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Beauforts first saw service with Royal Air Force Coastal Command and then the Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm from 1940. They were used as torpedo bombers, conventional bombers and mine-layers until 1942, [3] when they were removed from active service and were then used as trainer aircraft until being declared obsolete in 1945. [4]
This list deals specifically with aircraft of the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm (FAA) during World War II. The FAA operated aircraft from Royal Navy ships, mainly aircraft carriers but also including capital ships and cruisers, as well as from land bases defending ports and attacking enemy shipping.
Fleet Air Arm [1] 728 Naval Air Squadron operated Beauforts between October 1944 and September 1945. 733 Naval Air Squadron operated Beauforts between February 1944 and June 1945. 762 Naval Air Squadron operated Beauforts between March 1944 and March 1946. 788 Naval Air Squadron operated Beauforts between early 1945 and June 1945.
Some carrier aircraft served in dual roles, such as fighter-bomber and bomber-reconnaissance aircraft. Carrier aircraft functions. Torpedo and dive bombers attacked enemy warships, transports, merchant ships, and land installations. Fighters accompanied bombers on attack missions, protecting them during interceptions by enemy fighters.
The Bristol Type 156 Beaufighter (often called the Beau) is a British multi-role aircraft developed during the Second World War by the Bristol Aeroplane Company.It was originally conceived as a heavy fighter variant of the Bristol Beaufort torpedo bomber.
Aircraft carriers of World War II by country Aircraft carriers serve as a seagoing airbases, equipped with a flight deck and facilities for carrying, arming, deploying and recovering aircraft. [ 1 ] Typically, they are the capital ships of a fleet, as they project air power worldwide without depending on local bases for operational support.
No. 100 Squadron is a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) historic aircraft display squadron. It was originally formed as a bomber and maritime patrol squadron that operated during World War II. It was originally formed as a bomber and maritime patrol squadron that operated during World War II.
On 1 April 1924 the Fleet Air Arm of the Royal Air Force was created as a distinct component of the RAF, which existed until 24 May 1939 when command of the Fleet Air Arm was transferred back to Royal Navy control. Coastal Command patrol aircraft, including most large seaplanes, remained with the RAF despite their operations in a naval environment.