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List of aircraft of the Royal Air Force

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This is a list of historical aircraft of the RAF. For a list of the current aircraft used by the RAF, see List of active United Kingdom military aircraft

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. For just those aircraft currently in service, see List of active United Kingdom military aircraft. Aircraft operated with the Fleet Air Arm from 1924 until 1939 were operated by the Royal Air Force on behalf of the Navy and are included; those operated by the Royal Navy after it re-acquired control of the aircraft used to support its operations in 1939 are not, but all aircraft operated in conjunction with the Navy are listed at List of aircraft of the Fleet Air Arm. Army Air Corps aircraft are not included but can be found at List of aircraft of the Army Air Corps.

For aircraft operated before the merger of the RFC and RNAS in 1918:

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Regular service with the RAF

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Aircraft impressed into RAF service

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Military aircraft

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Captured or interned

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Captured or interned examples of the following aircraft were at one time flown by either the RAF or more normally by the Royal Aircraft Establishment for evaluation.

Argentine aircraft

German aircraft

Italian aircraft

Japanese aircraft

Schneider Trophy seaplanes

Aircraft used by the Royal Air Force in support of its efforts in the Schneider Trophy races, and includes aircraft used solely as trainers.

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Training gliders

The following Gliders are or were flown by RAF training squadrons:

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Airships and balloons

UAVs and drones

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Notes

  1. [N 1]
    UK variant completely redesigned from Canadian original and shared few interchangeable parts.
  2. [N 2]
    Racer evaluated as K5084
  3. [N 3]
    One aircraft for training and support with Memorial Flight
  4. [N 4]
    AL2 and T3 transferred from the Army on 2 April 2019.[59] In July 2021, reported were retired from service on 30 June 2021.[60]
  5. [N 5]
    The DH-9A wasn't a variant of the DH-9, but was instead entirely redesigned by Westland.
  6. [N 6]
    Dominie was the RAF's name for the Dragon Rapide - impressed examples retained original name
  7. [N 7]
    Evaluation only, later impressed. RAF name was to have been Hertfordshire
  8. [N 8]
    Used by Queen's flight
  9. [N 9]
    Single example donated to RAF
  10. [N 10]
    Sold in 2017.[123]
  11. [N 11]
    AL1 transferred from the Army on 2 April 2019.[59] In July 2021, reported were retired from service on 30 June 2021.[60]
  12. [N 12]
    Used by Queen's flight

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