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Royal Aircraft Factory BE.8 [8] Royal Aircraft Factory H.R.E.2; Royal Aircraft Factory RE.5; Royal Aircraft Factory RE.7; Sage Type 4; Short S.27; Short Tandem Twin (modified S.27) Short S.36 Tractor Biplane; Short S.34 T1; Short S.38 Trainer; Short S.39 Triple Twin; Short S.41 Tractor Biplane; Short S.45 T5; Short S.46; Short S.47 Triple ...
On 1 April 1918 the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS) was merged with the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) to form the Royal Air Force (RAF) which directly operated and controlled all naval aircraft. On 1 April 1924 the Fleet Air Arm of the Royal Air Force was created as a distinct component of the RAF, which existed until 24 May 1939 when command of the ...
The Lightning Force is a joint RAF-Fleet Air Arm formation with all F-35Bs capable of operating from the Royal Navy's Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers. The first Fleet Air Arm squadron to operate the F-35B is 809 Naval Air Squadron which formally stood-up in December 2023, joining other F-35B squadrons within the RAF that are formally ...
The Royal Navy regained its own air service in 1937, when the Fleet Air Arm of the Royal Air Force (covering carrier borne aircraft, but not the seaplanes and maritime reconnaissance aircraft of Coastal Command) was returned to Admiralty control and renamed the Naval Air Branch. In 1952, the service returned to its pre-1937 name of the Fleet ...
Jointly operated with Royal Air Force. Initial Operational Capability (Maritime) in 2020; [53] 809 Naval Air Squadron stood up in December 2023 with initial squadron operating capability projected for December 2024. [54] Attack/Reconnaissance helicopters; AgustaWestland AW159 Wildcat HMA2: United Kingdom: Rotorcraft: Attack: 2014: 28: 28 [2]
This list includes lists of naval aircraft used by the UK at specific time periods such as the Modern day and World War II. It will also include two lists one for the all the aircraft ever used by the Royal Naval Air Service the United Kingdoms original naval Air Service and all the aircraft ever used by the Fleet Air Arm the United Kingdom ...
201 Flight (active 1 May 2014 - present) [note parented by 700W Naval Air Squadron between 1 May 2014 and 1 August 2014], then 825 Naval Air Squadron. 202 Flight (active October 2016 - present) parent 815 Naval Air Squadron. 204 Flight (active 1 November 2015 - present) parent 825 Naval Air Squadron.
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.