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 WW2 Aircraft
Chadwick. The Avro Manchester was the unsuccessful predecessor of the Lancaster. Its main weakness was the unreliability of its Rolls Royce Vulture engines.
Boston. The original Havocs had 8 nose mounted .303 nose mounted machine guns which were upped to 12 in the Havoc 2
Buckingham. First flown in October 1944, its twin Centaurus engines made the Bristol Buckmaster one of the fastest trainers in RAF service.
Walrus. The Supermarine Sea Otter was more powerful than its illustrious predecessor and had a Mercury engine and tractor propeller.
Wellesley. First flown in 1935 the Vickers Wellesley was a single engined light bomber that remained in service until 1941 although obsolete at the outbreak of war.
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York. The Avro York used the same wings, undercarriage, and engines as the Lancaster but with a totally redesigned fuselage.
Bombay. A twin engined transport aircraft the Bombay entered service in 1939. Very few saw service in the UK.
Target Tug. The Henley was originally designed as a light bomber but changing operational requirements relegated it to target towing.
Whirlwind. The Whirlwind entered service in June 1940 and was used as a long range escort fighter and was later modified to a fighter-bomber. It was the only aircraft to use Rolls Royce Peregrine engines.
Warwick. By the time the Warwick entered service it was obsolete. Most were used for air-sea rescue duties and carried a lifeboat. Some were used for anti-submarine duties.
Seaplane. 5 T8W's were transferred to the RAF by the Royal Netherlands Navy after the invasion. They served with 320 Sqn until October 1940.
SBC-4 Helldiver. 5 aircraft reached the RAF as the balance of 50 aircraft supplied to France by the US Navy.
Stirling. The Stirling was also the first 4 engined bomber to be used operationally by the RAF.
Hampden. The Handley Page Hampden had a very slender tail boom - hence its nickname.
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Mohawk. Most saw service in India where, for a while, they were the only fighter cover in N.E. India.
Radio countermeasures. The RAF's Fortress 3's served with 100 group and were equipped to jam enemy radars.
Botha. The Botha entered service in May 1940 but was so underpowered it was withdrawn from frontline service in November.
Glider tug. Originally designed and built as a bomber the Albermarle never operated in this role.
Merlin-Hercules. Originally designed to use 2 Rolls Royce Vultures the Halifax entered service with 4 RR Merlins.
Lerwick. Lerwick served for less than 3 years because of some very nasty handling characteristics.
Hayate. Hayate means "Gale". It was the best mass produced Japanese fighter of the war.
Me-163. The rocket powered J8M1 only saw limited production.
Shiden Kai . The Shiden Kai was the best all around Japanese fighter, but it was built in limited numbers.
4. The H8k is considered by many to have been the best flying-boat of the war.
20mm Cannon. This fighter was designed as a high speed interceptor.
Reppu. This fighter was designed as a replacement for the A6M fighters.
Ki-44. The Ki-44 was the most widely used Interceptor by the Japanese during the war.
Hiryu. This was Japan's most advanced bomber of the war.
Torpedo Plane. The B5N was the most widely used Japanese torpedo bomber of the war.
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