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Sources
General
Aircraft of the Royal Air Force
Aircraft of the Royal Air Force since 1918, by Owen Thetford (1978 Putnam)
Armament of British Aircraft 1909-1939, by H.F. King (1971 Putnam)
British Aircraft Armament - Vol 1: RAF Gun Turrets From 1914 to the Present Day, by R.Wallace Clarke (1993 Patrick Stephens Ltd)
British Aviation -- Projects to Production
The British Bomber Since 1914, by Francis K. Mason (1994 Putnam)
British Experimental Combat Aircraft of World War II: Prototypes, Research Aircraft and Failed Production Designs, by Tony Buttler (2012 Hikoki)
The British Fighter Since 1912, by Peter Lewis (1979 Putnam)
The British Fighter Since 1912, by Francis K. Mason (1992 Putnam)
British Flying Boats, by Peter London (2003 Sutton)
British Secret Projects - Fighters and Bombers 1935-1950, by Tony Buttler (2004 Midland)
Camouflage & Markings - Bristol Blenheim - RAF Northern Europe 1936-1945 (Ducimus Books Ltd)
Combat Aircraft of the Battle of Britain, by Noel & Anthony Shennan (1971 Kookaburra)
Classic Aircraft: Bombers, by Bill Gunston (1978 Hamlyn)
Fleet Air Arm Aircraft of World War 2, edited by Mike Hooks (2013 Kelsey Publishing Group)
The Hamlyn Concise Guide to British Aircraft of World War II, by David Mondey (1982 Hamlyn)
Jet Pioneers - Gloster and the Birth of the Jet Age, by Tim Kershaw (2004 Sutton)
The Secret Years - Flight Testing at Boscombe Down 1939-1945, by Tim Mason (1998 Hikoki)
Rapid Fire - The Development of Autocannon, by Anthony G. Williams (2003 Crowood)
The World's Worst Aircraft, by Jim Winchester (2005 Amber Books)
Airspeed
Airspeed Aircraft Since 1931, by H.A. Taylor (1970 Putnam)
Avro
Avro Manchester, by Chaz Bowyer (Profile Aircraft No.260)
Blackburn
The Turret Fighters - Defiant and Roc, by Alec Brew (2002 Crowood)
Bristol
Blenheim, by Martyn Chorlton (2011 Kelsey)
Bristol Aircraft Since 1910, by C.H. Barnes (1964 Putnam)
Boulton Paul
Bolton Paul Aircraft Since 1915, by Alec Brew (1993 Putnam)
De Havilland
De Havilland Sea Vixen, by Steve Hazell (Warpaint Series 11)
English Electric
English Electric Aircraft and their Predecessors, by Stephen Random & Robert Fairclough (1987 Putnam)
Fairey
Fairey Aircraft Since 1915, by H.A. Taylor (1974 Putnam)
Fairey Albacore, by W.A. Harrison (Warpaint Series No.52)
The Fairey IIIF, by Francis K. Mason (Profile Publications No.44)
Gloster
Gloster Aircraft Company, by Derek James (2014 Fonthill Media)
The Gloster Gauntlet, by Francis K. Mason (Profile Publications No.10)
Handley Page
The Handley Page Halifax B.III, VI, VII, by Philip J. R. Moyes (Profile No.11)
The Handley Page Hampden, by Philip J. R. Moyes (Profile No.58)
The Handley Page Heyford, by Philip J. R. Moyes (Profile No.182)
Hawker
Hawker Aircraft Since 1920, by Francis K. Mason (Putnam)
Hawker Profile series by Francis K. Mason
Hawker Hurricane Mk.I-V, by Martyn Chorlton (2012 Osprey)
Hawker Hurricane Aces 1939-1940, by Tony Holmes (1998 Osprey)
[Hawker] Typhoon and Tempest Aces of World War 2, by Chris Thomas (1999 Osprey)
Hawker Typhoon, Tempest and Sea Fury, by Kev Darling (2003 Crowood)
Saunders and Saro
Saunders and Saro Aircraft since 1917, by Peter London (1988 Putnam)
Supermarine
Supermarine Attacker, Swift, and Scimitar, by Philip Birtles (1992 Ian Allan)
Supermarine Aircraft Since 1914, by C.F. Andrews and E.B. Morgan (1981 Putnam)
Vickers
Vickers Wellesley Variants, by Norman Barfield (1973 Profile Aircraft 263)
Westland
The Book of Westland Aircraft, by A.H. Lukins (1944 Harborough)
From Lysander to Lightning - Teddy Petter, Aircraft Designer, by Glyn Davies (2014 The History Press)
Planemakers 2: Westland, by David Mondey (1982 Jane's)
The Lockheed P-38 Lightning, by Warren M. Bodie (1991 Widewing Publications) -- excellent narrative related to Westland Whirlwind.
Westland Aircraft Since 1915, by Derek N James (1991 Putnam Aeronautical)
Westland (Planemakers 2), by David Mondey (1982 Jane's)
Westland Welkin, by Martin Velek, Michal Ovcacik, Karel Susa (2005 Mark I Ltd)
more
Old Versions
Version 2.20 -- Hawker Typhoon, Tempest, Sea Hawk, Hunter revealed with WoWP update 2.09 and 'Operation Holiday Maneuvers' event (12/2018)
Version 2.10 -- Hawker Hurricane I, Hurricane II, Tornado revealed with WoWP update 2.02 and 'Skies of Albion' event (12/2017)
Version 2.04 -- heavy bombers, preliminary
Version 2.03 -- Boulton-Paul Defiant context
Version 2.01 -- Gloster/Hawker clearly identified; Fairey torpedo and dive-bomber lines distinguished (11/2017)
Version 1.19 -- generalized to avoid specifics (2015)
Version 1.18RD -- rough draft (2014)
Old notes
British India
Hawker aircraft show up extensively in British-ruled India, and later India and Pakistan.
Hawker aircraft also show up extensively in Iran (source)
Rough tree -- British India, India, Pakistan
Inventory + Rough placement ... work in progress
Tier | British India (to 1947) India (1947+) | Pakistan (1947+) |
I | Westland Wapiti (04/1933) | |
II | Hawker Audax (Hart) Westland Lysander | |
III | ||
IV | Hawker Hurricane I | |
V | Hawker Hurricane II | |
VI | Hawker Typhoon | |
VII | Hawker Tempest II Supermarine Spitfire VIII | Hawker Tempest II |
VIII | DH Vampire 52/54 Dassault Ouragan Supermarine Spitfire XIV | Hawker Sea Fury |
IX | Folland Gnat Dassault Mystere IV Hawker Sea Hawk | Supermarine Attacker |
X | HAL Ajeet Sukhoi Su-7 Hawker Hunter English Electric Canberra | North American F-86 Sabre |
British India Timeline
__ Dec 1915 Royal Flying Corps (Bristol BE2cs, SE 5's, Sopwith Camel)
08 Oct 1932 Indian Air Force established as auxiliary of Royal Air Force
__ ___ 1933 6 Indian pilots commissioned after training at Cranwell
01 Apr 1933 No. 1 Squadron becomes operational – Westland Wapiti IIA biplanes ... transferred from existing RAF units in country
__ ___ 1935 Hawker purchases Armstrong Siddeley (engines), Armstrong Whitworth (aircraft), Avro, Gloster, Avro Canada
__ ___ 1945 Indian Air Force now named "Royal Indian Air Force”
14 Aug 1947 Independence from British Empire; Royal Indian Air Force for India, Royal Pakistan Air Force for Pakistan.
__ ___ 1950 “Royal” dropped from name
Inventory by Company by Tier (approx.)
Tier | Fairey | Bristol |
Vickers Supermarine |
Hawker | Gloster |
Westland English Electric |
De Havilland |
Blackburn | Boulton-Paul |
Martin-Baker others |
I |
Fleetwing Swordfish Fox |
Hawfinch Woodcock more |
Goldfinch Gnatsnapper |
Wapiti Wallace C.O.W. Gun Fighter |
|
Blackcock Nautilus |
AW XVI | |||
II |
Firefly II Fox |
Bulldog |
Vickers Jockey |
Demon Fury Hart, more |
SS.19 Gauntlet |
Interceptor |
DH.77 |
AW Starling II Saunders A.10
|
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III |
Fox VII/VIII |
Type 123 biplane Type 127 Type 128 Type 129 pusher Type 133 monoplane |
Type 224 |
H-S Fury P.V.3 |
Gladiator F.5/33
|
F.7/30 |
Airspeed AS.9 Airspeed AS.31 |
F.3 Skua |
B-P P.67 | |
IV |
Barracuda (12/1940) |
Type 146 Type 147 Type 148 Type 153 Type 153A (2)
|
Vickers Venom Type 312 Type 313 (2) |
Hurricane I Hurricane II Hotspur |
F.5/34 F.34/35
|
Whirlwind (2) |
|
Roc |
B-P P-85 B-P P.88A B-P P.88B B-P Defiant |
Martin-Baker MB 2 Short Sturgeon |
V | Fulmar (05/1940) |
Beaufort (10/1938) Beaufighter (2) F.18/37 |
Spitfire I Type 324 (2) Type 325 (2) |
Tornado |
F.9/37 (2) F.11/37 F.18/37 pusher |
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VI | Firefly (12/1941) | Brigand (1944) (2) |
Spitfire V Seafire Mk.I |
Typhoon |
F.18/40 Reaper | DH.98 Mosquito (2) |
Martin-Baker MB 3 Miles M.22A |
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VII |
Spearfish (07/1945) Spearfish x2 |
Vickers Type 432(2) Spitfire IX Seafire F.XV |
Tempest |
Meteor Mk.I(2) F.9/40 |
Welkin (2) Wyvern |
DH.103 Hornet (2)
Airspeed AS.47 pusher
Airspeed AS.56
|
Firebrand (02/1942) Firecrest |
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VIII |
Gannet (09/1949) |
Spitfire XIV Seafire F.47 Spiteful Sea Fang |
Sea Fury |
Meteor Mk.IV (2) E.5/42 E.1/44 (RoCAF) |
P.1056 (2) |
DH.100 Vampire |
Boulton-Paul P.99 | Martin-Baker MB 5 | ||
IX |
Type 178 Type 185 |
Attacker E.10/44 Type 535 |
Sea Hawk |
P.228 (2) more |
EE Canberra 2 EE Pathfinder |
DH.112 Venom |
Folland Midge Folland Gnat |
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X |
Swift Scimitar |
Hunter |
Javelin (2) more |
EE Canberra 6 | DH.110 Sea Vixen |
Twin-engine aircraft
Bristol | Gloster | Westland | De Havilland / English Electric / other | |
I | ||||
II | ||||
III |
F.5/33 F.5/34 |
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IV | Blenheim (04/1935) | F.9/37 | ||
V |
Beaufort (10/1938) Beaufighter (07/1939) |
F.11/37 |
P.9 Whirlwind (10/1938) |
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VI | Brigand (12/1944) | F.18/40 Reaper |
DH.98 Mosquito (11/1940)
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VII | Meteor Mk.I | P.14 Welkin (11/1942) |
DH.103 Hornet (07/1944) Vickers Type 432 (12/1942) Sturgeon Night Fighter (____) |
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VIII | Meteor Mk.IV |
P.1056 |
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IX | P.228 | English Electric Canberra (05/1949) | ||
X | Javelin | English Electric Canberra (05/1949) |
Edited by J311yfish, 28 May 2021 - 06:26 PM.