List of aircraft of the Royal Air Force

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

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.

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

Regular service with the RAF

0-9

Type	Variant	Origin	Description
BAe 146	CC1 CC2	UK	Four-engined jet VIP transport
Short Type 184		UK	Single-engined torpedo seaplane
Short Type 320		UK	Single-engined torpedo seaplane
Avro 504	K N	UK	Single-engined piston biplane trainer

A

Type	Variant	Origin	Description	Years of Service
Agusta A109E		Italy	Twin-engined liaison helicopter
Bell Airacobra	I	USA	Single-engined piston interceptor
Armstrong Whitworth Ajax		UK	Single-engined piston biplane trainer
Fairey Albacore		UK	Single-engined carrier-borne biplane torpedo-bomber
De Havilland Albatross		UK	Four-engined piston transport
Armstrong Whitworth Albemarle	I, II, V, VI	UK	Twin-engined piston transport
Avro Aldershot	III	UK	Single-engined heavy bomber
Avro Andover	Type 561 and Type 563	UK	transport and military ambulance
Hawker Siddeley Andover	C1, CC2, E3	UK	Twin-engined turboprop transport
Avro Anson	I, X, C11, XII, C19, T21	UK	Twin-engined piston transport and trainer	1936-1968
Avro Athena	T2	UK	Single-engined piston trainer
Auster Antarctic	T7	UK	Single-engined piston Antarctic expedition
Armstrong Whitworth Argosy	C1, E1	UK	Four-engined turboprop cargo/transport
Fairchild Argus		USA	Single-engined piston light transport
Armstrong Whitworth Atlas		UK	Single engined army co-operation biplane
Hawker Audax		UK	Single-engined piston biplane army co-operation
Taylorcraft Auster	I, III, IV, V	UK	Single-engined piston army liaison
Auster AOP	AOP6, T7, AOP9, T10	UK	Single-engined piston army liaison

B

Type	Variant	Origin	Description
Sopwith Baby		UK	Single-engined biplane floatplane
Boulton Paul Balliol	T2	UK	Single-engined trainer
Martin Baltimore	I, II, III, IV, V	USA	Twin-engined piston attack bomber
Beagle Basset	CC1	UK	Twin-engined piston communications
Fairey Battle	I, II, III, V	UK	Single-engined light bomber
Royal Aircraft Factory BE.2	a, b, c, d, e, f g	UK	Single-engined reconnaissance biplane
Royal Aircraft Factory BE3	Experimental	UK
Royal Aircraft Factory BE4	Experimental	UK
Royal Aircraft Factory BE8	a	UK
Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.12	a, b	UK	Single-engined piston fighter
Bristol Beaufighter	I,II,VI,X,XI	UK	Twin-engined piston ground attack
Bristol Beaufort	I,II	UK	Twin-engined piston torpedo bomber
Short Belfast	C1	UK	Four-engined turboprop transport/cargo
Bristol Belvedere	HC1	UK	Twin-engined twin-rotor transport helicopter
Blackburn Beverley	C1	UK	Four-engined piston transport/cargo
Avro Bison		UK	Single-engined piston biplane fleet spotter / reconnaissance
Blackburn R.1 Blackburn		UK	Single-engined piston biplane fleet spotter / reconnaissance
Bristol Blenheim	I, IV,V	UK	Twin-engined piston light bomber
Bristol Bombay		UK	Twin-engined piston medium bomber and transport
Douglas Boston	I, II, III, III (Turbinlite), IV, V	USA	Twin-engined piston light bomber and night fighter
Blackburn Botha	I	UK	Single-engined piston torpedo bomber
Bristol Brigand	B1, Met 3	UK	Twin-engined piston ground attack
Bristol F2b Fighter		UK	Single-engined piston biplane fighter
Bristol Britannia	C1, C2	UK	Four-engined turboprop transport
Blackburn Buccaneer	S2	UK	Twin-engined jet bomber
Bristol Buckingham		UK	Twin-engined piston liaison
Bristol Buckmaster		UK	Twin-engined piston trainer
Brewster Buffalo	I	USA	Single-engined piston fighter
Scottish Aviation Bulldog	T1	UK	Single-engined piston basic trainer
Bristol Bulldog		UK	Single-engined piston biplane fighter
Martinsyde Buzzard		UK	Single-engined piston biplane fighter

C

Type	Variant	Origin	Description
Boeing C-17 Globemaster III		USA	Four-engined jet transport/cargo
Cierva C.19		UK	Experimental autogiro
Sopwith Camel		UK	Single-engined biplane fighter
Fairey Campania		UK	Single-engine patrol and reconnaissance biplane
English Electric Canberra	B2, PR3, T4, B6, PR7, B(I)8, PR9, T11, B15, E15, B16, T17, TT18, T19	UK	Twin-engined jet light bomber
Consolidated Catalina	I,II,III,IV	USA	Twin-engines piston amphibious maritime patrol
Caproni Ca 42		Italy	Heavy bomber
Caudron G.2		France
Caudron G.3		UK	Single-engined biplane
Caudron G.4		UK/France	Twin-engined biplane bomber
Boeing-Vertol Chinook	HC1, HC2, HC2A, HC3	USA	Twin-engined turbine twin rotor heavy lift helicopter
De Havilland Canada Chipmunk	T10	UK	Single-engined piston trainer
Handley Page Clive		UK	Transport
Saro Cloud		UK	Trainer
De Havilland Comet	C2, C2(RC), C4	UK	Four-engined jet transport and reconnaissance
Consolidated Coronado	I	USA	Four-engined piston flying boat
Fairchild Cornell	I & II	USA	Single-engined piston trainer
Sopwith Cuckoo		UK	Single-engined piston bi-plane torpedo bomber
Curtiss JN 3		USA
Curtiss JN 4		USA	Single-engined piston biplane trainer
Curtiss H12		USA
Curtiss H-16		USA
General Aircraft GAL.42 Cygnet II		UK	Single-engined tri-cycle undercarriage trainer

D

Type	Variant	Origin	Description
Desoutter	I, II	UK	Single-engined piston liaison
Douglas Dakota	I, II, III, IV	USA	Twin-engined piston transport
Douglas DC-2		USA	Twin-engined piston transport
Boulton Paul Defiant	I, II, III	UK	Single-engined piston fighter
Hawker Demon		UK	Single-engined piston biplane fighter
De Havilland Devon	C1, C2	UK	Twin-engined piston light transport
Airco DH.4		UK	Single-engined piston biplane day-bomber
Airco DH 5		UK	Single-engined piston biplane fighter
Airco DH.6		UK	Single-engined piston biplane trainer
Airco/de Havilland DH.9	A	UK	Single-engined piston biplane bomber
Airco DH.10	A	UK	Twin-engined piston biplane bomber
Sopwith Dolphin		UK	Single-engined piston biplane fighter
de Havilland DH.89 Dominie	I, II	UK	Twin-engined piston biplane transport and navigation trainer
Hawker Siddeley Dominie	T1	UK	Twin-engined jet navigation trainer
De Havilland Don		UK	Single-engined communication/liaison
De Havilland Dragon		UK	Twin-engined piston transport
De Havilland Dragonfly		UK	Twin-engined light biplane transport
Westland Dragonfly	HC2	UK	Single-engined piston helicopter
De Havilland Dragon Rapide		UK	Twin-engined piston transport

E

Type	Variant	Origin	Description
Lockheed L-10 Electra		USA	Twin-engined piston transport
Martinsyde Elephant		UK	Single-engined piston biplane fighter-bomber
Armstrong Whitworth AW27 Ensign		UK	Four-engined piston transport
Airspeed Envoy		UK	Twin-engined piston transport
Beechcraft Expediter	I	USA	Twin engined piston transport and trainer
De Havilland DH.86 Express		UK	Four-engined piston biplane transport and trainer

F

Type	Variant	Origin	Description
Fokker F.XXII		Netherlands	Four-engined transport
Fairey III	A, B, C, D, F	UK	Single-engined piston reconnaissance biplane
Fairey Fawn	II, III	UK	single engined light bomber
Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.2	a, b, d	UK	Single-engined piston biplane fighter
Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.8		UK	Single-engined piston biplane fighter
Felixstowe F.2 F.3, F.5		UK	twin engined reconnaissance flying boats
Airspeed Ferry		UK	three-engined biplane transport
Armstrong Whitworth F.K.8		UK	Single-engined biplane general purpose aircraft
De Havilland Flamingo		UK	Twin-engined piston transport
Ford Trimotor	5-ATD	USA	Three-engined piston transport
Boeing Fortress	I, II, III	USA	Four-engined piston heavy bomber
Fairey Fox		UK	Single-engined piston biplane fighter-bomber
De Havilland Fox Moth		UK	Single-engined piston communications
Fairey Fulmar	II	UK	Single-engined piston carrier fighter
Hawker Fury	I, II	UK	Single-engined piston biplane fighter

G

Type	Variant	Origin	Description
Gloster Gamecock	I	UK	Single-engined piston biplane fighter
Gloster Gauntlet	I, II	UK	Single-engined piston biplane fighter
Westland Gazelle	HT3, HCC4	UK	Single-engined light training and VIP helicopter
De Havilland Genet Moth		UK
De Havilland Gipsy Moth		UK	Single-engined piston biplane communications
Gloster Gladiator	I, II	UK	Single-engined piston biplane fighter
Folland Gnat	T1	UK	Single-engined jet trainer
Grumman Goose		USA	Twin-engined piston amphibian
Fairey Gordon	I, II	UK	Single-engined light bomber and trainer
Gloster Grebe	II	UK	Single-engined piston biplane fighter
Bell Griffin	HT1, HAR2	Canada	Twin-engined turbo training and rescue helicopter
Percival Vega Gull		UK	Single-engined piston communications
Percival Gull		UK	Single-engined piston communications

H

Type	Variant	Origin	Description
WACO Hadrian		USA	troop/cargo glider
Handley Page Halifax	I, II, III, V, VI, VII, A7, VIII, A9	UK	Four-engined piston heavy bomber
Hamble Baby		UK	Single-engined piston biplane seaplane
Hamble Baby Convert		UK
General Aircraft Hamilcar	I, X	UK	Transport glider
Handley Page Hampden	I	UK	Twin-engined piston light bomber
Hawker Hardy		UK	Single-engined piston biplane light bomber
Hawker Siddeley Harrier	GR1, T2, GR3, T4	UK	Single-engined jet vertical take off and landing ground attack
BAe/McDonnell Douglas Harrier II	GR5, GR7, GR7A, GR9, GR9A, T10	UK	Single-engined jet vertical take off and landing ground attack
Handley Page Harrow	I, II	UK	Twin-engined piston heavy bomber
Hawker Hart		UK	Single-engined piston biplane light bomber
North American Harvard	I, II, IIA, IIB, III	USA	Single-engined piston trainer
Handley Page Hastings	C1, C2, C4, Met 1	UK	Four-engined piston transport
Douglas Havoc	I, I(Turbinlite), II, II (Turbinlite)	USA	Twin-engined piston attack
British Aerospace Hawk	T1, T1A, T1W, T2	UK	Single-engined jet trainer
Miles Hawk Major		UK	Single-engined liaison and trainer
Miles Hawk Trainer		UK	Single-engined monoplane trainer
Parnall Heck	2C	UK	Single-engined piston communications
Hawker Hector		UK	Single-engined piston army co-operation biplane
Fairey Hendon	II	UK	Twin engined monoplane night bomber
Handley Page Hendon	II, III	UK
Hawker Henley		UK	Single-engined piston target tug
Lockheed Hercules	C1, W2, C3, C4, C5	USA	Four-engined turboprop transport
Handley Page Hereford		UK	Twin-engined piston medium bomber
De Havilland Heron	C4	UK	Four-engined piston communications
Handley Page Heyford	I, II, III	UK	Twin-engined piston biplane heavy bomber
Hiller HT2	HT2	USA	Single-engined land rescue helicopter
Handley Page Hinaidi		UK	Twin-engined piston biplane heavy bomber
Hawker Hind		UK	Single-engined piston biplane light bomber
De Havilland Hornet	F1, F3	UK	Twin-engined piston fighter
De Havilland Hornet Moth		UK	Single-engined piston communications
Hawker Horsley		UK	Single-engined piston biplane medium bomber
De Havilland Hound		UK	Single-engined piston day bomber
Sikorsky Hoverfly	I,II	USA	Single-engined piston basic helicopter
Handley Page H.P.42		UK	Four-engined biplane transport
Hawker Siddeley HS 125	CC1, CC2, CC3	UK	Twin-engined jet VIP transport
Lockheed Hudson	I, II, III, IV, V, VI	USA	Twin-engined piston recce/bomber/transport
De Havilland Hummingbird		UK	Single-engined ultralight monoplane trainer
Hawker Hunter	F1, F2, F4, F5,F6, FGA9, FR10, T7	UK	Single-engined jet fighter/fighter-bomber
Hawker Hurricane	I, IIa,b,c, IV	UK	Single-engined piston fighter
Beagle Husky		UK	Single-engined piston trainer
Handley Page Hyderabad		UK	twin engined biplane heavy bomber

I

Type	Variant	Origin	Description
Beardmore Inflexible		UK	Three-engined experimental transport
Blackburn Iris	III,V	UK	Three-engined piston biplane flying boat

J

Type	Variant	Origin	Description
SEPECAT Jaguar	GR1, GR1A, GR1B, T2, GR3, GR3A, T4	UK	Twin-engined jet ground-attack
Gloster Javelin	FAW1, FAW2, FAW3, FAW5, FAW6, FAW7, FAW8, FAW9	UK	Twin-engined jet fighter/interceptor
BAC Jet Provost	T1, T3, T3A, T4, T5, T5A	UK	Single-engined jet trainer
Scottish Aviation Jetstream	T1	UK	Twin-engined turboprop multi-engine trainer

K

Type	Variant	Origin	Description
Blackburn Kangaroo		UK	Twin-engined piston biplane bomber
Beechcraft Super King Air		USA	Twin-engined turboprop multi-engine trainer
Curtiss Kittyhawk	I, II, III, IV	USA	Single-engined piston fighter

L

Type	Variant	Origin	Description
Avro Lancaster	I, PR1, II, III, GR, ASR3, VI, VII, B7, X	UK	Four-engined piston heavy bomber
Avro Lancastrian	C2	UK	Four-engined piston transport
Saro Lerwick	I	UK	Twin-engined piston flying boat
De Havilland Leopard Moth		UK	Single-engined piston communications
Consolidated Liberator	I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX	USA	Four-engined, piston bomber
English Electric Lightning	F1, F1A, F2, F2A, F3, F6	UK	Twin-engined jet fighter/interceptor
Avro Lincoln	B2	UK	Four-engined piston heavy bomber
Lockheed 12		USA	Twin-engined piston transport
Lockheed 14		USA	Twin-engined piston transport
Lockheed Lodestar		USA	Twin-engined, piston transport
Saro London	I, II	UK	Twin-engined biplane flying boat
Westland Lysander	I, II, III	UK	Single-engined piston liaison

M

Type	Variant	Origin	Description
Miles Magister		UK	Single-engined piston trainer
Avro Manchester	I, IA	UK	Twin-engined heavy bomber
Handley Page Marathon	T11	UK	Four-engined piston navigation trainer
Martin Marauder	I, II, III	USA	Twin-engined, piston light attack/bomber
Martin Mariner	I	USA	Twin-engined piston maritime patrol
Miles Martinet		UK	Single-engined piston target tug
Martinsyde S1		UK	single-seat biplane scout/fighter
Martinsyde G.100		UK	Single-engined piston biplane fighter-bomber
Martinsyde G.102		UK	Single-engined piston biplane fighter-bomber
Martin Maryland		USA	Twin-engined piston light bomber
Miles Master	I, II, III	UK	Single-engined piston trainer
Miles Mentor		UK	Single-engined training and communications
Miles Messenger	I	UK	Single-engined piston liaison
European Helicopter Industries Merlin	HC3	UK	Three-engined helicopter transport
Gloster Meteor	I, III, F3, F4, F8, FR9, PR10, NF11, NF12, NF13, NF14	UK	Twin-engined jet fighter
North American Mitchell	II, III	USA	Twin-engined, piston medium bomber
Curtiss Mohawk	I, II, III, IV	USA	Single-engined, piston fighter
Morane BB		France
Morane-Saulnier H		France
Morane-Saulnier I		France
Morane-Saulnier Type L		France	Single-engined reconnaissance monoplane
Morane LA		France
Morane-Saulnier Type N		France	Single-engined monoplane fighter
Morane-Saulnier Type P		France	Single-engined reconnaissance monoplane
Morane-Saulnier V		France
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-engined piston light bomber
De Havilland Moth & Moth Major(DH 60)		UK	Trainer
de Havilland DH.94 Moth Minor		UK	Single-engined two-seat liaison aircraft
North American Mustang	I, II, III, IV	USA	Single-engined, piston fighter

N

Type	Variant	Origin	Description
Lockheed Neptune	MR1	USA	Four-engined piston maritime patrol
Nieuport Nighthawk		UK	(trial only)
Miles Nighthawk		UK	Trainer
Gloster Nightjar		UK	carrier based fighter
BAE Nimrod	MR1, MR2, R1, AEW3	UK	Four-engined jet maritime patrol
Northrop N-3PB		USA	Single-engine piston float plane

O

Type	Variant	Origin	Description
Handley Page O/100		UK	Twin-engined biplane bomber
Handley Page O/400		UK	Twin-engined biplane bomber
Boulton Paul Overstrand		UK	Twin-engined medium bomber
General Aircraft GAL.45 Owlet		UK	Single-engined tri-cycle undercarriage trainer
Airspeed Oxford	I, II, V	UK	Twin-engined piston trainer

P

Type	Variant	Origin	Description
Parnall Panther		UK	reconnaissance aircraft
Hunting Percival Pembroke	C1, C(PR)1	UK	Twin-engined light transport
Blackburn Perth		UK	Triple-engined piston biplane flying boat
Percival Petrel		UK	twin-engined piston communications
McDonnell Douglas Phantom	FG1, FGR2, F-4J[UK]	USA	Twin-engined jet fighter
Heston Phoenix		UK	Single-engined piston communications
Scottish Aviation Pioneer	CC1	UK	Single-engined piston liaison
Taylorcraft Plus	C, C2, D	UK	Single-engine piston air observation post and liaison
Percival Prentice	T1	UK	Single-engined piston trainer
Percival Proctor	I, II, III, IV	UK	Single-engined piston communications
Percival Provost	T1	UK	Single-engined piston trainer
Westland/Aérospatiale Puma	HC1	UK	Twin-engined transport helicopter
Sopwith Pup		UK	Single-engined piston biplane fighter
De Havilland Puss Moth		UK	Single-engined piston communications

Q

Type	Variant	Origin	Description
Airspeed Queen Wasp		UK	Single-engined pilotless target biplane
Percival Q.6		UK	twin-engined piston communications

R

Type	Variant	Origin	Description
Short Rangoon		UK	Three-engined biplane flying boat
Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.8		UK	Single-engined biplane reconnaissance
Vultee-Stinson Reliant		USA	Single-engined piston trainer
Blackburn Roc		UK	Single-engined piston naval fighter
Avro Rota	I, II	UK	Autogyro

S

Type	Variant	Origin	Description
Supermarine S.5		UK	Single-engined racing seaplane
Supermarine S.6	A, B	UK	Single-engined racing seaplane
North American Sabre	F4	USA	Single-engined jet fighter/interceptor
Sopwith Salamander		UK	Single-engined biplane ground-attack
Saro A7		UK
Supermarine Scapa		UK	Twin-engined piston biplane flying boat
Bristol Scout		UK	Single-engined piston biplane fighter
Short Scion Senior		UK	four-engined piston transport floatplane/landplane
Nieuport Scout	11, 17, 24bis., 27	France	Single-engined piston biplane fighter
Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5	a	UK	Single-engined piston biplane fighter
Short Seaford		UK	Four-engined piston flying boat (trials only)
Gloster Sea Gladiator		UK	Single-engined piston biplane fighter
Westland Sea King	HAR3, HAR3A	UK	Twin-engined rescue helicopter
Fairey Seal		UK	Single-engined piston biplane torpedo-bomber
Supermarine Sea Otter		UK	Single-engined piston biplane flying boat
Raytheon Sentinel	R1	Canada	ASTOR
Stinson Sentinel	I II	USA	Single-engined piston liaison
Boeing Sentry	AEW1	USA	Four-engined jet AWACS
Avro Shackleton	MR1, MR2, AEW2, MR3, T4	UK	Four-engined piston maritime patrol
Boulton Paul Sidestrand		UK	Twin-engined piston biplane medium bomber
Short Singapore	II, III	UK	Four-engined piston biplane flying boat
Armstrong Whitworth Siskin	III, IIIA	UK	Single-engined piston biplane fighter
Westland Sioux	HT2	UK	Single-engined training helicopter
Saro Skeeter		UK	Helicopter
Douglas Skymaster	I	USA	Four-engined piston transport
Savoia-Marchetti S.73P		Italy	Three-engined piston transport
Savoia-Marchetti SM.79K		Italy	Three-engined medium bomber
Sopwith Snipe		UK	Single-engined piston biplane fighter
Supermarine Southampton		UK	Twin-engined piston biplane flying boat
SPAD S.VII		France	Single-engined piston biplane fighter
SPAD S.XIII		France	Single-engined piston biplane fighter
Supermarine Spitfire	C, D, I, II, IV, V, VI, PR VII, VII, VIII, IX X, XI, XII, XIV, 14, XVI, 16, XVIII, 18, XIX, PR19, F21, F22	UK	Single-engined piston fighter
Eurocopter Squirrel	HT1	France	Single-engined training helicopter
Stampe SV.4B		Belgium	Single-engined training/liaison biplane
Short Stirling	I, III, IV, V	UK	Four-engined piston heavy bomber
Supermarine Stranraer		UK	Twin-engined piston biplane flying boat
Short Sunderland	I, II, III, V, GR5	UK	Four-engined piston maritime patrol
Supermarine Swift	F1, F2, FR5	UK	Single-engined jet
Fairey Swordfish	I, III	UK	Single-engined piston biplane torpedo-bomber
Bristol Sycamore	HC11, HC12, HC13, HC14	UK	Single-engined communications helicopter

T

Type	Variant	Origin	Description
Hawker Tempest	II, F2, V, VI, F6	UK	Single-engined (piston) fighter
Republic Thunderbolt	I, II	USA	Single-engined (piston) fighter
De Havilland Tiger Moth	I, II, Queen Bee	UK	Single-engined (piston) trainer and communications
Curtiss Tomahawk	I, II	USA	Single-engined fighter
Hawker Tomtit		UK	Single-engined piston biplane trainer
Panavia Tornado	GR1, GR1A, GR1B GR4, GR4A, F2, F3	UK	Twin-engined fighter/bomber
Beech Traveller	I	USA	Twin-engined piston light transport
Lockheed Tristar	C1, KC1, K1, C2, C2A	USA	Three-engined jet transport/tanker
Shorts Tucano	T1	UK	Single-engined turboprop trainer
Avro Tutor		UK	Single-engined biplane trainer
Grob Tutor	T1	Germany	Single-engined piston trainer
Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer	CC1, CC2	UK	Twin-engined piston transport
Eurocopter Twin Squirrel	HCC1	France	Twin-engined helicopter
Hawker Typhoon	I	UK	Single-engined piston fighter
Eurofighter Typhoon	T1, F2	UK	Twin-engined jet fighter

V

Type	Variant	Origin	Description
Handley Page V/1500		UK	Four-engined (piston) heavy bomber
Vickers Valentia		UK	Twin-engined piston biplane flying boat
Vickers Valetta	C1	UK	Twin-engined (piston) transport
Vickers Valiant	B1, B1(K), B(PR)1, B(PR)K1	UK	Four-engined strategic bomber
De Havilland Vampire	F1, F3, FB5, FB9, NF 10, T.11	UK	Single-engined jet fighter
Vickers Varsity	T1	UK	Twin-engined (piston) crew trainer
Vickers VC-10	C1, C1(K), K2, K3, K4	UK	Four-engined jet transport
Percival Vega Gull		UK	Single-engined communications
Vultee Vengeance	I, II, III, IV	USA	Single-engined dive bomber
de Havilland Venom	FB1, NF2, NF3, FB4	UK	Single-engined jet night fighter
Lockheed Ventura	I, II, V	USA	Twin-engined (piston) bomber and patrol
Vickers Vernon		UK	Twin-engined biplane transport
Handley Page Victor	B1, B1A, K1, K1A, B2, B2R, B2(SR), K2	UK	Four-engined jet strategic bomber
Vickers Victoria		UK	Twin-engined biplane transport
Stinson Vigilant	I, II	USA	Single-engined light observation
Vickers Viking		UK	Single-engined amphibious aircraft
Vickers Vildebeest	I, II, III, IV	UK	Single-engined light and torpedo bomber
Vickers Vimy		UK	Twin-engined biplane heavy bomber
Vickers Vincent		UK	Single-engined light and torpedo bomber
Vickers Virginia	II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X	UK	Twin-engined biplane heavy bomber
Avro Vulcan	B1, B1A, B2, B2A, B2(MAA), B2(K)	UK	Four-engined jet strategic bomber

W

Type	Variant	Origin	Description
Westland Wallace		UK	Single-engined general purpose
Westland Walrus		UK	Single-engined fleet-reconnaissance aircraft
Supermarine Walrus		UK	Single-engined reconnaissance amphibian
Westland Wapiti		UK	Single-engined general purpose biplane
Vickers Warwick	I, III, V	UK	Twin-engined bomber and maritime patrol
Boeing Washington	B1	USA	Four-engined (piston) strategic bomber
Westland Welkin		UK	Twin-engined heavy fighter
Vickers Wellesley		UK	Single-engined light bomber
Vickers Wellington	I, II, III, IV, VI, VIII, X, XI, XIII, XIV, XVI	UK	Twin-engined medium bomber
Westland Wessex		UK	radio and navigator training
Westland Wessex	HC2, HAR2, HCC4, HU5C	UK	Twin-engined transport helicopter
Westland Whirlwind	I	UK	Twin-engined heavy fighter
Westland Whirlwind	HAR2, HAR4, HAR10, HCC12	UK	Single-engined helicopter
Armstrong Whitworth Whitley	I, II, III, IV, V, VII	UK	Twin-engined medium bomber
Miles Whitney Straight	A, B	UK	Single-engined communications
Foster Wikner Warferry		UK	Single-engined communications monoplane
Hawker Woodcock	II	UK	Single-engined night fighter

Y

Type	Variant	Origin	Description
Avro York	C1	UK	four-engined piston transport
North American Yale	BT-6	USA	2-seat single-engine piston trainer

Captured or Interned

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

Arado Ar 196
Arado Ar 232
Arado Ar 234
Blohm und Voss Bv 222 Wiking - German-built six-engined flying boat.
Bucker Bu 131
Bucker Bu 181
Caproni Ca.101
Caproni Ca 309
Cant Z.501
Cant Z.506
Dornier Do 17
Dornier Do 22 - German-built single-engined floatplane
Dornier Do 217
Dornier Do 335
FMA IA 58 Pucará, an Argentinian aircraft captured during the Falklands War and trialed afterwards. Now on display at the RAF Museum Cosford
Fiat CR.42 Falco
Fieseler Fi 156
Flettner Fl 282
Focke-Achgelis Fa 223
Focke-Achgelis Fa 330
Focke-Wulf Fw 58
Focke-Wulf Fw 189
Focke-Wulf Fw 190
Focke-Wulf Ta 152
Focke-Wulf Fw 200 Condor German-built four-engined transport monoplane (one former Danish civil aircraft impressed)
Fokker D.VII - German-built single-seat fighter-scout biplane from World War I.
Fokker F.XXII - Dutch-built four-engined transport monoplane (former Dutch civil aircraft)
Fokker F.XXXVI - Dutch-built four-engined transport monoplane (former Dutch civil aircraft)
Fokker T.VIIIw/G - Dutch-built twin-engined patrol seaplane
Halberstadt D.III
Heinkel He 111
Heinkel He 115 - four Royal Norwegian Navy Air Service examples flown to the UK in June 1940
Heinkel He 162
Heinkel He 177A/5 - German bomber
Heinkel He 219
Henschel Hs 129
Junkers Ju 52 - DE
Junkers Ju 52/3m - DE
Junkers Ju 87
Junkers Ju 88 - DE
Junkers Ju 352
Koolhoven F.K.43 - Dutch-built single-engined three-seat liaison aircraft
Macchi MC.200
Messerschmitt Aldon (Bf 108) - DE
Messerschmitt Bf 109E F G- DE
Messerschmitt Bf 110C - DE
Messerschmitt Me 163
Messerschmitt Me 210
Messerschmitt Me 262
Messerschmitt Me 323
Messerschmitt Me 410
Mitsubishi A6M Zero
Mitsubishi G4M
Mitsubishi J2M
Mitsubishi Ki-46
Siebel Fh 104

Record Breaking Aircraft

Schneider Trophy Seaplanes

Training gliders

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

Slingsby Cadet TX.1 - Single-seat training glider
Slingsby Cadet TX.2 - Single-seat training glider
Slingsby Sedbergh TX.1 - Two-seat training glider
Slingsby T.30 Prefect
Slingsby Cadet TX.3 - 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 - Primary glider
Grob Viking TX.1 - German built training glider
Grob Vigilant T.1 - German built self Launching motor glider
Schempp-Hirth Janus C - German built training sailplane
Schleicher Valiant TX.1 - German built sailplane
Schleicher Vanguard TX.1 - German built training glider

Airships

HMA R.80

UAVs and Drones

External links and references

RAF Squadrons, 2nd Edition, Wing Commander C. G. Jefford MBE, BA, RAF (Retd), Airlife Publishing, Shrewsbury, 2001, ISBN 1-84037-141-2
RAF Museum collection by type
List of aircraft types and details