List of aircraft of the United Kingdom in World War II

List of aircraft of the United Kingdom in World War II

A list of aircraft used by the British Royal Air Force, Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm, and Army Air Corps during the Second World War.

Fighter Aircraft

* Bell Airacobra (Royal Air Force) (Brief use)
* Blackburn Roc (Royal Navy)
* Blackburn Skua (Royal Navy)
* Boulton Paul Defiant (Royal Air Force)
* Brewster Buffalo (Royal Air Force)
* Bristol Beaufighter (Royal Air Force)
* Curtiss Mohawk (Royal Air Force)
* Curtiss Kittyhawk and Tomahawk (Royal Air Force)
* Fairey Firefly (Royal Navy)
* Fairey Fulmar (Royal Navy)
* Gloster Gladiator (Royal Air Force, Royal Navy)
* Gloster Meteor (Royal Air Force)
* Grumman Wildcat (Royal Navy) (Called Martlet until January 1944)
* Grumman Hellcat (Royal Navy)
* Hawker Hurricane (Royal Air Force, Royal Navy)
* Hawker Tempest (Royal Air Force)
* Lockheed Lightning (Royal Air Force) (Brief use)
* North American Mustang (Royal Air Force)
* Republic Thunderbolt (Royal Air Force)
* Supermarine Spitfire (Royal Air Force, Royal Navy)
* Vought Corsair (Royal Navy)
* Westland Whirlwind (Royal Air Force)

Fighter bombers and ground attack

* de HavillandMosquito (Royal Air Force, Royal Navy)
* Hawker Typhoon (Royal Air Force)
* Fairey Albacore (Royal Air Force, Royal Navy)
* Fairey Barracuda (Royal Navy)
* Fairey Swordfish (Royal Navy)

Bomber Aircraft

* Armstrong Whitworth A.W.38 Whitley (Royal Air Force)
* Avro Manchester (Royal Air Force)
* Avro Lancaster (Royal Air Force)
* Boeing Flying Fortress (Royal Air Force)
* Bristol Beaufort (Royal Air Force, Royal Navy)
* Bristol Blenheim (Royal Air Force)
* Consolidated Liberator (Royal Air Force)
* Douglas Boston/Havoc (Royal Air Force)
* Fairey Battle (Royal Air Force)
* Handley Page Halifax (Royal Air Force)
* Handley Page Hampden (Royal Air Force)
* Lockheed Hudson (Royal Air Force)
* Lockheed Ventura (Royal Air Force)
* Martin Maryland (Royal Air Force, Royal Navy)
* Martin Marauder (Royal Air Force)
* Martin Baltimore (Royal Air Force, Royal Navy)
* North American Mitchell (Royal Air Force, Royal Navy)
* Short Stirling (Royal Air Force)
* Vickers Wellesley (Royal Air Force)
* Vickers Wellington (Royal Air Force)

Reconnaissance & Patrol Aircraft

* Avro Anson (Royal Air Force, Royal Navy)
* Consolidated Catalina (Royal Air Force)
* Fairey Seafox (Royal Navy)
* Saunders Roe London (Royal Air Force)
* Saunders Roe Lerwick (Royal Air Force)
* Short Singapore (Royal Air Force)
* Short Sunderland (Royal Air Force)
* Westland Lysander

Transport Aircraft

*Douglas Dakota DC-3 / C-47 Skytrain (Royal Air Force)
*Armstrong Whitworth A.W.41 Albemarle (Royal Air Force)

Gliders

*Airspeed Horsa (Army Air Corps)
*General Aircraft Hamilcar (Army Air Corps)
*CG-4 Hadrian / CG-4A Waco (Army Air Corps)

ee also

*List of aircraft of the Royal Air Force
*List of aircraft of the Fleet Air Arm


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