fish terminologies - about

FISH TERMINOLOGIES

Aircraft Type Thesaurus

Report Format: Hierarchical listing - alpha

Notes: Terminology relating to historic aircraft types.

Date: February 2021

2

504

AIR SEA RESCUE

AIRCO

AIRCO DH1

AIRCO DH2

AIRCO DH4

AIRCO DH5

AIRCO DH6

AIRCO DH9

AIRCRAFT <BY FORM>

AIRCRAFT <BY FUNCTION>

AIRCRAFT <BY MANUFACTURER>

USE

UF

UF

UF

UF

UF

UF

AVRO 504

Dh1

Dh2

Dh4

Dh5

Dh6

Dh9

An aircraft engaged in rescuing persons indanger at sea.

Aircraft Manufacturing Co., Ltd. Established in1912 by Mr G. Holt Thomas. In 1914 secured theservices of Capt. Geoffrey de Havilland asdesigner-in-chief, who went on to lend his initialsto a number of highly successful machines.

A single-seat, pusher prop, escort and patrol-fighter. Used in the UK in a Home Defence roleuntil superseded in 1917.

A single-seat fighter which began service withthe RFC's fighter squadron in 1916. Some short-term success in dealing with new Fokkers butwas withdrawn from service in mid-1917.

A two-seat, single-engine bomber. Fast, versatileand well armed, but with a fuel tank poorly placedbetween pilot and gunner, was considered to bethe best day bomber of the First World War. Laterentered civil service.

The DH5 was an attempt to give a tractor-typefighter a good forward view. However itsuffered from unpleasant flying characteristicsand, as a result, had a short service career.

Originally designed as a trainer but relegated touse by the RNAS in a Maritime Reconnaissanceand anti-submarine role when the Avro 504became the standard trainer.

Developed from the DH4, featured the pilot andgunner cockpits in closer proximity, but sufferedfrom engine reliability problems. Also known asthe Ninak, saw service from 1918 to 1931.

Aircraft grouped according to their physical form.

Aircraft grouped according to their function.

Aircraft grouped according to their manufacturer.

AIRCO DH1AIRCO DH2AIRCO DH4AIRCO DH5AIRCO DH6AIRCO DH9

AIRSHIPBIPLANEFLYING BOMBGLIDERLIGHT AIRCRAFTMONOPLANESEAPLANETRIPLANE

AIR SEA RESCUEARMY COOPERATIONBOMBERCOMMUNICATIONSFIGHTERMINELAYERRECONNAISSANCETARGETTEST AIRCRAFTTRAINERTRANSPORTERTUG

AIRCOAIRSPEEDARADOARMSTRONG WHITWORTHAVROBEECHBELLBLACKBURNBLERIOTBOEINGBOULTON PAULBREWSTERBRISTOLCESSNACHANCE VOUGHT

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

NT

NT

NT

NT

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT



BIPLANEAIRCOFIGHTER

BIPLANEAIRCOFIGHTER

BIPLANEAIRCOBOMBER

BIPLANEAIRCOFIGHTER

RECONNAISSANCEBIPLANEAIRCO

BIPLANEAIRCOBOMBER

3

AIRCRAFT MARK

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRSHIP

AIRSPEED

ALBACORE

ALBEMARLE

ALDERSHOT

ANSON

Used to identify the variations of an aircraft.Index with Manufacturer, Form and Function.

Types of aircraft to aid the recording of aircraftremains and crash sites, listing aircraft by form,

function and manufacturer.

An aircraft lifted by gas bags, containinghydrogen or helium, but propelled by engines.Also known as a dirigible balloon, firm andstreamlined in shape and incapable of highspeeds. Used extensively during World War One.

Airspeed (1934) Ltd. registered in 1934 whenassociated with shipbuilders Swan, Hunter andWigham Richardson Ltd.. Acquired by deHavilland in 1940, maintaining own identity andchanging name to Airspeed Ltd. in 1944.

A biplane torpedo-bomber designed to be flownfrom aircraft carriers. Equipped with foldablewings for ease of storage. Joined Fleet Air Armservice in 1940, intended as a replacement forthe Swordfish.

Originally designed as a wood and steel bomber-reconnaissance aircraft, subsequent variationsserved as special transports, glider tugs andparatroop carriers. Featured a tricycle-styleundercarriage.

A single-engine, heavy, long range, three to five-crew day bomber. Served only with 99 SquadronRAF, 1924-5.

Twin-engined monoplane originally designed as areconnaissance aircraft, but also widely used asa trainer. Entered RAF service in 1936.

CONSOLIDATED VULTEECURTISSDE HAVILLANDDORNIERDOUGLASENGLISH ELECTRICFAIREYFARMANFELIXSTOWEFIESELERFOCKE WULFFOKKERFOLLANDGENERAL AIRCRAFTGLOSTERGOTHAGRUMMANHANDLEY PAGEHAWKERHEINKELJUNKERSLOCKHEEDMARTINMCDONNELL DOUGLASMESSERSCHMITTMILESNIEUPORTNOORDUYNNORTH AMERICANPERCIVALREPUBLICSAUNDERS ROESHORTSOPWITHSTINSONVICKERS ARMSTRONGSWACOWESTLAND

MKIMKICMKIFMKIIMKIIAMKIIBMKIICMKIIIMKIIIAMKIVMKVMKVBMKVIMKVICMKVIIMKVIIIMKXMKXIMKXIIMKXIVMKXVI

AIRCRAFT <BY FORM>AIRCRAFT <BY FUNCTION>AIRCRAFT <BY MANUFACTURER>AIRCRAFT MARK

ZEPPELIN

COURIERHORSAOXFORD

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

NT

NT

NT

NT

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

AIRCRAFT <BY FORM>


TORPEDO BOMBERBIPLANEFAIREY

RECONNAISSANCEARMSTRONG WHITWORTHMONOPLANEBOMBER

BIPLANEAVROBOMBER

RECONNAISSANCEMONOPLANE

4

AR 196

ARADO

ARMSTRONG WHITWORTH

ARMSTRONG WHITWORTH FK3


ARMY COOPERATION

AT7

AT8

ATLAS

ATTACKER

AUDAX

AVRO

UF

UF

Fk3

Fk8

Single engine, two-crew shipboardreconnaissance and patrol seaplane. Enteredservice in 1939, this was the last combatfloatplane built in Europe.

Arado Flugzeugwerke. Formed in 1931 inGermany when the aircraft manufacturerAlbatros Flugzeugwerke was declared bankruptand part of it merged with Arado Handells-Gessellschaft.

Sir W. G. Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft, Ltd.formed in 1921. Controlled by the ArmstrongSiddeley Development Co., Ltd., a subsidiary ofthe Hawker Siddeley Aircraft Co., Ltd. from 1935.Pioneers in the development of all-metal aircraft.

A two-seat, reconnaissance biplane developedfrom the FK2 with a more powerful, but heavier,engine. Primarily used for training in the UK.

Single-engine, two-seat tractor bomber andreconnaissance aircraft. Entered service in 1916and, during 1917 and 1918, equipped nine RFCsquadrons in its reconnaissance role.

An aircraft used in the assistance of ground-based military operations.

A twin engine advanced trainer developed byBeech/ Beechcraft , a US firm, used in WWII

A twin engined advanced trainer aircraftdeveloped for the military by the US firm ofCessna

A two-seat, general purpose biplane. The first tobe designed specifically for an Army Co-operation role, it entered service in late 1927.Ended its service as a communications andadvanced trainer aircraft.

Single-seat carrierborne jet fighter. Originallyconceived as an RAF land-fighter, entered FleetAir Arm service in 1951 and was the first jetfighter to be standardised in first-line squadrons.

A British two-seater army co-operation aircraftmanufactured by Hawker Aircraft for the RoyalAir Force. A Hart variant biplane that first flew in1931, becoming a prominent British aircraft in theinter-war period with over 700 units built.

A. V. Roe & Co., Ltd. formed in 1909. Asubsidiary of the Hawker Siddeley Aircraft Co.,Ltd. from 1935, having formerly been a memberof the Siddeley group. Produced such notableaircraft as the Lancaster, the York and theAnson.

AR 196

ALBEMARLEARMSTRONG WHITWORTH FK3ARMSTRONG WHITWORTH FK8ATLASSISKINWHITLEY

AUDAXHECTOR

PUSS MOTH

ALDERSHOTANSONAVRO 504BISONLANCASTERLINCOLNMANCHESTERTUTORVULCAN

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

NT

NT

NT

NT

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

AVROTRAINER

RECONNAISSANCEFLOATPLANEMONOPLANEARADO



RECONNAISSANCEARMSTRONG WHITWORTHBIPLANETRAINER

RECONNAISSANCEARMSTRONG WHITWORTHBIPLANEBOMBER


MONOPLANETRAINERBEECH

MONOPLANETRAINERCESSNA

ARMSTRONG WHITWORTHBIPLANE

SUPERMARINEMONOPLANEFIGHTER

HAWKERARMY COOPERATIONBIPLANE


5

AVRO 504

B17 FLYING FORTRESS

B24 LIBERATOR

B25 MITCHELL

B26 MARAUDER

B29 SUPERFORTRESS

BARRACUDA

BATTLE

BEAUFIGHTER

BEAUFORT

BEECH

Beechcraft

BELL

BERMUDA

UF

UF

UF

UF

UF

USE

UF

504

Flying Fortress

Liberator

Superfortress

Beechcraft

BEECH

Sb2a Buccaneer

PB4Y LIBERATOR

F13 SUPERFORTRESS

An important two-seat, tractor biplane, initiallyused by the RFC in a reconnaissance role and bythe RNAS as a bomber. Later converted to asingle-seat Home Defence fighter and ultimatelyused as a trainer.

American, four-engined, medium/heavy daybomber. Entered service in 1937. The prototypewas nicknamed the Flying Fortress, which laterbecame a registered trademark.

American, four-engined, long range,medium/heavy day bomber. Produced in greaternumbers than any other American aircraft duringthe war.

American twin-engined medium bomber andground-attack aircraft that entered service in1941. A small number were delivered to the RAFunder the British designation Mitchell I.

American twin-engined medium bomber. Enteredservice with the US 22nd Bombardment Group atLangley Field in February 1941. Also served withthe 14th and 39th RAF squadrons.

American, four-engine, long range, heavystrategic bomber. Entered service in 1943 andused exclusively against Japanese forces. TheB29s Enola Gay and Bock's Car were used todrop atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in1945.

British multi-purpose, single-engined monoplanethat served as a torpedo-bomber, dive-bomber,reconnaissance aircraft and in other roles.Equipped with folding wings for use aboardaircraft carriers.

British three-seat, single-engine light bomber. Allmetal in construction, this monoplane had a 1000lb bomb load.

British two-seat, twin-engined night fighter. Alsoused for roles such as long-range escort fighter,ground-attack and anti-shipping strike aircraft,bomber, torpedo-carrier and rocket fighter.

Twin-engined, four-seat torpedo-bomberdesigned to replace the Vildebeest. Enteredservice with RAF Coastal Command in 1939.Later versions incorporated a remote-controlledmachine gun with periscope sight.

Beech Aircraft Corporation, also known asBeechcraft, established 1932

Formed in 1935 by Lawrence D. Bell, Ray P.Whitman and Robert J. Woods, who left theConsolidated Aircraft Corporation when it movedits factory from Buffalo to San Diego. Sub-contracted work before its first original design,the XFM-1, in 1937.

Originally ordered as land based dive-bombers,with 950 being delivered to the RAF, none areknown to have flown operationally, insteadapparently serving as target tugs. Bermuda was

YORK

AT7

P39 AIRACOBRA

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

NT

NT

RT

RT

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

BIPLANEAVRO

BOEINGMONOPLANEHEAVY BOMBER

MONOPLANEHEAVY BOMBERCONSOLIDATED VULTEE

NORTH AMERICANMEDIUM BOMBERMONOPLANE

MARTINMEDIUM BOMBERMONOPLANE

BOEINGMONOPLANEHEAVY BOMBER

MONOPLANEFAIREY

MONOPLANELIGHT BOMBERFAIREY

MONOPLANENIGHTFIGHTERBRISTOL

TORPEDO BOMBERMONOPLANEBRISTOL



6

Bf109

Bf110

BIPLANE

BISON

BLACKBURN

BLENHEIM

BLERIOT

BLERIOT 155

Bleriot Aeronautique

BOEING

BOMBER

USE

USE

UF

USE

ME109

ME110

Bleriot Aeronautique

BLERIOT

the name given to the Brewster SB2A Buccaneerin RAF service.

An aeroplane with two wings, or planes, placedone above the other either side of the fuselage.

A biplane, reconnaissance aircraft with a crewof 3 or 4 which equipped 3 and 22 squadrons

RAF before passing to the Fleet Air Arm.Produced in two variants.

Blackburn Aircraft, Ltd., founded by RobertBlackburn, who produced his first aircraft in1910. Specialised in the production of torpedo-carrying aircraft.

British twin-engined light/medium bomberdeveloped from the model 142 civil transport.Noted for its speed, this three-crew monoplanehad an all-metal, stressed skin structure and a1000lb bomb load.

A French aircraft manufacturer founded by LouisBleriot and Gabriel Voisin, both aviators andinventors, in 1903, dissolved in 1906. After WorldWar I Bleriot founded Bleriot Aeronautiquedeveloping commercial aircraft.

A French airliner produced in 1925. A four-engined biplane developed from the Bleriot 115and 135 but larger than these. Two were built forAir Union (the Paris-London route). Both crashedwith fatalaties in 1926 (Kent).

The Boeing Aircraft Company, established 1916.A subsidiary of The Boeing Airplane Company.Notable aircraft produced include the B17 FlyingFortress and the B29 Superfortress.

AIRCO DH1AIRCO DH2AIRCO DH4AIRCO DH5AIRCO DH6AIRCO DH9ALBACOREALDERSHOTARMSTRONG WHITWORTH FK3ARMSTRONG WHITWORTH FK8ATLASAUDAXAVRO 504BISONBLERIOT 155BRISTOL F2BBULLDOGCAMELDE HAVILLAND DH18BDE HAVILLAND DRAGON RAPIDEF60 GOLIATHFAWNFELIXSTOWE F5GLADIATORGLOSTER IIGOTHA GVGREBEHE59HECTORIRISNIEUPORT DELAGE NID 30QUEEN BEESEALSHARKSISKINSNIPESOUTHAMPTONSTRANRAERSWORDFISHTIGER MOTHTUTORV1500VIMYVIRGINIAW10WALRUS

BOTHAFIREBRANDIRISROCSHARKSKUA

BLERIOT 155

B17 FLYING FORTRESSB29 SUPERFORTRESSF13 SUPERFORTRESS

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

NT

NT

NT

NT

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

TARGET TUGMONOPLANEBREWSTER

AIRCRAFT <BY FORM>

RECONNAISSANCEBIPLANEAVRO


MEDIUM BOMBERMONOPLANEBRISTOL


BIPLANEBLERIOTTRANSPORTER


7

BOSTON

BOTHA

BOULTON PAUL

BREWSTER

BRISTOL

BRISTOL F2B

BUFFALO

BULLDOG

C47 Skytrain

C53 Skytrooper

CAMEL

CATALINA

UF

USE

USE

F2b

DAKOTA

DAKOTA

HAVOC

SNIPE

A large, powerful aircraft, usually with two ormore engines, designed to carry a payload ofbombs.

American A-20 twin-engined, light, day bomber.Some supplied to the RAF and known as theBoston I. Subsequent variations adapted to nightflying and re-christened the Havoc.

Four-crew, twin-engined monoplane designed asa torpedo-bomber and reconnaissance aircraftfor RAF Coastal Command. Withdrawn fromoperations in November 1940 and downgraded toa trainer.

Boulton Paul Aircraft, Ltd., formed in 1934 to takeover the Aircraft Department of Boulton & Paul,Ltd.

The Brewster Aeronautical Corporation wasfounded in 1932, taking over the plant, equipment,designs and goodwill of Brewster & Co., Inc.'saircraft division. Initially manufacturing seaplanecomponents, later designed and producedcomplete aircraft.

The Bristol Aeroplane Co., Ltd.. Founded in 1910by Sir George White, a pioneer of electrictramways. The company had previously beenThe British and Colonial Aeroplane Co., Ltd..

Highly successful, two-seat, biplane fighter andreconnaissance aircraft with both forward andrear facing guns. Designed to replace the BE2, itentered service with the RFC in mid-1917 andremained in service until 1932.

American, all-metal-construction, fighter. Enteredservice in 1941. 209 were delivered to RAF/FAA,most of which were used in the Far East.

A single-seat, biplane fighter. One of the lastopen cockpit types to see widespread servicewith the RAF, equipping 10 squadrons and, atone point, 70% of the Home Defence fighterforce.

Single-seat, single-engine fighter biplanerenowned for its high performance andmanoeuvrability. Entered service in 1917.

American-built, twin-engined flying-boat designedfor maritime patrol and reconnaissance. EnteredUS Naval service in 1936 as the PBY-1;christened the Catalina by the RAF, who used it

AIRCO DH4AIRCO DH9ALBEMARLEALDERSHOTARMSTRONG WHITWORTH FK8BOSTONDO17DO217FIGHTER BOMBERFW200GORDONHEAVY BOMBERHUDSONJU87LIGHT BOMBERMEDIUM BOMBERTORPEDO BOMBERVENTURAVIRGINIAVULCAN

DEFIANT

BERMUDA

BUFFALO

BEAUFIGHTERBEAUFORTBLENHEIMBRISTOL F2BBULLDOG

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

NT

NT

NT

NT

RT

RT

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT


DOUGLASMONOPLANEBOMBER

TORPEDO BOMBERRECONNAISSANCEBLACKBURNMONOPLANETRAINER




RECONNAISSANCEBIPLANEBRISTOLFIGHTER

MONOPLANEBREWSTERFIGHTER

BIPLANEBRISTOLFIGHTER

BIPLANESOPWITHFIGHTER

8

CESSNA

CG4A HADRIAN

CHANCE VOUGHT

COMMUNICATIONS

Condor

CONSOLIDATED

CONSOLIDATED VULTEE

CORSAIR

COURIER

CURTISS

DAKOTA

DE HAVILLAND

DE HAVILLAND DH18B

UF

USE

UF

UF

Haig

FW200

C47 SkytrainC53 Skytrooper

Dh18b

from 1939 on.

A US aircraft manufacturer. The Cessna AircraftCo Inc was established in 1927

American troop and supply-glider constructedfrom steel tube and fabric-covered wood, with ahinged nose to allow loading and unloading oftroops or light vehicles. Also known as the Haig,this was the only US glider to see combatservice.

Chance Vought Division of the United AircraftCorporation. Was reconstituted as a separatedivision in 1943, after being part of the Vought-Sikorsky division, to concentrate on theproduction of combat aircraft.

An aircraft used to facilitate communications, forexample in a military context.

The Consolidated Aircraft Corporation. In 1943merged with Vultee Aircraft, Inc. to form theConsolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation.

The Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation.Formed in 1943 with the merging of TheConsolidated Aircraft Corporation and VulteeAircraft, Inc..

Single-engine, single-seat fighter. Entered servicein 1943 as a land-based fighter. Converted to acarrierborne fighter in 1944 for use by US Navyand Fleet Air Arm. Mostly saw action in thePacific and Far East.

A British six-seat single-engined light aircraft,built by Airspeed Limited. First flew in 1933, sawsome use as an airliner. The first British type witha retractable undercarriage. Designed by HessellTiltman (co-founder). 16 Couriers built.

The Curtiss-Wright Corporation, Airplane Division,established in 1910. Notable aircraft producedinclude the Kittyhawk.

Also known as the C-47 Skytrain, this twin-engined, military transport was developed fromthe DC-3 twenty-eight-seat commercial airlinerand was the most extensively employedtransport of the Second World War.

The de Havilland Aircraft Co., Ltd., founded in1920 by Sir Geoffrey de Havilland, C.B.E., A.F.C.,F.R.Ae.S. Originally developers of commercialaircraft, were responsible for such notablewartime aircraft as the Mosquito and the TigerMoth.

Large, single-engine, eight passenger airlinerbiplane.

AT8

CORSAIR

LEOPARD MOTHPUSS MOTH

CATALINAPB4Y LIBERATOR

B24 LIBERATORCONSOLIDATEDVULTEE

KITTYHAWK

DE HAVILLAND DH18BDE HAVILLAND DRAGON RAPIDEFLAMINGOL20A BEAVERLEOPARD MOTHMOSQUITOPUSS MOTHQUEEN BEETIGER MOTHVAMPIRE

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

NT

NT

NT

NT

NT

NT

NT

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

FLYING BOATRECONNAISSANCECONSOLIDATEDMONOPLANE


MONOPLANETRANSPORTERWACOGLIDER



CONSOLIDATED VULTEE


MONOPLANECHANCE VOUGHTFIGHTER

LIGHT AIRCRAFTMONOPLANEAIRSPEEDTRANSPORTER


DOUGLASMONOPLANETRANSPORTER


9

DE HAVILLAND DRAGON RAPIDE

DEFIANT

Dh1

Dh18b

Dh2

Dh4

Dh5

Dh6

Dh9

DIVE BOMBER

DO17

DO18

Do215

DO217

DO24

Doodlebug

DORNIER

DOUGLAS

ENGLISH ELECTRIC

USE

USE

USE

USE

USE

USE

USE

UF

USE

USE

AIRCO DH1

DE HAVILLAND DH18B

AIRCO DH2

AIRCO DH4

AIRCO DH5

AIRCO DH6

AIRCO DH9

Do215Pencil Bomber

DO17

V1

A 1930s British short-haul biplane airliner for 6-8passengers. It proved an economical and durablecraft, despite its relatively primitive plywoodconstruction. Primarily used by the RAF.

British single-engine, two-seat night fighter.Originally intended as a day fighter, butwithdrawn and converted in August 1940, thiswas the first fighter to incorporate a power-driven gun turret.

A fighter-bomber designed to deploy its bombsduring the latter stage of a diving manoeuvre,thus increasing the accuracy of its targetting.

A streamlined, twin-engined bomber, the DO17entered service in 1937 with the Condor Legion,having started life as a high-speed mail andpassenger transport aircraft, a role for which itwas ill-suited due to the narrowness of thefuselage.

German single-engine, four-seat maritime patroland reconnaissance flying-boat. In productionbetween 1934 and 1940, the DO18 was replacedby the three engined DO24.

Export version of the DO17.

A progressive development of the DO17, thetwin-engined DO217 entered service in 1941. TheDO217 saw service as a bomber over the UKand took part in the 'Baedecker' raids of 1942.

German three-engined air/sea rescue andtransport flying boat. Entered service in 1940 asa replacement for the DO18.

Originally the Zeppelin Werk Lindau G.m.b.H.,developed metal aircraft from World War Oneunder the guidance of Dr. Ing. Claude Dornier,changing its name to Dornier-Werke G.m.b.H. in1922.

The Douglas Aircraft Company, Inc., establishedin 1920, reorganized in 1928. Produced suchnotable aircraft as the Dakota.

The English Electric Company Limited. Formed in1918, but didn't move into aircraft production until1938, at the Government's request. Continued todevelop aircraft after the war and in 1948produced the `Canberra', Britain's first jet-propelled bomber.

DO17DO18DO217DO24

BOSTONDAKOTAHAVOCINVADER

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

NT

NT

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

BIPLANEDE HAVILLANDTRANSPORTER

BIPLANEDE HAVILLANDTRANSPORTER

MONOPLANENIGHTFIGHTERBOULTON PAUL

FIGHTER BOMBER

DORNIERMONOPLANEBOMBER

FLYING BOATRECONNAISSANCEDORNIERMONOPLANE

DORNIERMONOPLANEBOMBER

FLYING BOATDORNIERMONOPLANETRANSPORTER



10

F13 SUPERFORTRESS

F2b

F4 PHANTOM

F4F WILDCAT

F5

F60 GOLIATH

F6F HELLCAT

F84 THUNDERJET

F86 SABRE

FAIREY

FARMAN

FAWN

FELIXSTOWE

USE

UF

USE

UF

BRISTOL F2B

Martlet

FELIXSTOWE F5

SabrejetB29 SUPERFORTRESS

F6F HELLCAT

F4F WILDCAT

A photo- reconnaissance variant of the BoeingSuperfortress, used from 1944, initally deployedin the Pacific war, later for Cold war duties overEurope.

A tandem two-seat, twin-engined, all-weather,long-range supersonic jet interceptorfighter/fighter-bomber originally developed for theUnited States Navy by McDonnell Aircraft.It firstentered service in 1960 with the U.S. Navy.

American, single-engine fighter designed foroperation from US Naval aircraft carriers.Produced between 1940 and 1945, Wildcatsprovided to the British Fleet Air Arm wererenamed Martlets.

A civil passenger transport biplane produced bythe Farman Aviation Works from 1919.Instrumental in the creation of early airlines andcommercial routes in Europe after World War I.Initially designed in 1918 as a heavy bomber.Some 60 units built.

American, single-engine fighter designed foroperation from US Naval aircraft carriers. TheHellcat was a more powerful version of theWildcat, a total of 1000 being provided to the FleetAir Arm under Lend-Lease.

An American turbojet fighter-bomber aircraft. TheF-84 was the first production fighter aircraft toutilize in-flight refuelling and the first fightercapable of carrying a nuclear weapon. Designedby Alexander Kartveli, 1946.

A transonic jet fighter, first introduced by NorthAmerican Aviation in 1947. Best known as theUnited States's first swept wing fighter. Totalproduction at 9,860 units. Important fighteraircraft in the Korean War. Retired in 1994(Bolivia).

The Fairey Aviation Co. Ltd., established 1916 bySir Richard Fairey. During WW2 formed a groupproduction scheme with Blackburn Aircraft, Ltd.and Boulton Paul Aircraft, Ltd..

Farman Aviation Works was an aircraft companyfounded and run by the brothers Richard, Henri,and Maurice Farman in 1908. The firm madepusher biplane aircraft for military and trainingpurposes, it was eventually dissolved in 1956.

British, single-engined, light day bomber biplane.Built in 1923, this was the RAF's first interbellumdesigned day bomber.

Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment, RAFFelixstowe. Developed seaplanes and flyingboats until World War Two, when theestablishment moved to Helensburg, Scotland.

LIGHTNING

ALBACOREBARRACUDABATTLEFAWNFIREFLYFULMARGORDONSEALSWORDFISH

F60 GOLIATH

FELIXSTOWE F5

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

NT

NT

NT

NT

RT

RT

RT

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT


BOEINGPHOTO RECONNAISSANCEMONOPLANE

MONOPLANEMCDONNELL DOUGLASFIGHTER

GRUMMANMONOPLANEFIGHTER

BIPLANETRANSPORTERFARMAN

GRUMMANMONOPLANEFIGHTER

REPUBLICMONOPLANEFIGHTER BOMBER

NORTH AMERICANMONOPLANEFIGHTER



BIPLANELIGHT BOMBERFAIREY


11

FELIXSTOWE F5

FI 103

FIESELER

Fieseler Fi103

FIGHTER

FIGHTER BOMBER

FIREBRAND

FIREFLY

Fk3

Fk8

FLAMINGO

UF

UF

USE

USE

USE

F5

Fieseler Fi103

FI 103



Four-crew, twin-engined, generalreconnaissance flying-boat. Entered service afterWorld War One, becoming the RAF's standardflying-boat until replaced by the SupermarineSouthampton in 1925.

The Fi 103 is the more technical nomenclature forthe Second World War German V1 flying bomb,produced by Fieseler. Multiple index together withFieseler and flying bomb for maximum chance ofretrieval for users.

A German aircraft manufacturer of the 1930s and1940s, pre-war the company were noted formaking sailplanes and sports planes; during theSecond World War they made military aircraftincluding flying bombs.

A light, high-speed aircraft designed to engage inaerial combat.

A light, high speed aircraft designed to engage inaerial combat and also equipped to carry bombs.

Fleet Air Arm fighter and torpedo-bomber,designed for operation from aircraft carriers. All-metal in construction, it entered service in 1944and was rendered obsolete after the war by theadvent of the jet aircraft.

A single-engine, photo-reconnaissance fighterdesigned for operation from aircraft carriers.Later adapted as a night fighter, it enteredservice in 1943 and remained in production until1956.

Impressed civil, twin-engined airliner converted toa military transport. Thirty were ordered formilitary use, though only eleven were actuallybuilt. Entered service in 1940, with the last beingscrapped in 1950.

FI 103

AIRCO DH1AIRCO DH2AIRCO DH5ATTACKERBRISTOL F2BBUFFALOBULLDOGCAMELCORSAIRF4 PHANTOMF4F WILDCATF6F HELLCATF86 SABREFIGHTER BOMBERFIREBRANDFIREFLYFULMARGLADIATORGREBEHARRIERHURRICANEJAVELINLIGHTNINGME109METEOR

NIGHTFIGHTERP51 MUSTANGROCSEAFIRESEALSISKINSNIPESPITFIREVAMPIRE

DIVE BOMBERF84 THUNDERJETFW190KITTYHAWKME210P38 LIGHTNINGP39 AIRACOBRAP47 THUNDERBOLTSKUATEMPESTTYPHOONWHIRLWIND

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

NT

NT

NT

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

FLYING BOATRECONNAISSANCEBIPLANEFELIXSTOWE

V1FIESELER



FIGHTERBOMBER

TORPEDO BOMBERMONOPLANEBLACKBURNFIGHTER

PHOTO RECONNAISSANCEMONOPLANEFIGHTERFAIREY

MONOPLANEDE HAVILLANDTRANSPORTER

12

FLOATPLANE

FLYING BOAT

FLYING BOMB

Flying Fortress

Fo108

FOCKE WULF

FOKKER

FOKKER FVIII

FOLLAND

FOLLAND FO108

FULMAR

FW190

FW200

GENERAL AIRCRAFT

USE

USE

UF

UF

B17 FLYING FORTRESS

FOLLAND FO108

Fo108

Condor

A type of seaplane, with one or more slenderpontoons (known as "floats") mounted under thefuselage to provide buoyancy.

An aeroplane with the capability to land at sea,the underside of its fuselage shaped like the hullof a sea-going vessel and designed to makecontact with the water.

A pilotless aircraft armed with explosives andfuelled to stall over its intended target.

Focke-Wulf Flugzeugbau G.m.b.H.. Founded in1924 and amalgamated in 1931 with theAlbatross-Flugzeugwerke G.m.b.H.. Converted toa G.m.b.H. in 1937.

Dutch aircraft manufacturer named after itsfounder, Anthony Fokker. Set up in 1912 inSchwerin, Germany, moving to the Netherlands in1919. The world's largest aircraft manufacturer inthe late 1920s.

A large twin-engined airliner produced by theDutch aircraft manufacturer Fokker in the 1920s.First flight March 1927. Designed by Reinhold

Platz. Mixed construction, fuselage/ tail in steelcovered with plywood, canvas and duralumin (11units built).

Formed in 1936 as British Marine Aircraft Ltd. toconstruct civil flying-boats. In 1937, with thearrival of H P Folland, formerly Chief designer forGloster Aircraft Co., became Folland Aircraft,Ltd..

Single-engine, testbed monoplane built to AirMinistry Specification 43/37. Only twelve wereproduced, the first of which tested the Sabre Iengine in 1940, and were used throughout thewar. The cockpit could seat two observersbehind the pilot.

Single-engine, two-crew fighter, also used forconvoy escort and reconnaissance. Designed tooperate from aircraft carriers. Entered servicewith the Fleet Air Arm in 1940 and remained inuse until 1945.

Single-seat, single-engine fighter-bomber andground-attack aircraft. Entered service with theLuftwaffe in mid-1941. Approximately 20,000were constructed between 1941 and the end ofthe war.

Long-range, four-engine reconnaissance-bomber. Initially produced as a transport,converted and used against Allied convoys in theChannel and the Atlantic. Also served as a VIPtransport, one of which was the Immelmann III:Hitler's personal aircraft.

General Aircraft Limited.

AR 196GLOSTER IIHE115HE59

CATALINADO18DO24FELIXSTOWE F5IRISLERWICKSOUTHAMPTONSTRANRAERSUNDERLANDWALRUS

V1

FW190FW200

FOKKER FVIII

FOLLAND FO108

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

NT

NT

NT

NT

NT

NT

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

SEAPLANE

SEAPLANE

AIRCRAFT <BY FORM>


AIRCRAFT <BY MANUFACTURER>MONOPLANETRANSPORTER

FOKKER


FOLLANDMONOPLANE

MONOPLANEFIGHTERFAIREY

FOCKE WULFMONOPLANEFIGHTER BOMBER

RECONNAISSANCEMONOPLANEFOCKE WULFTRANSPORTERBOMBER

13

GLADIATOR

GLIDER

GLIDER TUG

GLOSTER

GLOSTER II

GORDON

GOTHA

GOTHA GV

GREBE

GRUMMAN

Haig

HALIFAX

HAMILCAR

HAMPDEN

USE CG4A HADRIAN

GREBE

GLOSTER II

Single-seat, single-engine biplane fighter. Inoperational service from 1939 to 1941, this wasthe last, and believed to be the best, biplane to beflown in the RAF. All-metal in construction withfabric and aluminium covering.

An engineless aeroplane, designed to be towedaloft, that travels suspended by upward aircurrents.

An aircraft used for towing gliders aloft.

Gloster Aircraft Co., Ltd. formed in 1917, laterbecame part of the Hawker Siddeley Group. FirstBritish or American company to design, build andfly a jet-propelled aircraft.

Single-engine, single-seat biplane seaplane builtfor the 1924 Schneider Cup Race.

A single-engine, two-crew biplane day bomberand general purpose aircraft, developed from theIIIF (some of which were converted intoGordons) and first flown in 1931.

Gothauer Waggonfabrik A.G., based in Gotha,Thuringia (Germany). During World War 2produced mostly training and light commercialaircraft and troop and freight-carrying gliders.

A World War One German three-crew, twin-engined, long range heavy bomber biplanemanufactured by Gothaer Waggonfabrik A.G..Entering service in 1917, this aircraftincorporated a ventral tunnel allowing the gunnerto shoot downwards and to the rear.

The Gloster Grebe was the Royal Air Force's firstpost WWI fighter aircraft, entering service in1923. Designed by Henry Folland, a single-seat,single-engined biplane of fabric-covered woodconstruction with two Vickers machine guns(133 planes built).

The Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporationfounded by Leroy R Grumman and incorporatedin 1929.

Four-engine, seven-crew heavy bomber. Enteredservice with RAF Bomber Command in 1940,becoming one of the twin sources of bomberstrength along with the Lancaster. Also used fortransport and glider tug duties.

Wood and fabric transport glider, twenty ofwhich were produced with twin Bristol Mercuryengines. Fitted with a hinged nose for loading andunloading, this was the largest glider used by theRAF and could accomodate a 7-ton tank.

Four-seat, twin-engined medium bomber. Enteredservice in 1938. After serving Bomber Commandfrom 1939-42, was converted to a torpedo-

HAMILCARHOTSPUR

CG4A HADRIANHAMILCARHORSAHOTSPUR

GLADIATORGLOSTER IIGREBEJAVELINMETEOR

GOTHA GV

F4F WILDCATF6F HELLCATTBF AVENGER

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

NT

NT

NT

NT

NT

RT

RT

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT


GLOSTERBIPLANEFIGHTER

AIRCRAFT <BY FORM>

TUG


GLOSTERBIPLANEFLOATPLANE

FAIREYBOMBER


BIPLANEHEAVY BOMBERGOTHA

GLOSTERBIPLANEFIGHTER


HANDLEY PAGEMONOPLANEHEAVY BOMBER

MONOPLANEGENERAL AIRCRAFTTRANSPORTERGLIDER

14

HANDLEY PAGE

HARRIER

HARVARD

HAVOC

HAWKER

HE111

HE115

HE177

HE59

HEAVY BOMBER

HEREFORD

BOSTON

bomber and mine-layer with RAF CoastalCommand.

Handley Page, Ltd.. Founded by Sir FrederickHandley Page, this was the first limited companyto be incorporated in Great Britain for the purposeof aircraft manufacture.

A family of jet fighters capable of vertical/shorttakeoff and landing. A subsonic aircraft, laterdesigns adapted for use from aircraft carriers.Built between 1967-2003. Used by the RAF andthe Royal Navy.

Two-seat, single-engine, advanced-pilot trainer.Square-winged and fitted with dual controls, thispopular trainer was used by BritishCommonwealth, as well as American andCanadian, air forces.

Originally a light day-bomber, the Boston II, re-christened the Havoc, was adapted for night-flying in the fighter-intruder role. Was capable ofa top speed in excess of 300 mph.

Hawker Aircraft, Ltd., established 1933 tosucceed the H. G. Hawker Engineering Co., Ltd.,which had been formed in 1920 as the result ofthe voluntary liquidation of the renowned Sopwithconcern.

The main German, medium bomber of the war, theHE111 first saw action during the Spanish CivilWar. HE111s took part in the Battle of Britain andfrom 1944 onwards were used to launchairborne flying bombs against London.

Three-seat, twin-engined minelaying, torpedo-bombing and reconnaissance twin-floatseaplane. First flown in 1936, in 1938 it set eightworld speed records for its class in variousrange and payload categories.

Twin-engined, six-crew, heavy bomber.Conceived as a rival to the Lancaster and FlyingFortress, the HE177 was dogged by mechanicaland structural problems. Of a thousandproduced, only about two hundred saw action.

Twin-engined, four-crew German seaplane.Entered service in 1932 as a torpedo bomber andnaval reconnaisance aircraft, though by WorldWar 2 those still serving were used mainly for airsea rescue.

Long-range, usually four-engined, bomberdesigned to carry a large bomb payload.

HALIFAXHAMPDENHEREFORDV1500W10

AUDAXHARRIERHECTORHENLEYHURRICANETEMPEST

TYPHOON

B17 FLYING FORTRESSB24 LIBERATORB29 SUPERFORTRESSGOTHA GVHALIFAXHE177LANCASTERLINCOLNPB4Y LIBERATORSTIRLINGV1500VIMY

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

NT

NT

NT

RT

RT

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

MEDIUM BOMBERHANDLEY PAGEMONOPLANE


HAWKERFIGHTER

NORTH AMERICANMONOPLANETRAINER

DOUGLASMONOPLANELIGHT BOMBERNIGHTFIGHTER


MEDIUM BOMBERHEINKELMONOPLANE

TORPEDO BOMBERRECONNAISSANCEFLOATPLANEHEINKELMONOPLANEMINELAYER

HEINKELMONOPLANEHEAVY BOMBER

TORPEDO BOMBERRECONNAISSANCEBIPLANEFLOATPLANEHEINKEL

BOMBER

15

HECTOR

HEINKEL

HENLEY

HEREFORD

HORSA

HOTSPUR

HUDSON

HURRICANE

INVADER

IRIS

JAVELIN

JU188

JU86

HAMPDEN

JU88

A WWII British biplane produced by HawkerAircraft, used for army cooperation duties.

Ernst Heinkel A.G.. Formed in 1922 by Dr. ErnstHeinkel, previously Chief Designer with Hansa-Brandenburgische Flugzeugwerke, where heproduced many notable seaplanes during WorldWar One.

Originally designed as a light bomber but divertedfor use as a high speed target tug to replace out-dated biplanes.

Twin-engined, four-seat medium bomber. A re-engined variant of the Hampden, less than 200were built but never became operational due toengine unreliability. Some were converted toHampdens.

Troop and general transport glider. Almostentirely wooden in construction, many weremanufactured by the furniture industry. Mk Ifeatured a a door-ramp on the port side whilst theMk II was fitted with a hinged nose.

Principal glider-pilot training glider fitted withtandem seats. Spruce and plywood inconstruction, the Hotspur served with the GliderPilot Regiment between 1941 and 1945.

Twin-engined maritime-reconnaissance bomberadapted from pre-war American airliners, the A-28 and A-29, evident from the row of portholesalong its fuselage. Entered service with RAFCoastal Command just before the outbreak ofWorld War Two.

Single-engine, single-seat fighter, also adaptedas a night-fighter, fighter-bomber, rocket-projectile fighter and tank-buster. The firstmonoplane to enter RAF service with 14,000being produced between 1937 and 1944.

Three-seat tactical support aircraft. Enteringservice with the US 9th Air Force in 1944, theInvader had a bomb load of 4,000 lbs and waslater used as a conventional medium bomber.

Large, three-engined, long range reconnaissanceflying boat. Wooden hull and frame construction,with linen covering. Entered service in 1930.

All-weather fighter/interceptor first flow in 1951,introduced into service in 1956 and retired fromthe RAF in 1968.

A twin-engined development of the JU88, theJU188 had a higher service ceiling and greatermaximum speed. JU188s operated over the UKfrom 1944 onwards as night intruders andreconnaissance aircraft.

Two-crew, twin-engined bomber. Enteredproduction in 1934 and designed for dual use asa high-speed commercial transport. Technical

WHITLEY

HE111HE115HE177HE59

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

NT

RT

RT

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

HAWKERARMY COOPERATIONBIPLANE


TARGET TUGHAWKERMONOPLANE

MEDIUM BOMBERMONOPLANEHANDLEY PAGE

MONOPLANEAIRSPEEDTRANSPORTERGLIDER

MONOPLANETRAINERGENERAL AIRCRAFTGLIDER

RECONNAISSANCEMONOPLANELOCKHEEDBOMBER

HAWKERMONOPLANEFIGHTER

MEDIUM BOMBERDOUGLASMONOPLANE

FLYING BOATRECONNAISSANCEBIPLANEBLACKBURN

GLOSTERMONOPLANEFIGHTER

RECONNAISSANCEJUNKERSMONOPLANE

16

JU87

JU88

JUNKERS

KITTYHAWK

L20A BEAVER

LANCASTER

LEOPARD MOTH

LERWICK

Liberator

LIGHT AIRCRAFT

LIGHT BOMBER

LIGHTNING

UF

UF

UF

USE

Stuka

TomahawkWarhawk

U6a Beaver

B24 LIBERATOR

JU188

LINCOLNMANCHESTERYORK

problems hindered its use as a bomber and led toconversion to high-altitude reconnaissance.

A single-engine dive-bomber, the JU87 was verysuccessful during the invasions of Poland andFrance but suffered heavy losses during theBattle of Britain. Withdrawn from NW Europe in1941 for use in the Mediterranean and on theEastern Front.

A twin-engined, multi-role aircraft built byJunkers. Originally designed as a medium bomberwith the speed of a fighter, but its adaptabilityallowed it to fulfil the roles of night fighter,torpedo-bomber, anti-tank aircraft and photo-reconnaissance.

Junkers Flugzeug und Motorenwerke, A.G..Formed in 1910 with Professor Junkers beinggranted a patent for an all-wing aeroplane.Produced first successful all-metal aeroplane, theJunkers J1, in 1915.

Single-seat, single-engine fighter-bomber: CurtissP40 Warhawk, known to the RAF as theTomahawk, later renamed Kittyhawk. Servingfrom 1941 to 1942, control difficulties in diveattacks impeded bombing accuracy, resulting inuse for larger targets only.

Post-World War Two, single-engine, high-wingutility transport. Manufactured by De HavillandCanada, was also produced in a seaplaneversion. Known as the U6A from 1962.

Four-engined heavy bomber, developed by Avrofrom the twin-engined Manchester. Enteredservice in 1942 as the RAF's principal nightbomber and took part in the 1,000 bomber raidsas well as the famous Dam Busters raid.

A single engine two seat cabin monoplane tourer,first flown in 1933 as a successor to the PussMoth. Impressed into military sevice in WWII bythe RAF and the Fleet Air Arm as a liaison andcommunications aircraft, also used by trainingunits.

Six-crew, medium-range, twin-enginedreconnaissance flying-boat. Entered service with209 Squadron in 1939 but, due to design andoperation problems, saw little action and was notproduced in large numbers.

Generally understood to mean aircraft whosenormal loaded weight is less than 2750kg (6060lb).

High speed, short to medium-range bomber,usually powered by two engines.

Twin-engined jet-fighter. The first British aircraftto exceed Mach 1 in level flight, later to exceedMach 2. Entered service in 1960. After 13 yearswas superseded in its primary defence role bythe Phantom, though remained in RAF serviceuntil 1988.

JU188JU86JU87JU88

COURIER

BATTLEFAWNHAVOC

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

NT

NT

NT

RT

RT

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

RECONNAISSANCEJUNKERSMONOPLANE

JUNKERSMONOPLANEBOMBER

JUNKERSMONOPLANE


MONOPLANEFIGHTER BOMBERCURTISS

MONOPLANEDE HAVILLAND

TRANSPORTER

MONOPLANEHEAVY BOMBERAVRO

MONOPLANECOMMUNICATIONSDE HAVILLAND

FLYING BOATRECONNAISSANCESAUNDERS ROEMONOPLANE

AIRCRAFT <BY FORM>

BOMBER

MONOPLANE

17

LINCOLN

LOCKHEED

LOCKHEED VEGA

LYSANDER

MAGISTER

MANCHESTER

MARTIN

MARTINET

Martlet

MASTER

MCDONNELL DOUGLAS

ME109

ME110

ME210

USE

UF

UF

F4F WILDCAT

Bf109

Bf110

LANCASTER

LANCASTER

Four-engine, long range heavy bomber.Developed from the Lancaster, and originallydesignated the Lancaster Mk. IV, it was larger insize, bombload and fuel capacity. Never usedoperationally in World War Two.

The Lockheed Aircraft Corporation. Founded in1916 by Allen and Malcolm Loughead. In 1926 thecompany moved to Burbank and changed itsname to The Lockheed Aircraft Company, andwas then incorporated in 1932.

A subsidiary of Lockheed.

Single-engine, two-crew multi-role aircraftdesigned for RAF Army co-operation. EnteredRAF service in 1938. Noted for its role droppingagents into Europe, also served as a night-fighter, day ground-attack aircraft and target tug.

Miles M.14 Magister. Single-engine, two-crewtraining and communications aircraft. Spruce andplywood in construction, with open cockpits anda fixed landing gear, served between 1937 and1945.

Twin-engined, medium bomber with a 1200 milerange and a bomb load in excess of 10,000 lb.Entered service in 1940, but engine faultsresulted in retirement in 1942 with its design latermodified into the acclaimed four-engine Lancasterbomber.

The Glenn L. Martin Company, established in 1909by Glenn L Martin. Produced the first successfulAmerican-designed twin-engined aeroplane, theMartin Twin, which was then converted for useas a passenger aircraft.

Single-engine, advanced-pilot trainer. Spruce andplywood in construction, entered service in 1939,continuing to serve as a trainer, and also a targettug, until 1950.

Single-engine, advanced-pilot trainer used insecondary flying training schools. Serving from1939-50, was also used as a target tug forgunnery practice.

McDonnell Douglas was a major Americanaerospace manufacturer and defense contractor,producing a number of famous commercial andmilitary aircraft.

Single-engine, single-seat fighter manufacturedby Messerschmitt. First used as part ofGermany's Condor legion during the Spanish CivilWar, the 'one-o-nine' was the Luftwaffe's mostwidely used fighter seeing service throughoutWorld War II.

Developed as a long range, heavy day-fighter,the ME110 found its niche as a night fighter. Itsaw service over Southern and Eastern Englandduring the Battle of Britain but lost out in thedaytime to the faster British fighters.

Two-seat, twin-engined fighter/fighter-bomber

HUDSONLOCKHEED VEGAP38 LIGHTNING

VENTURA

B26 MARAUDER

F4 PHANTOM

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

NT

NT

NT

NT

RT

RT

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

ENGLISH ELECTRICFIGHTER

MONOPLANEHEAVY BOMBERAVRO


LOCKHEED

WESTLANDMONOPLANE

MILESMONOPLANETRAINER

MEDIUM BOMBERMONOPLANEAVRO





MESSERSCHMITTMONOPLANEFIGHTER

MESSERSCHMITTMONOPLANENIGHTFIGHTER

18

ME410

MEDIUM BOMBER

MESSERSCHMITT

METEOR

MILES

MINELAYER

Mk1

MKI

MKIC

MKIF

MKII

MKIIA

MKIIB

MKIIC

MKIII

USE

UF

MKI

Mk1

ME410

ME210

designed as a replacement for the Bf110. Of the600 or so produced, only 258 reached theLuftwaffe due to serious design faults. TheME210 was superseded by the ME410 Hornisse.

Developed from the ill-fated ME210, the ME410Hornisse entered service in May 1943. Althoughunderpowered as a day fighter the ME410 sawservice over the UK as a night fighter from 1943-45.

A bomber designed to operate with mediumbombloads over medium distances.The mediumbomber was generally considered to be anydesign that delivered about 4,000 lb (1.8 t) overranges of about 1,500 to 2,000 miles (2,400 to3,200 km).

Founded by Professor Willy Messerschmitt as theBayerische Flugzeugwerke. Reconstituted in1938 as the Messerschmitt A.G..

The RAF's first jet fighter, flown operationallyduring 1944-5, with later versions serving for afurther ten years after the war. The Meteor's firstactive operations were in the interception anddestruction of V.1. flying bombs.

Miles Aircraft, Ltd., originally known as Phillips &Powis Aircraft Ltd.. Formed in 1935 as a publiccompany to take over aircraft manufacture from

Phillips & Powis Aircraft (Reading) Ltd.

An aircraft equipped to deploy explosive mines.

Mark 1 or the first production variation of anaircraft.

A Mark 1B aircraft which has undergone furthermodification to enhance performance orarmament.

A Mark 1E aircraft which has undergone furthermodifications to enhance performance orarmament.

Mark 2 or the second variant of an aircraft withits associated modifications.

A Mark 2 aircraft which has undergone slightmodifications to enhance performance orarmament.

A Mark 2A aircraft which has undergone slightmodifications to enhance performance orarmament.

A Mark 2B aircraft with which has undergonefurther modifications to enhance performance orarmament.

Mark 3 or the third variant of an aircraft with itsassociated modifications.

B25 MITCHELLB26 MARAUDERBLENHEIMHAMPDENHE111HEREFORDINVADERMANCHESTERMOSQUITOWELLINGTON

ME109ME110ME210ME410

MAGISTERMARTINETMASTER

HE115SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

NT

NT

NT

NT

RT

RT

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

MESSERSCHMITTMONOPLANEFIGHTER BOMBER

MESSERSCHMITTMONOPLANENIGHTFIGHTER

BOMBER


GLOSTERMONOPLANEFIGHTER



AIRCRAFT MARK

AIRCRAFT MARK

AIRCRAFT MARK

AIRCRAFT MARK

AIRCRAFT MARK

AIRCRAFT MARK

AIRCRAFT MARK

AIRCRAFT MARK

19

MKIIIA

MKIV

MKV

MKVB

MKVI

MKVIC

MKVII

MKVIII

MKX

MKXI

MKXII

MKXIV

MKXVI

MONOPLANE

A Mark 3 aircraft which has undergone slightmodifications to enhance performance orarmament.

Mark 4 or the fourth variant of an aircraft with itsassociated modifications.

Mark 5 or the fifth variant of an aircraft with itsassociated modifications.

A Mark 5A aircraft which has undergone furthermodifications to enhance performance orarmament.

Mark 6 or the sixth variant of an aircraft with itsassociated modifications.

A Mark 6B aircraft which has undergone furthermodifications to enhance performance orarmament.

Mark 7 or the seventh variant of an aircraft withits associated modifications.

Mark 8 or the eighth variant of an aircraft with itsassociated modifications.

Mark 10 or the tenth variant of an aircraft with itsassociated modifications.

Mark 11 or the eleventh variant of an aircraft withits associated modifications.

Mark 12 or the twelfth variant of an aircraft withits associated modifications.

Mark 14 or the fourteenth variant of an aircraftwith its associated modifications.

Mark 16 or the sixteenth variant of an aircraftwith its associated modifications.

An aircraft with a single wing, or plane, eitherside of its fuselage.

ALBEMARLEANSONAR 196AT7AT8ATTACKERB17 FLYING FORTRESSB24 LIBERATORB25 MITCHELLB26 MARAUDERB29 SUPERFORTRESSBARRACUDABATTLEBEAUFIGHTERBEAUFORTBERMUDABLENHEIMBOSTONBOTHABUFFALOCATALINACG4A HADRIANCORSAIRCOURIERDAKOTADEFIANTDO17DO18DO217DO24F13 SUPERFORTRESSF4 PHANTOMF4F WILDCATF6F HELLCATF84 THUNDERJETF86 SABREFIREBRANDFIREFLYFLAMINGOFOKKERFOLLAND FO108FULMARFW190FW200HALIFAXHAMILCARHAMPDENHARVARDHAVOCHE111

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

NT

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

AIRCRAFT MARK

AIRCRAFT MARK

AIRCRAFT MARK

AIRCRAFT MARK

AIRCRAFT MARK

AIRCRAFT MARK

AIRCRAFT MARK

AIRCRAFT MARK

AIRCRAFT MARK

AIRCRAFT MARK

AIRCRAFT MARK

AIRCRAFT MARK

AIRCRAFT MARK

AIRCRAFT <BY FORM>

20

MOSQUITO

NIEUPORT

NIEUPORT DELAGE NID 30

NIGHTFIGHTER

NOORDUYN

NORTH AMERICAN

OXFORD

P38 LIGHTNING

Two-seat, twin-engined light/medium bombercelebrated for its speed and versatility. Enteringservice in 1941, was also adapted for duties as afighter-bomber, Pathfinder, mine-layer, transport,trainer and photo-reconnaissance aircraft.

A French aeroplane company that primarily builtracing aircraft before World War I and fighteraircraft during World War I and between thewars. First set up in 1902 as manufacturer ofengine components, then aircraft in 1911 asNieuport et Deplante.

A French airliner which entered service in 1920.A conventional biplane design with enclosedcabin for four passengers and open cockpit forthe pilot. Fitted with an early audible guidancesystem. Withdrawn from service in 1921.

A light, high speed aircraft equipped specificallyto engage in night combat.

Noorduyn Aviation Limited. Formed in 1934 by MrR.B.C. Noorduyn as a successor to NoorduynAircraft Limited, which was formed in 1933. Thecompany's most notable production aircraft wasthe Norseman transport.

North American Aviation, Inc., incorporated inDelaware in 1928.

Twin-engined monoplane that served the RAF asan advanced trainer and flying ambulance. Mk. Ifeatured a gun turret and served for gunnery andbombing-crew training. Subsequent versionsused for pilot, radio and navigation training.

HE115HE177HENLEYHEREFORDHORSAHOTSPURHUDSONHURRICANEINVADERJAVELINJU188JU86JU87JU88KITTYHAWKL20A BEAVERLANCASTERLEOPARD MOTHLERWICKLIGHTNINGLINCOLNLYSANDERMAGISTERMANCHESTERMARTINETMASTERME109ME110ME210ME410METEORMOSQUITOOXFORDP38 LIGHTNINGP39 AIRACOBRAP47 THUNDERBOLTP51 MUSTANGPB4Y LIBERATORPROCTORPUSS MOTHRELIANTROCSEAFIRESKUASPITFIRESTIRLINGSUNDERLANDTBF AVENGERTEMPESTTYPHOONUC64 NORSEMANVAMPIREVENGEANCEVENTURAWARWICKWELLINGTONWHIRLWINDWHITLEYYORK

NIEUPORT DELAGE NID 30

BEAUFIGHTERDEFIANTHAVOCME110ME410

UC64 NORSEMAN

B25 MITCHELLF86 SABREHARVARDP51 MUSTANG

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

NT

NT

NT

NT

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

MEDIUM BOMBERMONOPLANEDE HAVILLAND


BIPLANENIEUPORTTRANSPORTER

FIGHTER



MONOPLANEAIRSPEEDTRAINER

21

P39 AIRACOBRA

P47 THUNDERBOLT

P51 MUSTANG

PB4Y LIBERATOR

Pencil Bomber

PERCIVAL

PHOTO RECONNAISSANCE

Prefect

PROCTOR

PUSS MOTH

QUEEN BEE

RECONNAISSANCE

USE

USE

DO17

TUTOR

B24 LIBERATOR

TIGER MOTH

Twin-engined, single-seat fighter-bomber. Flownby USAAF fighter groups from 1942, excelled asa ground-support fighter. Could carry two 1600 lbbombs or rocket projectiles.

Single-seat fighter-bomber with a single, midshipsengine and tricycle landing gear. After proving afailure as an air-combat fighter, was used mainlyin the ground attack role.

Single-seat, single-engine fighter-bomber. Fittedwith eight fixed forward-firing machine guns inthe wings, plus two 1000lb bombs or six rocketprojectiles.

Single-engine, single-seat, long range fighteroriginally designed in 1940 to a Britishrequirement. Outstanding low-level speed andrange resulted in its assignment to the groundsupport (Army co-operation) role.

US Navy version of the four-engined, six-crewB24 heavy bomber. Modified for long-rangereconnaissance duty and used as a patrol-bomber against shipping and submarines.

The Percival Aircraft Company was formed in1932 and re-organized as Percival Aircraft Ltd. in1937, when the works moved from Gravesend toLuton.

A camera-equipped aircraft intended to fly overenemy territory and gather photographicevidence of strategic features and/or the position

and strength of any military presence.

Single-engine, spruce and plywood, fabric-covered training and communications low-wingmonoplane. Served from 1939 to 1950.

Three-seat, single engine, high wing bracedmonoplane designed for civil use and first flownin 1929. Saw military service in World War 2 in anArmy co-operation and communications role.

A radio-controlled target tug version of the TigerMoth used for target practice. 380 were built forthe RAF.

An aircraft, often fitted with cameras, intended tofly over enemy territory to ascertain its strategicfeatures and/or the position and strength of anymilitary presence.

PROCTOR

F13 SUPERFORTRESSFIREFLY

AIRCO DH6ALBEMARLEANSONAR 196ARMSTRONG WHITWORTH FK3ARMSTRONG WHITWORTH FK8BISONBOTHABRISTOL F2BCATALINADO18FELIXSTOWE F5FW200HE115HE59HUDSONIRISJU188JU86LERWICKPB4Y LIBERATORPHOTO RECONNAISSANCE

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

NT

NT

NT

RT

RT

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

MONOPLANEFIGHTER BOMBERLOCKHEED

MONOPLANEFIGHTER BOMBERBELL

REPUBLICMONOPLANEFIGHTER BOMBER

NORTH AMERICANMONOPLANEFIGHTER

RECONNAISSANCECONSOLIDATEDMONOPLANEHEAVY BOMBER


RECONNAISSANCE

PERCIVALMONOPLANETRAINER

ARMY COOPERATIONMONOPLANECOMMUNICATIONSDE HAVILLAND

TARGET TUGBIPLANEDE HAVILLAND


22

RELIANT

REPUBLIC

ROC

Sabrejet

Saro

SAUNDERS ROE

Sb2a Buccaneer

Sea Otter

SEAFIRE

SEAL

SEAPLANE

SHARK

SHORT

SISKIN

SKUA

USE

USE

UF

USE

USE

F86 SABRE

SAUNDERS ROE

Saro

BERMUDA

WALRUS

SKUA

SPITFIRE

ROC

Single-engine navigation trainer andcommunications aircraft. Constructed of tubularsteel and duralumin frame, with a duralumin andcanvas covering, 500 were delivered to the FAA,serving from 1944-5.

The Republic Aviation Corporation. Developedfrom the Seversky Aircraft Corporation, foundedby Alexander P. de Seversky in 1931 after thecollapse of his previous company, the SeverskyAero Corporation, in the 1929 stock market crash.

A fighter version of the SKUA fitted with a four-gun turret. The majority were converted to targettugs for use by the RAF and Fleet Air Arm.

A British aero- and marine-engineering companybased on the Isle of Wight specializing in theconstruction of flying boats.

Single-engine, single-seat carrierborne fighter: aSpitfire VB fitted with an arrester hook.Modifications on later versions included foldingwings, rocket-assisted take-off gear andconversion for photo-reconnaissance duties.

Single-engine, two or three-crew pre-World War2 biplane fighter and general purpose aircraft.First flown in 1931, the Seal was a Naval varianton the Fairey Gordon and a forerunner of theSwordfish.

An aircraft designed to land on water. They canbe divided into 2 types: Flying boats (designedwith a hull allowing the aircraft to land directly onwater) and Floatplanes (where the undercarriagewas replaced by fixed floats).

A torpedo-bomber and reconnaissance biplane inservice with the Fleet Air Arm 1935-1938.Rendered obsolete after 1938 by the Swordfishand withdrawn from service.

Short Bros. (Rochester & Bedford), Ltd. foundedby Eustace and Oswald Short in 1898, originallymanufacturing spherical balloons. In 1936became Short & Harland Ltd. in collaboration withBelfast shipbuilders Harland and Wolff.

Single-engine, single-seat biplane day fighterdeveloped by Siddeley. Variations included an all-metal, fabric-covered Mk.III, which became theRAF's main fighter in the 1920s.

Single-engine fighter/dive-bomber. The Fleet AirArm's first operational monoplane, and its firstaircraft to shoot down an enemy during the war.

SHARKSOUTHAMPTONSTRANRAERSUNDERLANDSWORDFISHWALRUSWARWICK

F84 THUNDERJETP47 THUNDERBOLT

LERWICK

FLOATPLANEFLYING BOAT

STIRLINGSUNDERLAND

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

NT

NT

NT

NT

RT

RT

RT

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

STINSONMONOPLANETRAINER


TARGET TUGMONOPLANEBLACKBURNFIGHTER



BIPLANEFAIREYFIGHTER

AIRCRAFT <BY FORM>

TORPEDO BOMBERRECONNAISSANCEBIPLANEBLACKBURN


ARMSTRONG WHITWORTHBIPLANEFIGHTER

BLACKBURNMONOPLANEFIGHTER BOMBER

23

SNIPE

SOPWITH

SOUTHAMPTON

SPITFIRE

STINSON

STIRLING

STRANRAER

Stuka

SUNDERLAND

Superfortress

SUPERMARINE

SWORDFISH

TARGET

TARGET TUG

USE

USE

JU87

B29 SUPERFORTRESS

CAMEL

SEAFIRE

Single-engined fighter, developed from the Camel.Entered service in 1918 and became the RAF'sfirst mainstay peacetime fighter.

The Sopwith Aviation Co., Ltd.. Established in1911 by the noted aviator Mr T. O. M. Sopwith.Produced many notable aircraft, including theCamel and a Schneider Cup-winning seaplane.

Interbellum, twin-engined, five-crew, biplaneflying-boat with a characteristic triple tail-fin.Entered service in 1925 and used for generalreconnaissance duties. The Mk.I had a woodenfuselage, whilst the Mk.II's was metal inconstruction.

Single-engine, single-seat interceptor fighterdeveloped from the race-winning SchneiderTrophy seaplanes. One of the most famous of allcombat aircraft, entered RAF service in 1938 andwas still in use in the 1950s.

The Stinson Division of The Consolidated VulteeAircraft Corporation. Originally the StinsonAircraft Division of the Aviation ManufacturingCorpn., who were taken over by Vultee AircraftInc., who merged with the Consolidated AircraftCorpn. in 1943.

Seven/eight-crew, heavy night-bomber. The firstfour-engine bomber to join the RAF, with a bombload of 14000 lb, entered service in 1940.Superseded as a bomber by the Lancaster andHalifax, later versions served as transports andtugs.

Twin-engined, seven-crew, coastalreconnaissance, biplane flying-boat. Designed tothe same specification as the Saro London,entered service in 1937. Also serving in an anti-submarine role, was replaced by theConsolidated Canso (Catalina) in 1943.

Four-engine, ten-crew, long-range maritimereconnaissance and anti-submarine aircraft.Developed from the Short C-class Empire airliner.All metal in construction, entered RAF CoastalCommand service in 1938.

The Supermarine Company was formed in 1912and specialised in producing sea-going aircraft,including several Schneider Trophy winners.Taken over by Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd., in 1938.

Single-engine, three-crew torpedo-spotter,reconnaissance and anti-submarine biplane.Entered Naval service in 1936, designed foroperation from aircraft carriers and equippedwith folding wings.

An aircraft, usually towed or radio-controlled,designed for use as an air-to-air, or ground-to-air, gunnery target.

An aircraft used for the towing of targets.

CAMELSNIPE

RELIANT

ATTACKERSEAFIRESOUTHAMPTONSPITFIRESTRANRAER

BERMUDAHENLEY

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

NT

NT

NT

NT

RT

RT

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

BIPLANESOPWITHFIGHTER


FLYING BOATRECONNAISSANCEBIPLANESUPERMARINE



SHORTMONOPLANEHEAVY BOMBER

FLYING BOATRECONNAISSANCEBIPLANESUPERMARINE

FLYING BOATRECONNAISSANCESHORTMONOPLANE

VICKERS ARMSTRONGS

RECONNAISSANCEBIPLANEFAIREY


TUG

24

TBF AVENGER

TEMPEST

TEST AIRCRAFT

TIGER MOTH

Tomahawk

TORPEDO BOMBER

TRAINER

TRANSPORTER

TRIPLANE

TUG

TUTOR

TYPHOON

USE

UF

KITTYHAWK

Prefect

TYPHOON

QUEEN BEE

Three-crew, single-engine carrierborne torpedo-bomber. Entered service in 1942, first seeingaction during the Battle of Midway. Served withthe US Navy until 1956.

Single-engine, single-seat fighter-bomberdeveloped from the Typhoon and the abandonedTornado. Entered service in 1944 with itsgreatest success being in destroying V.1. flyingbombs. One of the fastest World War 2 aircraft,with a top speed of 436 mph.

An aircraft designed for the testing of engines orother aircraft components.

Single-engine, two-seat, light, biplane,elementary-flying trainer. Adapted from a civiliandesign, and constructed from tubular steel andspruce with plywood and fabric covering,entered service in 1931 and was available inland-plane or seaplane forms.

Aircraft designed for the carrying and droppingof torpedoes.

An aircraft used for the training of pilots,sometimes fitted with dual controls for use by theinstructor.

An aircraft used for the transportation of troops,supplies, vehicles or passengers.

An aeroplane featuring three wings, or planes,placed one above the other either side of itsfuselage.

An aircraft used for towing another aircraft orobject, such as a glider or target.

A two-seat trainer chosen to replace the Avro504. 380 entered RAF service with many findingtheir way onto the civilian market at the end oftheir careers.

Single-engine, single-seat fighter-bomber.

QUEEN BEEROCVENGEANCE

ALBACOREBEAUFORTBOTHAFIREBRANDHE115HE59SHARKTBF AVENGER

ANSONARMSTRONG WHITWORTH FK3AT7AT8BOTHAHARVARDHOTSPURMAGISTERMARTINETMASTEROXFORDPROCTORRELIANTTIGER MOTHTUTOR

BLERIOT 155CG4A HADRIANCOURIERDAKOTADE HAVILLAND DH18BDE HAVILLAND DRAGON RAPIDEDO24F60 GOLIATHFLAMINGOFOKKERFW200HAMILCARHORSAL20A BEAVERNIEUPORT DELAGE NID 30UC64 NORSEMANW10YORK

GLIDER TUGTARGET TUG

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

NT

NT

NT

NT

RT

RT

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

TORPEDO BOMBERGRUMMANMONOPLANE

HAWKERMONOPLANEFIGHTER BOMBER


BIPLANEDE HAVILLANDTRAINER

BOMBER



AIRCRAFT <BY FORM>


BIPLANETRAINERAVRO

25

U6a Beaver

UC64 NORSEMAN

V1

V1500

VAMPIRE

VENGEANCE

VENTURA

VICKERS

VICKERS ARMSTRONGS

VIMY

VIRGINIA

VULCAN

VULTEE

W10

USE

UF

L20A BEAVER

Doodlebug

TEMPEST

Designed to replace the Hurricane as aninterceptor, excelled as a rocket-projectile-firingground-attack fighter. Entered RAF service in1941.

Canadian-built, single-engine, high-wing transportand communications aircraft converted from acivilian model. Metal-framed with fabric covering,saw service in 1944-5. Was capable of beingequipped with wheels, floats or skis.

Jet-propelled, pilotless aircraft carrying a one-tonexplosive warhead. Also known as the FieselerFI-103, the V1 was nicknamed the doodlebug, orbuzz bomb.

Four-engined, five to seven crew, heavy bomberbiplane. Entered service in 1918.

A single engine, jet propelled twin boom aircraftwhich came into service in 1945 in a variety ofroles including night fighter, trainer, the carrier-borne Sea Vampire, and the MK5 version, afighter bomber. Produced by De Havilland.

Single-engine aircraft designed as a dive-bomber.Found to be inadequate in this role, a number ofthose delivered to the RAF were used as targettugs. Entered service in 1941.

Second World War allied patrol-bomber built byLockheed Vega, a Lockheed subsidiary. Thisaircraft was a military development of theLodestar, USAF designation B-34.

Vickers (Aviation) Ltd. formed in 1911, as theaviation division of Vickers Ltd., and took controlof Supermarine Aviation Works Ltd. the sameyear. Taken over by Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd. in1938.

Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd.. In 1938 took overVickers (Aviation) Ltd., which itself had takencontrol of Supermarine Aviation Works Ltd. in1928.

Twin-engine, three-crew, long-range heavybomber biplane. Entered service in 1917. Ofwooden construction with a fabric covering, theVimy was fitted with a skid under the nose of itsfuselage to prevent tipping forward upon landing.

Twin-engined, four-crew bomber. Woodenframed, with linen covering, entered service in1924, equipping several RAF squadrons.

A jet-powered tailless delta wing high-altitudestrategic bomber plane, operated by the RAFfrom 1956 until 1984. Typically armed withnuclear weapons but capable of conventionalbombing missions. Used as a nuclear deterrent inthe Cold War.

Vultee Aircraft, Inc.. In 1943 merged with TheConsolidated Aircraft Corporation to form TheConsolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation.

FI 103

VIMYVIRGINIAWARWICKWELLINGTON

SUPERMARINEVICKERS

VENGEANCE

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

NT

NT

NT

NT

RT

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

HAWKERMONOPLANEFIGHTER BOMBER

MONOPLANETRANSPORTERNOORDUYN

FLYING BOMB

BIPLANEHANDLEY PAGEHEAVY BOMBER

MONOPLANEDE HAVILLANDFIGHTER

TARGET TUGVULTEEMONOPLANE

LOCKHEED VEGAMONOPLANEBOMBER

VICKERS ARMSTRONGS


BIPLANEHEAVY BOMBERVICKERS

BIPLANEVICKERSBOMBER

AVROBOMBER

CONSOLIDATED VULTEE

26

WACO

WALRUS

Warhawk

WARWICK

WELLINGTON

WESTLAND

WHIRLWIND

WHITLEY

YORK

ZEPPELIN

UF

USE

Sea Otter

KITTYHAWK

WELLINGTON

WARWICK

LANCASTER

A British medium-range biplane airliner designedand built by Handley Page in 1921. A twin-engined variant of the Handley Page W series(W8, W9), retired in 1931. Built for ImperialAirways (4 units built).

The Waco Aircraft Company, established in 1921.One of the largest pre-war producers of civilaircraft in America, Waco specialised in theproduction of troop and cargo carrying glidersduring World War Two.

Three/four-crew, single-engine, shipboardobservation and air/sea rescue amphibianseaplane. Entered RAF service in 1936. Alsoemployed for gunnery spotting, anti-submarineand convoy protection duties.

Twin-engined air/sea rescue and anti-submarinepatrol aircraft. Originally developed from theWellington and intended as a bomber, enteredRAF Coastal Command service in 1943. Fittedwith a Leigh Light and ASV radar.

Six-crew, twin-engined medium night-bomber.Entered service in 1938 and was the RAF'sprincipal bomber until 1943, participating in thefirst bombing raid of the war. Later versionsserved as torpedo and reconnaissance-bombers,transports and trainers.

Westland Aircraft Ltd., formed in 1935 to takeover the aircraft branch of Petters Ltd.,previously known as the Westland AircraftWorks.

Twin-engined fighter-bomber. All metal inconstruction, entered service in 1940. Supportedbombing operations and participated in attacks onFrance, but not widely used due to engine faults.

Twin-engined bomber. The Whitley was the first'heavy' bomber to be built in quantity for the RAFand made the first bombing attack on Germany inMay 1940. It was later used for convoyprotection and reconnaissance.

Transport version of the four-engined Lancasterbomber. Serving from 1943 to 1951, and all metalin construction, this aircraft was usedextensively during the Berlin airlift.

A rigid frame type of airship pioneered by CountZeppelin and used by the Germans in WWI formilitary purposes: do not use asa generic namefor airships

CG4A HADRIAN

LYSANDERWALRUSWHIRLWIND

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

SN

NT

NT

RT

RT

RT

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

AIRCRAFT TYPE

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

CL

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

BT

BIPLANEHANDLEY PAGETRANSPORTER


FLYING BOATRECONNAISSANCEBIPLANEWESTLAND

RECONNAISSANCEMONOPLANEVICKERS

MEDIUM BOMBERMONOPLANEVICKERS


WESTLANDMONOPLANEFIGHTER BOMBER

ARMSTRONG WHITWORTHMONOPLANEHEAVY BOMBER

MONOPLANEAVROTRANSPORTER

AIRSHIP

fish terminologies - about

Documents