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List of aircraft of the Fleet Air Arm

2025-10-29T04:08:38Z

153.111.229.202: /* Prototoypes and minor aircraft */

{{Short description|Fleet Air Arm Aircraft List}}
{{Refimprove|date=September 2022}}
This is a '''list of aircraft of the [[Fleet Air Arm|Fleet Air Arm (FAA)]]'''.
[[File:A Fairey Swordfish in Flight TR1138.jpg|thumb|Fleet Air Arm [[Fairey Swordfish]] torpedo bomber]]
On 1 April 1918 the [[Royal Naval Air Service|Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS)]] was merged with the [[Royal Flying Corps|Royal Flying Corps (RFC)]] to form the [[Royal Air Force|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 Fleet Air Arm was transferred back to [[Royal Navy]] control.
Coastal Command patrol aircraft, including most large seaplanes, remained with the RAF despite their operations in a naval environment. [[List of Air Ministry specifications|Prototypes]] were largely under the control of the Air Ministry and not the Fleet Air Arm until their introduction into service.

==Aircraft==
Acronyms in table
:ASW; Anti-submarine warfare
:AEW; Airborne Early Warning
:ECM; Electronic counter measures
:EW; Electronic Warfare aircraft
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Manufacturer
!Model
!Variant
!Role
!Origin
!In service
!Withdrawn
!Notes
|-
|[[AgustaWestland]]||[[AgustaWestland AW101|Merlin]]||HM.1/2||ASW/Transport||UK||2000||n/a||
|-
|AgustaWestland||[[AgustaWestland AW159 Wildcat|Wildcat]]||HMA.2||Attack||UK||2015||n/a||28 ordered
|-
|[[Airspeed Ltd.|Airspeed]]||[[Airspeed Envoy|Envoy]]||||Transport/trainer||UK||1941||1941||1 ex-RAF
|-
|Airspeed||[[Airspeed Oxford|Oxford]]||||Trainer||UK||1942||1954||ex-RAF
|-
|[[Armstrong Whitworth]]||[[Armstrong Whitworth Whitley|Whitley]]||||Trainer/transport||UK||1942||1947||
|-
|[[Avro]]||[[Avro 652|652]]||||Transport||UK||1941||1942||2 impressed airliners
|-
|Avro||[[Avro Anson|Anson]]||||Trainer/Communications||UK||1942||1955||
|-
|Avro||[[Avro Bison|Bison]]||||Spotter||UK||1922||1929||
|-
|Avro||[[Avro Lancaster|Lancaster]]||||Heavy bomber||UK||1945||1947|| 3 ex-RAF
|-
|Avro||[[Cierva C.30|Rota]]||I||Autogyro||UK||1935||1935||{{sfn|Howard|Burrow|Myall|2011|p=1}}
|-
|Avro||[[Avro Tutor|Tutor]]||||Trainer||UK||1937||1942||
|-
|[[Beechcraft]]||[[Beechcraft Model 18|Expeditor]]/Navigator||||Transport||US||1943||1954||[[Lend-lease]]
|-
|Beechcraft||[[Beechcraft Super King Air|Avenger]]||||Trainer||US||2011||n/a||
|-
|Beechcraft||[[Beechcraft Model 17 Staggerwing|Traveller]]||||Communications||US||1944||1946||[[Lend-lease]]
|-
|[[AviaBellanca Aircraft|Bellanca]]||[[Bellanca Pacemaker|Pacemaker]]||||Communications||US||1939||1940||1 impressed ?
|-
|[[Blackburn]]||[[Blackburn Baffin|Baffin]]||||Torpedo bomber||UK||1934||1946||
|-
|Blackburn||[[Blackburn Blackburn|Blackburn]]||||Spotter||UK||1923||1931||
|-
|Blackburn||[[Blackburn Buccaneer|Buccaneer]]||S.1/2/2C/2D||Strike||UK||1962||1978||
|-
|Blackburn||[[Blackburn Firebrand|Firebrand]]||||Torpedo-fighter||UK||1944||1956||
|-
|Blackburn||[[Blackburn Dart|Dart]]||||Torpedo bomber||UK||1922||1935||117 aircraft
|-
|Blackburn||[[Blackburn Ripon|Ripon]]||||Torpedo bomber/reconnaissance||UK||1929||1935||
|-
|Blackburn||[[Blackburn Roc|Roc]]||||Fighter||UK||1938||1943||
|-
|Blackburn||[[Blackburn Shark|Shark]]||||Torpedo bomber/target tug||UK||1934||1944||
|-
|Blackburn||[[Blackburn Skua|Skua]]||||Fighter/dive bomber/target tug||UK||1938||1941||
|-
|[[Boulton Paul Aircraft|Boulton Paul]]||[[Boulton Paul Defiant|Defiant]]||||Target tug||UK||1943||1946||295 aircraft
|-
|Boulton Paul||[[Boulton Paul Sea Balliol|Sea Balliol]]||||Trainer||UK||1952||1963||
|-
|[[Brewster Aeronautical Corporation|Brewster]]||[[Brewster SB2A Buccaneer|Bermuda]]||||Dive bomber||US||1942||1943||5 for evaluation only
|-
|Brewster||[[Brewster F2A Buffalo|Buffalo]]||||Fighter||US||1940||1941||ex-Belgian
|-
|[[Bristol Aeroplane Company|Bristol]]||[[Bristol Beaufighter|Beaufighter]]||||Torpedo bomber||UK||1943||1946||
|-
|Bristol||[[Bristol Beaufort|Beaufort]]||||Torpedo bomber/trainer||UK||1943||1946||
|-
|Bristol||[[Bristol Blenheim|Blenheim]]||||Trainer||UK||1941||1944||ex-RAF
|-
|[[British Aerospace]] (BAe)||[[British Aerospace 125|125]]||CC.1||VIP transport||UK||1971||1972||2 RAF aircraft
|-
|British Aerospace (BAe)||[[British Aerospace Harrier II|Harrier II]]||GR.||Strike||UK||2006||2011||
|-
|British Aerospace (BAe)||[[British Aerospace Jetstream|Jetstream]]||T.2/3||Trainer||UK||1979||2011|| 16 ex-RAF
|-
|British Aerospace (BAe)||[[British Aerospace Sea Harrier|Sea Harrier]]||FRS.1<HR>F/A.2<HR>T.8||Fighter/reconnaissance/ground attack/trainer||UK||1979||2006|| 
|-
|[[Cierva Autogiro Company|Cierva]]||[[Cierva C.40|Rota]]||II||Autogyro||UK||1939||1940||{{sfn|Howard|Burrow|Myall|2011|p=1}}
|-
|[[Curtiss-Wright|Curtiss]]||[[Curtiss SBC Helldiver|Cleveland]]||||Dive bomber||US||1940||1940||1 for evaluation only
|-
|Curtiss||[[Curtiss SB2C Helldiver|Helldiver]]||||Dive bomber||US||1943||1945||[[Lend-lease]] 26 for evaluation
|-
|Curtiss||[[Curtiss SO3C Seamew|Seamew]]||||Reconnaissance||US||1944||1945||Never used operationally
|-
|[[de Havilland]]||[[de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk|DHC-1 Chipmunk]]||||Trainer||UK||1965||2005||ex-RAF
|-
|de Havilland||[[de Havilland Express|DH.86]]||||Transport/trainer||UK||1940||1945||6 impressed/ex-RAF
|-
|de Havilland||[[de Havilland Dominie|Dominie]]||||Trainer/transport||UK||1940||1963||Some impressed
|-
|de Havilland||[[de Havilland Flamingo|Flamingo]]||||Transport||UK||1940||1946||2 impressed
|-
|de Havilland||[[de Havilland Fox Moth|Fox Moth]]||||Communications||UK||1941||1943||1 impressed
|-
|de Havilland||[[de Havilland DH.60 Moth|Gipsy Moth]]||||Trainer||UK||1940||1943||1 impressed
|-
|de Havilland||[[de Havilland Hornet Moth|Hornet Moth]]||||Communications||UK||1939||1945||1 impressed & 4 from Canada
|-
|de Havilland||[[de Havilland Mosquito|Mosquito]]||||various||UK||1944||?||
|-
|de Havilland||[[de Havilland DH.60 Moth|DH.60M Moth]]||||Trainer||UK||1939||1943||6 impressed/ex-RAF
|-
|de Havilland||[[de Havilland Leopard Moth|Leopard Moth]]||||?||UK||1940||1946||2 impressed
|-
|de Havilland||[[de Havilland Puss Moth|Puss Moth]]||||Communications||UK||1940||1943||1 impressed
|-
|de Havilland||[[de Havilland Queen Bee|Queen Bee]]||||Target drone||UK||1941||1946||5 examples
|-
|de Havilland||[[de Havilland Sea Heron|Sea Heron]]||||Transport||UK||1961||1981||Bought second hand
|-
|de Havilland||[[de Havilland Sea Hornet|Hornet]]||||Fighter/night-fighter/reconnaissance||UK||1947||1954|| 198 aircraft
|-
|de Havilland||[[de Havilland Sea Vampire|Sea Vampire]]||||Fighter/trainer||UK||1948||1968||
|-
|de Havilland||[[de Havilland Sea Venom|Sea Venom]]||||Fighter/electronic countermeasures||UK||1954||1961||
|-
|de Havilland||[[de Havilland Sea Vixen|Sea Vixen]]||||Fighter||UK||1958||1972||
|-
|de Havilland||[[de Havilland Sea Devon|Sea Devon]]||||Transport||UK||1955||1981||
|-
|de Havilland||[[de Havilland Sea Mosquito|Sea Mosquito]]||||Strike/target tug||UK||1946||1950s||
|-
|de Havilland||[[de Havilland Tiger Moth|Tiger Moth]]||||Trainer/communications||UK||1939||1965||113 ex-RAF
|-
|de Havilland||[[de Havilland Vampire|Vampire]]||||Fighter/fighter-bomber||UK||1948||1950s||
|-
|[[Douglas Aircraft Company|Douglas]]||[[Douglas A-20 Havoc|Boston]]||||Medium Bomber||US||1941||1943||9 ex-RAF
|-
|Douglas||[[Douglas A-20 Havoc|Boston]]||||Medium bomber||US||1943||1945||ex-RAF
|-
|Douglas||[[Douglas C-47 Skytrain|Dakota]]||||Transport||US||1944||1946||3 aircraft
|-
|Douglas||[[Douglas SBD Dauntless|Dauntless]]||||Dive bomber||US||1944||1946||9 evaluated but not used
|-
|Douglas||[[Douglas A-1 Skyraider|Skyraider]]||||Airborne Early Warning||US||1951||1960||
|-
|[[English Electric]]||[[English Electric Canberra|Canberra]]||||Trainer/target tug/drone||UK||1950s||1992||
|-
|[[Airbus Helicopters|Eurocopter]]||[[Eurocopter AS365 Dauphin|AS365N-2 Dauphin II]]||||Trainer helicopter||France||1999||n/a||
|-
|[[Fairey Aviation Company|Fairey]]||[[Fairey III|III]]D & F||||Spotter/target tug||UK||1918||1940||
|-
|Fairey||[[Fairey Albacore|Albacore]]||||Torpedo/dive bomber||UK||1940||1943||
|-
|Fairey||[[Fairey Barracuda|Barracuda]]||||Torpedo/dive bomber||UK||1943||1953|| 2,607 built
|-
|Fairey||[[Fairey Battle|Battle]]||||Trainer||UK||1939||1944||3 ex-RAF
|-
|Fairey||[[Fairey Firefly|Firefly]]||||Fighter/night fighter/ASW/trainer||UK||1943||1956|| 1702 aircraft
|-
|Fairey||[[Fairey Flycatcher|Flycatcher]]||||Fighter||UK||1923||1934||
|-
|Fairey||[[Fairey Fulmar|Fulmar]]||||Fighter/night fighter||UK||1940||1945|| 600 aircraft
|-
|Fairey||[[Fairey Gannet|Gannet]]||||ASW/transport/EW/trainer||UK||1954||1979|| 342 including 44 AEW
|-
|Fairey||[[Fairey Gannet AEW.3|Gannet]]||AEW.3||AEW||UK||1954||1979|| 44 AEW
|-
|Fairey||[[Fairey Seafox|Seafox]]||||Spotting/reconnaissance||UK||1937||1943||
|-
|Fairey||[[Fairey Seal|Seal]]||||Spotter/reconnaissance||UK||1933||1943||
|-
|Fairey||[[Fairey Swordfish|Swordfish]]||I||Torpedo bomber||UK||1936||1946||
|-
|[[Grumman]]||[[Grumman TBF Avenger|Avenger]]/Tarpon||||Torpedo bomber/ASW/EW||US||1943||1962||[[Lend-lease]] and [[Mutual Defense Assistance Program|MDAP]]
|-
|Grumman||[[Grumman G-44 Widgeon|Widgeon]]||||Transport||US||1943||1946||
|-
|Grumman||[[Grumman F4F Wildcat|Wildcat]]/Martlet||||Fighter||US||1940||1944|| 992 of various marks [[Lend-lease]]
|-
|[[Gloster Aircraft Company|Gloster]]||[[Gloster Gladiator|Gladiator]]||||Fighter||UK||1938||1945||
|-
|Gloster||[[Gloster Meteor|Meteor]]||||Trainer/target tug||UK||1940s||1960s?||
|-
|Gloster||[[Gloster Nightjar|Nightjar]]||||Fighter||UK||1920||1924||
|-
|Gloster||[[Gloster Sea Gladiator|Sea Gladiator]]||||Fighter/communications||UK||1939||1945||
|-
|[[Grob Aircraft|Grob]]||[[Grob G 115|Tutor]]||G115E||Trainer||Germany||2000s||n/a||
|-
|[[Grumman]]||[[Grumman G-21 Goose|Goose]]||||Transport||US||1942||1946||[[Lend-lease]]
|-
|Grumman||[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|Hellcat]]/Gannet||||Fighter/night fighter||US||1943||1946|| 1,182 aircraft
|-
|Grumman||[[Grumman F7F Tigercat|Tigercat]]||||Fighter||US||1944||1945||2 for evaluation only
|-
|[[Handley Page]]||[[Handley Page H.P.54 Harrow|Harrow]]||||Transport||UK||1942||1943|| 9 ex-RAF
|-
|[[Hawker Aircraft|Hawker]]||[[Hawker Audax|Audax]]||||Trainer||UK||1941||1945||4 ex-RAF
|-
|Hawker||[[Hawker Hart|Hart/Hart Trainer]]||||Trainer||UK||1939||1942|| 8 ex-RAF
|-
|Hawker||[[Hawker Henley|Henley]]||||Target tug||UK||1939||1944||7 ex-RAF
|-
|Hawker||[[Hawker Hunter|Hunter]]||||Trainer/drone||UK||?||1994||
|-
|Hawker||[[Hawker Hurricane|Hurricane]]||||Fighter||UK||1941||1945||
|-
|Hawker||[[Hawker Nimrod|Nimrod]]||||Fighter/utility||UK||1932||1942||
|-
|Hawker||[[Hawker Osprey|Osprey]]||||Fighter/reconnaissance||UK||1931||1940||
|-
|Hawker||[[Hawker Sea Fury|Sea Fury]]||||Fighter||UK||1947||1962||
|-
|Hawker||[[Hawker Sea Hawk|Sea Hawk]]||||Fighter/fighter-bomber/ground attack||UK||1953||1969||
|-
|Hawker||[[Hawker Sea Hurricane|Sea Hurricane]]||||Fighter||UK||1941||1944||
|-
|Hawker||[[Hawker Typhoon|Typhoon]]||||Fighter/ground attack||UK||1943||1943||1 for evaluation only
|-
|[[Hawker Siddeley]]||[[BAE Systems Hawk|Hawk]]||T.1/1A||Trainer||UK||1994||2022||
|-
|[[Hiller Aircraft|Hiller]]||[[Hiller OH-23 Raven|HT]]||HT.1<HR>HT.2||Trainer/communications||US||1953<HR>1962||1976||[[Mutual Defense Assistance Program|MDAP]]{{sfn|Howard|Burrow|Myall|2011|pp=51-60}}
|-
|[[Hunting Aircraft|Hunting]]||[[Hunting Sea Prince|Sea Prince]]||||Trainer/transport||UK||1953||1978||
|-
|[[Lockheed Corporation|Lockheed]]||[[Lockheed Hudson|Hudson]]||||Transport||US||1944||1945||4 ex-RAF
|-
|[[Lockheed Martin]]||[[Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II|F-35 Lightning]]||F-35B||Fighter||US||2023||n/a|| [[809 Naval Air Squadron]]
|-
|[[Glenn L. Martin Company|Martin]]||[[Martin Baltimore|Baltimore]]||||Medium bomber||US||1944||1946|| 14 ex-RAF
|-
|Martin||[[Martin Maryland|Maryland]]||||Medium bomber/target tug||US||1940||1944||7 ex-RAF
|-
|[[McDonnell Douglas]]||[[McDonnell Douglas Phantom in UK service|Phantom]]||FGR.1||Fighter/ground attack||US||1968||1978||
|-
|Miles||[[Miles M.18]]||||Communications||UK||1940||?||1 impressed
|-
|[[Miles Aircraft|Miles]]||[[Miles Magister|Magister]]||||Trainer||UK||1937||1945||
|-
|Miles||[[Miles Martinet|Martinet]]||||Target tug||UK||1943||1947||
|-
|Miles||[[Miles Falcon|Falcon Six]]||||Communications||UK||1940||1941||1 impressed
|-
|Miles||[[Miles Master|Master]]||||Trainer||UK||1940||1948||
|-
|Miles||[[Miles Monitor|Monitor]]||||Target tug||UK||1945||1955||ex-RAF
|-
|Miles||[[Miles Queen Martinet|Queen Martinet]]||||Target drone||UK||1945||1946||3 examples
|-
|Miles||[[Miles Whitney Straight|Whitney Straight]]||||Communications||UK||1940||1943||1 impressed
|-
|[[North American Aviation|North American]]||[[North American T-6 Texan|Harvard]]||||Trainer||US||1943||1955||
|-
|North American||[[North American B-25 Mitchell|Mitchell]]||||Medium bomber||US||1943||1943||1 for evaluation only
|-
|[[Parnall]]||[[Parnall Panther|Panther]]||||Spotter||UK||1919||1926||
|-
|Parnall||[[Parnall Peto|Peto]]||||Submarine-borne reconnaissance||UK||1926||1932||
|-
|Parnall||[[Parnall Plover|Plover]]||||Fighter||UK||1923||1924||Operational evaluation
|-
|[[Hunting Aircraft|Percival]]||[[Percival Petrel|Petrel]]||||Transport||UK||1939||1944||4 impressed/ex-RAF
|-
|Percival||[[Percival Proctor|Proctor]]||||Trainer||UK||1939||1955||
|-
|Percival||[[Percival Vega Gull|Vega Gull]]||||Communications||UK||1939||1945||7 impressed
|-
|[[Pitcairn Aircraft Company|Pitcairn]]||[[Pitcairn PA-18|PA-39]]||||Autogyro||USA||1941||1943||{{sfn|Howard|Burrow|Myall|2011|p=1}}
|-
|[[Short Brothers|Short]]||[[Short Seamew|Seamew]]||||ASW ||UK||1956||1957||Evaluation only
|-
|Short||[[Short Sturgeon|Sturgeon]]||||Target tug||UK||1951||1959||
|-
|[[Sikorsky Aircraft|Sikorsky]]||[[Sikorsky R-4|Hoverfly]]||I||Training/rescue/utility helicopter||US||1943||1952||24 aircraft{{sfn|Howard|Burrow|Myall|2011|pp=3-9}}
|-
|Sikorsky||[[Sikorsky R-6|Hoverfly]]||II||training/deck landing evaluation/liaison helicopter||US||1948||1952||{{sfn|Howard|Burrow|Myall|2011|p=9}}
|-
|Sikorsky||[[Sikorsky H-19 Chickasaw|Whirlwind]]||HAR.21<hr>HAS.22||ASW/transport/air-sea rescue||US||1952<hr>1953||1970||[[Mutual Defense Assistance Program|MDAP]]{{sfn|Howard|Burrow|Myall|2011|pp=37-45}}
|-
|[[Sopwith Aviation Company|Sopwith]]||[[Sopwith Cuckoo|Cuckoo]]||||Torpedo bomber ||UK||1918||1923||232 aircraft
|-
|[[Stinson Aircraft Company|Stinson]]||[[Stinson Reliant|Reliant]]||||Trainer/communications||US||1944||1946||[[Lend-lease]]
|-
|[[Supermarine]]||[[Supermarine Attacker|Attacker]]||||Fighter/fighter-bomber||UK||1951||1957||
|-
|Supermarine||[[Supermarine Seafang|Seafang]]||||Fighter||UK||1946||Evaluation only
|-
|Supermarine||[[Supermarine Seafire|Seafire]]||F.17||Fighter/reconnaissance||UK||1942||1954||
|-
|Supermarine||[[Supermarine Scimitar|Scimitar]]||||Fighter/tanker||UK||1957||1970||
|-
|Supermarine||[[Supermarine Sea Otter|Sea Otter]]||||Air-sea rescue/reconnaissance/spotting||UK||1944||1950||
|-
|Supermarine||[[Supermarine Seagull (1921)|Seagull]]||||Reconnaissance||UK||1923||1926||
|-
|Supermarine||[[Supermarine Spitfire|Spitfire]]||||Fighter||UK||1942||1945||
|-
|Supermarine||[[Supermarine Walrus|Walrus]]||||Spotter/air-sea rescue/||UK||1936||1946||
|-
|[[Vickers]]||[[Vickers Wellington|Wellington]]||||Trainer/transport||UK||1942||1946||Ex-RAF
|-
|[[Vought]]||[[Vought OS2U Kingfisher|Kingfisher]]||||Reconnaissance||US||1942||1943||[[Lend-lease]]
|-
|Vought||[[Vought SB2U Vindicator|Chesapeake]]||||Torpedo bomber/trainer||US||1941||1944||
|-
|Vought||[[Vought F4U Corsair|Corsair]]||||Fighter||US||1943||1947||[[Lend-lease]]
|-
|[[Vultee Aircraft|Vultee]]||[[Vultee A-31 Vengeance|Vengeance]]||||Dive bomber/target tug||US||1944||1947||[[Lend-lease]]
|-
|[[Westland Aircraft]]||[[Westland WS-51 Dragonfly|Dragonfly]]||HR.1<hr>HR.3<HR>HR.5||Air-sea rescue helicopter||UK||1950<HR>1953<hr>?||1970||72 aircraft{{sfn|Howard|Burrow|Myall|2011|pp=11-35}}
|-
|Westland Aircraft||[[Westland Lysander|Lysander]]||||Target tug||UK||1940||1944||67 ex-RAF
|-
|Westland Aircraft||[[Westland Walrus|Walrus]]||||Spotter/reconnaissance||UK||1921||1925||
|-
|Westland Aircraft||[[Westland Wessex|Wessex]]||HAS.1<HR>HAS.3<hr>HU.5||ASW/air-sea rescue/transport||UK||1960<hr>?<hr>1965||1987||{{sfn|Howard|Burrow|Myall|2011|pp=105-188}}
|-
|Westland Aircraft||[[Westland Whirlwind (helicopter)|Whirlwind]]||HAR.1<HR>HAR.3<HR>HAS.7<HR>HAR.9||ASW/air-sea rescue/transport||UK||1954<hr>1955<HR>1960<HR>1964||1973||{{sfn|Howard|Burrow|Myall|2011|pp=61-103}}
|-
|Westland Aircraft||[[Westland Wyvern|Wyvern]]||TF.1||Torpedo/strike||UK||1953||1958|| 127 including 10 two-seat trainers
|-
|[[Westland Helicopters]]/<bR>[[Aérospatiale]]||[[Aérospatiale Gazelle|Gazelle]]||AH.1<HR>HT.2||Trainer/utility helicopter ||UK||1974||2010||40 aircraft
|-
|Westland Helicopters||[[Westland Lynx|Lynx]]||HAS.3/8<hr>AH.7||ASW/air-sea rescue/transport helicopter ||UK||1976||2017||
|-
|Westland Helicopters||[[Westland Sea King|Sea King]]||HAR.5<hr>HAS.5/6<hr>AEW.2A<hr>HC.4||ASW/AEW/air-sea rescue/transport||UK||1969||2018||
|-
|Westland Helicopters||[[Westland Wasp|Wasp]]||HAS.1||ASW||UK||1963||1980||
|}

==List of minor aircraft of the Royal Navy==
===Helicopters to support the Royal Marines===
* [[Aerospatiale Gazelle|Westland Gazelle]] AH.1 - 12 helicopters (1974-2005)
* [[Bell 47|Agusta-Bell Sioux]]/[[Bell 47|Westland-Bell Sioux]] AH.1 - 14 helicopters (1968-1975)
* [[Westland Lynx]] AH.1, Lynx AH.7 and Lynx AH.9, Lynx AH.9A - (1982-2013)
* [[Westland Scout]] AH.1 - Six helicopters (1968-1982)
* [[AgustaWestland AW101|AgustaWestland Merlin HC4/4A]]
* [[AgustaWestland AW159 Wildcat|AgustaWestland Wildcat AH.1]] - (2014- )

===Airships and balloons===
* [[List of British airships]]
* [[Barrage balloon]]s
* [[R80 (airship)]] - One airship
* [[Operation Outward]]

===UAVs and drones===
* [[AeroVironment RQ-20 Puma|AeroVironment Puma]] - (2019- )
* [[AeroVironment Wasp III]] - (2019- )
* [[QinetiQ Banshee]] 80+ - (2023- )
* [[Schiebel Camcopter S-100|Schiebel Camcopter Peregrine]] - (2024)

===Obsolete UAVs and drones===
* [[ARSAERO CT 10]] target drone - (early 1950s)
* [[Boeing Insitu MQ-27 ScanEagle|Boeing Insitu ScanEagle]] - (2014-2017), Operated by No.[[700 Naval Air Squadron]].
* [[Northrop BQM-74 Chukar|Northrop Chukar]] D.1 and Chukar D.2 target drone - 98 aircraft (1980s- )
* [[Radioplane BTT|Northrop Sheldduck]] D.1 target drone - (1959-1980s)
* [[RAE Larynx]] cruise missile - (1920s)

===Gliders===
* [[Akaflieg München Mü13]] – One former Luftwaffe (1945–1957)
* [[DFS SG 38 Schulgleiter]] – Three (1947–1952)
* [[Eliotts Olympia I]] – One (1946–1955)
* [[DFS Kranich I]] – One (1946–1960)
* [[DFS Kranich II]] – One (1946–1953)
* [[Schneider Grunau Baby]] – Six (1946–1952)
* [[Slingsby Cadet]] – One (1946–1949)
* [[Slingsby Prefect]] – One (1953–1956)

===Prototoypes and minor aircraft===
* [[Airspeed Fleet Shadower]] - Two aircraft
* [[Bell P-39 Airacobra]] - One P-39D aircraft (1944- )
* [[Blackburn B-3]] - Two aircraft
* [[Blackburn Airedale]] - Two aircraft
* [[Blackburn Firecrest]] - Two aircraft
* [[Blackburn Nautilus]] - One aircraft
* [[Blackburn Sprat]] - One aircraft
* [[British Aerospace 125]]-600B - One aircraft. Used for testing Blue Vixen radar and other avionics for the Sea Harrier F/A.2.
* [[Bristol Type 173]] Helicopter - One aircraft
* [[Fairey Ferret]] - Two aircraft
* [[Fairey Fleetwing]] - One aircraft
* [[Fairey Pintail]] - Three aircraft
* [[Fairey Spearfish]] - Five aircraft
* [[Fairey Ultra-light Helicopter]] - Five aircraft
* [[Gloster TSR.38]] - One aircraft
* [[Handley Page Hendon]] - Six aircraft
* [[Hawker P.1052]] - Two aircraft
* [[Hawker Hoopoe]] - One aircraft
* [[Miles M.20]] - Two aircraft
* [[Miles M.39B Libellula]] - One aircraft
* [[Parnall Perch]] - One aircraft
* [[Parnall Pike]] - One aircraft
* [[Parnall Pipit]] -Two aircraft
* [[Parnall Puffin]] - Three aircraft
* [[Saro P.531]] Helicopter - Six aircraft
* [[Saro Skeeter]] - Three test and evaluation aircraft. Operated by No.[[705 Naval Air Squadron]].
* [[Supermarine Type 322]] - Two aircraft
* [[Supermarine Type 525]] - One aircraft
* [[Supermarine Seagull (1948)]] - Two aircraft
* [[Supermarine Seamew]] - Two aircraft
* [[Supermarine Seal II]] - One aircraft
* [[Taylorcraft Auster]] Mk I, III and V - Seven aircraft (1943- )

==Weapons of the Fleet Air Arm==

===Air-to-air missiles===
* [[Hughes Aircraft Company|Hughes]]/[[Raytheon Company|Raytheon]] [[AIM-120 AMRAAM|AMRAAM]]: Medium-range [[air-to-air missile]] – Carried by the Sea Harrier (retired).
* [[MBDA UK]] [[ASRAAM]]: Short-range air-to-air missile.

===Obsolete air-to-missiles===
* [[de Havilland Firestreak]]: [[infrared homing]] air-to-air missile – Carried by the Sea Venom and Sea Vixen.
* [[Hawker Siddeley]] [[Red Top (missile)|Red Top]]: Air-to-air missile – Carried by the Sea Vixen.
* [[Raytheon Company|Raytheon]] [[AIM-9 Sidewinder|Sidewinder]]: Short-range air-to-air missiles – Carried by the Buccaneer. Phantom, Scimitar and Sea Harrier.
* [[Raytheon Company|Raytheon]] [[AIM-7 Sparrow|Sparrow]]: Medium-range air-to-air missile – Carried by the Phantom

===Air-to-surface missiles===
* [[MBDA]] [[Sea Venom (missile)|Sea Venom]]: Anti-ship missile. Carried by the Wildcat helicopter.
* [[Thales Air Defence]] [[Martlet (missile)|Martlet]]: Lightweight Multirole missile. Carried by the Wildcat helicopter.

===Obsolete air-to-surface missiles===
* [[Nord Aviation|Nord]] [[SS.11|AS.11]]: Air-to-surface anti-tank, anti-ship missile. Carried by the [[Westland Wessex|Wessex]] and [[Westland Wasp|Wasp]] helicopter (retired).
* [[Aérospatiale]] [[SS.12/AS.12|AS.12]]: Air-to-surface anti-ship missile. Carried by the Wasp and Wessex helicopters.
* [[Martin Marietta]] [[AGM-12 Bullpup|Bullpup]]: Air-to-surface missile. Carried by the Scimitar and Sea Vixen.
* [[Hawker Siddeley]]/[[Matra]] [[Martel (missile)|Martel]]: Carried by the Buccaneer and Sea Harrier.
* [[Paveway|Paveway II and III]]: Air-to-surface laser-guided bomb. Carried by The Harrier II
** [[Raytheon Missiles & Defense|Raytheon UK]] [[Paveway IV]]: Air-to-surface laser-guided bomb. Carried by the Harrier II.
* [[Raytheon]] [[AGM-65 Maverick|Maverick]]: Air-to-surface missile. Carried by the Harrier II.
* [[BAe Dynamics]] [[Sea Eagle (missile)|Sea Eagle]]: air-to-surface anti-ship missile. Carried by the Buccaneer and Sea Harrier.
* [[British Aircraft Corporation]] [[Sea Skua]]: Anti-ship missile, carried by the Lynx helicopter.

===Anti-submarine weapons===
* Mark 11 depth charge
* [[Marconi Electronic Systems]] [[Sting Ray (torpedo)|Sting Ray Torpedo]]: Lightweight acoustic homing anti-submarine torpedo. Carried by the Augusta Westland Wildcat and Merline helicopters.

===Obsolete anti-submarine weapons===
* [[18-inch Mark 30 torpedo]]: Air-dropped, passive ascostic homing anti-submarine. Carried by the Fairey Gannet and Westland Whirlwind helicopter.
* [[General Electric]] [[Mark 44 torpedo|Mark 44 Torpedo]]: Air-dropped lightweight anti-submarine torpedo. Carried by the Westland Sea King, Wasp, Whirlwind and Wessex helicopters.
* [[Aerojet]]/[[Honeywell]]/[[Raytheon]] [[Mark 46 torpedo|Mark 46 Torpedo]]: Air-dropped lightweight anti-submarine torpedo. Carried by the Westland Sea King, Wasp, Whirlwind and Wessex helicopters.

===Nuclear weapons 1950 to 2000===
* [[Atomic Weapons Establishment|AWRE]] [[Red Beard (nuclear weapon)|Red Beard nuclear bomb]] free-fall nuclear bomb – Tactical nuclear weapon, carried by the Buccaneer, Scimitar and Sea Vixen (retired).
* AWRE [[WE.177]] free-fall nuclear bomb – Carried by the Buccaneer, Sea Harrier and Sea Vixen (retired).
** AWRE [[WE.177]] nuclear depth bomb – Carried by the Westland Lynx, Wasp and Wessex helicopters (retired).

===Unguided rockets===
* [[2-inch RP]]: 2-inch air-to-air, air-to-surface rocket projectile: Carried by the Buccaneer and Sea Vixen (retired).
* [[CRV7]]: Unguided air-to-surface rockets. Carried by the BAe Harrier II (retired).
* [[Thomson-CSF|Thomson-Brandt]]/[[Matra]] [[SNEB]] – 68-mm (2.7-inch) air-to-surface rockets. Carried by the Buccaneer, Phantom, Sea Harrier and Sea Vixen (retired).
* [[RP-3]]: 3-inch (76-mm) air-to-surface rocket projectile. Carried by the Attacker. Firefly, Scimitar, Sea Fury, Sea Hawk, Sea Hurricane, Sea Vixen, Swordfish, Tarpon/Avenger (retired).

===Torpedoes===
===Obsolete Torpedoes===
* [[British 18-inch torpedo]]: Air dropped torpedo.
* [[General Electric Company|General Electric]]/[[Western Electric Company|Western Electric]] [[Mark 24 mine]] (retired).
* [[Brush Development Company]] [[Mark 43 torpedo]] (retired)..

===Flares===
* Lepus Flares: Carried by the Buccaneer, Phantom and Sea Harrier.

===Free fall bombs===
* [[INSYS|Hunting Engineering, Ltd]] [[BL755]]

===Aircraft guns===
* 0.50-inch [[M2 Browning|Browning M3M heavy machine gun]]: It can be carried by the Wildcat helicopter.
* 25-mm [[GAU-12 Equalizer]] Fitted to the F-35 Lightning II.

===Obsolete aircraft guns===
* 0.303-inch (7.7-mm) [[M1919 Browning machine gun|Browning machine gun]]
* 0.303-inch (7.7-mm) [[Lewis Gun]]:
* 0.303-inch (7.7-mm) [[Vickers machine gun]]
* 0.303-inch (7.7-mm) [[Vickers K machine gun]]
* 0.30-inch (7.6-2mm) [[M1919 Browning machine gun]]
* 0.50-inch [[M2 Browning]] machine gun
* 7.62-mm (0.30-inch) [[FN MAG]] general-purpose machine gun: Carried by the Lynx helicopter.
* 20-mm [[Hispano-Suiza HS.404|Hispano cannon]]
* 20 [[M61 Vulcan]] cannon: Fitted to the F-4 Phantom.
* 30-mm [[Aden cannon]]
** 25-mm [[Aden cannon]]

==See also==
*[[List of aircraft of the Royal Air Force]]
*[[List of aircraft of the Royal Naval Air Service]]
*[[List of aircraft of the Army Air Corps (United Kingdom)]]

==References==
===Citations===
{{Reflist}}

===Bibliography===
*{{cite book |last1=Howard |first1=L. |last2=Burrow |first2=M. |last3=Myall |first3=E. |title=Fleet Air Arm helicopters since 1943 |year=2011 |publisher= Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd |location= UK |isbn=978-0-85130-304-8 }}

==External links==
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*[http://www.phantomf4k.org Fleet Air Arm - Phantom F4K]

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List of aircraft and armaments of the Army Air Corps (United Kingdom)

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This is a '''list of aircraft and armaments of the [[Army Air Corps (United Kingdom)|Army Air Corps]]''' ([[British Army]]).

==Aircraft==
=== From its founding in 1942; ===

==== Retired ====

* [[Airspeed Horsa]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Airspeed Horsa Glider {{!}} BAE Systems |url=https://www.baesystems.com/en-uk/heritage/airspeed-horsa-glider}}</ref>
* [[Auster AOP.6]]<ref name=":12">{{Cite web |title=Canadian Warplanes 4: Taylorcraft Auster Mk. III, IV and V, Auster AOP.6 |url=https://www.silverhawkauthor.com/post/canadian-warplanes-4-taylorcraft-auster-mk-iii-iv-and-v-auster-aop-6}}</ref>
* [[General Aircraft Hamilcar]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=General Aircraft GAL49 Hamilcar {{!}} BAE Systems |url=https://www.baesystems.com/en-uk/heritage/general-aircraft-gal49-hamilcar}}</ref>
* [[General Aircraft Hotspur]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=AIRCRAFT OF THE ROYAL AIR FORCE 1939-1945: GENERAL AIRCRAFT GAL.48 HOTSPUR. |url=https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205126930}}</ref>
* [[Taylorcraft Auster]]<ref name=":12" />
* [[Waco Hadrian]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=WACO 'Hadrian' Glider {{!}} ParaData |url=https://www.paradata.org.uk/article/waco-hadrian-glider}}</ref>
* [[Waco YKC]] and [[ZGC-7]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=THE LONG RANGE DESERT GROUP (LRDG) DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR {{!}} Imperial War Museums |url=https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205088545}}</ref> – Two civil aircraft purchased by the British Army in [[Egypt]] and used by the [[Long Range Desert Group]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Air Force, WACO "C" Series Cabin Biplane - LRDG |url=https://lrdg.hegewisch.net/lrdgaf.html}}</ref>

=== Since its separation from the [[Royal Air Force]] in [[1957 in aviation|1957]]; ===

===Helicopters===

==== Active ====

* [[Boeing AH-64 Apache|Boeing AH-64E Apache]]<ref name=":02">{{Cite web |title=Apache attack helicopter - Defence Equipment & Support |url=https://des.mod.uk/what-we-do/army-procurement-support/apache-helicopter/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=British Army Takes Delivery Of First New Apaches |url=https://www.forces.net/news/british-army-takes-delivery-first-new-apaches}}</ref>
* [[AgustaWestland AW159 Wildcat]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=There's a new eye in the sky bringing Wildcat to the fight {{!}} The British Army |url=https://www.army.mod.uk/news-and-events/news/2022/11/there-s-a-new-eye-in-the-sky-bringing-wildcat-to-the-fight/}}</ref>
* [[Eurocopter AS365 Dauphin]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=London terror attack: SAS 'Blue Thunder' unit 'lands in London Bridge following atrocity' {{!}} The Independent |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/london-terror-attack-sas-blue-thunder-unit-helicopter-bridge-atrocity-borough-a7771831.html |website=[[Independent.co.uk]]}}</ref> – Used by [[Joint Special Forces Aviation Wing]] in support of [[United Kingdom Special Forces|UKSF]]

==== Retired ====

* [[Westland Gazelle]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=UK selects H135s to replace British Army's elderly Gazelle helicopters |url=https://www.flightglobal.com/helicopters/uk-selects-h135s-to-replace-british-armys-elderly-gazelle-helicopters/147273.article}}</ref>
* [[Agusta A109]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Agusta A109 Of 8 Flight Army Air Corps |url=https://www.eliteukforces.info/gallery/helicopters/sas-a109-helicopter.php}}</ref>
* [[Bristol Sycamore]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bristol 171 Sycamore {{!}} BAE Systems |url=https://www.baesystems.com/en-uk/heritage/bristol-171-sycamore}}</ref>
* [[Eurocopter AS350|Eurocopter Squirrel]]
* [[Saunders-Roe Skeeter]] – First helicopter used by Army Air Corps<ref>{{Cite web |title=Saunders-Roe Skeeter AOP Mk 12 |url=https://helimuseum.com/heli.php?ident=skeeter}}</ref>
* [[Sud Aviation Alouette II]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=SE3130 Alouette II in Army Air Corps |url=https://www.helis.com/database/modelorg/British-Army-Alouette-II/}}</ref>
* [[Westland Lynx]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=British Army poised to retire last Lynx {{!}} News {{!}} Flight Global |url=https://www.flightglobal.com/helicopters/british-army-poised-to-retire-last-lynx/126693.article}}</ref>
* [[Westland Scout]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Westland Scout AH-1 - Historic Army Aircraft Flight |url=https://haaf.uk/scout/}}</ref>
* [[Westland Sioux]]<ref>licence built Bell design by both Westland and Agusta</ref>
* [[Bell 212]] – Used by [[25 Flight AAC]] at [[British Army Training Unit Kenya]]
* [[Eurocopter EC135|Airbus H135]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=First of five Airbus H135s arrives in UK For Army Air Corps {{!}} RotorTech UK |url=https://www.rotortechuk.com/news/first-of-five-airbus-h135s-arrives-in-uk-for-army-air-corps/}}</ref> – was to replace the Gazelle in the surveillance role. However, the MoD decided that they were no longer required for their procured purpose.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Army helicopters worth £35million shelved before even taking off in 'wastage' nightmare {{!}} News {{!}} express.co.uk |url=https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1751227/army-helicopter-H135-waste-MoD}}</ref>
* [[AgustaWestland Apache|AgustaWestland Apache AH1]]

===Fixed wing===

==== Active ====

* [[Grob Tutor|Grob Tutor T1]] (at [[674 Squadron]], DEFTS and Army Flying Grading) <ref>{{Cite web |title=Tutor T1 {{!}} Royal Air Force |url=https://www.raf.mod.uk/aircraft/tutor-t1/}}</ref>

==== Retired ====

* [[Auster AOP.9]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Auster AOP.9 - Historic Army Aircraft Flight |url=https://haaf.uk/auster9/}}</ref>
* [[Britten-Norman Islander]]/[[Britten-Norman Defender|Defender]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=British Army retires final Defender, Islander aircraft |url=https://www.key.aero/article/british-army-retires-final-defender-islander-aircraft}}</ref>
* [[de Havilland Canada Beaver]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver {{!}} BAE Systems |url=https://www.baesystems.com/en-uk/heritage/de-havilland-canada-dhc-2-beaver}}</ref>
* [[de Havilland Canada Chipmunk]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=De Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk {{!}} BAE Systems |url=https://www.baesystems.com/en-uk/heritage/de-havilland-canada-dhc-1-chipmunk}}</ref>
* [[Slingsby Firefly T-67M260]] (at [[No. 674 Squadron AAC|674 Squadron]], DEFTS) <ref name=":22">{{Cite web |title=Slingsby Firefly Experience - Anglian War Birds |url=https://www.anglianwarbirds.co.uk/experiences/slingsby-firefly-experience/}}</ref>
* [[Slingsby Firefly 160]] (at Army Flying Grading) <ref name=":22" />

==Weapons and munitions==
===Missiles===

==== Active ====

* [[AGM-114 Hellfire]] – Air-to-surface, laser-guided anti-tank missile. Carried by the [[Boeing AH-64 Apache|Boeing AH-64E Apache]]<ref name=":02" />
* [[AGM-179 JAGM|AGM-179 Joint Air-to-Ground Missile]] (JAGM) – Carried by the [[Boeing AH-64 Apache|Boeing AH-64E Apache]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=The United Kingdom has selected the Lockheed Martin AGM-179 Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM) for its Boeing AH-64E Apache Guardian fleet. |url=https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/uk-selects-jagm-for-apache}}</ref>

==== Retired ====

* [[BGM-71 TOW]] – Air-to-surface, [[anti-tank guided missile]]. Carried by the [[Westland Lynx]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=March 21 / Westland Lynx First Flight — European Airshows |url=https://www.europeanairshows.co.uk/aviation-anniversaries/march/westland-lynx-first-flight}}</ref>
* [[SS.11|AS.11]] – [[Manual command to line of sight|MCLS]] [[Wire-guided missile|wire-guided]] air-to-surface [[anti-tank missile]]. Carried by the [[Westland Scout]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Westland Scout {{!}} Westland Light Helicopters Heritage Group |url=https://ksaviation.co.uk/wlhhg/westland-light-helicopters/westland-scout/}}</ref>

===Unguided rockets===

==== Active ====

* 70-mm (2.75-inch) [[Hydra 70]] air-to-surface rockets<ref>{{Cite web |last=Administrator |date=2023-10-27 |title=Apache AH-64E declared "ready for Army duty" |url=https://des.mod.uk/apache-ah-64e-declared-ready-for-army-duty/ |access-date=2023-10-31 |website=Defence Equipment & Support |language=en-GB}}</ref>

==== Retired ====

* 68-mm (2.7-inch) [[SNEB]] air-to-surface rockets <ref>{{Cite web |title=ZA730 {{!}} Westland Gazelle AH.1 {{!}} Grant {{!}} Gazelle Squadron |url=https://helimuseum.com/heli.php?ident=gazelle}}</ref>
* 70-mm (2.75-inch) [[CRV7]] air-to-surface rockets <ref name=":02" />

===Cannons===

* 30-mm [[M230 Chain Gun]]<ref name=":02" />

===Machine guns===

* 7.62-mm (0.300-inch) [[FN MAG|FN MAG L112A1 general purpose machine gun]]
* 12.7-mm (0.50-inch) [[M2 Browning|M3M Browning heavy machine gun]]

==See also==
*[[List of aircraft of the Royal Air Force]]
*[[List of aircraft of the Fleet Air Arm]]

==Notes and references==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20090727031023/http://www.army.mod.uk/aviation/air.aspx Army Air Corps at official British Army website]

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