Aircraft Operated and Fleet Details
The following aircraft types formed part of the fleet during Eagle's 20 years of operation:
- Airspeed Consul
- Auster Autocrat
- Avro Anson
- Avro Lancaster - one loaned to Eagle by Ministry for photographic work, a second Lancaster was purchased for spares for the Yorks.
- Avro Lincoln
- Avro York
- Avro 748
- BAC One-Eleven
- Boeing 707
- Bristol Britannia
- Bristol Freighter
- de Havilland Dove
- de Havilland Dragon Rapide
- de Havilland Heron
- Douglas C-54 Skymaster
- Douglas Dakota
- Douglas DC-6
- Handley Page Halifax
- Miles Gemini
- Miles Hawk Trainer
- Percival Proctor
- Vickers Valetta
- Vickers Viking
- Vickers Viscount
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