had a three-man crew and was designed for spotting and reconnaissance as well as delivering...				1940–1944	Single-engined carrier-borne biplane torpedo-bomber
De Havilland Albatross De Havilland Albatross |-See also:...				1938–1945	Four-engined piston transport
Armstrong Whitworth Albemarle Armstrong Whitworth Albemarle The Armstrong Whitworth A.W.41 Albemarle was a British twin-engine transport aircraft that entered service during the Second World War.Originally designed as a medium bomber that could be built by non-aviation companies without using light alloys, the Albemarle never served in that role, instead...	I, II, V, VI				Twin-engined piston transport
Avro Aldershot Avro Aldershot -See also:-External links:*...	III				Single-engined heavy bomber
Avro Andover Avro Andover |-References:* Jackson, A.J. Avro Aircraft since 1908. London:Putnam Aeronautical Books, 1990. ISBN 0-85177-834-8-External links:* *...	Type 561 and Type 563				Transport and military ambulance
Hawker Siddeley Andover	C1, CC2, E3				Twin-engined turboprop transport
Avro Anson Avro Anson The Avro Anson is a British twin-engine, multi-role aircraft that served with the Royal Air Force, Fleet Air Arm and numerous other air forces prior to, during, and after the Second World War. Named for British Admiral George Anson, it was originally designed for maritime reconnaissance, but was...	I, X, C11, XII, C19, T21			1936–1968	Twin-engined piston transport and trainer
Avro Athena Avro Athena |-See also:-External links:*...	T2				Single-engined piston trainer
Auster Antarctic Auster AOP Auster AOP may refer to:* Taylorcraft Auster - Taylorcraft Auster I, II, III, IV and V* Auster AOP.6* Auster AOP.9...	T7				Single-engined piston Antarctic expedition
Armstrong Whitworth AW.660 Argosy Armstrong Whitworth AW.660 Argosy The Armstrong Whitworth Argosy was a British post-war military transport/cargo aircraft and was the last aircraft produced by Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft...	C1, E1				Four-engined turboprop cargo/transport
Fairchild Argus			United States		Single-engined piston light transport
Armstrong Whitworth Atlas Armstrong Whitworth Atlas |-See also:-External links:* *...					Single-engined army co-operation biplane
Hawker Audax					Single-engined piston biplane army co-operation
Taylorcraft Auster Taylorcraft Auster The Taylorcraft Auster was a British military liaison and observation aircraft produced by the Taylorcraft Aeroplanes Limited company during the Second World War.-Design and development:...	I, III, IV, V				Single-engined piston army liaison
Auster AOP Auster AOP Auster AOP may refer to:* Taylorcraft Auster - Taylorcraft Auster I, II, III, IV and V* Auster AOP.6* Auster AOP.9...	AOP6, T7, AOP9, T10				Single-engined piston army liaison

B

Model	Variants	Role	Origin	Service period	Notes
Sopwith Baby Sopwith Baby -See also:...					Single-engined biplane floatplane
Boulton Paul Balliol Boulton Paul Balliol |-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Donald, David, ed. The Encyclopedia of World Aircraft. London: Aerospace Publishing, 1997. ISBN 1-85605-375-X....	T2				Single-engined trainer
Martin Baltimore Martin Baltimore The Martin 187 Baltimore was a two-engined light attack bomber built by the Glenn L. Martin Company in the United States, originally ordered by the French in May 1940 as a follow-up to the earlier Martin Maryland, then in service in France. With the fall of France, the production series was...	I, II, III, IV, V		United States		Twin-engined piston attack bomber
Fairey Barracuda Fairey Barracuda The Fairey Barracuda was a British carrier-borne torpedo- and dive bomber used during the Second World War, the first of its type used by the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm to be fabricated entirely from metal. It was introduced as a replacement for the Fairey Swordfish and Fairey Albacore biplanes...					Single-engined torpedo, dive-bomber
Beagle Basset	CC1				Twin-engined piston communications
Fairey Battle Fairey Battle The Fairey Battle was a British single-engine light bomber built by the Fairey Aviation Company in the late 1930s for the Royal Air Force. The Battle was powered by the same Rolls-Royce Merlin piston engine that gave contemporary British fighters high performance; however, the Battle was weighed...	I, II, III, V				Single-engined light bomber
Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2	a, b, c, d, e, f g				Single-engined reconnaissance biplane
Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.3 Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.3 |-See also:-References:* Bruce J.M. The Aeroplanes of the Royal Flying Corps . London: Putnam, 1982. ISBN 0-370-30084-x.* Hare, Paul. The Royal Aircraft Factory. London: Putnam, 1990. ISBN 0-85177-843-7....	Experimental
Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.4	Experimental
Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.8 Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.8 |-See also:-References:*Bruce, J.M. British Aeroplanes 1914-18. London:Putnam, 1957.*Bruce, J.M. The Aircraft of the Royal Flying Corps . London:Putnam, 1982. ISBN 0 370 30084 x....	a
Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.12 Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.12 |-See also:-External links:*...	a, b				Single-engined piston fighter
Bristol Beaufighter Bristol Beaufighter The Bristol Type 156 Beaufighter, often referred to as simply the Beau, was a British long-range heavy fighter modification of the Bristol Aeroplane Company's earlier Beaufort torpedo bomber design...	I,II,VI,X,XI				Twin-engined piston ground attack
Bristol Beaufort Bristol Beaufort The Bristol Beaufort was a British twin-engined torpedo bomber designed by the Bristol Aeroplane Company, and developed from experience gained designing and building the earlier Blenheim light bomber....	I,II				Twin-engined piston torpedo bomber
Short Belfast Short Belfast The Short Belfast is a heavy lift turboprop freighter built by Short Brothers at Belfast. Only 10 were built for the British Royal Air Force with the designation Short Belfast C.1. When they were retired by the RAF, five went into civilian service with the cargo airline HeavyLift Cargo Airlines...	C1				Four-engined turboprop transport/cargo
Bristol Belvedere Bristol Belvedere The Bristol Type 192 Belvedere is a British twin-engine, tandem rotor military helicopter built by the Bristol Aeroplane Company. It was designed for a variety of transport roles including troop transport, supply dropping and casualty evacuation...	HC1				Twin-engined twin-rotor transport helicopter
Brewster Bermuda	Mk I		United States		Single-engined Scout-bomber aircraft
Blackburn Beverley Blackburn Beverley The Blackburn B-101 Beverley was a 1950s British heavy transport aircraft built by Blackburn and General Aircraft and flown by squadrons of Royal Air Force Transport Command from 1957 until 1967.-Design and development:...	C1				Four-engined piston transport/cargo
Avro Bison Avro Bison -See also:...					Single-engined piston biplane fleet spotter / reconnaissance
Blackburn R.1 Blackburn					Single-engined piston biplane fleet spotter / reconnaissance
Bristol Blenheim Bristol Blenheim The Bristol Blenheim was a British light bomber aircraft designed and built by the Bristol Aeroplane Company that was used extensively in the early days of the Second World War. It was adapted as an interim long-range and night fighter, pending the availability of the Beaufighter...	I, IV,V				Twin-engined piston light bomber
Bristol Bombay Bristol Bombay |-See also:...					Twin-engined piston medium bomber and transport
Douglas Boston	I, II, III, III (Turbinlite), IV, V		United States		Twin-engined piston light bomber and night fighter
Blackburn Botha Blackburn Botha -See also:-External links:*...	I				Twin-engined piston torpedo bomber
Bristol Brigand	B1, Met 3				Twin-engined piston ground attack
Bristol F2b Fighter					Single-engined piston biplane fighter
Bristol Britannia Bristol Britannia The Bristol Type 175 Britannia was a British medium-to-long-range airliner built by the Bristol Aeroplane Company in 1952 to fly across the British Empire...	C1, C2				Four-engined turboprop transport
Blackburn Buccaneer Blackburn Buccaneer The Blackburn Buccaneer was a British low-level subsonic strike aircraft with nuclear weapon delivery capability serving with the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force between 1962 and 1994, including service in the 1991 Gulf War...	S2				Twin-engined jet bomber
Bristol Buckingham Bristol Buckingham |-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Buttler, Tony. British Secret Projects: Fighters and Bombers 1935-1950. Hinckley, UK: Midland Publishing, 2004. ISBN 1-85780-179-2....					Twin-engined piston liaison
Bristol Buckmaster Bristol Buckmaster |-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Bridgeman, Leonard. "The Bristol 166 Buckmaster." Jane's Fighting Aircraft of World War II. London: Studio, 1946. ISBN 1-85170-493-0....					Twin-engined piston trainer
Brewster Buffalo Brewster Buffalo The Brewster F2A Buffalo was an American fighter aircraft which saw limited service early in World War II. Though the Buffalo won a competition against the Grumman F4F Wildcat in 1939 to become the US Navy's first monoplane fighter aircraft, it turned out to be a big disappointment...	I		United States		Single-engined piston fighter
Scottish Aviation Bulldog Scottish Aviation Bulldog |-See also:-External links:...	T1				Single-engined piston basic trainer
Bristol Bulldog Bristol Bulldog |-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Andrews, C.F. The Bristol Bulldog . Leatherhead, Surrey, UK: Profile Publications Ltd., 1965.* Barnes, C.H. Bristol Aircraft Since 1910. London: Putnam, 1964....					Single-engined piston biplane fighter
Martinsyde Buzzard Martinsyde Buzzard The Martinsyde F.4 Buzzard was developed as a powerful and fast biplane fighter for the Royal Air Force , but the end of the First World War led to the abandonment of large-scale production. Fewer than 400 were eventually produced, with many exported...					Single-engined piston biplane fighter

C

Model	Variants	Role	Origin	Service period	Notes
Cierva C.19 Cierva C.19 The Cierva C.19 was an autogyro designed by Spanish engineer Juan de la Cierva in England in 1929 and built by Avro which designated it their Type 620...					Experimental autogiro
Sopwith Camel Sopwith Camel The Sopwith Camel was a British First World War single-seat biplane fighter introduced on the Western Front in 1917. Manufactured by Sopwith Aviation Company, it had a short-coupled fuselage, heavy, powerful rotary engine, and concentrated fire from twin synchronized machine guns. Though difficult...					Single-engined biplane fighter
Fairey Campania Fairey Campania |-See also:-Bibliography:*Taylor, H.A. Fairey Aircraft since 1915. London:Putnam, 1988. ISBN 0-370-00065-x....					Single-engine patrol and reconnaissance biplane
English Electric Canberra English Electric Canberra The English Electric Canberra is a first-generation jet-powered light bomber manufactured in large numbers through the 1950s. The Canberra could fly at a higher altitude than any other bomber through the 1950s and set a world altitude record of 70,310 ft in 1957...	B2, PR3, T4, B6, PR7, B(I)8, PR9, T11, B15, E15, B16, T17, TT18, T19				Twin-engined jet light bomber
Consolidated Catalina PBY Catalina The Consolidated PBY Catalina was an American flying boat of the 1930s and 1940s produced by Consolidated Aircraft. It was one of the most widely used multi-role aircraft of World War II. PBYs served with every branch of the United States Armed Forces and in the air forces and navies of many other...	I,II,III,IV		United States		Twin-engines piston amphibious maritime patrol
Caproni Ca 42			Italy		Heavy bomber
Caudron G.2			Early Modern France
Caudron G.3 Caudron G.3 The Caudron G.3 was a single-engined French biplane built by Caudron, widely used in World War I as a reconnaissance aircraft and trainer. In comparison to its competitors, it had a better rate of climb and it was considered especially suitable in mountainous terrain.-Development:The Caudron G.3...					Single-engined biplane
Caudron G.4 Caudron G.4 |-References:*Donald, David . The Encyclopedia of World Aircraft. Leicester, UK: Blitz Editions, 1997. ISBN 1-85605-375-X.* Kalevi Keskinen, Kyösti Partonen, Kari Stenman: Suomen Ilmavoimat I 1918-27, 2005. ISBN 952-99432-2-9....			/		Twin-engined biplane bomber
Boeing-Vertol Chinook	HC1, HC2, HC2A, HC3		United States		Twin-engined turbine twin rotor heavy lift helicopter
De Havilland Canada Chipmunk De Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk The de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk is a tandem, two-seat, single-engined primary trainer aircraft which was the standard primary trainer for the Royal Canadian Air Force, Royal Air Force and several other air forces through much of the post-Second World War years...	T10				Single-engined piston trainer
De Havilland Cirrus Moth De Havilland DH.60 Moth The de Havilland DH 60 Moth was a 1920s British two-seat touring and training aircraft that was developed into a series of aircraft by the de Havilland Aircraft Company.-Development:The DH 60 was developed from the larger DH 51 biplane...					Single-engined piston communications, trainer aircraft
Curtiss Cleveland	Mk I		United States		Single-engined scout, dive-bomber aircraft
Handley Page Clive					Transport
Saro Cloud Saro Cloud |-See also:-References:*Doyle, Neville. 1991. From Sea-Eagle to Albatross: Channel Island Airlines 1923-1939. ISBN 185421103X*Doyle, Neville. 2002. The Triple Alliance: The Predecessors of the first British Airways. Air-Britain. ISBN 0851302866...					Trainer
De Havilland Comet De Havilland Comet The de Havilland DH 106 Comet was the world's first commercial jet airliner to reach production. Developed and manufactured by de Havilland at the Hatfield, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom headquarters, it first flew in 1949 and was a landmark in aeronautical design...	C2, C2(RC), C4				Four-engined jet transport and reconnaissance
Wight Converted Seaplane Wight Converted Seaplane The Wight Converted Seaplane was a British twin-float patrol seaplane produced by John Samuel White & Company Limited .-Design and development:...					Single-engined piston maritime patrol flying-boat
Consolidated Coronado	I		United States		Four-engined piston flying-boat
Fairchild Cornell Fairchild PT-19 |-See also:-Bibliography:* Mondey, David. American Aircraft of World War II . London: Bounty Books, 2006. ISBN 978-0-7537-1461-4....	I & II		United States		Single-engined piston trainer
Sopwith Cuckoo Sopwith Cuckoo -See also:-References:*Davis, Mick. Sopwith Aircraft. Ramsbury, Marlborough, Wiltshire: Crowood Press, 1999. ISBN 1-86126-217-5.*Layman, R.D. Naval Aviation In The First World War: Its Impact And Influence. London: Caxton, 2002. ISBN 1-84067-314-1....					Single-engined piston biplane torpedo bomber
Curtiss JN 3			United States
Curtiss JN 4			United States		Single-engined piston biplane trainer
Curtiss H-4			United States
Curtiss H12			United States
Curtiss H-16			United States
General Aircraft GAL.42 Cygnet II General Aircraft Cygnet |-References:****-See also:...					Single-engined tri-cycle undercarriage trainer

D

Model	Variants	Role	Origin	Service period	Notes
Desoutter Desoutter Mk.II -Bibliography:* Kalevi Keskinen, Kari Stenman: Koulukoneet - Suomen ilmavoimien historia 22, Itä-Uudenmaan paino, Loviisa, 2003, ISBN 951-98751-5-8* Tervonen, Ismo: Veljekset Karhumäki Suomen ilmailun pioneereina 1924-1956, Apali Oy, ISBN 952-5026-25-6....	I, II	Liaison			Single piston engine high wing monoplane
Douglas Dakota	I, II, III, IV	Transport	United States		Twin piston engine monoplane
Blackburn Dart Blackburn Dart -See also:-Bibliography:* Jackson, A.J. Blackburn Aircraft since 1909. London:Putnam, 1968. ISBN 0-370-00053-6.* Mason, Francis K. The British Bomber since 1914. London:Putnam, 1994. ISBN 0-85177-861-5....		Torpedo-bomber			Single piston engine biplane
Douglas DC-2 Douglas DC-2 The Douglas DC-2 was a 14-seat, twin-engine airliner produced by the American company Douglas Aircraft Corporation starting in 1934. It competed with the Boeing 247...		Transport	United States		Twin piston engine monoplane
Boulton Paul Defiant Boulton Paul Defiant The Boulton Paul Defiant was a British interceptor aircraft that served with the Royal Air Force early in the Second World War. The Defiant was designed and built by Boulton Paul Aircraft as a "turret fighter", without any forward-firing guns. It was a contemporary of the Royal Navy's Blackburn Roc...	I, II, III	Turret Fighter			Single piston engine monoplane
Hawker Demon		Fighter			Single piston engine piston biplane
De Havilland Devon De Havilland Dove The de Havilland DH.104 Dove was a British monoplane short-haul airliner from de Havilland, the successor to the biplane de Havilland Dragon Rapide and was one of Britain's most successful post-war civil designs...	C1, C2	Transport			Twin piston engine monoplane, ret'd 1984
Airco DH.4		Bomber			Single piston engine biplane
Airco DH 5		Fighter			Single piston engined biplane
Airco DH.6 Airco DH.6 The Airco DH.6 was a British military trainer biplane used by the Royal Flying Corps during the First World War. Known by various nicknames, including the "Skyhook", the trainer became a widely used light civil aircraft in the postwar era....		Trainer			Single-engined piston biplane
Airco/de Havilland DH.9 Airco DH.9 The Airco DH.9 - also known after 1920 as the de Havilland DH.9 - was a British bomber used in the First World War...	DH.9A Airco DH.9A The Airco DH.9A was a British light bomber designed and first used shortly before the end of the First World War. Colloquially known as the "Ninak" , it served on in large numbers for the Royal Air Force following the end of the war, both at home and overseas, where it was used for colonial...	Bomber			Single piston engine piston biplane
Airco DH.10 Airco DH.10 |-See also:-References:NotesBibliography*Jackson, A. J. British Civil Aircraft Since 1919, Volume 2. London: Putnam, Second Edition, 1973. ISBN 0-370-10010-7.*Jackson A. J. De Havilland Aircraft since 1909. London:Putnam, 1987. ISBN 0-85177-802-X....	A	Bomber			Twin piston engine biplane
Sopwith Dolphin		Fighter			Single piston engined biplane
de Havilland DH.89 Dominie	I, II	Transport and Navigation Trainer			Twin piston engine biplane
Hawker Siddeley Dominie	T1	Navigation Trainer			Twin-engine jet
De Havilland DH.93 Don		Communications/Liaison			Single piston engined monoplane
De Havilland DH.84 Dragon De Havilland Dragon |-See also:-References:Bibliography ISBN 0-85177-813-5...		Transport			Twin piston engined piston biplane
Sopwith Dragon Sopwith Dragon |-See also:-References:* Davis, Mick. Sopwith Aircraft. Ramsbury, Marlborough, Wiltshire: Crowood Press, 1999. ISBN 1-86126-217-5.* Mason, Francis K. The British Fighter Since 1912. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1992. ISBN 1-55750-082-7....		Fighter			Single piston engined piston biplane
De Havilland DH.90 Dragonfly De Havilland Dragonfly -References:*The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft . London: Orbis Publishing.*Hayes, P & King, B. de Havilland biplane transports. Coulsden: Gatwick Aviation Society ISBN 0 95304132 8...		Transport			Twin piston engined light biplane
Westland Dragonfly Westland Dragonfly |-See also:-External links:* Westland entry in the helis.com database*...	HC2	Helicopter			Single piston engine
De Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide De Havilland Dragon Rapide The de Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide was a British short-haul passenger airliner of the 1930s.-Design and development:Designed by the de Havilland company in late 1933 as a faster and more comfortable successor to the DH.84 Dragon, it was in effect a twin-engined, scaled-down version of the...		transport			Twin piston engined biplane

E

Model	Variants	Role	Origin	Service period	Notes
Lockheed Model 10 Electra Lockheed Model 10 Electra The Lockheed Model 10 Electra was a twin-engine, all-metal monoplane airliner developed by the Lockheed Aircraft Corporation in the 1930s to compete with the Boeing 247 and Douglas DC-2...		Transport	United States		Twin-engined piston transport
Martinsyde Elephant		Fighter/Bomber			Single-engined piston biplane
Armstrong Whitworth AW27 Ensign Armstrong Whitworth Ensign |-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Bridgman, Leonard. Jane's Fighting Aircraft of World War II. New York: Crescent Books, 1988. ISBN 0-517-67964-7.-External links:* *...		Transport			Four-engined piston transport
Airspeed Envoy Airspeed Envoy The Airspeed AS.6 Envoy was a British light, twin-engined transport aircraft designed and built by Airspeed Ltd. in the 1930s at Portsmouth Aerodrome, Hampshire.-Development and design:...		Transport			Twin-engined piston transport
Beechcraft Expediter Beechcraft Model 18 The Beechcraft Model 18, or "Twin Beech", as it is better known, is a 6-11 seat, twin-engine, low-wing, conventional-gear aircraft that was manufactured by the Beech Aircraft Corporation of Wichita, Kansas...	I	Transport and Trainer	United States		Twin-engined piston transport and trainer
De Havilland DH.86 Express De Havilland Express The de Havilland Express was a four-engined passenger aircraft from the 1930s manufactured by the de Havilland Aircraft Company.-Development:...		Transport			Four-engined piston biplane transport and trainer

F

Model	Variants	Role	Origin	Service period	Notes
Fokker F.XXII Fokker F.XXII The Fokker F.XXII was a 1930s Dutch four-engined 22-passenger airliner designed and built by Fokker.-Development:Developed as a smaller version of the Fokker F.XXXVI the F.XXII is a high-wing canilever monoplane with a fixed tailwheel landing gear. It was powered by four Pratt & Whitney Wasp radial...		Transport			Four-engined transport
Fairey III Fairey III The Fairey Aviation Company Fairey III was a family of British reconnaissance biplanes that enjoyed a very long production and service history in both landplane and seaplane variants...	A, B, C, D, F	Fleet Spotter			Single-engined piston reconnaissance biplane
Fairey Fawn Fairey Fawn |-See also:...	II, III	Light Bomber			single-engined light bomber
Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.2 Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.2 The Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.2 was a two-seat pusher biplane that was operated as a day and night bomber and as a fighter aircraft by the Royal Flying Corps during the First World War...	a, b, d	Bomber			Single-engined piston pusher biplane
Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.8 Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.8 |-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Bruce, J.M. The Aeroplanes of the Royal Flying Corps . London: Putnam, 1982. ISBN 0-370-30084-X.* Bruce, J.M. British Aeroplanes 1914–18. London: Putnam, 1957....		Scout			Single-engined piston pusher biplane
Felixstowe F.2 Felixstowe F.2 |-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Bruce, J.M. Flight, 2 December 1955, pp. 842–846.* Bruce, J.M. Flight, 16 December 1955, pp. 895–898.* Bruce, J.M. Flight, 23 December 1955, pp. 929–932....	F.3 Felixstowe F.3 -See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Bruce, J.M. "". Flight, 2 December 1955, pp.842—846.* Bruce, J.M. "". Flight, 16 December 1955, pp.895—898.* Bruce, J.M. "". Flight, 23 December 1955, pp. 929—932.... , F.5 Felixstowe F.5 -See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Bruce, J.M. " Flight, 2 December 1955, pp. 842—846.* Bruce, J.M. " Flight, 16 December 1955, pp. 895—898.* Bruce, J.M. " Flight, 23 December 1955, pp. 929—932....	Reconnaissance			twin-engined reconnaissance flying boats
Airspeed Ferry Airspeed Ferry |-See also:-External links:*...		Transport			three-engined biplane transport
Slingsby Firefly Slingsby T-67 Firefly The Slingsby T67 Firefly, originally produced as the Fournier RF-6, is a two-seat aerobatic training aircraft, built by Slingsby Aviation in Kirkbymoorside, Yorkshire, England...	T67M Mk II	Trainer			Single-engined trainer aircraft
Armstrong Whitworth F.K.8 Armstrong Whitworth F.K.8 The Armstrong Whitworth F.K.8 was a British two-seat general-purpose biplane built by Armstrong Whitworth during the First World War. The type served alongside the better known R.E.8 until the end of the war, at which point 694 F.K.8s remained on RAF charge....		Artillery Spotter, Bomber			Single-engined biplane general purpose aircraft
De Havilland Flamingo De Havilland Flamingo |-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Bain, Gordon. De Havilland: A Pictorial Tribute. London: AirLife, 1992. ISBN 1-85648-243-X.* Green, William and Gordon Swanborough. "De Havilland's War Orphan." Air Enthusiast. Number 30, March-June 1996, pp. 1—10. Bromley, Kent, UK: Pilot Press.*...		Transport			Twin-engined piston engine monoplane
Ford Trimotor Ford Trimotor The Ford Trimotor was an American three-engined transport plane that was first produced in 1925 by the companies of Henry Ford and that continued to be produced until June 7, 1933. Throughout its time in production, a total of 199 Ford Trimotors were produced...	5-ATD	Transport	United States		Tri-motor piston transport
Boeing Fortress	I, II, III	Bomber and Maritime Reconnaissance	United States		Four-engined piston heavy bomber
Fairey Fox Fairey Fox The Fairey Fox was a British light bomber and fighter biplane of the 1920s and 1930s. It was originally produced in Britain for the RAF, but continued in production and use in Belgium long after it was retired in Britain.-Fox I:...		Bomber			Single-engined piston biplane bomber
De Havilland Fox Moth De Havilland Fox Moth |-References:NotesBibliography* Hotson, Fred W. The de Havilland Canada Story. Toronto: CANAV Books, 1983. ISBN 0-07-549483-3.* Jackson, A. J. British Civil Aircraft 1919-1972: Volume II. London: Putnam , 1988. ISBN 0-85177-813-5....		Communications			Single-engined piston communications
Fairey Fulmar Fairey Fulmar The Fairey Fulmar was a British carrier-borne fighter aircraft that served with the Fleet Air Arm during the Second World War. A total of 600 were built by Fairey Aviation at its Stockport factory between January 1940 and December 1942...	II	Fleet Fighter			Single-engined piston carrier fighter
Hawker Fury Hawker Fury The Hawker Fury was a British biplane fighter aircraft used by the Royal Air Force in the 1930s. It was originally named the Hornet and was the counterpart to the Hawker Hart light bomber.-Design and development:...	I, II	Fighter			Single-engined piston biplane fighter

G

Model	Variants	Role	Origin	Service period	Notes
Gloster Gamecock Gloster Gamecock |-See also:-Bibliography:* Green, William and Swanborough, Gordon. "The Era-Ending Gamecock". Air Enthusiast, Number 21, April-July 1983.Bromley, Kent:Pilot Press. p. 1-8, 58-62. ISSN 0143-5450....	I				Single-engined piston biplane fighter
Gloster Gauntlet Gloster Gauntlet -See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Crawford, Alex. Bristol Bulldog, Gloster Gauntlet. Redbourn, UK: Mushroom Model Publications, 2005. ISBN 83-89450-04-6....	I, II				Single-engined piston biplane fighter
Westland Gazelle Aérospatiale Gazelle The Aérospatiale Gazelle is a five-seat light helicopter, powered by a single turbine engine. It was designed and manufactured in France by Sud Aviation . It was also manufactured under licence by Westland Aircraft in the United Kingdom , by SOKO in Yugoslavia and ABHCO in Egypt...	HT3, HCC4				Single-engined light training and VIP helicopter
De Havilland Genet Moth
De Havilland Gipsy Moth					Single-engined piston biplane communications
Gloster Gladiator Gloster Gladiator The Gloster Gladiator was a British-built biplane fighter. It was used by the Royal Air Force and the Royal Navy and was exported to a number of other air forces during the late 1930s. It was the RAF's last biplane fighter aircraft and was rendered obsolete by newer monoplane designs even as it...	I, II				Single-engined piston biplane fighter
Boeing C-17 Globemaster III			United States		Four-engined jet transport/cargo
Folland Gnat Folland Gnat The Folland Gnat was a small, swept-wing British subsonic jet trainer and light fighter aircraft developed by Folland Aircraft for the Royal Air Force, and flown extensively by the Indian Air Force....	T1				Single-engined jet trainer
Grumman Goose			United States		Twin-engined piston amphibian
Fairey Gordon Fairey Gordon |-See also:-External links:* * *...	I, II				Single-engined light bomber and trainer
Gloster Grebe Gloster Grebe -See also:-References:NotesBibliography* James, Derek N. Gloster Aircraft since 1917. London: Putnam and Company Ltd., 1987. ISBN 0-85177-807-0.* Thetford, Owen. Aircraft of the Royal Air Force 1918-57. London:Putnam, First edition 1957....	II				Single-engined piston biplane fighter
Bell Griffin Bell 412 The Bell 412 is a utility helicopter manufactured by Bell Helicopter. It is a development of the Bell 212 model, the major difference being the composite four-blade main rotor.-Design and development:...	HT1, HAR2		Canada		Twin-engined turbo training and rescue helicopter
Percival Vega Gull Percival Vega Gull |-See also:-Bibliography:* Ellison, Norman H. Percivals Aircraft . Chalford, Stroud, UK: Chalford Publishing Company, 1997. ISBN 0-7524-0774-0....					Single-engined piston communications
Percival Gull Percival Gull The Percival Gull was a British single-engined monoplane, first flown in 1932. It was successful as a fast company transport, racing aircraft and long-range record breaker. It was developed into the Vega Gull and the Proctor.-Design and development:...					Single-engined piston communications

H

Model	Variants	Role	Origin	Service period	Notes
Waco Hadrian Waco CG-4 The Waco CG-4 was the most widely used United States troop/cargo military glider of World War II. It was designated the CG-4 by the United States Army Air Forces, and named Hadrian in British military service....			United States		troop/cargo glider
Handley Page Halifax Handley Page Halifax The Handley Page Halifax was one of the British front-line, four-engined heavy bombers of the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. A contemporary of the famous Avro Lancaster, the Halifax remained in service until the end of the war, performing a variety of duties in addition to bombing...	I, II, III, V, VI, VII, A7, VIII, A9				Four-engined piston heavy bomber
Fairey Hamble Baby Fairey Hamble Baby -See also:...					Single-engined piston biplane seaplane
Hamble Baby Convert
General Aircraft Hamilcar General Aircraft Hamilcar The General Aircraft Limited GAL. 49 Hamilcar or Hamilcar Mark I was a large British military glider produced during the Second World War, which was designed to carry heavy cargo, such as the Tetrarch or M22 Locust light tank...	I, X				Transport glider
Handley Page Hampden Handley Page Hampden The Handley Page HP.52 Hampden was a British twin-engine medium bomber of the Royal Air Force serving in the Second World War. With the Whitley and Wellington, the Hampden bore the brunt of the early bombing war over Europe, taking part in the first night raid on Berlin and the first 1,000-plane...	I				Twin-engined piston light bomber
Hawker Hardy					Single-engined piston biplane light bomber
Hawker Siddeley Harrier	GR1, T2, GR3, T4				Single-engined jet vertical take off and landing ground attack
BAe/McDonnell Douglas Harrier II	GR5, GR7, GR7A, GR9, GR9A, T10				Single-engined jet vertical take off and landing ground attack
Handley Page Harrow Handley Page H.P.54 Harrow |-See also:-Bibliography:* Barnes, C.H. Handley Page Aircraft since 1907. London: Putnam Publishing, 1987. ISBN 0-85177-803-8.* Clayton, Donald C. Handley Page, an Aircraft Album. Shepperton, Surrey, UK: Ian Allan Ltd., 1969. ISBN 0-7110-0094-8....	I, II				Twin-engined piston heavy bomber
Hawker Hart Hawker Hart The Hawker Hart was a British two-seater biplane light bomber of the Royal Air Force , which had a prominent role during the RAF's inter-war period. The Hart was designed during the 1920s by Sydney Camm and built by Hawker Aircraft...					Single-engined piston biplane light bomber
North American Harvard	I, II, IIA, IIB, III		United States		Single-engined piston trainer
Handley Page Hastings Handley Page Hastings The Handley Page H.P.67 Hastings was a British troop-carrier and freight transport aircraft designed and built by Handley Page Aircraft Company for the Royal Air Force...	C1, C2, C4, Met 1				Four-engined piston transport
Douglas Havoc	I, I(Turbinlite), II, II (Turbinlite)		United States		Twin-engined piston attack
British Aerospace Hawk BAE Hawk The BAE Systems Hawk is a British single-engine, advanced jet trainer aircraft. It first flew in 1974 as the Hawker Siddeley Hawk. The Hawk is used by the Royal Air Force, and other air forces, as either a trainer or a low-cost combat aircraft...	T1, T1A, T1W, T2				Single-engined jet trainer
Miles Hawk Major Miles Hawk Major -See also:-Bibliography:* Amos, Peter. and Brown, Don Lambert. Miles Aircraft Since 1925, Volume 1. London: Putnam Aeronautical, 2000. ISBN 0-85177-787-0....					Single-engined liaison and trainer
Miles Hawk Trainer Miles Hawk Trainer -See also:-References:* Amos, Peter. and Brown, Don Lambert. Miles Aircraft Since 1925, Volume 1. London: Putnam Aeronautical, 2000. ISBN 0-85177-787-0....					Single-engined monoplane trainer
Parnall Heck Parnall Heck |-See also:...	2C				Single-engined piston communications
Hawker Hector Hawker Hector -See also:-Bibliography:* Air Transport Auxiliary Ferry Pilots Notes . Elvington, York, UK: Yorkshire Air Museum, 1996. ISBN 0-9512379-8-5....					Single-engined piston army co-operation biplane
Fairey Hendon Fairey Hendon |-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Crosby, Francis. The World Encyclopedia of Fighters and Bombers. London: Lorenz Books ISBN 0-75481-616-8* Gallop, Alan. Time Flies: Heathrow At 60. Stroud: Sutton Publishing, 2005. ISBN 0-7509-3840-4...	II				Twin-engined monoplane night bomber
Handley Page Hendon Handley Page Hendon |-See also:-Bibliography:*Barnes, C.H. Handley Page Aircraft since 1907. London:Putnam, 1976. ISBN 0 370 00030 7.*Mason, Francis K. The British Bomber since 1914. London:Putnam, 1994. ISBN 0 85177 861 5....	II, III
Hawker Henley Hawker Henley -See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Cooper, H.J.,O.G. Thetford and C.B. Maycock. Aircraft of the Fighting Powers - Volume II. Leicester, UK: Harborough Publishing, 1942....					Single-engined piston target tug
Lockheed Hercules	C1, W2, C3, C4, C5		United States		Four-engined turboprop transport
Handley Page Hereford					Twin-engined piston medium bomber
De Havilland Heron De Havilland Heron The de Havilland DH.114 Heron was a small, propeller-driven British airliner that first flew on 10 May 1950. It was a development of the twin-engine de Havilland Dove, with a stretched fuselage and two more engines. It was designed as a rugged, conventional low-wing monoplane with tricycle...	C4				Four-engined piston communications
Handley Page Heyford Handley Page Heyford The Handley Page Heyford was a twin-engine British biplane bomber of the 1930s. Although it had a short service life, it equipped several squadrons of the RAF as one of the most important British bombers of the mid-1930s, and was the last biplane heavy bomber to serve with the RAF.-Design and...	I, II, III				Twin-engined piston biplane heavy bomber
Hiller HT2	HT2		United States		Single-engined land rescue helicopter
Handley Page Hinaidi Handley Page Hinaidi |-See also:-Bibliography:* Barnes, C. H. Handley Page Aircraft Since 1907. London: Putnam & Company, Ltd., 1987. ISBN 0-85177-803-8.* Clayton, Donald C. Handley Page, an Aircraft Album. Shepperton, Surrey, UK: Ian Allan Ltd., 1969. ISBN 0-7110-0094-8....					Twin-engined piston biplane heavy bomber
Hawker Hind Hawker Hind -See also:-Bibliography:* Crawford, Alex. Hawker Hart Family. Redbourn, Hertfordshire, UK: Mushroom Model Publications Ltd., 2008. ISBN 83-89450-62-3....					Single-engined piston biplane light bomber
De Havilland Hornet De Havilland Hornet The de Havilland DH.103 Hornet was a piston engine fighter that further exploited the wooden construction techniques pioneered by de Havilland's classic Mosquito. Entering service at the end of the Second World War, the Hornet equipped postwar RAF Fighter Command day fighter units in the UK and was...	F1, F3				Twin-engined piston fighter
De Havilland Hornet Moth					Single-engined piston communications
Hawker Horsley Hawker Horsley |-See also:-Bibliography:* Jarrett, Philip. "By Day and By Night: Hawker Horsley part 1". Aeroplane Monthly, Volume 21 No 10, Issue 246, October 1993. pp. 32–40....					Single-engined piston biplane medium bomber
De Havilland Hound					Single-engined piston day bomber
Sikorsky Hoverfly Sikorsky R-4 The Sikorsky R-4 was a two-place helicopter designed by Igor Sikorsky with a single, three-bladed main rotor and powered by a radial engine. The R-4 was the world's first large-scale mass-produced helicopter and the first helicopter to enter service with the United States Army Air Forces, Navy, and...	I, II Sikorsky R-6 -External links:http://www.aerofiles.com/_sik.html Data and image of R-6...		United States		Single-engined piston basic helicopter
Handley Page H.P.42 Handley Page H.P.42 The Handley Page H.P.42 and H.P.45 were British four-engine long-range biplane airliners designed to a 1928 Imperial Airways specification by Handley Page of Radlett in Hertfordshire....					Four-engined biplane transport
Hawker Siddeley HS 125	CC1, CC2, CC3				Twin-engined jet VIP transport
Lockheed Hudson Lockheed Hudson The Lockheed Hudson was an American-built light bomber and coastal reconnaissance aircraft built initially for the Royal Air Force shortly before the outbreak of the Second World War and primarily operated by the RAF thereafter...	I, II, III, IV, V, VI		United States		Twin-engined piston recce/bomber/transport
De Havilland Hummingbird					Single-engined ultralight monoplane trainer
Hawker Hunter Hawker Hunter The Hawker Hunter is a subsonic British jet aircraft developed in the 1950s. The single-seat Hunter entered service as a manoeuvrable fighter aircraft, and later operated in fighter-bomber and reconnaissance roles in numerous conflicts. Two-seat variants remained in use for training and secondary...	F1, F2, F4, F5,F6, FGA9, FR10, T7				Single-engined jet fighter/fighter-bomber
Hawker Hurricane Hawker Hurricane The Hawker Hurricane is a British single-seat fighter aircraft that was designed and predominantly built by Hawker Aircraft Ltd for the Royal Air Force...	I, IIa,b,c, IV		/  Canada		Single-engined piston fighter
Beagle Husky Beagle Husky -See also:...					Single-engined piston trainer
Handley Page Hyderabad Handley Page Hyderabad |-See also:-Bibliography:* Barnes, C. H. Handley Page Aircraft Since 1907. London: Putnam & Company, Ltd., 1987. ISBN 0-85177-803-8.* Clayton, Donald C. Handley Page, an Aircraft Album. Shepperton, Surrey, UK: Ian Allan Ltd., 1969. ISBN 0-7110-0094-8....					twin-engined biplane heavy bomber

I

Model	Variants	Role	Origin	Service period	Notes
Beardmore Inflexible Beardmore Inflexible |-See also:-External links:* of the Inflexible taxing and taking off at the Norwich Air Display, May 1929; Pathé News online archive....					Three-engined experimental transport
Blackburn Iris Blackburn Iris The Blackburn Iris was a British three-engined biplane flying boat of the 1920s. Although only five Irises were built, it was used as a long-ranged maritime reconnaissance aircraft by the Royal Air Force, where it equipped a squadron for 4 years, being used to carry out a number of notable...	III,V				Three-engined piston biplane flying boat
Britten-Norman Islander Britten-Norman Islander The Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander is a 1960s British light utility aircraft, regional airliner and cargo aircraft designed and originally manufactured by Britten-Norman of the United Kingdom. The Islander is one of the best-selling commercial aircraft types produced in Europe. Although designed in...	CC2, CC2A				Twin-engined communications aircraft

J

Model	Variants	Role	Origin	Service period	Notes
SEPECAT Jaguar SEPECAT Jaguar The SEPECAT Jaguar is an Anglo-French jet ground attack aircraft, originally used by the British Royal Air Force and the French Armée de l'Air in the close air support and nuclear strike role, and still in service with several export customers, notably the Indian Air Force and the Royal Air Force...	GR1, GR1A, GR1B, T2, GR3, GR3A, T4			1974-2007	Twin-engined jet ground-attack
Gloster Javelin Gloster Javelin The Gloster Javelin was an "all-weather" interceptor aircraft that served with Britain's Royal Air Force in the late 1950s and most of the 1960s...	FAW1, FAW2, FAW3, FAW5, FAW6, FAW7, FAW8, FAW9				Twin-engined jet fighter/interceptor
BAC Jet Provost BAC Jet Provost The BAC Jet Provost was a British jet-powered trainer aircraft used by the Royal Air Force from 1955 to 1993. The Jet Provost was also successfully exported, serving in many air forces worldwide....	T1, T3, T3A, T4, T5, T5A				Single-engined jet trainer
Scottish Aviation Jetstream	T1				Twin-engined turboprop multi-engine trainer

K

Model	Variants	Role	Origin	Service period	Notes
Blackburn Kangaroo Blackburn Kangaroo |-See also:-References:NotesBibliography...					Twin-engined piston biplane bomber
Hawker Siddeley Kestrel	F(GA)1				Single-engined fighter, ground-attack aircraft
Beechcraft Super King Air Beechcraft Super King Air The Beechcraft Super King Air family is part of a line of twin-turboprop aircraft produced by the Beech Aircraft Corporation . The King Air line comprises a number of model series that fall into two families: the Model 90 series, Model 100 series , Model 200 series and Model 300 series...			United States		Twin-engined turboprop multi-engine trainer
Curtiss Kittyhawk Curtiss P-40 The Curtiss P-40 Warhawk was an American single-engine, single-seat, all-metal fighter and ground attack aircraft that first flew in 1938. The P-40 design was a modification of the previous Curtiss P-36 Hawk which reduced development time and enabled a rapid entry into production and operational...	I, II, III, IV		United States		Single-engined piston fighter

L

Model	Variants	Role	Origin	Service period	Notes
Avro Lancaster Avro Lancaster The Avro Lancaster is a British four-engined Second World War heavy bomber made initially by Avro for the Royal Air Force . It first saw active service in 1942, and together with the Handley Page Halifax it was one of the main heavy bombers of the RAF, the RCAF, and squadrons from other...	I, PR1, II, III, GR, ASR3, VI, VII, B7, X		/  Canada		Four-engined piston heavy bomber
Avro Lancastrian Avro Lancastrian |-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Franks, Richard A. The Avro Lancaster, Manchester and Lincoln: A Comprehensive Guide for the Modeller. London: SAM Publications, 2000. ISBN 0-9533465-3-6....	C2				Four-engined piston transport
Saro Lerwick Saro Lerwick The Saunders-Roe A.36 Lerwick was a British flying boat built by the Saunders Roe Limited . It was intended to serve alongside the Short Sunderland in the Royal Air Force's Coastal Command, but it was a flawed design and only a small number were built...	I				Twin-engined piston flying boat
De Havilland Leopard Moth De Havilland Leopard Moth -See also:...					Single-engined piston communications
Consolidated Liberator	I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX		United States		Four-engined, piston bomber
English Electric Lightning English Electric Lightning The English Electric Lightning is a supersonic jet fighter aircraft of the Cold War era, noted for its great speed and unpainted natural metal exterior finish. It is the only all-British Mach 2 fighter aircraft. The aircraft was renowned for its capabilities as an interceptor; Royal Air Force ...	F1, F1A, F2, F2A, F3, F6				Twin-engined jet fighter/interceptor
Lockheed Lightning	Mk I		United States		Twin-engined piston fighter aircraft
Avro Lincoln Avro Lincoln The Avro Type 694, better known as the Avro Lincoln, was a British four-engined heavy bomber, which first flew on 9 June 1944. Developed from the Avro Lancaster, the first Lincoln variants were known initially as the Lancaster IV and V, but were renamed Lincoln I and II...	B2				Four-engined piston heavy bomber
Lockheed 12 Lockheed Model 12 Electra Junior The Lockheed Model 12 Electra Junior, more commonly known as the Lockheed 12 or L-12, is an eight-seat, six-passenger all-metal twin-engine transport aircraft of the late 1930s designed for use by small airlines, companies, and wealthy private individuals...			United States		Twin-engined piston transport
Lockheed 14 Lockheed Model 14 Super Electra |-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Francillon, René J. Lockheed Aircraft since 1913. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, 1987. ISBN 0-85177-835-6.-External links:*...			United States		Twin-engined piston transport
Lockheed Lodestar Lockheed Lodestar The Lockheed Model 18 Lodestar was a passenger transport aircraft of the World War II era.-Design and development:The prototype of the Lockheed Model 18, which first flew in 1939, was constructed from one of a batch of Lockheed Model 14 Super Electras which had been returned to the manufacturer by...			United States		Twin-engined, piston transport
Saro London Saro London |-See also:-Bibliography:* Green, William. War Planes of the Second World War, Volume Five: Flying Boats. London: Macdonald & Co. Ltd., 1962 . ISBN 0-356-01449-5....	I, II				Twin-engined biplane flying boat
Fairey Long-Range Monoplane Fairey Long-range Monoplane |-See also:-Bibliography:* Cooksley, Peter. "Long Range Fairey". Air Enthusiast, Fifty-one, August to October 1993.Stamford, UK:Key Publishing. ISSN 0143-5450. pp. 49–53....					Single-engined long-range aircraft
Westland Lysander Westland Lysander The Westland Lysander was a British army co-operation and liaison aircraft produced by Westland Aircraft used immediately before and during the Second World War...	I, II, III				Single-engined piston liaison

M

Model	Variants	Role	Origin	Service period	Notes
Bristol M.1 Bristol M.1 |-See also:-External links:* * * * *...	M.1C				Single-engined fighter-scout aircraft
Miles Magister Miles Magister -See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Amos, Peter. Miles Aircraft = The early years. Tonbridge: Air-Britain, 2009. ISBN 978 0 85130 410 6...					Single-engined piston trainer
Avro Manchester Avro Manchester |-See also:-References:NotesCitationsBibliography* Buttler, Tony. British Secret Projects: Fighters and Bombers 1935–1950. Hickley, UK: Midland Publishing, 2004. ISBN 978-1857801798....	I, IA				Twin-engined heavy bomber
Handley Page Marathon Handley Page Marathon -See also:-References:NotesBibliographys* Amos, Peter. and Don Lambert Brown. Miles Aircraft Since 1925, Volume 1. London: Putnam Aeronautical, 2000. ISBN 0-85177-787-0....	T11				Four-engined piston navigation trainer
Martin Marauder	I, II, III		United States		Twin-engined, piston light attack/bomber
Martin Mariner	I		United States		Twin-engined piston maritime patrol
Miles Martinet Miles Martinet |-See also:-Bibliography:* Amos, Peter. and Brown, Don Lambert. Miles Aircraft Since 1925, Volume 1. London: Putnam Aeronautical, 2000. ISBN 0-85177-787-0....					Single-engined piston target tug
Martinsyde S1					single-seat biplane scout/fighter
Martinsyde G.100 Martinsyde G.100 -See also:-References:* Aircraft of World War I, Kenneth Munson, 1967 Ian Allan ISBN 0-7110-0356-4-External links:* http://www.theaerodrome.com/aircraft/gbritain/martinsyde_g100.php* http://www.britishaircraft.co.uk/aircraftpage.php?ID=721...					Single-engined piston biplane fighter-bomber
Martinsyde G.102 Martinsyde G.100 -See also:-References:* Aircraft of World War I, Kenneth Munson, 1967 Ian Allan ISBN 0-7110-0356-4-External links:* http://www.theaerodrome.com/aircraft/gbritain/martinsyde_g100.php* http://www.britishaircraft.co.uk/aircraftpage.php?ID=721...					Single-engined piston biplane fighter-bomber
Martin Maryland			United States		Twin-engined piston light bomber
Miles Master Miles Master -See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Amos, Peter and Don Lambert Brown. Miles Aircraft Since 1925, Volume 1. London: Putnam Aeronautical, 2000. ISBN 0-85177-787-0....	I, II, III				Single-engined piston trainer
Miles Mentor Miles Mentor |-See also:-Bibliography:* Amos, Peter. and Brown, Don Lambert. Miles Aircraft Since 1925, Volume 1. London: Putnam Aeronautical, 2000. ISBN 0-85177-787-0....					Single-engined training and communications
Miles Messenger Miles Messenger -Bibliography:* Amos, Peter. and Brown, Don Lambert. Miles Aircraft Since 1925, Volume 1. London: Putnam Aeronautical, 2000. ISBN 0-85177-787-0.* Brown, Don Lambert. Miles Aircraft Since 1925. London: Putnam & Company Ltd., 1970. ISBN 0-37000-127-3....	I				Single-engined piston liaison
European Helicopter Industries Merlin AgustaWestland EH101 The AgustaWestland AW101 is a medium-lift helicopter for military applications but also marketed for civil use. The helicopter was developed as a joint venture between Westland Helicopters in the UK and Agusta in Italy...	HC3, HC3A				Three-engined helicopter transport
Gloster Meteor Gloster Meteor The Gloster Meteor was the first British jet fighter and the Allies' first operational jet. It first flew in 1943 and commenced operations on 27 July 1944 with 616 Squadron of the Royal Air Force...	I, III, F3, F4, F8, FR9, PR10, NF11, NF12, NF13, NF14				Twin-engined jet fighter
North American Mitchell	II, III		United States		Twin-engined, piston medium bomber
Curtiss Mohawk	I, II, III, IV		United States		Single-engined, piston fighter
Morane-Saulnier BB			Early Modern France		Single-engined reconnaissance biplane
Morane-Saulnier H Morane-Saulnier H -References:...			Early Modern France		Single-engined reconnaissance monoplane
Morane-Saulnier I			Early Modern France		Single-engine midwing monoplane scout
Morane-Saulnier Type L Morane-Saulnier Type L -Bibliography:* Bruce, J.M. The Aeroplanes of the Royal Flying Corps . London:Putnam, 1982. ISBN 0 370 30084 x.* Green, William and Swanborough, Gordon. The Complete Book of Fighters. New York: Smithmark, 1994. ISBN 0-8317-3939-8....			Early Modern France		Single-engined reconnaissance parasol monoplane
Morane LA			Early Modern France		Single engine parasol reconnaissance monoplane
Morane-Saulnier Type N			Early Modern France		Single-engined monoplane fighter
Morane-Saulnier Type P			Early Modern France		Single-engined reconnaissance monoplane
Morane-Saulnier V Morane-Saulnier V |-References:...			Early Modern France
De Havilland Mosquito De Havilland Mosquito The de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito was a British multi-role combat aircraft that served during the Second World War and the postwar era. It was known affectionately as the "Mossie" to its crews and was also nicknamed "The Wooden Wonder"...	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				Twin-engined piston medium bomber
De Havilland Moth & Moth Major De Havilland DH.60 Moth The de Havilland DH 60 Moth was a 1920s British two-seat touring and training aircraft that was developed into a series of aircraft by the de Havilland Aircraft Company.-Development:The DH 60 was developed from the larger DH 51 biplane... (DH 60)					Trainer
de Havilland DH.94 Moth Minor					Single-engined two-seat liaison aircraft
North American Mustang	I, II, III, IV		United States	Single-engined, piston fighter

N

Model	Variants	Role	Origin	Service period	Notes
Lockheed Neptune	MR1		United States		Twin-engined piston maritime patrol
Nieuport Nighthawk Nieuport Nighthawk The Nieuport Nighthawk was a British fighter aircraft developed by the Nieuport & General Aircraft company for the Royal Air Force towards the end of the First World War. Although ordered into production before the aircraft first flew, it did not enter large scale service with the RAF owing to...					(trial only)
Miles Nighthawk Miles Nighthawk -See also:-Bibliography:* Amos, Peter. and Brown, Don Lambert. Miles Aircraft Since 1925, Volume 1. London: Putnam Aeronautical, 2000. ISBN 0-85177-787-0....					Trainer
Gloster Nightjar Gloster Nightjar |-See also:-Bibliography:* James, Derek N. Gloster Aircraft since 1917. London: Putnam and Company Ltd., 1987. ISBN 0-85177-807-0....					Carrier-based fighter
BAE Nimrod	MR1, MR2, R1, AEW3				Four-engined jet maritime patrol
Northrop Nomad Northrop A-17 The Northrop A-17, a development of the Northrop Gamma 2F was a two seat, single engine, monoplane, attack bomber built in 1935 by the Northrop Corporation for the US Army Air Corps.-Development and design:...	Mk I		United States		Single-engined attack aircraft
Northrop N-3PB Northrop N-3PB The Northrop N-3PB Nomad was a single-engined American floatplane of the 1940s. Northrop developed the N-3PB as an export model based on the earlier Northrop A-17 design. A total of 24 were purchased by Norway, but were not delivered until after the Fall of Norway during the Second World War...			United States		Single-engined piston float plane
Norman Thompson N.T.2B Norman Thompson N.T.2B |-See also:-Notes: The Norman Thompson Flight Company had gone into receivership in 1918, after delays in placing orders for new aircraft. Production continued at Norman Thompson's despite this...					Single-engined piston trainer flying-boat
Norman Thompson NT 4					Twin-engined maritime-patrol flying boat

O

Model	Variants	Role	Origin	Service period	Notes
Handley Page O/100 Handley Page Type O The Handley Page Type O was an early biplane bomber used by Britain during the First World War. At the time, it was the largest aircraft that had been built in the UK and one of the largest in the world...					Twin-engined biplane bomber
Handley Page O/400 Handley Page Type O The Handley Page Type O was an early biplane bomber used by Britain during the First World War. At the time, it was the largest aircraft that had been built in the UK and one of the largest in the world...					Twin-engined biplane bomber
Boulton Paul Overstrand Boulton Paul Overstrand -See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Brew, Alec. Boulton Paul Aircraft since 1915. London: Putnam, 1993. ISBN 0-85177-860-7.* Halley, James J. Royal Air Force Aircraft: K1000 to K9999. Tonbridge, Kent, UK: Air-Britain Ltd., 1976. ISBN 0-851330-048-0.* Lewis, Peter. The British Bomber since...					Twin-engined medium bomber
General Aircraft GAL.45 Owlet General Aircraft Owlet |-See also:...					Single-engined tri-cycle undercarriage trainer
Airspeed Oxford Airspeed Oxford The Airspeed AS.10 Oxford was a twin-engine aircraft used for training British Commonwealth aircrews in navigation, radio-operating, bombing and gunnery during the Second World War.-Design and development:...	I, II, V				Twin-engined piston trainer

P

Model	Variants	Role	Origin	Service period	Notes
Parnall Panther Parnall Panther The Parnall Panther was a British carrier based spotter and reconnaissance aircraft designed and developed by Parnall and Sons in the latter years of the First World War, continuing in service until 1926...					reconnaissance aircraft
Hunting Percival Pembroke	C1, C(PR)1				Twin-engined light transport
Blackburn Perth Blackburn Perth -External links:** Popular Science, January 1934* Popular Mechanics, March 1931...					Triple-engined piston biplane flying boat
Percival Petrel Percival Petrel |-See also:-Bibliography:* Ellis, Ken. Wrecks & Relics. Hinkley, UK: Midland Publishing, 2006. ISBN 1-85780-235-7.* The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft . London: Orbis Publishing, 1985....					twin-engined piston communications
McDonnell Douglas Phantom	FG1, FGR2, F-4J[UK]		United States		Twin-engined jet fighter
Heston Phoenix Heston Phoenix -See also:...					Single-engined piston communications
Scottish Aviation Pioneer Scottish Aviation Pioneer -External links:* *...	CC1				Single-engined piston liaison
Taylorcraft Plus Taylorcraft Auster The Taylorcraft Auster was a British military liaison and observation aircraft produced by the Taylorcraft Aeroplanes Limited company during the Second World War.-Design and development:...	C, C2, D				Single-engine piston air observation post and liaison
Avro Prefect Avro Prefect -Bibliography:* Jackson, A.J. Avro Aircraft since 1908, 2nd edition. London: Putnam Aeronautical Books, 1990. ISBN 0-85177-834-8.* Pacco, John. "Avro 626 'Prefect'" Belgisch Leger/Armee Belge: Het Militair Vliegwezen/l'Aeronautique Militaire 1930-1940. Aartselaar, Belgium: J.P. Publications, 2003,...					Single-engined multi-purpose trainer biplane
Percival Prentice Percival Prentice |-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Ellison, Norman H. Percivals Aircraft . Chalford, Stroud, UK: Chalford Publishing Company, 1997. ISBN 0-7524-0774-0....	T1				Single-engined piston trainer
Percival Proctor Percival Proctor The Percival Proctor was a British radio trainer and communications aircraft of the Second World War. The Proctor was a single-engine, low-wing monoplane with seating for three or four, depending on the model.-Design and development:...	I, II, III, IV				Single-engined piston communications
Percival Provost Percival Provost |-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Angelucci, Enzo. World Encyclopedia of Military Aircraft. London: Jane's Publishing, 1981. ISBN 0-7106-0148-4....	T1				Single-engined piston trainer
Westland/Aérospatiale Puma Aérospatiale Puma The Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma is a four-bladed, twin-engined medium transport/utility helicopter. The Puma was originally manufactured by Sud Aviation of France.-Development:...	HC1				Twin-engined transport helicopter
Sopwith Pup Sopwith Pup The Sopwith Pup was a British single seater biplane fighter aircraft built by the Sopwith Aviation Company. It entered service with the Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Naval Air Service in the autumn of 1916. With pleasant flying characteristics and good maneuverability, the aircraft proved very...					Single-engined piston biplane fighter
De Havilland Puss Moth De Havilland Puss Moth |-See also:-References:* Jackson, A.J. British Civil Aircraft since 1919 . London, Putnam, 1974. ISBN 0-370-10010-7-External links:*...					Single-engined piston communications

Q

Model	Variants	Role	Origin	Service period	Notes
Airspeed Queen Wasp Airspeed Queen Wasp |-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* "Airspeed AS.30 Queen Wasp." Control Column, Official Organ of the British Aircraft Preservation Council, Volume 12, No. 2, February/March 1978....					Single-engined pilotless target biplane
Percival Q.6 Percival Petrel |-See also:-Bibliography:* Ellis, Ken. Wrecks & Relics. Hinkley, UK: Midland Publishing, 2006. ISBN 1-85780-235-7.* The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft . London: Orbis Publishing, 1985....					twin-engined piston communications

R

Model	Variants	Role	Origin	Service period	Notes
Short R.24/31 Knuckleduster Short Knuckleduster -See also:-Bibliography:* ap Rees, Elfan. "Prototypes And Experimentals No 1: Short R.24/31". Air Pictorial, May 1971, p. 176.* Barnes, Christopher H. and Derek N. James. Shorts Aircraft since 1900. London: Putnam, 1989. ISBN 0-85177-819-4....					Twin-engined gull wing monoplane flying boat
Short Rangoon Short Rangoon |-See also:...					Three-engined biplane flying boat
Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.8 Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.8 The Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.8 was a British two-seat biplane reconnaissance and bomber aircraft of the First World War designed by John Kenworthy. Intended as a replacement for the vulnerable B.E.2, the R.E.8 was more difficult to fly, and was regarded with great suspicion at first in the Royal...					Single-engined biplane reconnaissance
Vultee-Stinson Reliant Stinson Reliant The Stinson Reliant was a popular single-engine four to five seat high-wing monoplane manufactured by the Stinson Aircraft Division of the Aviation Manufacturing Corporation of Wayne, Michigan.-Design and development:...			United States		Single-engined piston trainer
Blackburn Roc Blackburn Roc |-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Brew, Alec. The Turret Fighters: Defiant and Roc. Ramsbury, Marlborough, Wiltshire, UK: Crowood Press, 2002. ISBN 1-86126-497-6....					Single-engined piston naval fighter
Avro Rota Cierva C.30A Autogiro The Cierva C.30 was an autogiro designed by Juan de la Cierva and built under licence from the Cierva Autogiro Company by A V Roe & Co Ltd , Lioré-et-Olivier and Focke-Wulf.-Design and development:...	I, II				Autogyro

S

Model	Variants	Role	Origin	Service period	Notes
Supermarine S.5 Supermarine S.5 |-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Andrews, C.F. and E.B. Morgan. Supermarine Aircraft since 1914, 2nd edition. London: Putnam, 1987. ISBN 0-85177-800-3....					Single-engined racing seaplane
Supermarine S.6 Supermarine S.6 |-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Andrews, C.F. and E.B. Morgan. Supermarine Aircraft since 1914, 2nd edition. London: Putnam, 1987. ISBN 0-85177-800-3....	S.6, S.6A, S.6B Supermarine S.6B |-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Andrews, C.F. and E.B. Morgan. Supermarine Aircraft since 1914, 2nd edition. London: Putnam, 1987. ISBN 0-85177-800-3....				Single-engined racing seaplane
Canadair Sabre (F-86 variant)	F4		Canada		Single-engined jet fighter/interceptor
Sopwith Salamander Sopwith Salamander -See also:-References:NotesBibliography...					Single-engined biplane ground-attack
Saro A7
Supermarine Scapa Supermarine Scapa -See also:...					Twin-engined piston biplane flying boat
Bristol Scout Bristol Scout The Bristol Scout was a simple, single seat, rotary-engined biplane originally intended as a civilian racing aircraft. Like other similar fast, light aircraft of the period - it was acquired by the RNAS and the RFC as a "scout", or fast reconnaissance type...					Single-engined piston biplane fighter
Short Scion Senior Short Scion Senior |-See also:-Bibliography:* Barnes, C.H. with revisions by Derek N. James. Shorts Aircraft since 1900. London: Putnam, 1989 . ISBN 0-85177-819-4....					four-engined piston transport floatplane/landplane
Nieuport Scout	11, 16 Nieuport 11 |-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Angelucci, Enzio, ed. The Rand McNally Encyclopedia of Military Aircraft. New York: The Military Press, 1983. ISBN 0-517-41021-4.... , 17 Nieuport 17 |-Specifications :-See also:-Bibliography:* Bruce, Jack. "Those Classic Nieuports". Air Enthusiast Quarterly. Number Two, 1976. Bromley, UK:Pilot Press. pp. 137–153.... , 17bis, 24bis., 27		Early Modern France		Single-engined piston biplane fighter
Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5 Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5 The Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5 was a British biplane fighter aircraft of the First World War. Although the first examples reached the Western Front before the Sopwith Camel and it had a much better overall performance, problems with its Hispano-Suiza engine, particularly the geared-output H-S...	a				Single-engined piston biplane fighter
Short Seaford Short Seaford -Survivor:J203 RAF Short Sunderland IV/Seaford I S-45 NJ203. 1947 Converted to Short Solent 3 by Short Bros Belfast. 1949 BOAC G-AKNP “City of Cardiff". 1951 Trans Oceanic Airways of Australia as VH-TOB "Star of Papua". 1953 South Pacific Air Lines as N9946F "Isle of Tahiti". Last flew 1958. 1958...					Four-engined piston flying boat (trials only)
Gloster Sea Gladiator					Single-engined piston biplane fighter
Westland Sea King Westland Sea King The Westland WS-61 Sea King is a British licence-built version of the American Sikorsky S-61 helicopter of the same name, built by Westland Helicopters. The aircraft differs considerably from the American version, with Rolls-Royce Gnome engines , British made anti-submarine warfare systems and a...	HAR3, HAR3A				Twin-engined rescue helicopter
Fairey Seal Fairey Seal |-Operators:*Argentine Navy* Latvian Navy* Peruvian Air Force* Peruvian Navy* Royal Air Force* Fleet Air Arm-See also:-References:*Sturtivant, R...					Single-engined piston biplane torpedo-bomber
Supermarine Sea Otter Supermarine Sea Otter |-Survivors:No museum holds a complete aircraft. Australia's Museum of Flight has the nose section of JN200, a Sea Otter which served with the Royal Australian Navy.-See also:-References:...					Single-engined piston biplane flying boat
Raytheon Sentinel Raytheon Sentinel |-See also:-References:* Winchester, Jim. "Aircraft of the RAF Part 5 - Raytheon Sentinel R1". Air International, Volume 75 No.3, September 2008. pp.54-57.-External links:* * * *...	R1		Canada		ASTOR
Stinson Sentinel	I II		United States		Single-engined piston liaison
Boeing Sentry	AEW1		United States		Four-engined jet AWACS
Avro Shackleton Avro Shackleton The Avro Shackleton was a British long-range maritime patrol aircraft for use by the Royal Air Force. It was developed by Avro from the Avro Lincoln bomber with a new fuselage...	MR1, MR2, AEW2, MR3, T4				Four-engined piston maritime patrol
Blackburn Shark Blackburn Shark -Bibliography:* Mason, Francis K. The British Bomber since 1914. London: Putnam Aeronautical Books, 1994. ISBN 0-85177-861-5.* Shores, Christopher, Brian Cull and Yasuho Izawa. Bloody Shambles:Volume One:The Drift to War to the Fall of Singapore. London:Grub Street, 1992. ISBN 0-948817-50-X.*...					Single-engined piston reconnaissance, torpedo-bomber biplane
Boulton Paul Sidestrand Boulton Paul Sidestrand |-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Brew, Alec. Boulton Paul Aircraft since 1915. London: Putnam, 1993. ISBN 0-85177-860-7.* Jarrett, Philip. "By Day and By Night: Sidestrand and Overstrand, Part 1." Aeroplane Monthly, Vol. 22, No. 11, Issue 259, November 1994, pp. 18—23. London: IPC. ISSN...					Twin-engined piston biplane medium bomber
Short Singapore	II, III				Four-engined piston biplane flying boat
Armstrong Whitworth Siskin Armstrong Whitworth Siskin The Armstrong Whitworth Siskin was a British biplane single-seat fighter aircraft of the 1920s produced by Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft. The Siskin was one of the first new RAF fighters to enter service after the First World War; it was noted for its aerobatic qualities.-Design and development:The...	III, IIIA				Single-engined piston biplane fighter
Westland Sioux Bell 47 The Bell 47 is a two-bladed, single engine, light helicopter manufactured by Bell Helicopter. Based on the third Model 30 prototype, Bell's first helicopter designed by Arthur M. Young, the Bell 47 became the first helicopter certified for civilian use on 8 March 1946...	HT2				Single-engined training helicopter
Saro Skeeter Saro Skeeter |-See also:-References:* . Flight, 21 October 1948, pp. 477–478.* London, Peter. "Last of the Line: The Saro Skeeter". Air Enthusiast, No. 54, Summer 1994. ISSN 0143-5450. pp. 2–5....					Helicopter
Blackburn Skua Blackburn Skua The Blackburn B-24 Skua was a carrier-based low-wing, two-seater, single-radial engine aircraft operated by the British Fleet Air Arm which combined the functions of a dive bomber and fighter. It was designed in the mid-1930s, and saw service in the early part of the Second World War...					Single-engined piston fighter, dive-bomber aircraft
Douglas Skymaster	I		United States		Four-engined piston transport
Savoia-Marchetti S.73P Savoia-Marchetti S.73 |-References:* Lembo, Daniele,SIAI 81 Pipistrello, Aerei nella Storia, n.33....			Italy		Three-engined piston transport
Savoia-Marchetti SM.79K Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 The Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 Sparviero was a three-engined Italian medium bomber with a wood and metal structure. Originally designed as a fast passenger aircraft, this low-wing monoplane, in the years 1937–39, set 26 world records that qualified it for some time as the fastest medium bomber in the...			Italy		Three-engined medium bomber
Sopwith Snipe Sopwith Snipe The Sopwith 7F.1 Snipe was a British single-seat biplane fighter of the Royal Air Force . It was designed and built by the Sopwith Aviation Company during the First World War, and came into squadron service a few weeks before the end of that conflict, in late 1918.The Snipe was not a fast aircraft...					Single-engined piston biplane fighter
Supermarine Southampton Supermarine Southampton -See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Andrews, C.F. and E.B. Morgan. Supermarine Aircraft since 1914 . London: Putnam, 1987. ISBN 0-85177-800-3....					Twin-engined piston biplane flying boat
SPAD S.VII SPAD S.VII The SPAD S.VII was the first of a series of highly successful biplane fighter aircraft produced by Société Pour L'Aviation et ses Dérivés during the First World War. Like its successors, the S.VII was renowned as a sturdy and rugged aircraft with good climbing and diving characteristics...			Early Modern France,		Single-engined piston biplane fighter
SPAD S.XIII SPAD S.XIII |-See also:-Bibliography:* Bruce, J.M. The Aeroplanes of the Royal Flying Corps . London: Putnam, 1982. ISBN 0-370-30084-X.* Sharpe, Michael. Biplanes, Triplanes, and Seaplanes. London: Friedman/Fairfax Books, 2000. ISBN 1-58663-300-7....			Early Modern France		Single-engined piston biplane fighter
Supermarine Spitfire Supermarine Spitfire The Supermarine Spitfire is a British single-seat fighter aircraft that was used by the Royal Air Force and many other Allied countries throughout the Second World War. The Spitfire continued to be used as a front line fighter and in secondary roles into the 1950s...	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				Single-engined piston fighter
Supermarine Spiteful Supermarine Spiteful The Supermarine Spiteful was a British Rolls-Royce Griffon-engined fighter aircraft designed by Supermarine to Air Ministry specification F.1/43 during the Second World War as a successor to the Spitfire.-Design and development:...	F14, F15, F16				Single-engined piston fighter
Eurocopter Squirrel	HT1		Early Modern France		Single-engined training helicopter
Stampe SV.4B Stampe SV.4 -Bibliography:* Pacco, John. "Stampe & Vertongen SV-4B" Belgisch Leger/Armee Belge: Het Militair Vliegwezen/l'Aeronautique Militaire 1930-1940. Aartselaar, Belgium, 2003, pp. 85-86. ISBN 90-801136-6-2....			Belgium		Single-engined training/liaison biplane
Short Stirling Short Stirling The Short Stirling was the first four-engined British heavy bomber of the Second World War. The Stirling was designed and built by Short Brothers to an Air Ministry specification from 1936, and entered service in 1941...	I, III, IV, V				Four-engined piston heavy bomber and transport
Supermarine Stranraer Supermarine Stranraer |-Surviving aircraft:A single intact Stranraer, 920/CF-BXO, survives in the collection of the Royal Air Force Museum London. This aircraft was built in 1940, one of 40 built by Canadian Vickers. In service with the Royal Canadian Air Force, it flew with several squadrons, on anti-submarine patrols,...					Twin-engined piston biplane flying boat
Short Sunderland Short Sunderland The Short S.25 Sunderland was a British flying boat patrol bomber developed for the Royal Air Force by Short Brothers. It took its service name from the town and port of Sunderland in northeast England....	I, II, III, V, GR5				Four-engined piston maritime patrol
Supermarine Swift Supermarine Swift The Supermarine Swift was a British single-seat jet fighter of the Royal Air Force , built by Supermarine during the 1950s. After a protracted development period, the Swift entered service as an interceptor, but, due to a spate of accidents, its service life was short...	F1, F2, FR5				Single-engined jet fighter
Fairey Swordfish Fairey Swordfish The Fairey Swordfish was a torpedo bomber built by the Fairey Aviation Company and used by the Fleet Air Arm of the Royal Navy during the Second World War...	I, III				Single-engined piston biplane torpedo-bomber
Bristol Sycamore Bristol Sycamore -See also:-External links:* on the Bristol Sycamore* on the Bristol Sycamore*...	HC11, HC12, HC13, HC14				Single-engined communications helicopter

T

Model	Variants	Role	Origin	Service period	Notes
Fokker T.VIII Fokker T.VIII |-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Green, William. War Planes of the Second World War, Volume Six: Floatplanes. London: Macdonald & Co., Ltd., 1962....	T-VIIIW				Twin-engined general-reconnaissance seaplane
Sopwith Tabloid Sopwith Tabloid |-See also:-References:* Bruce, J.M. "". Flight. 8 November 1957. pp. 733–736.* Bruce, J.M. "". Flight. 15 November 1957. pp. 765–766.* Bruce, J.M. "". Flight. 29 November 1957. pp. 845–848....					Single-engined piston biplane
Hawker Tempest Hawker Tempest The Hawker Tempest was a British fighter aircraft primarily used by the Royal Air Force in the Second World War. The Tempest was an improved derivative of the Hawker Typhoon, and one of the most powerful fighter aircraft used during the war....	II, F2, V, VI, F6				Single-engined (piston) fighter
Republic Thunderbolt	I, II		United States		Single-engined (piston) fighter
De Havilland Tiger Moth De Havilland Tiger Moth The de Havilland DH 82 Tiger Moth is a 1930s biplane designed by Geoffrey de Havilland and was operated by the Royal Air Force and others as a primary trainer. The Tiger Moth remained in service with the RAF until replaced by the de Havilland Chipmunk in 1952, when many of the surplus aircraft...	I, II, Queen Bee				Single-engined (piston) trainer and communications
Curtiss Tomahawk	I, II		United States		Single-engined fighter
Hawker Tomtit Hawker Tomtit -Bibliography:*Jackson, J.J. British Civil Aircraft 1919-72: Volume II. London: Putnam and Company, 1973. ISBN 0-85177-813-5* Mason, Francis K. Hawker Aircraft since 1920. London: Putnam & Company, 3rd revised edition 1991. ISBN 0-85177-839-9....					Single-engined piston biplane trainer
Panavia Tornado Panavia Tornado The Panavia Tornado is a family of twin-engine, variable-sweep wing combat aircraft, which was jointly developed and manufactured by the United Kingdom, West Germany and Italy...	GR1, GR1A, GR1B GR4, GR4A, F2, F3				Twin-engined jet fighter/bomber
Beech Traveller	I		United States		Twin-engined piston light transport
Lockheed TriStar Lockheed TriStar (RAF) |-See also:-References:* Prothero, R.M. "Tristar:The answer to an operational requirement". Air International, March 1991, Vol 40 No. 3. pp. 128–134....	C1, KC1, K1, C2, C2A		United States		Three-engined jet transport/tanker
Sopwith Triplane Sopwith Triplane The Sopwith Triplane was a British single seat fighter aircraft designed and manufactured by the Sopwith Aviation Company during the First World War. Pilots nicknamed it the Tripehound or simply the Tripe. The Triplane became operational with the Royal Naval Air Service in early 1917 and was...					Single-engined fighter-scout triplane
Shorts Tucano	T1				Single-engined turboprop trainer
Avro Tutor					Single-engined biplane trainer
Grob Tutor	T1		Germany		Single-engined piston trainer
Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer |-See also:-Bibliography:*Green, William. Macdonald Aircraft Handbook. London. Macdonald & Co. Ltd., 1964.*Donald, David, ed. The Encyclopedia of World Aircraft. London: Aerospace Publishing, 1997. ISBN 1-85605-375-X....	CC1, CC2				Twin-engined piston transport
Eurocopter Twin Squirrel Eurocopter AS355 The Eurocopter AS355 Ecureuil 2 is a twin-engine light helicopter originally manufactured by Aérospatiale...	HCC1		Early Modern France		Twin-engined helicopter
Hawker Typhoon Hawker Typhoon The Hawker Typhoon was a British single-seat fighter-bomber, produced by Hawker Aircraft. While the Typhoon was designed to be a medium-high altitude interceptor, and a direct replacement for the Hawker Hurricane, several design problems were encountered, and the Typhoon never completely satisfied...	I				Single-engined piston fighter
Eurofighter Typhoon Eurofighter Typhoon The Eurofighter Typhoon is a twin-engine, canard-delta wing, multirole combat aircraft, designed and built by a consortium of three companies: EADS, Alenia Aeronautica and BAE Systems; working through a holding company, Eurofighter GmbH, which was formed in 1986...	T1, F2, T3, FGR4				Twin-engined jet fighter

V

Model	Variants	Role	Origin	Service period	Notes
Handley Page V/1500 Handley Page V/1500 -See also:-Bibliography:* Barnes, C. H. Handley Page Aircraft Since 1907. London: Putnam & Company, Ltd., 1987. ISBN 0-85177-803-8.* Bowyer, Chaz. Handley Page Bombers of the First World War. Bourne End, Bucks, UK:Aston Publications, 1992. ISBN 0-946627-68-1.* Clayton, Donald C. Handley Page, an...					Four-engined (piston) heavy bomber
Vickers Valentia					Twin-engined piston biplane flying boat
Vickers Valetta Vickers Valetta |-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Andrews, C.F. and E.B. Morgan. Vickers Aircraft since 1908. London: Putnam, 1988. ISBN 0-85177-815-1....	C1				Twin-engined (piston) transport
Vickers Valiant Vickers Valiant The Vickers-Armstrongs Valiant was a British four-jet bomber, once part of the Royal Air Force's V bomber nuclear force in the 1950s and 1960s...	B1, B1(K), B(PR)1, B(PR)K1				Four-engined strategic bomber
De Havilland Vampire De Havilland Vampire The de Havilland DH.100 Vampire was a British jet-engine fighter commissioned by the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. Following the Gloster Meteor, it was the second jet fighter to enter service with the RAF. Although it arrived too late to see combat during the war, the Vampire served...	F1, F3, FB5, FB9, NF 10, T.11				Single-engined jet fighter
Vickers Varsity Vickers Varsity -See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Andrews, C.F. and E.B. Morgan. Vickers Aircraft since 1908. London: Putnam, 1988. ISBN 0-85177-815-1.* Ellis, Ken. Wrecks & Relics. Manchester, UK: Crecy Publishing, 21st edition, 2008. ISBN 9-780859-791342....	T1				Twin-engined (piston) crew trainer
Vickers VC10 Vickers VC10 The Vickers VC10 is a long-range British airliner designed and built by Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd, and first flown in 1962. The airliner was designed to operate on long-distance routes with a high subsonic speed and also be capable of hot and high operations from African airports...	C1, C1(K), K2, K3, K4				Four-engined jet transport / tanker
Percival Vega Gull Percival Vega Gull |-See also:-Bibliography:* Ellison, Norman H. Percivals Aircraft . Chalford, Stroud, UK: Chalford Publishing Company, 1997. ISBN 0-7524-0774-0....					Single-engined communications
Vultee Vengeance Vultee A-31 Vengeance The Vultee A-31 Vengeance was an American dive bomber of World War II, built by Vultee Aircraft. The Vengeance was not used in combat by US units, however it served with the British Royal Air Force, the Royal Australian Air Force, and Indian Air Force in Southeast Asia and the Southwest Pacific.The...	I, II, III, IV		United States		Single-engined dive bomber
de Havilland Venom De Havilland Venom The de Havilland DH 112 Venom was a British postwar single-engined jet aircraft developed from the de Havilland Vampire. It served with the Royal Air Force as a single-seat fighter-bomber and two-seat night fighter....	FB1, NF2, NF3, FB4				Single-engined jet night fighter
Lockheed Ventura Lockheed Ventura The Lockheed Ventura was a bomber and patrol aircraft of World War II, used by United States and British Commonwealth forces in several guises...	I, II, V		United States		Twin-engined (piston) bomber and patrol aircraft
Vickers Vernon Vickers Vernon -See also:...					Twin-engined biplane transport
Handley Page Victor Handley Page Victor The Handley Page Victor was a British jet bomber aircraft produced by the Handley Page Aircraft Company during the Cold War. It was the third and final of the V-bombers that provided Britain's nuclear deterrent. The other two V-bombers were the Avro Vulcan and the Vickers Valiant. Some aircraft...	B1, B1A, K1, K1A, B2, B2R, B2(SR), K2				Four-engined jet strategic bomber
Vickers Victoria Vickers Victoria -See also:...					Twin-engined biplane transport
Stinson Vigilant Stinson Vigilant |-See also:-Bibliography:* Donald, David . American Warplanes of World War II. London: Aerospace Publishing, 1995. ISBN 1-874023-72-7.* Eden, Paul and Soph Moeng . The Complete Encyclopedia of World Aircraft. Amber Books Ltd., 2002. ISBN 0-7607-3432-1* Merriam, Ray . World War II Journal #15: U.S....	I, II		United States		Single-engined light observation
Vickers Viking Vickers Viking -References:NotesBibliography* Andrews, C.F. and E.B. Morgan. Vickers Aircraft since 1908. London: Putnam, 1988. ISBN 0-85177-815-1.* London, Peter. British Flying Boats. Stroud, UK: Sutton Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0-7509-2695-3....					Single-engined amphibious aircraft
Vickers VC.1 Viking Vickers VC.1 Viking The Vickers VC.1 Viking was a British twin-engine short-range airliner derived from the Vickers Wellington bomber and built by Vickers Armstrongs Limited at Brooklands near Weybridge in Surrey. In the aftermath of the Second World War, the Viking was an important airliner with British airlines...	C2				Twin-engined VIP transport aircraft
Vickers Vildebeest Vickers Vildebeest The Vickers Vildebeest and the similar Vickers Vincent were two very large two- to three-seat single-engined British biplanes designed and built by Vickers and used as a light bomber, torpedo bomber and in the army cooperation roles...	I, II, III, IV				Single-engined light and torpedo bomber
Vickers Vimy Vickers Vimy The Vickers Vimy was a British heavy bomber aircraft of the First World War and post-First World War era. It achieved success as both a military and civil aircraft, setting several notable records in long-distance flights in the interwar period, the most celebrated of which was the first non-stop...					Twin-engined biplane heavy bomber
Vickers Vincent					Single-engined light and torpedo bomber
Vickers Virginia Vickers Virginia |-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Andrews, C.F. and E.B. Morgan. Vickers Aircraft since 1908. London: Putnam, 1989. ISBN 0-85177-851-1....	II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X				Twin-engined biplane heavy bomber
Airbus Voyager Airbus A330 MRTT The Airbus A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport is an aerial refuelling tanker aircraft based on the civilian Airbus A330-200. The A330 MRTT has been ordered by the Royal Australian Air Force , Royal Air Force , United Arab Emirates Air Force, and Royal Saudi Air Force...			European Union		Tanker/Transport
Avro Vulcan Avro Vulcan The Avro Vulcan, sometimes referred to as the Hawker Siddeley Vulcan, was a jet-powered delta wing strategic bomber, operated by the Royal Air Force from 1956 until 1984. Aircraft manufacturer A V Roe & Co designed the Vulcan in response to Specification B.35/46. Of the three V bombers produced,...	B1, B1A, B2, B2A, B2(MAA), B2(K)				Four-engined jet strategic bomber

W

Model	Variants	Role	Origin	Service period	Notes
Westland Wallace Westland Wallace The Westland Wallace was a British two-seat, general-purpose biplane of the Royal Air Force, developed by Westland as a follow-on to their successful Wapiti. As the last of the inter-war general purpose biplanes, it was used by a number of frontline and Auxiliary Air Force Squadrons...					Single-engined general purpose
Westland Walrus Westland Walrus |-References:...					Single-engined fleet-reconnaissance aircraft
Supermarine Walrus Supermarine Walrus The Supermarine Walrus was a British single-engine amphibious biplane reconnaissance aircraft designed by R. J. Mitchell and operated by the Fleet Air Arm . It also served with the Royal Air Force , Royal Australian Air Force , Royal Canadian Air Force , Royal New Zealand Navy and Royal New...					Single-engined reconnaissance amphibian
Westland Wapiti Westland Wapiti The Westland Wapiti was a British two-seat general purpose military single-engined biplane of the 1920s. It was designed and built by Westland Aircraft Works to replace the Airco DH.9A in Royal Air Force service....					Single-engined general purpose biplane
Vickers Warwick Vickers Warwick The Vickers Warwick was a multi-purpose British aircraft used during the Second World War. Built by Vickers-Armstrongs at Brooklands, Surrey, the Warwick was used by the Royal Air Force as a transport, air-sea rescue and maritime reconnaissance platform, and by the civilian British Overseas...	I, III, V				Twin-engined bomber and maritime patrol
Boeing Washington	B1		United States		Four-engined (piston) strategic bomber
Westland Welkin Westland Welkin |-See also:-Bibliography:* Buttler, Tony. British Secret Projects: Fighters and Bombers 1935–1950. Hinckley, UK: Midland, 2004. ISBN 1-85780-179-2....					Twin-engined heavy fighter
Vickers Wellesley Vickers Wellesley The Vickers Wellesley was a British 1930s light bomber built by Vickers-Armstrongs at Brooklands near Weybridge, Surrey, for the Royal Air Force...					Single-engined light bomber
Vickers Wellington Vickers Wellington The Vickers Wellington was a British twin-engine, long range medium bomber designed in the mid-1930s at Brooklands in Weybridge, Surrey, by Vickers-Armstrongs' Chief Designer, R. K. Pierson. It was widely used as a night bomber in the early years of the Second World War, before being displaced as a...	I, II, III, IV, VI, VIII, X, XI, XIII, XIV, XVI				Twin-engined medium bomber
Westland Wessex Westland IV -See also:- References :* Jackson, A.J. British Civil Aircraft 1919-1972: Volume III. London, Putnam, 1988. ISBN 0 85177 818 6.* accessed 2 Feb 2007 -External links:*, Flight, October 3, 1930...					radio and navigator training
Westland Wessex Westland Wessex The Westland Wessex is a British turbine-powered version of the Sikorsky S-58 "Choctaw", developed under license by Westland Aircraft , initially for the Royal Navy, and later for the Royal Air Force...	HC2, HAR2, HCC4, HU5C				Twin-engined transport helicopter
Westland Whirlwind Westland Whirlwind (fixed wing) The Westland Whirlwind was a British twin-engined heavy fighter developed by Westland Aircraft. It was the Royal Air Force's first single-seat, twin-engined, cannon-armed fighter, and a contemporary of the Supermarine Spitfire and Hawker Hurricane. It was one of the fastest aircraft when it flew in...	I				Twin-engined heavy fighter
Westland Whirlwind	HAR2, HAR4, HAR10, HCC12				Single-engined helicopter
Armstrong Whitworth Whitley Armstrong Whitworth Whitley The Armstrong Whitworth A.W.38 Whitley was one of three British twin-engine, front line medium bomber types in service with the Royal Air Force at the outbreak of the Second World War...	I, II, III, IV, V, VII				Twin-engined medium bomber
Miles Whitney Straight	A, B				Single-engined communications
Foster Wikner Warferry Foster Wikner Wicko |-References:*Grey, C.G. and Bridgman, L. Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1938. . Newton Abbot: David & Charles. ISBN 0 7153 5734 4...					Single-engined communications monoplane
Hawker Woodcock Hawker Woodcock -See also:-Bibliography:* Jackson, A.J. British Civil Aircraft since 1919, Volume 1, 2nd Edition. London: Putnam, 1973. ISBN 0-370-10006-9.* Mason, Francis K. The British Fighter since 1912. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1992. ISBN 1-55750-082-7.* Mason, Francis K. Hawker Aircraft...	II				Single-engined night fighter

Y

Model	Variants	Role	Origin	Service period	Notes
Avro York Avro York The Avro York was a British transport aircraft that was derived from the Second World War Lancaster heavy bomber, and used in both military and airliner roles between 1943 and 1964.-Design and development:...	CI, CII	Transport			four-engined piston monoplane
North American Yale North American BT-9 |-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Davis, Larry. T-6 Texan in Action . Carrollton, Texas: Squadron/Signal Publications, Inc., 1989. ISBN 0-89747-224-1....		Trainer	United States		2-seat single-engine piston monoplane, ex-French NA-57 & NA-64, sent to Canada

Civil Aircraft Impressed Into RAF Service 1939-1945

• Aeronca 50 Chief - One impressed into service with the RAF in India.
• Airspeed AS 5 Courier - Nine impressed into service.
• Airspeed AS 6 Envoy - Two impressed into service.
• Airspeed Ferry
  Airspeed Ferry
  |-See also:-External links:*...
  
   - One impressed into service, used by the Hilton, Station Flight.
• Armstrong Whitworth Atlanta - Five impressed into service with No. 31 Squadron in India and Iraq.
• Armstrong Whitworth Ensign
  Armstrong Whitworth Ensign
  |-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Bridgman, Leonard. Jane's Fighting Aircraft of World War II. New York: Crescent Books, 1988. ISBN 0-517-67964-7.-External links:* *...
  
   - Two impressed into service with No. 24 Squadron.
• Avro 504
  Avro 504
  The Avro 504 was a World War I biplane aircraft made by the Avro aircraft company and under licence by others. Production during the War totalled 8,970 and continued for almost 20 years, making it the most-produced aircraft of any kind that served in World War I, in any military capacity, during...
  
  N - Seven impressed into service, used for glider tug duties.
• Avro 642/4m Eighteen
  Avro 618 Ten
  -See also:-References:* Priest, Joan Virtue in Flying. 1975 Angus & Robertson ISBN 0207132305-External links:* —Image collection of Ed Coates...
  
   - One impressed into service.
• Avro 652
  Avro 652
  |-See also:...
  
   - Two impressed into service, used for navigation training duties.
• Avro Cadet
  Avro Cadet
  |-See also:-External links:**...
  
   - Thirty-two impressed into service with No. 3 EFTS at Hamble and Watchfield.
• Avro Commodore
  Avro Commodore
  |-See also:...
  
   - One impressed into service, used by Communications Flight at Cranfield.
• Avro 619 Five
  Avro 618 Ten
  -See also:-References:* Priest, Joan Virtue in Flying. 1975 Angus & Robertson ISBN 0207132305-External links:* —Image collection of Ed Coates...
  
   - One impressed into service with No. 11 AONS at Hamble.
• Beech 17 Traveller - Four impressed into service.
• Bellanca Pacemaker
  Bellanca Pacemaker
  The Pacemaker name was applied to a number of related Bellanca aircraft in the 1920s and 30s:* Bellanca CH-200 Pacemaker* Bellanca CH-300 Pacemaker* Bellanca 31-40 and 31-42 Pacemaker Senior* Bellanca 300W Pacemaker* Bellanca E Pacemaker...
  
   - One impressed into service.
• British Aircraft Double Eagle. Two impressed into service.
• British Aircraft Eagle
  British Aircraft Eagle
  -External links:* *...
  
   - Four impressed into service.
• British Aircraft Swallow
  British Aircraft Swallow
  |-See also:-References:*Jackson, A.J. British Civil Aircraft since 1919 Volume 1. London: Putnam, 1974. ISBN 0-370-10006-9.* Scholefield, R.A. Manchester Airport. Stroud: Sutton Publishing Ltd, 1998. ISBN 0-7509-1954-X....
  
   - Nine impressed into service, some converted into gliders.
• British Aircraft Company Drone - One impressed into service with No. 608 Squadron.
• Blackburn B-2
  Blackburn B-2
  |-See also:-External links:* * *...
  
   - Thirty-one impressed into service with No. 4 EFTS at Brough.
• Boeing 247
  Boeing 247
  The Boeing Model 247 was an early United States airliner, considered the first such aircraft to fully incorporate advances such as all-metal semi-monocoque construction, a fully cantilevered wing and retractable landing gear...
  
  D - One impressed into service with the Telecommunications Research Establishment.
• Cessna 165 Airmaster
  Cessna 165
  -External links:* A private owner's , complete with a report on the flying qualities of his plane and links to a restoration project showing the internals of an Airmaster's fuselage and wing.* * , May 1974 American Aircraft Modeler...
  
   - One impressed into service, used by Station Flight, Hucknall.
• Cierva C.30A Rota Mk I- Five impressed into service with No. 529 Squadron.
• Cierva C.40 Rota Mk II - Two impressed into service.
• Comper Swift
  Comper Swift
  -See also:-References:*Boughton, Terence. 1963. The Story of The British Light Aeroplane. John Murray*Meaden, Jack & Fillmore, Malcolm. . The Comper Lightplanes. Air-Britain Archive . Air-Britain. ISSN 02624923...
  
   - Two impressed into service, one used by No. 25 Squadron and the other by No. 247 Squadron.
• Curtiss T-32 Condor II
  Curtiss T-32 Condor II
  |-Accidents and incidents:*On 27 July 1934, Swissair Condor CH-170 broke up in mid-air and crashed at Tuttlingen, Germany killing all 12 passengers and crew.-See also:-References:...
  
   - Four impress into service.
• De Havilland DH.86B - Two impressed into service with No. 24 Squadron RAF.
• De Havilland Albatross
  De Havilland Albatross
  |-See also:...
  
   - Two impressed into service with No. 271 Squadron.
• De Havilland Dragon
  De Havilland Dragon
  |-See also:-References:Bibliography ISBN 0-85177-813-5...
  
   - Eleven impressed into service.
• De Havilland Dragon Rapide
  De Havilland Dragon Rapide
  The de Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide was a British short-haul passenger airliner of the 1930s.-Design and development:Designed by the de Havilland company in late 1933 as a faster and more comfortable successor to the DH.84 Dragon, it was in effect a twin-engined, scaled-down version of the...
  
   - Forty impressed into service.
• De Havilland Flamingo
  De Havilland Flamingo
  |-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Bain, Gordon. De Havilland: A Pictorial Tribute. London: AirLife, 1992. ISBN 1-85648-243-X.* Green, William and Gordon Swanborough. "De Havilland's War Orphan." Air Enthusiast. Number 30, March-June 1996, pp. 1—10. Bromley, Kent, UK: Pilot Press.*...
  
   - Three impressed into service with No. 24 Squadron.
• De Havilland Fox Moth
  De Havilland Fox Moth
  |-References:NotesBibliography* Hotson, Fred W. The de Havilland Canada Story. Toronto: CANAV Books, 1983. ISBN 0-07-549483-3.* Jackson, A. J. British Civil Aircraft 1919-1972: Volume II. London: Putnam , 1988. ISBN 0-85177-813-5....
  
   - Two impressed into service.
• De Havilland Gipsy Moth - Thirty-seven impressed into service.
• De Havilland Hornet Moth - Sixty-four impressed int service.
• De Havilland Moth Minor - Twenty-six impressed into service, used for glider tug duties.
• De Havilland Leopard Moth
  De Havilland Leopard Moth
  -See also:...
  
   - Forty-one impressed for communications duties.
• De Havilland Puss Moth
  De Havilland Puss Moth
  |-See also:-References:* Jackson, A.J. British Civil Aircraft since 1919 . London, Putnam, 1974. ISBN 0-370-10010-7-External links:*...
  
   - Twenty-one impressed for communications duties.
• De Havilland Tiger Moth
  De Havilland Tiger Moth
  The de Havilland DH 82 Tiger Moth is a 1930s biplane designed by Geoffrey de Havilland and was operated by the Royal Air Force and others as a primary trainer. The Tiger Moth remained in service with the RAF until replaced by the de Havilland Chipmunk in 1952, when many of the surplus aircraft...
  
   - More than 160 impressed into service.
• Desoutter Mk I and Mk II
  Desoutter Mk.II
  -Bibliography:* Kalevi Keskinen, Kari Stenman: Koulukoneet - Suomen ilmavoimien historia 22, Itä-Uudenmaan paino, Loviisa, 2003, ISBN 951-98751-5-8* Tervonen, Ismo: Veljekset Karhumäki Suomen ilmailun pioneereina 1924-1956, Apali Oy, ISBN 952-5026-25-6....
  
   - Three impressed into service.
• Douglas DC-2
  Douglas DC-2
  The Douglas DC-2 was a 14-seat, twin-engine airliner produced by the American company Douglas Aircraft Corporation starting in 1934. It competed with the Boeing 247...
  
   - Nineteen impressed into service with No. 31 Squadron in India, Iraq and Burma.
• Douglas DC-3
  Douglas DC-3
  The Douglas DC-3 is an American fixed-wing propeller-driven aircraft whose speed and range revolutionized air transport in the 1930s and 1940s. Its lasting impact on the airline industry and World War II makes it one of the most significant transport aircraft ever made...
  
   - Ten impressed into service with No. 31 Squadron, plus two ex-SABENA aircraft used by No. 24 Squadron.
• Fairchild 24 - Two impressed into service, used by Communications Flight Halton.
• Fairchild 91
  Fairchild 91
  The Fairchild 91, , was a small flying boat airliner developed in the United states in the mid-1930s.-Design:Fairchild designed the aircraft in response to a Pan American Airways request for a small flying boat to operate on their river routes along the Amazon and Yangtze...
  
   - One impressed into service, used for air sea search and rescue in the Middle East.
• Focke-Wulf FW 200 Condor
  Focke-Wulf Fw 200
  The Focke-Wulf Fw 200 Condor, also known as Kurier to the Allies was a German all-metal four-engine monoplane originally developed by Focke-Wulf as a long-range airliner...
  
   - One ex-Danish civil aircraft, Impressed into service with the ACA.
• Fokker F.XXII
  Fokker F.XXII
  The Fokker F.XXII was a 1930s Dutch four-engined 22-passenger airliner designed and built by Fokker.-Development:Developed as a smaller version of the Fokker F.XXXVI the F.XXII is a high-wing canilever monoplane with a fixed tailwheel landing gear. It was powered by four Pratt & Whitney Wasp radial...
  
   - Two former Dutch civil aircraft impressed into service, used by No. 1 AONS at Prestwick for navigation training.
• Fokker F.XXXVI
  Fokker F.XXXVI
  |-Bibliography:*R.de Leeuw, Fokker Commercial Aircraft. 1994, Fokker, The Hague*A.J. Jackson, British Civil Aircraft since 1919 Volume 2, 1974, Putnam, London, ISBN 0 370 10010 7...
  
   - One ex-KLM aircraft impressed into service, used by No. 1 AONS at Prestwick.
• Ford Trimotor
  Ford Trimotor
  The Ford Trimotor was an American three-engined transport plane that was first produced in 1925 by the companies of Henry Ford and that continued to be produced until June 7, 1933. Throughout its time in production, a total of 199 Ford Trimotors were produced...
  
   - One impressed into service with No. 271 Squadron.
• Foster Wikner Warferry - Three impressed into service with No. 24 Squadron, Communications Flight at Cranwell and Northolt.
• General Aircraft Cagnet
  General Aircraft Cagnet
  -References:*...
  
   - One impressed into service with the School of Army Co-operation.
• General Aircraft Cygnet
  General Aircraft Cygnet
  |-References:****-See also:...
  
   - Five impressed into service with No. 23, 24, 85, 88 and 510 Squadrons.
• General Aircraft Monospar ST-4
  General Aircraft Monospar
  -Bibliography:*The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft . Orbis Publishing, 1985, p. 2158.*Jackson, A.J. 1973. British Civil Aircraft since 1919, Volume 2. Putnam ISBN 0370100107....
  
   - Three impressed into service.
• General Aircraft Monospar ST-6
  General Aircraft Monospar
  -Bibliography:*The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft . Orbis Publishing, 1985, p. 2158.*Jackson, A.J. 1973. British Civil Aircraft since 1919, Volume 2. Putnam ISBN 0370100107....
  
   - One impressed into service with No. 8 ACCU.
• General Aircraft Monospar ST-10
  General Aircraft Monospar
  -Bibliography:*The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft . Orbis Publishing, 1985, p. 2158.*Jackson, A.J. 1973. British Civil Aircraft since 1919, Volume 2. Putnam ISBN 0370100107....
  
   - One impressed into service with No. 8 ACCU.
• General Aircraft Monospar ST-12
  General Aircraft Monospar
  -Bibliography:*The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft . Orbis Publishing, 1985, p. 2158.*Jackson, A.J. 1973. British Civil Aircraft since 1919, Volume 2. Putnam ISBN 0370100107....
  
   - Two impressed into service with Nos 7 and 8 AACU.
• General Aircraft ST-25 Jubilee
  General Aircraft Monospar ST-25
  The General Aircraft Monospar ST-25 was a British 1930s light twin-engined utility aircraft.-Design and development:The Monospar ST-25 was a low-wing cantilever monoplane with a fabric-covered metal structure. The monospar name came from the use of a single spar in the wing structure that had been...
  
   - Four impressed into service.
• General Aircraft ST-25 Universal
  General Aircraft Monospar ST-25
  The General Aircraft Monospar ST-25 was a British 1930s light twin-engined utility aircraft.-Design and development:The Monospar ST-25 was a low-wing cantilever monoplane with a fabric-covered metal structure. The monospar name came from the use of a single spar in the wing structure that had been...
  
   - Nine impressed into service.
• General Aircraft Owlet
  General Aircraft Owlet
  |-See also:...
  
   - One impressed into service with Nos 23 and 605 Squadrons.
• Grumman Widgeon
  Grumman Widgeon
  |-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Donald, David. The Complete Encyclopedia of World Aircraft. New York: Barnes & Noble Books, 1997. ISBN 0-7607-0592-5....
  
   - One impressed into with the RAF in West Africa.
• Handley Page HP.42 - Three impressed into service with No. 271 Squadron.
• Harlow PC-5
  Harlow PC-5
  |-References:* The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft , 1985, Orbis Publishing, Page 2099*-See also:...
  
  A - Five impressed into service with the RAF in India.
• Heston Phoenix
  Heston Phoenix
  -See also:...
  
   - Three impressed into service with No. 24 Squadron.
• Koolhoven F.K.43
  Koolhoven F.K.43
  -See also:...
  
   - Former Dutch civil aircraft, one impressed into service.
• Lockheed Model 10 Electra
  Lockheed Model 10 Electra
  The Lockheed Model 10 Electra was a twin-engine, all-metal monoplane airliner developed by the Lockheed Aircraft Corporation in the 1930s to compete with the Boeing 247 and Douglas DC-2...
  
   - Three impressed into service with No. 24 Squadron.
• Lockheed Model 12 Electra Junior
  Lockheed Model 12 Electra Junior
  The Lockheed Model 12 Electra Junior, more commonly known as the Lockheed 12 or L-12, is an eight-seat, six-passenger all-metal twin-engine transport aircraft of the late 1930s designed for use by small airlines, companies, and wealthy private individuals...
  
   - One impressed into service with No. 24 squadron.
• Messerschmitt Bf 108 Taifun
  Messerschmitt Bf 108
  -Popular culture:Bf 108s and postwar Nord 1000s, played the role of Messerschmitt Bf 109 fighters in war movies, including The Longest Day, 633 Squadron, Von Ryan's Express and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.-See also:-References:Notes...
  
   - Three impressed into service, used by Station Flights at Abingdon, Andover and Northolt.
• Miles Falcon
  Miles Falcon
  -See also:-Bibliography:*Amos, Peter Miles Aircraft - The Early Years - The Story of F G Miles and his Aeroplanes, 1925-1939. Tonbridge, Kent: Air-Britain Ltd, 2009. ISBN 978-0-85130-410-6....
  
   - Three impressed into service., used by Station Flights at Heston, Northot and Sealand.
• Miles Hawk Major
  Miles Hawk Major
  -See also:-Bibliography:* Amos, Peter. and Brown, Don Lambert. Miles Aircraft Since 1925, Volume 1. London: Putnam Aeronautical, 2000. ISBN 0-85177-787-0....
  
   -Four impressed into service.
• Miles Hawk Trainer
  Miles Hawk Trainer
  -See also:-References:* Amos, Peter. and Brown, Don Lambert. Miles Aircraft Since 1925, Volume 1. London: Putnam Aeronautical, 2000. ISBN 0-85177-787-0....
  
   - Eight impressed into service with No. 8 EFTS.
• Miles Mohawk
  Miles Mohawk
  -Bibliography:* Amos, Peter. and Brown, Don Lambert. Miles Aircraft Since 1925, Volume 1. London: Putnam Aeronautical, 2000. ISBN 0-85177-787-0.* Brown, Don Lambert. Miles Aircraft Since 1925. London: Putnam & Company Ltd., 1970. ISBN 0-37000-127-3....
  
   - One impressed into service.
• Miles Monarch
  Miles Monarch
  |-See also:-Bibliography:* Amos, Peter. and Brown, Don Lambert. Miles Aircraft Since 1925, Volume 1. London: Putnam Aeronautical, 2000. ISBN 0-85177-787-0....
  
   - Four impressed into service, used by Abingdon and Halton Communications Flights.
• Miles Whitney Straight - Twenty impressed into service.
• Parnall Heck
  Parnall Heck
  |-See also:...
  
   IIC - One impressed into service, used by Communications Flight at Turnhouse.
• Parnall Heck
  Parnall Heck
  |-See also:...
  
   III - One impressed into service with No. 24 Squadron.
• Percival Gull
  Percival Gull
  The Percival Gull was a British single-engined monoplane, first flown in 1932. It was successful as a fast company transport, racing aircraft and long-range record breaker. It was developed into the Vega Gull and the Proctor.-Design and development:...
  
   - Two impressed into service.
• Percival Petrel
  Percival Petrel
  |-See also:-Bibliography:* Ellis, Ken. Wrecks & Relics. Hinkley, UK: Midland Publishing, 2006. ISBN 1-85780-235-7.* The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft . London: Orbis Publishing, 1985....
  
   - Nine impressed into service.
• Percival Vega Gull
  Percival Vega Gull
  |-See also:-Bibliography:* Ellison, Norman H. Percivals Aircraft . Chalford, Stroud, UK: Chalford Publishing Company, 1997. ISBN 0-7524-0774-0....
  
   - Seventeen impressed into service.
• Piper J-4 Cub Coupe - Fifteen impressed into service.
• Saro Cutty Sark - Two impressed into service with No. 3 ERFTS.
• Savoia-Marchetti S.73
  Savoia-Marchetti S.73
  |-References:* Lembo, Daniele,SIAI 81 Pipistrello, Aerei nella Storia, n.33....
  
   - Seven ex-SABENA aircraft impressed into service with Nos 24 and 271 Squadrons.
• Short Empire
  Short Empire
  The Short Empire was a passenger and mail carrying flying boat, of the 1930s and 1940s, that flew between Britain and British colonies in Africa, Asia and Australia...
  
   - Four impressed into service with Nos 119 and 413 squadrons.
• Short G-class - Three impressed into service with No. 119 Squadron.
• Short Mercury - One impressed into service with No. 320 Squadron.
• Short Scion
  Short Scion
  The Short S.16 Scion and Scion II were 1930s British two-engine, cantilever monoplanes built by Short Brothers and by Pobjoy Airmotors and Aircraft Ltd. in Rochester, Kent between 1933 and 1937...
  
   - Elevn impressed into service.
• Short Scion Senior
  Short Scion Senior
  |-See also:-Bibliography:* Barnes, C.H. with revisions by Derek N. James. Shorts Aircraft since 1900. London: Putnam, 1989 . ISBN 0-85177-819-4....
  
   - One impressed into service with No. 173 Squadron.
• Spartan Cruiser
  Spartan Cruiser
  |-See also:-External links:******...
  
   - Three impressed into service with No. 6 and 7 AACU.
• Spartan Executive
  Spartan Executive
  |-Military Operators:* Royal Canadian Air Force3 Examples based in Montreal, formerly Royal Air Force examples used in California.*Chinese Nationalist Air ForceThe second prototype was exported to China and serialed 1309...
  
   - One impressed into service with No. 1 PRU.
• Stampe SV.4
  Stampe SV.4
  -Bibliography:* Pacco, John. "Stampe & Vertongen SV-4B" Belgisch Leger/Armee Belge: Het Militair Vliegwezen/l'Aeronautique Militaire 1930-1940. Aartselaar, Belgium, 2003, pp. 85-86. ISBN 90-801136-6-2....
  
   - One impressed into service with No. 510 Squadron.
• Stinson Reliant
  Stinson Reliant
  The Stinson Reliant was a popular single-engine four to five seat high-wing monoplane manufactured by the Stinson Aircraft Division of the Aviation Manufacturing Corporation of Wayne, Michigan.-Design and development:...
  
   - Fourteen impressed into service.
• Stinson Voyager - Two impressed into service.
• Taylorcraft Auster Plus C
  Taylorcraft Auster
  The Taylorcraft Auster was a British military liaison and observation aircraft produced by the Taylorcraft Aeroplanes Limited company during the Second World War.-Design and development:...
  
   - Eighteen impressed into service.
• Taylorcraft Auster Plus D
  Taylorcraft Auster
  The Taylorcraft Auster was a British military liaison and observation aircraft produced by the Taylorcraft Aeroplanes Limited company during the Second World War.-Design and development:...
  
   - Five impressed into service.
• Tipsy B - One aircraft impressed into service with No. 15(P) AFU.
• Tipsy Trainer - Five impressed into service.
• Westland Wessex
  Westland IV
  -See also:- References :* Jackson, A.J. British Civil Aircraft 1919-1972: Volume III. London, Putnam, 1988. ISBN 0 85177 818 6.* accessed 2 Feb 2007 -External links:*, Flight, October 3, 1930...
  
   - One impressed into service.
• Zlin 212 - One impressed into service with the RAF in India.

Military Aircraft Impressed Into RAF Service 1939-1946

• Bucker Bu 181
  Bücker Bü 181
  |-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Donald, David and Lake, Jon. . Encyclopedia of World Military Aircraft. London: Aerospace Publishing, Single volume edition, 1996. ISBN 1-874023-95-6....
  
   Bestmann - About 70 captured Luftwaffe aircraft were impressed into service with RAF, entering service with the RAF in Germany, immediately after the war in Europe. Used for communications and light transport duties between 1945 and 1946.
• Caudron Simoun
  Caudron Simoun
  |-See also:* Antoine de Saint Exupéry's desert crash-External links:*...
  
   - Two ex-French aircraft impressed into service with the RAF, one with No.267 Squadron.
• Caproni Ca.148 - One captured Italian aircraft, impressed into service with the Khartoum Communications Flight in 1940, later with No. 117 Squadron RAF
  No. 117 Squadron RAF
  No. 117 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force Squadron formed to be a bomber unit in World War I and reformed as a transport and communications unit in World War II.-Formation and World War I:...
  
  .
• Dewoitine D.520
  Dewoitine D.520
  The Dewoitine D.520 was a French fighter aircraft that entered service in early 1940, shortly after the opening of World War II. Unlike the Morane-Saulnier M.S.406, which was at that time the Armée de l'Airs most numerous fighter, the Dewoitine D.520 came close to being a match for the latest...
  
   - Three French aircraft were flown to the United Kingdom in 1940.
• Dornier Do 17
  Dornier Do 17
  The Dornier Do 17, sometimes referred to as the Fliegender Bleistift , was a World War II German light bomber produced by Claudius Dornier's company, Dornier Flugzeugwerke...
  
  Ka - Two ex-Yugoslav aircraft were impressed into service with the RAF in Egypt in 1941.
• Dornier Do 22
  Dornier Do 22
  |-See also:-References:*Donald, David The Encyclopedia of World Aircraft. Leicester,UK:Blitz Editions. ISBN 1-85605-375-X.*Green, William. War Planes of the Second World War: Volume Six Floatplanes. London:Macdonald, 1962....
  
  Kj - Eight ex-Yugoslav aircraft were impressed into service with the RAF in Egypt. Used by No. 2 (Yugoslav) Squadron under the control of No. 230 Squadron. Used for anti-submarine patrol duties between 1941 and 1942.
• Fieseler Fi 156
  Fieseler Fi 156
  The Fieseler Fi 156 Storch was a small German liaison aircraft built by Fieseler before and during World War II, and production continued in other countries into the 1950s for the private market...
  
   Storch - About 50 captured Luftwaffe aircraft were impressed into service with RAF. Operated by the RAF in the United Kingdom and Europe between 1939 and 1946. Used for communications and reconnaissance duties.
• Focke-Wulf Fw 58 - About nine captured Luftwaffe aircraft were impressed into service with the RAF. Used for communications duties between 1945 and 1946.
• Heinkel He 115
  Heinkel He 115
  The Heinkel He 115 was a World War II Luftwaffe seaplane with three seats. It was used as a torpedo bomber and performed general seaplane duties, such as reconnaissance and minelaying. The plane was powered by two 720 kW BMW 132K nine-cylinder air-cooled radial engines...
  
   - Four Royal Norwegian Naval Air Service
  Royal Norwegian Air Force
  The Royal Norwegian Air Force is the air force of Norway. It was established as a separate arm of the Norwegian armed forces on 10 November 1944. The RNoAF's peace force is approximately 1,430 employees . 600 personnel also serve their draft period in the RNoAF...
  
   examples flown to the UK in June 1940. The aircraft were operated by the Royal Norwegian Navy flight between 1940 and 1943. The aircraft were used for clandestine and covert operations.
• Junkers Ju 52
  Junkers Ju 52
  The Junkers Ju 52 was a German transport aircraft manufactured from 1932 to 1945. It saw both civilian and military service during the 1930s and 1940s. In a civilian role, it flew with over 12 air carriers including Swissair and Deutsche Luft Hansa as an airliner and freight hauler...
  
  /3m - About 70 captured Luftwaffe aircraft were impressed into service, entering service with the RAF in Germany, immediately after the war in Europe. Used for communications and transport duties between 1945 and 1946.
• Morane-Saulnier M.S.406
  Morane-Saulnier M.S.406
  The M.S.406 was a French Armée de l'Air fighter aircraft built by Morane-Saulnier starting in 1938. Numerically it was France's most important fighter during the opening stages of World War II....
  
   - A few French aircraft were impressed into service with the RAF in Egypt. The aircraft were used by No. 2 French (Fighter) Flight between 1940 and 1942.
• Potez 29
  Potez 29
  |-See also:...
  
    - Two aircraft were impressed into service with the RAF in 1940.
• Potez 63 - Six aircraft were impressed into service with the RAF in 1940. Operated by No. 2 French (Fighter) Flight between 1940 and 1941.
• Rogojarski SIM-XIV-H Series 1 - One ex-Yugoslav aircraft impressed into service with the RAF in Egypt. Used by No. 2 (Yugoslav) Squadron.
• Savoia-Marchetti SM.79
  Savoia-Marchetti SM.79
  The Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 Sparviero was a three-engined Italian medium bomber with a wood and metal structure. Originally designed as a fast passenger aircraft, this low-wing monoplane, in the years 1937–39, set 26 world records that qualified it for some time as the fastest medium bomber in the...
  
  K Sparviero - Four ex-Yugoslav SM.79s were impressed into service with the RAF, one with No. 2 PRU and three with No. 117 Squadron. In service from 1941 to 1942.
• Savoia-Marchetti SM.82
  Savoia-Marchetti SM.82
  The Savoia-Marchetti SM.82 was an Italian bomber and transport aircraft of World War II. It was a cantilever, mid-wing monoplane trimotor with a retractable, tailwheel undercarriage...
  
   - Two captured enemy were impressed into service with the RAF in Germany. Used for communications and transport duties between 1945 and 1946.
• Siebel Si 204
  Siebel Si 204
  The Siebel Si 204 was a small twin-engined transport and trainer aircraft developed during World War II. It was based on the Fh 104. Originally designed in response to a RLM development order for a small civil transport plane in 1938, it was eventually produced for the Luftwaffe.-Development:The Si...
  
   - About 65 captured Luftwaffe aircraft were impressed into service, entering service with the RAF in Germany, immediately after the war in Europe. Used for communications and light transport duties between 1945 and 1946.

Captured or Interned

Captured or interned examples of the following aircraft were at one time flown by either the RAF or more normally by the Royal Aircraft Establishment

Royal Aircraft Establishment

The Royal Aircraft Establishment , was a British research establishment, known by several different names during its history, that eventually came under the aegis of the UK Ministry of Defence , before finally losing its identity in mergers with other institutions.The first site was at Farnborough...

 for evaluation.

Argentine Aircraft

• FMA IA 58 Pucara
  FMA IA 58 Pucará
  The FMA IA 58 Pucará is an Argentine ground-attack and counter-insurgency aircraft. It is a low-wing two-turboprop-engined all-metal monoplane with retractable landing gear, manufactured by the Fábrica Militar de Aviones.-Development:...
  
  , two Argentinian aircraft captured during the Falklands War
  Falklands War
  The Falklands War , also called the Falklands Conflict or Falklands Crisis, was fought in 1982 between Argentina and the United Kingdom over the disputed Falkland Islands and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands...
  
  . Now on display at the RAF Museum Cosford and at the North East Aircraft Museum
  North East Aircraft Museum
  The North East Aircraft Museum is a volunteer-run aviation museum situated on the site of the former RAF Usworth/Sunderland Airport, between Washington and Sunderland, England. The museum has the largest aviation collection between Yorkshire and Scotland and houses over 30 aircraft and a wide...
  
  .

German Aircraft 1938-1947

• Arado Ar 96
  Arado Ar 96
  -See also:-Bibliography:* Green, William. Warplanes of the Third Reich. London: Macdonald and Jane's Publishers Ltd., 1970 . ISBN 0-356-02382-6....
  
  
• Arado Ar 196
  Arado Ar 196
  -See also:-Bibliography:* Dabrowski, Hans-Peter and Koos, Volker. Arado Ar 196, Germany's Multi-Purpose Seaplane. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Military History, 1993. ISBN 0-88740-481-2....
  
  
• Arado Ar 232
  Arado Ar 232
  The Arado Ar 232 Tausendfüssler was the first truly modern cargo aircraft, designed and built in small numbers by the German firm Arado Flugzeugwerke during World War II...
  
  
• Arado Ar 234
  Arado Ar 234
  The Arado Ar 234 was the world's first operational jet-powered bomber, built by the German Arado company in the closing stages of World War II. Produced in very limited numbers, it was used almost entirely in the reconnaissance role, but in its few uses as a bomber it proved to be nearly impossible...
  
   Blitz
• Blohm & Voss BV 138
• Blohm & Voss BV 155
• Blohm & Voss BV 222 Wiking - German-built six-engined flying boat.
• Brunswick LF-1 Zaunkonig
• Bücker Bü 131
  Bücker Bü 131
  |-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Bridgeman, Leonard. “The Bücker Bü 131B “Jungmann”.” Jane's Fighting Aircraft of World War II. London: Studio, 1946. ISBN 1-85170-493-0....
  
   Jungmann
• Bücker Bü 180
  Bücker Bü 180
  |-See also:-Bibliography:* Donald, David . The Encyclopedia of World Aircraft. Leicester, UK:Blitz, 1997. ISBN 1-85605-375-X.* König, Erwin. Bücker Bü 180 "Student", Bü 182 "Kornett", Bü 134: Drei geniale Flugzeugtypen, die dem Krieg zum Opfer fielen . D-86669 Stengelheim, Germany: Unitec...
  
   Student
• Bücker Bü 181
  Bücker Bü 181
  |-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Donald, David and Lake, Jon. . Encyclopedia of World Military Aircraft. London: Aerospace Publishing, Single volume edition, 1996. ISBN 1-874023-95-6....
  
   Bestmann
• Dornier Do 17
  Dornier Do 17
  The Dornier Do 17, sometimes referred to as the Fliegender Bleistift , was a World War II German light bomber produced by Claudius Dornier's company, Dornier Flugzeugwerke...
  
  
• Dornier Do 24
  Dornier Do 24
  -See also:-References:* -External links:* * * * * * * * *...
  
   - German-built single-engined floatplane
• Dornier Do 217
  Dornier Do 217
  The Dornier Do 217 was a bomber used by German Luftwaffe during World War II as a more powerful version of the Dornier Do 17, known as the Fliegender Bleistift . Designed in 1937 and 1938 as a heavy bomber, its design was refined during 1939 and production began in late 1940...
  
  
• Dornier Do 335
  Dornier Do 335
  The Dornier Do 335 Pfeil was a World War II heavy fighter built by the Dornier company. The two-seater trainer version was also called Ameisenbär . The Pfeils performance was much better than other twin-engine designs due to its unique "push-pull" layout and the much lower drag of the in-line...
  
   Pfeil
• DFS 228
  DFS 228
  -See also:-Bibliography:* Green, William. Warplanes of the Third Reich. London: Macdonald and Jane's Publishers Ltd., 1970 . ISBN 0-356-02382-6.* Myhra, David. DFS 228. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing, 2000. ISBN 0-76431-203-0....
  
  
• Fieseler Fi 103
• Fieseler Fi 156
  Fieseler Fi 156
  The Fieseler Fi 156 Storch was a small German liaison aircraft built by Fieseler before and during World War II, and production continued in other countries into the 1950s for the private market...
  
   Storch
• Flettner Fl 282
  Flettner Fl 282
  |- References :NotesBibliography* Coates, Steve and Jean-Christophe Carbonel. Helicopters of the Third Reich. Crowborough, UK: Classic Publications Ltd., 2002. ISBN 1-903223-24-5....
  
   Kolibri
• Focke-Achgelis Fa 223 Drache
• Focke-Achgelis Fa 330 Bachsteltze
• Focke-Wulf Fw 58 Weihe
• Focke-Wulf Fw 189
  Focke-Wulf Fw 189
  |-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Brown, Capt. Eric . Wings of the Luftwaffe. Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1978. ISBN 0-385-13521-1....
  
   Uhu
• Focke-Wulf Fw 190
  Focke-Wulf Fw 190
  The Focke-Wulf Fw 190 Würger was a German Second World War single-seat, single-engine fighter aircraft designed by Kurt Tank in the late 1930s. Powered by a radial engine, the 190 had ample power and was able to lift larger loads than its well-known counterpart, the Messerschmitt Bf 109...
  
  
• Focke-Wulf Ta 152
  Focke-Wulf Ta 152
  The Focke-Wulf Ta 152 was a World War II German high-altitude fighter-interceptor designed by Kurt Tank and produced by Focke-Wulf. The Ta 152 was a development of the Focke-Wulf Fw 190 aircraft...
  
  
• Focke-Wulf Fw 200 Condor
  Focke-Wulf Fw 200
  The Focke-Wulf Fw 200 Condor, also known as Kurier to the Allies was a German all-metal four-engine monoplane originally developed by Focke-Wulf as a long-range airliner...
  
   German-built four-engined transport monoplane (one former Danish civil aircraft impressed)
• Gotha Go 145
  Gotha Go 145
  -See also:-Bibliography:* Bishop, C. Luftwaffe Squadrons, 1939–1945. Amber Books, 2006.* Donald, D. Warplanes of the Luftwaffe: Combat aircraft of Hitler’s Luftwaffe, 1933 -1945. Aerospace Publishing, 2001....
  
  
• Gotha Go 150
• Heinkel He 59
  Heinkel He 59
  |-See also:-Bibliography:* Green, William.War Planes of the Second World War: Volume Six: Floatplanes. London: Macdonald, 1962.* Green, William. Warplanes of the Third Reich. New York: Doubleday, 1972. ISBN 0-385-05782-2....
  
  
• Heinkel He 111
  Heinkel He 111
  The Heinkel He 111 was a German aircraft designed by Siegfried and Walter Günter in the early 1930s in violation of the Treaty of Versailles. Often described as a "Wolf in sheep's clothing", it masqueraded as a transport aircraft, but its purpose was to provide the Luftwaffe with a fast medium...
  
  
• Heinkel He 115
  Heinkel He 115
  The Heinkel He 115 was a World War II Luftwaffe seaplane with three seats. It was used as a torpedo bomber and performed general seaplane duties, such as reconnaissance and minelaying. The plane was powered by two 720 kW BMW 132K nine-cylinder air-cooled radial engines...
  
  
• Heinkel He 162
  Heinkel He 162
  The Heinkel He 162 Volksjäger was a German single-engine, jet-powered fighter aircraft fielded by the Luftwaffe in World War II. Designed and built quickly, and made primarily of wood as metals were in very short supply and prioritised for other aircraft, the He 162 was nevertheless the fastest of...
  
   Salamander
• Heinkel He 177
  Heinkel He 177
  The Heinkel He 177 Greif was the only operational long-range bomber to be operated by the Luftwaffe. Starting its existence as Germany's first purpose-built heavy bomber just before the war, and built in large numbers during World War II, it was also mistakenly tasked, right from its beginnings,...
  
  A-5 Greif - German bomber
• Heinkel He 219
  Heinkel He 219
  The Heinkel He 219 Uhu was a night fighter that served with the German Luftwaffe in the later stages of World War II. A relatively sophisticated design, the He 219 possessed a variety of innovations, including an advanced VHF-band intercept radar...
  
   Uhu
• Henschel Hs 129
  Henschel Hs 129
  The Henschel Hs 129 was a World War II ground-attack aircraft fielded by the German Luftwaffe. Its nickname, the Panzerknacker , is a deliberate pun—in German, it also means "safe cracker"...
  
  
• Henschel Hs 130
  Henschel Hs 130
  - See also :- References :NotesBibliography* Donald, David.. Warplanes of the Luftwaffe. London:Aerospace, 1999. ISBN 1 874023 56 5.* Dressel, Joachim and Griel, Manfred. Bombers of the Luftwaffe. London:Arms and Armour Press, 1994. ISBN 1-85409-140-9.* Green, William. War Planes of the Second...
  
  
• Horten Ho IV
• Horten Ho 229
  Horten Ho 229
  The Horten H.IX, RLM designation Ho 229 was a late–World War II prototype fighter/bomber designed by Reimar and Walter Horten and built by Gothaer Waggonfabrik...
  
  
• Junkers Ju 52/3m- DE
• Junkers Ju 87
  Junkers Ju 87
  The Junkers Ju 87 or Stuka was a two-man German ground-attack aircraft...
  
   Stuka
• Junkers Ju 88
  Junkers Ju 88
  The Junkers Ju 88 was a World War II German Luftwaffe twin-engine, multi-role aircraft. Designed by Hugo Junkers' company through the services of two American aviation engineers in the mid-1930s, it suffered from a number of technical problems during the later stages of its development and early...
  
   - DE
• Junkers Ju 188
  Junkers Ju 188
  The Junkers Ju 188 was a German Luftwaffe high-performance medium bomber built during World War II, the planned follow-on to the famed Ju 88 with better performance and payload...
  
  
• Junkers Ju 290
  Junkers Ju 290
  The Junkers Ju 290 was a long-range transport, maritime patrol aircraft and heavy bomber used by the Luftwaffe late in World War II.-Design and development:...
  
  
• Junkers Ju 352
  Junkers Ju 352
  -References:...
  
   Herkules - three captured in 1945.
• Junkers Ju 388
  Junkers Ju 388
  The Junkers Ju 388 Störtebeker was a World War II German Luftwaffe multi-role aircraft based on the Ju 88 airframe by way of the Ju 188. It differed from its predecessors in being intended for high altitude operation, with design features such as a pressurized cockpit for its crew...
  
   - one captured in 1945
• Junkers W 34
• Klemm Kl 35
  Klemm Kl 35
  |-See also:-Bibliography:* Mondey, David. The Concise Guide to Axis Aircraft of World War II. London: Chancellor, 1996. ISBN 1 85152 966 7.* Translated from de.wikipedia.org...
  
  
• Messerschmitt Aldon (Bf 108)
  Messerschmitt Bf 108
  -Popular culture:Bf 108s and postwar Nord 1000s, played the role of Messerschmitt Bf 109 fighters in war movies, including The Longest Day, 633 Squadron, Von Ryan's Express and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.-See also:-References:Notes...
  
   - DE
• Messerschmitt Bf 109
  Messerschmitt Bf 109
  The Messerschmitt Bf 109, often called Me 109, was a German World War II fighter aircraft designed by Willy Messerschmitt and Robert Lusser during the early to mid 1930s...
  
  E F G - DE
• Messerschmitt Bf 110
  Messerschmitt Bf 110
  The Messerschmitt Bf 110, often called Me 110, was a twin-engine heavy fighter in the service of the Luftwaffe during World War II. Hermann Göring was a proponent of the Bf 110, and nicknamed it his Eisenseiten...
  
  C - DE
• Messerschmitt Me 163
  Messerschmitt Me 163
  The Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet, designed by Alexander Lippisch, was a German rocket-powered fighter aircraft. It is the only rocket-powered fighter aircraft ever to have been operational. Its design was revolutionary, and the Me 163 was capable of performance unrivaled at the time. Messerschmitt...
  
   Komet
• Messerschmitt Me 262
  Messerschmitt Me 262
  The Messerschmitt Me 262 Schwalbe was the world's first operational jet-powered fighter aircraft. Design work started before World War II began, but engine problems prevented the aircraft from attaining operational status with the Luftwaffe until mid-1944...
  
   Schwalbe
• Messerschmitt Me 323
  Messerschmitt Me 323
  The Messerschmitt Me 323 Gigant was a German military transport aircraft of World War II. It was a powered variant of the Me 321 military glider and was the largest land-based transport aircraft of the war...
  
   Gigant
• Messerschmitt Me 410
  Messerschmitt Me 410
  The Messerschmitt Me 410 Hornisse was a German heavy fighter and Schnellbomber used by Luftwaffe during World War II. Though essentially a straightforward modification of the Me 210, it was designated the Me 410 to avoid association with its notoriously flawed predecessor.-Design and...
  
   Hornisse
• Siebel Fh 104
  Siebel Fh 104
  -Bibliography:*Smith, J.R. and Kay, Antony J. German Aircraft of the Second World War. London:Putnam, 1990. ISBN 85177 836 4....
  
   Hallore
• Siebel Si 204
  Siebel Si 204
  The Siebel Si 204 was a small twin-engined transport and trainer aircraft developed during World War II. It was based on the Fh 104. Originally designed in response to a RLM development order for a small civil transport plane in 1938, it was eventually produced for the Luftwaffe.-Development:The Si...
  
  

Italian Aircraft 1939-1945

• Caproni Ca.100
  Caproni Ca.100
  |-References:...
  
  
• Caproni Ca.101
  Caproni Ca.101
  |-See also:-References:* Lembo, Daniele, Ca.101/102, Aerei Nella Storia magazine, Westward editions, n.42 pagg.23-29.-External links:* * Illustration...
  
  
• Caproni Ca.148
• Caproni Ca 309
• Caproni Ca.311
  Caproni Ca.311
  |-See also:-External links:* http://wmilitary.neurok.ru/caproni.ca311.html...
  
  
• Caproni-Campini CC.2
• Cant Z.501
  CANT Z.501
  The CANT Z.501 Gabbiano was a single engine flying boat that served with the Italian Regia Aeronautica during World War II. It had a crew of four or five and was used mainly for reconnaissance. Initially a successful aircraft, it was obsolete by 1940, but was still used throughout World War II,...
  
  
• Cant Z.506
  CANT Z.506
  The CANT Z.506 Airone was a triple-engine floatplane produced by CANT from 1935. It served as a transport and postal aircraft with the Italian airline "Ala Littoria"...
  
  
• Fiat CR.42
  Fiat CR.42
  The Fiat CR.42 Falco was a single-seat sesquiplane fighter which served primarily in Italy's Regia Aeronautica before and during World War II. The aircraft was produced by the Turin firm, and entered service, in smaller numbers, with the air forces of Belgium, Sweden and Hungary...
  
   Falco
• Fiat G.12
  Fiat G.12
  -See also:-References:* Angelucci, Enzo The World Encyclopedia of Military Aircraft. London:Jane's Publishing, 1981. ISBN 0-7106-0148-4.* Angelucci, Enzo The World Encyclopedia of Military Aircraft, London, 1987....
  
  
• Fiat G.50
  Fiat G.50
  The Fiat G.50 Freccia was a World War II Italian fighter aircraft. First flown in February 1937, the G.50 was Italy’s first single-seat, all-metal monoplane with an enclosed cockpit and retractable landing gear to go into production...
  
  
• Fiat G.55
  Fiat G.55
  The Fiat G.55 Centauro was a single-engine single-seat World War II fighter aircraft used by the Regia Aeronautica and the A.N.R. in 1943-1945. It was designed and built in Turin by Fiat. The Fiat G.55 was probably the best type produced in Italy during World War II, but it did not enter...
  
  
• Macchi MC.200 Saetta
• Macchi MC.202
  Macchi MC.202
  The Macchi C.202 Folgore was a World War II fighter aircraft built by Macchi Aeronautica and operated by the Regia Aeronautica . Macchi aircraft designed by Mario Castoldi received the "C" letter in their model designation, hence the Folgore is referred to as the MC.202...
  
  
• Saiman 200
  SAIMAN 200
  |-See also:...
  
  
• Saiman 202
• Savoia-Marchetti SM.73
• Savoia-Marchetti SM.79
  Savoia-Marchetti SM.79
  The Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 Sparviero was a three-engined Italian medium bomber with a wood and metal structure. Originally designed as a fast passenger aircraft, this low-wing monoplane, in the years 1937–39, set 26 world records that qualified it for some time as the fastest medium bomber in the...
  
  
• Savoia-Marchetti SM.81
  Savoia-Marchetti SM.81
  The Savoia-Marchetti SM.81 Pipistrello was a three-engine bomber/transport aircraft serving in the Italian Regia Aeronautica during World War II...
  
  
• Savoia-Marchetti SM.82
  Savoia-Marchetti SM.82
  The Savoia-Marchetti SM.82 was an Italian bomber and transport aircraft of World War II. It was a cantilever, mid-wing monoplane trimotor with a retractable, tailwheel undercarriage...
  
  
• Savoia-Marchetti SM.95
  Savoia-Marchetti SM.95
  |-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Angelucci, Enzi. World Encyclopedia of Civil Aircraft. London: Willow Books, 1984. ISBN 0-00-218148-7....
  
  

Japanese Aircraft 1939-1945

• Kawasaki Ki-48
  Kawasaki Ki-48
  The Kawasaki Ki-48, 九九式双発軽爆撃機 'Sokei', Army Type 99 Twin-engined Light Bomber, was a Japanese twin-engine light bomber that was used during World War II. Its Allied reporting name was "Lily".-Development:...
  
  
• Kawasaki Ki-61
  Kawasaki Ki-61
  The Kawasaki Ki-61 Hien was a Japanese World War II fighter aircraft used by the Imperial Japanese Army Air Force...
  
  
• Kawasaki Ki-100
  Kawasaki Ki-100
  The Kawasaki Ki-100 was a fighter aircraft used by the Imperial Japanese Army in World War II. The Japanese Army designation was "Type 5 Fighter"...
  
  
• Kawanishi H6K
  Kawanishi H6K
  |-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Doubilet, David. "The Flying Boat". Sport Diver Magazine. Volume 15, Number 8, September 2007.* Francillon, Ph.D., René J. Japanese Aircraft of the Pacific War. Annapolis, Maryland, MD: Naval Institute Press, 1995.* Green, William. Warplanes of the Second...
  
  
• Kyushu K9W
• Mitsubishi A6M Zero
• Mitsubishi G4M
  Mitsubishi G4M
  The Mitsubishi G4M 一式陸上攻撃機, 一式陸攻 Isshiki rikujō kōgeki ki, Isshikirikkō was the main twin-engine, land-based bomber used by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service in World War II. The Allies gave the G4M the reporting name Betty...
  
  
• Mitsubishi J2M
  Mitsubishi J2M
  The Mitsubishi J2M Raiden was a single-engined land-based fighter aircraft used by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service in World War II. The Allied reporting name was "Jack".-Design and development:...
  
  
• Mitsubishi Ki-21
  Mitsubishi Ki-21
  The was a Japanese bomber during World War II. It began operations during the Second Sino-Japanese War participating in the Nomonhan Incident, and in the first stages of the Pacific War, including the Malayan, Burmese, Dutch East Indies and New Guinea Campaigns...
  
  
• Mitsubishi Ki-46
  Mitsubishi Ki-46
  The Mitsubishi Ki-46 was a twin-engine reconnaissance aircraft used by the Imperial Japanese Army in World War II. Its Army Shiki designation was Type 100 Command Reconnaissance Aircraft ; the Allied nickname was "Dinah"....
  
  
• Mitsubishi Ki-67
  Mitsubishi Ki-67
  The Mitsubishi Ki-67 Hiryū was a twin-engine medium bomber produced by Mitsubishi and used by the Imperial Japanese Army Air Force in World War II. Its Army designation was "Type 4 Heavy Bomber" .-Design:The Ki-67 was the result of a 1941 Japanese army specification for a successor to the Nakajima...
  
  
• Nakajima A6M2-N
• Nakajima L2D
• Nakajima Ki-43
  Nakajima Ki-43
  The Nakajima Ki-43 Hayabusa was a single-engine land-based tactical fighter used by the Imperial Japanese Army Air Force in World War II...
  
  
• Nakajima Ki-44
  Nakajima Ki-44
  The Nakajima Ki-44 Shōki was a single-engine fighter aircraft used by the Imperial Japanese Army Air Force in World War II. The type first flew in August 1940 and entered service in 1942...
  
  
• Ohka
  Ohka
  The Yokosuka MXY-7 Ohka was a purpose-built, rocket powered human-guided anti-shipping kamikaze attack plane employed by Japan towards the end of World War II...
  
  
• Tachikawa Ki-36
  Tachikawa Ki-36
  |-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Francillon, Ph.D., René J. Japanese Aircraft of the Pacific War. London: Putnam Aeronautical, 1987. ISBN 0-85177-801-1....
  
  
• Tachikawa Ki-54
  Tachikawa Ki-54
  -See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Francillon, Ph.D., René J. Japanese Aircraft of the Pacific War. London: Putnam Aeronautical, 1979. ISBN 0-370-30251-6....
  
  
• Tachikawa Ki-55
  Tachikawa Ki-55
  |-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Francillon, Ph.D., René J. Japanese Aircraft of the Pacific War. London: Putnam & Company Ltd., 1970...
  
  

Schneider Trophy

Schneider Trophy

The Coupe d'Aviation Maritime Jacques Schneider was a prize competition for seaplanes. Announced by Jacques Schneider, a financier, balloonist and aircraft enthusiast, in 1911, it offered a prize of roughly £1,000. The race was held eleven times between 1913 and 1931...

 Seaplanes

• Fairey Flycatcher
  Fairey Flycatcher
  -See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Mason, Francis K. The British Fighter since 1912. Annapolis, Maryland, USA: Naval Institute Press, 1992. ISBN 1-55750-082-7.* Taylor, H A. Fairey Aircraft since 1915. London: Putnam, 1974. ISBN 0-370-00065-X....
  
   Seaplane
• Fairey Firefly IIM Seaplane
• Fairey Fleetwing
• Gloster I Seaplane
• Gloster III
  Gloster III
  |-See also:-Notes:In addition, the Air Ministry also placed an order with Supermarine for the S.4 monoplane.-Bibliography:*"". Flight. 24 September 1925. pp.609-614.* "". Flight. 29 October 1925. p.703.* "". Flight. 5 November 1925. pp.726-732....
  
   Seaplane
• Gloster IV
  Gloster IV
  |-References:*"". Flight, 6 October 1927. pp. 695—699.*"The “Gloster IV”". Flight, 1 March 1928. pp. 129—134.*James, Derek J. Gloster Aircraft since 1917. London:Putnam, 1971. ISBN 0 370 00084 6....
  
   Seaplane
• Gloster VI Golden Arrow
  Gloster VI
  -External links:* Royal Air Force....
  
  
• Short Crusader
  Short Crusader
  -See also:-References:*http://www.airracinghistory.freeola.com/aircraft/Short%20Crusader.htm accessed 23 April 2008...
  
  
• Supermarine S.5
  Supermarine S.5
  |-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Andrews, C.F. and E.B. Morgan. Supermarine Aircraft since 1914, 2nd edition. London: Putnam, 1987. ISBN 0-85177-800-3....
  
  
• Supermarine S.6
  Supermarine S.6
  |-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Andrews, C.F. and E.B. Morgan. Supermarine Aircraft since 1914, 2nd edition. London: Putnam, 1987. ISBN 0-85177-800-3....
  
  
• Supermarine S.6B
  Supermarine S.6B
  |-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Andrews, C.F. and E.B. Morgan. Supermarine Aircraft since 1914, 2nd edition. London: Putnam, 1987. ISBN 0-85177-800-3....
  
  

Training gliders

The following Gliders are or were flown by RAF training squadrons:

• Slingsby Cadet TX.1
  Slingsby T.7 Kirby Cadet
  -External links:*...
  
   - Single-seat training glider
• Slingsby Cadet TX.2
  Slingsby Kirby Tutor
  -See also:-References:* Ellison, N.H. British Gliders and Sailplanes 1922–1970. A & C Black, 1971* Simons, M. Slingsby Sailplanes. Airlife Publishing, 1996 - ISBN 1-85310-732-8...
  
   - Single-seat training glider
• Slingsby Sedbergh TX.1
  Slingsby T.21
  |-References:* Ellison, N.H. British Gliders and Sailplanes 1922-1970. A & C Black, 1971* Simons, M. Slingsby Sailplanes. Airlife Publishing, 1996 - ISBN 1-85310-732-8...
  
   - Two-seat training glider
• Slingsby Prefect TX.1 - Single-seat training glider
• Slingsby Cadet TX.3
  Slingsby Tandem Tutor
  -See also:-Cited sources:* Ellison, N.H. British Gliders and Sailplanes 1922-1970. A & C Black, 1971* Coates, Andrew. “Jane's World Sailplanes & Motor Gliders new edition”. London, Jane's. 1980. ISBN 0 7106 0017 8-Other sources:...
  
   - Two-seat training glider
• Slingsby Grasshopper TX.1 - Primary Glider
• Slingsby T.45 Swallow - Single-seat Glider
• Slingsby T.53B
• Slingsby Venture T.2 - Two-seat self launching motor glider
• Elliotts Eton TX.1
  Elliotts Primary EoN
  |-See also:...
  
   - Primary glider
• Grob Viking TX.1 - German built training glider
• Grob Vigilant T.1
  Grob G 109B
  -See also:-Bibliography:* Hardy, Michael. Gliders and Sailplanes of the World. London: Ian Allan, 1982. ISBN 0-7110-1152-4.* -External links:***...
  
   - German built self Launching motor glider
• Schempp-Hirth Janus C
  Schempp-Hirth Janus
  |-See also:...
  
   - German built training sailplane
• Schleicher Valiant TX.1
  Schleicher ASW 19
  |-References:*****...
  
   - German built sailplane
• Schleicher Vanguard TX.1 - German built training glider

UAVs and Drones

• Airspeed Queen Wasp
  Airspeed Queen Wasp
  |-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* "Airspeed AS.30 Queen Wasp." Control Column, Official Organ of the British Aircraft Preservation Council, Volume 12, No. 2, February/March 1978....
  
   - target drone
• de Havilland Queen Bee - target drone
• GAF Jindivik
  GAF Jindivik
  The GAF Jindivik is a target drone produced by the Australian Government Aircraft Factory . The name is from an Aboriginal Australian word meaning the hunted one. Two manned prototypes, were built as GAF Pikas as a proof of concept to test the aerodynamics, engine and radio control systems,...
  
   - Target drone
  Target drone
  A target drone is an unmanned, remote controlled aerial vehicle, usually used in the training of anti-aircraft crews.In their simplest form, target drones often resemble radio controlled model aircraft...
  
  
• General Atomics Reaper
  MQ-9 Reaper
  The General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper is an unmanned aerial vehicle , capable of remote controlled or autonomous flight operations, developed by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems for use by the United States Air Force, the United States Navy, the CIA, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the Royal...
  
   - ISTAR
• Miles Queen Martinet
  Miles Martinet
  |-See also:-Bibliography:* Amos, Peter. and Brown, Don Lambert. Miles Aircraft Since 1925, Volume 1. London: Putnam Aeronautical, 2000. ISBN 0-85177-787-0....
  
  
• Target Technology Banshee
• Target Technology Imp

External links

• RAF Museum collection by type
• List of aircraft types and details