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Here is a list of aircraft used by the British Royal Air Force (RAF), Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm (FAA), Army Air Corps (AAC) and British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) [1] during the Second World War.
Many aircraft types have served in the British Royal Air Force since its formation in April 1918 from the merger of the Royal Flying Corps and Royal Naval Air Service.This is a list of RAF aircraft, including all currently active and retired types listed in alphabetic order by their RAF type name.
A typical Royal Air Force flying station (not training) will have the following integrated wing-based structure: Administrative Wing / Base (Station) Support Wing / Support Wing; Depth Support Wing; Forward Support Wing; Operations Wing; On a smaller RAF Station, these functions may be termed squadrons but their role is identical.
For a full list, see the list of Royal Air Force aircraft independent flights. Bold listings are currently active RAF flights. Bold listings are currently active RAF flights. Battle of Britain Memorial Flight ( BBMF ) – at RAF Coningsby – 6x Spitfire (various marks), 2x Hurricane , 1x Lancaster , 1x Dakota , 2x Chipmunk T10
Pages in category "Royal Air Force personnel of World War II" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 1,447 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Pages in category "Military units and formations of the Royal Air Force in World War II" The following 41 pages are in this category, out of 41 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
There have been many units with various tasks in the Royal Air Force (RAF), and they are listed here. A unit is an administrative term for a body, which can be larger or smaller than a flight or squadron, is given a specific mission, but does not warrant the status of being formed as a formal flight or squadron.
This is a late WWII Spitfire mk LF IX the most produced variant of the Spitfire. An English Electric Lightning which served as the primary British fighter for much of the Cold War . Only completely British built fighter aircraft capable of Mach 2.