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 , 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.
For an explanation of the alphanumeric codes that follow many of the aircraft, please see Here .
- Agusta A109E - Italian-built Liaison Helicopter
- Bell Airacobra I - USA - single engine, piston - interceptor
- Fairey Albacore - UK
- De Havilland Albatross - four-engined transport
- Armstrong Whitworth Albemarle I, II, V, VI - UK
- Avro Aldershot III - UK
- Hawker Siddeley Andover C1, CC2, E3 - UK
- Avro Anson I, X, C11, XII, C19, T21 - UK
- Armstrong Whitworth Argosy C1, E1 - UK
- Fairchild Argus - United States built single-engined light transport
- Armstrong Whitworth Atlas - UK
- Hawker Audax - UK
- British Taylorcraft Auster I, III, IV, V, AOP 6, AOP 9 - UK
- Boulton Paul Balliol T2 - UK
- Martin Baltimore I, II, III, IV, V - United States built light twin-engined attack bomber
- Beagle Basset CC1 UK
- Fairey Battle I, II, III, V -UK
- Royal Aircraft Factory BE.2 a, b, c, d, e, f g
- Royal Aircraft Factory BE3
- Royal Aircraft Factory BE4
- Royal Aircraft Factory BE8
- Royal Aircraft Factory BE8a
- Royal Aircraft Factory BE12
- Royal Aircraft Factory BE12a
- Royal Aircraft Factory BE12b
- Bristol Beaufighter I,II,VI,X,XI
- Bristol Beaufort I,II
- Beech 17 Traveller - United States built - twin engined, piston - light transport
- Short Belfast C1 - UK
- Bristol Belvedere HC1 - UK Twin-rotor transport helicopter
- Blackburn Beverley C1 - UK Military Freighter
- Avro Bison - UK
- Bristol Blenheim I, IV,V - UK
- Bristol Bombay - UK
- Douglas Boston I, II, III, III (Turbinlite), IV, V - United States built light bomber and night fighter
- Blackburn Botha I - UK Torpedo Bomber
- Bristol Brigand B1, Met 3
- Bristol F2b Fighter
- Bristol Scout
- Bristol Britannia C1, C2
- Blackburn Buccaneer S2
- Bristol Buckingham
- Bristol Buckmaster
- Brewster Buffalo I - United States built single-engined fighter
- Scottish Aviation Bulldog T1 - single-engined, piston - basic trainer
- Bristol Bulldog (pre-WW2 fighter)
- Boeing C-17 Globemaster III
- Sopwith Camel
- Fairey Campania
- English Electric Canberra B2, PR3, T4, B6, PR7, B(I)8, PR9, T11, B15, E15, B16, T17, TT18, T19
- Consolidated Catalina I,II,III,IV - USA - Twin engine, piston - amphibious scout
- Caproni Ca 42 - Italian built heavy bomber
- Caudron G II, III, IV
- Boeing-Vertol Chinook HC1, HC2, HC2A, HC3 - twin rotor heavy lift helicopter
- De Havilland Chipmunk T10 - single-engined basic training
- Saro Cloud
- Handley Page Clive
- De Havilland Comet C2, C2(RC), C4 - four-engined jet transport and reconnaissance
- Consolidated Coronado I - United States built four-engined flying boat
- Sopwith Cuckoo
- Curtiss JN 3
- Curtiss JN 4
- Curtiss H12
- Curtiss H16
- General Aircraft GA42 Cygnet
- Fairey III A, B, C, D, F
- Fairey Fawn
- Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.2 a, b, d
- FE8
- Felixstowe F2A, F3, F5
- De Havilland Flamingo (DH 95)
- Ford Trimotor 5-ATD
- Boeing Fortress I, II
- Fairey Fox
- De Havilland Fox Moth (DH 83)
- Fairey Fulmar II
- Hawker Fury I, II
- WACO Hadrian - United States built troop/cargo glider
- Handley Page Halifax I, II, III, V, VI, VII, A7, VIII, A9
- Hamble Baby
- Hamble Baby Convert
- Handley Page Hampden I
- Hawker Hardy
- Hawker-Siddeley Harrier GR1, GR3 UK - Single engine, jet, vertical take off and landing
- BAe/McDonnell Douglas Harrier II GR5, GR7, GR7A, GR9, GR9A, T10 - Single engine, jet vertical take off and landing
- Handley Page Harrow I, II
- Hawker Hart
- North American Harvard I, II, IIA, IIB, III - USA
- Handley Page Hastings C1, C2, C4, Met 1
- Douglas Havoc I, I(Turbinlite), II, II (Turbinlite) - USA - Twin engine, piston - Attack
- British Aerospace Hawk T1, T1A, T1W
- Parnall Heck III
- Hawker Hector
- Handley Page Hendon II, III
- Hawker Henley
- Lockheed Hercules C1, C3, C4, C5 - US - Lockheed - Four engine, turbine, transport
- Handley Page Hereford
- De Havilland Heron C4
- Handley Page Heyford I, II, III
- Hiller HT2 - United States built - land rescue helicopter
- Handley Page Hinaidi
- Hawker Hind
- De Havilland Hornet F1, F3
- De Havilland Hornet Moth (DH 87)
- Hawker Horsley
- Sikorsky Hoverfly I,II - United States built helicopter
- Handley Page H.P.42 - Imperial Airways 4-engine airliner
- Hawker Siddeley HS 125 CC1, CC2, CC3 - twin engined jet VIP transport
- Lockheed Hudson I, II, III, IV, V, VI - USA - Twin engine, piston - transport
- Hawker Hunter F1, F2, F4, F5,F6, FGA9, FR9
- Hawker Hurricane I, II, IV
- Handley Page Hyderabad
- De Havilland Hummingbird
- SEPECAT Jaguar GR1, GR1A, GR1B, T2, GR3, GR3A, T4
- Gloster Javelin FAW1, FAW2, FAW3, FAW5, FAW6, FAW7, FAW8, FAW9
- BAC Jet Provost T1, T3, T3A, T4, T5, T5A - single-engined jet trainer
- Scottish Aviation Jetstream T1 - twin-engined turboprop multi-engine trainer
- Avro Lancaster I, PR1, II, III, GR, ASR3, VI, VII, B7, X
- Avro Lancastrian C2
- Saro Lerwick I
- De Havilland Leopard Moth (DH 85)
- Consolidated Liberator I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX - USA - Consolidated Vultee -four engine, piston - bomber
- English Electric Lightning F1, F1A, F2, F2A, F3, F6
- Avro Lincoln B2
- Lockheed 12
- Lockheed 14
- Lockheed Lodestar - United States built twin-engined, piston - transport
- Saro London I, II
- Westland Lysander I, II, III
- Miles Magister
- Avro Manchester I, IA
- Handley Page Marathon
- Martin Marauder I, II, III - USA - Twin engine, piston - light attack/bomber
- Martin Mariner I
- Miles Martinet
- Martinsyde S1
- Martinsyde G100
- Martinsyde G102
- Martin Maryland
- Miles Master I, II, III, Fighter
- Miles Mentor
- Miles Messenger
- European Helicopter Industries Merlin HC3
- Gloster Meteor I, III, F3, F4, F8, FR9, PR10, NF11, NF12, NF13, NF14
- North American Mitchell II, III - USA - Twin engine, piston - bomber
- Curtiss Mohawk I, II, III, IV - United States built - Single engine, piston - pursuit
- Morane BB
- Morane H
- Morane I
- Morane L
- Morane LA
- Morane N
- Morane P
- Morane V
- 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 engine, piston - attack, recon -
- De Havilland Moth & Moth Major(DH 60)
- De Havilland Moth Minor (DH 94)
- North American Mustang I, II, III, IV - USA - North American Aviation - Single engine, piston - pursuit
- North American Sabre F4 - USA - Single engine, jet, fighter/interceptor
- Salamandar
- Saro A7
- Supermarine Scapa
- Scion Senior
- Neiuport Scout
- Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5a
- Short Seaford (trials only)
- Gloster Sea Gladiator
- Westland Sea King HAR3, HAR3A
- Fairey Seal
- Supermarine Sea Otter
- Raytheon Sentinel - ASTOR
- Vultee-Stinson Sentinel - USA
- Boeing Sentry AEW1 - USA - Boeing - Four engine, jet - Patrol/Recon - aka AWACS
- Avro Shackleton MR1, MR2, AEW2, MR3
- Boulton Paul Sidestrand
- Short Singapore II, III
- Armstrong Whitworth Siskin III, IIIA
- Bell Sioux
- Saro Skeeter
- Douglas Skymaster I - USA
- SM 73P
- SM 79K
- Sopwith Snipe - UK
- Supermarine Southampton - UK
- SPAD S.VII - FR
- SPAD S.XIII - FR
- 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 engine, piston - pursuit
- Eurocopter Squirrel HT1 - French built single-engined training helicopter
- Stampe SV 4B
- Short Stirling I, III, IV, V
- Supermarine Stranraer
- Short Sunderland I, II, III, V, GR5
- Supermarine Swift F1, F2, FR5
- Fairey Swordfish I, III
- Bristol Sycamore HC11, HC12, HC13, HC14
- Taylorcraft Plus C, C1, D
- Hawker Tempest II, F2, V, VI, F6
- Republic Thunderbolt I, II - USA - Republic Aviation - Single engine, piston - pursuit
- De Havilland Tiger Moth I, II, Queen Bee
- Curtiss Tomahawk I, II - USA - Single engine, piston - pursuit (see Curtiss Mohawk, Kitthawk)
- Hawker Tomtit
- Panavia Tornado GR1, GR1A, GR1B, GR4 , GR4A, F2, F3
- Lockheed Tristar C1, KC1, C2, C2A - USA - Three engine, jet, transport/refueling
- Shorts Tucano
- Avro Tutor
- Grob Tutor T1
- Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer CC1, CC2
- Eurocopter Twin Squirrel HCC1
- Hawker Typhoon I
- Eurofighter Typhoon T1
- Handley Page V/1500
- Vickers Valentia
- Vickers Valetta C1
- Vickers Valiant B1, B1(K), B(PR)1, B(PR)K1
- De Havilland Vampire F1, F3, FB5, FB9, NF 10
- Vickers Varsity T1
- Vickers VC-10 C1, C1(K), K2, K3, K4 - UK - four engine, jet transport
- Vega Gull - USA
- Vultee Vengeance I, II, III, IV - USA
- De Havilland Venom FB1, NF2, NF3, FB4
- Lockheed Ventura I, II, V - United States built twin-engined, piston - bomber and patrol
- Vickers Vernon
- Handley Page Victor B1, B1A, K1, K1A, B2, B2R, B2(SR), K2
- Vickers Victoria
- Vultee-Stinson Vigilant - USA
- Vickers Vildebeest I, II, III, IV
- Vickers Vimy
- Vickers Viking
- Vickers Vincent
- Vickers Virginia II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X
- Avro Vulcan B1, B1A, B2, B2A, B2(MAA), B2(K)
- Westland Wallace
- Westland Walrus
- Supermarine Walrus
- Westland Wapiti
- Vickers Warwick I, III, V
- Boeing Washington B1 - USA - Four engine, piston - Strategic bomber
- Westland Welkin
- Vickers Wellesley
- Vickers Wellington I, II, III, IV, VI, VIII, X, XI, XIII, XIV, XVI
- Westland Wessex HC2, HAR2, HCC4, HU5C
- Westland Whirlwind (fixed Wing) I
- Westland Whirlwind (rotary Wing) HAR2, HAR4, HAR10, HCC12
- Armstrong Whitworth Whitley I, II, III, IV, V, VII
- Miles Whitney Straight A, B
- Foster Wikner Warferry (Foster Wikner Wicko)
- Hawker Woodcock II
Captured or interned examples of the following aircraft were at one time flown by the RAF.
The following types were flown by the RFC or RNAS but phased out before the creation of the RAF:
The following Gliders are or were flown by RAF training squadrons:
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