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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.
The history of the Royal Air Force, the air force of the United Kingdom, spans a century of British military aviation. The RAF was founded on 1 April 1918, towards the end of the First World War by merging the Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Naval Air Service .
RAF Kenley was a frontline operation military airfield between 1917 and 1959 when RAF Fighter Command left the aerodrome. originally built for the Royal Flying Corps in the First World War it radically rebuilt in August 1939 in preparation for future operation of new aircraft, such as the Hawker Hurricane, Supermarine Spitfire and Bristol Blenheim.
Military units and formations of the Royal Air Force in World War II (5 C, 41 P) O. Operation Chastise (8 P) P. Royal Air Force personnel of World War II (8 C, 1,439 ...
1901 29 October – The Aero Club of Great Britain is established. In the following years many early military pilots are trained by members of the Club. 1905 27 April – Sapper Moreton of the British Army's Balloon Section is lifted 2,600 ft (792 m) by a kite at Aldershot under the supervision of the kite's designer, Samuel Cody.
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.
WWII production count: 14,483 Aircraft type: Fighter Country of origin: Great Britain From 1937 to 1944, nearly 14,500 Hawker Hurricane fighters were produced. The Royal Air Force deployed 32 ...
The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the air and space force of the Ministry of Defence. [7] It was formed towards the end of the First World War on 1 April 1918, on the merger of the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) and the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS). [ 8 ]