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Many types have served in the Royal Air Force since it was formed in 1918 by the merger of the Royal Flying Corps and Royal Naval Air Service. Here can be found a list of RAF aircraft, those types that have served and been retired by the RAF, and also those types that are currently in service. The aircraft are listed in alphabetic order of their RAF type name, and then in mark order within that type.

For an explanation of the alphanumeric codes that follow many of the aircraft, please see here.

Table of contents
1 Regular service with the RAF
2 A
3 B
4 C
5 D
6 E
7 F
8 G
9 H
10 I
11 J
12 K
13 L
14 M
15 N
16 O
17 P
18 R
19 S
20 T
21 V
22 W
23 Y
24 Captured or Interned
25 Pre-RAF
26 Training gliders
27 External links and references

Regular service with the RAF

A

  • Bell Airacobra I - USA - single engine, piston - interceptor
  • Fairey Albacore - UK
  • Armstrong Whitworth Albemarle I, II, V, VI - UK
  • Avro Aldershot III - UK
  • Hawker Siddeley Andover C1, CC2, E3 - UK
  • Avro Anson I, X, C11, XII, C19, T21 - UK
  • Armstrong Whitworth Argosy C1, E1 - UK
  • Fairchild Argus -UK
  • Armstrong Whitworth Atlas - UK
  • Hawker Audax - UK
  • British Taylorcraft Auster I, III, IV, V, AOP 6, AOP 9 - UK
  • Avro 504 - UK
  • Avro 504K(NF) - UK
  • Avro 504N -UK

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

  • Blackburn Iris III,V

J

K

L

M

  • Miles Magister
  • Avro Manchester I, IA
  • Handley Page Marathan
  • Martin Marauder I, II, III - USA - Twin engine, piston - light attack/bomber
  • Martin Mariner I
  • Miles Martinet
  • Martinsyde S1
  • Martinsyde G100
  • Martinsyde G102
  • Martin Maryland
  • Miles Master I, II, III, Fighter
  • Miles Mentor
  • Miles Messenger
  • European Helicopter Industries Merlin HC3
  • Gloster Meteor I, III, F3, F4, F8, FR9, PR10, NF11, NF12, NF13, NF14
  • North American Mitchell II, III - USA - Twin engine, piston - bomber
  • Curtiss Mohawk III, IV - USA - Single engine, piston - pursuit (see Curtis Kittyhawk)
  • Morane BB
  • Morane H
  • Morane I
  • Morane L
  • Morane LA
  • Morane N
  • Morane P
  • Morane V
  • De Havilland Mosquito II, IV, VI, VII, IX, XII, XIII, XV, XVI, XVII, XVIII, XIX, XX, B20, XXV, B25, FB26, XXX, NF30, XXXII, XXXIV, PR34, XXXV, B35, PR35, XXXVI, NF36 - UK - Twin engine, piston - attack, recon -
  • De Havilland Moth & Moth Major(DH 60)
  • de Havilland Moth Minor (DH 94)
  • North American Mustang I, II, III, IV - USA - North American Aviation - Single engine, piston - pursuit

N

  • Lockheed Neptune MR1
  • Nieuport Nighthawk (trial only)
  • Miles Nighthawk
  • Nieuport Nightjar
  • BAe Nimrod MR1, MR2, R1, AEW3 - four engine jet maritime patrol aircraft and failed British AWACS design
  • Northrop N3P-B - USA

O

P

R

S

T

V

W

Y

Captured or Interned

Captured or interned examples of the following aircraft were at one time flown by the RAF.

Pre-RAF

The following types were flown by the RFC or RNAS but phased out before the creation of the RAF:

Training gliders

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

  • Kirby Cadet
  • Grasshopper Primary Glider
  • Slingsby T21 Sedburgh
  • Slingsby Venture
  • Grob Vigilant T1 - Self Launching Motor Glider
  • Grob Viking TX 1

External links and references

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