List of Aircraft of The Royal Air Force

List Of Aircraft Of The Royal Air Force

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 list of RAF aircraft, 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.

Refer to List of active United Kingdom military aircraft for current aircraft.

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

  • Refer to List of aircraft of the Royal Flying Corps
  • Refer to List of aircraft of the Royal Naval Air Service.

Most of the alphanumeric codes in the Variants column are British military aircraft designations.

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