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1939 British Aeroplanes

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British Militay Aeroplanes

1. Armstrong Whitworth Whitley III Bomber
2. Armstrong Whitworth Whitley IV Bomber
3. Boulton Paul Defiant Two-seater Fighter
4. Bristol Blenheim Mk. I Reconnaissance-bomber and Multi-seat Fighter
5. Bristol Blenheim Mk. IV Reconnaissance-bomber and Multi-seat Fighter
6. Bristol Beaufort Reconnaissance-bomber and Torpedo-dropper and General Purpose Landplane
7. Bristol Bombay Bomber-transport
8. Fairey Battle Reconnaissance-bomber
9. Gloster Gladiator Single-seat Fighter
10. Handley Page Hampden Bomber
11. Handley Page Hereford Bomber
12. Hawker Hurricane Single-seat Fighter
13. Avro Anson Coastal-reconnaissance Monoplane
14. Saro London II General-reconnaissance Flying-boat
15. Saro Lerwick General-reconnaissance Flying-boat
16. Short Sunderland General-reconnaissance Flying-boat
17. Short Singapore III General-reconnaissance Flying-boat
18. Supermarine Stranraer General-reconnaissance Flying-boat
19. Vickers-Supermarine Spitfire Single-seat Fighter
20. Vickers-Armstrong Wellesley Bomber
21. Vickers-Armstrong Wellington Bomber
22. Vickers-Armstrong Vildebeeste IV Torpedo-bomber
23. Vickers Armstrong Vincent General-purpose Biplane
24. Westland Lysander II Army Co-operation Monoplane

British Trainers, etc.

25. Airspeed Oxford Two-motor Advance Trainer
26. De Havilland Tiger Moth Two-seater Trainer
27. De Havilland Don Communications Monoplane
28. Hawker Henley Target-tower
29. Phillips and Powis Miles Master Advanced Trainer
30. Phillips and Powis Miles Magister Two-seater Trainer
31. Avro Tutor Two-seat Trainer

Fleet Air Arm

32. Blackburn Shark II Torpedo-bomber
33. Blackburn Skua II Fleet-fighter Dive-bomber
34. Blackburn Roc Two-seat Fleet-fighter
35. Fairey Swordfish Torpedo-spotter-reconnaissance Biplane
36. Fairey P.4/34 Fighter Dive-bomber
37. Gloster F.5/34 Single-seat Fighter
38. Martin Baker MB-1 Single-seat Fighter
39. Fairey Albacore Torpedo-spotter-reconnaissance Biplne
40. Fairey Sea Fox Light-reconnaissance Seaplane
41. Gloster Sea Gladiator Single-seat Fleet Fighter
42. Vickers-Supermarine Walrus II Fleet-spotter-Amphibian
43. Reid and Sigrist Two-motor Military Trainer

Military Prototypes

44. Airspeed Queen Wasp Target Seaplane
45. Parnall 382 Two-seat Military Trainer

British Civil Transports

46. Airspeed Envoy III Civil Transport
47. Armstrong-Whitworth Ensign Civi Transport
48. Cunliffe-Owen Flying-wing Transport
49. De Havilland Flamingo Transport
50. De Havilland Albatross Transport
51. De Havilland Dragon Rapide Transport
52. De Havilland 86B Civil Transport
53. Percival Q6 Light Transport
54. Short Empire Flying-boat Transport
55. Short C-Class Modifed Empire Flying-boat Transport
56. Short G-Class Flying-boat Transport
57. Short Scion Senior Transport

Light Tourers and Trainers

58. Arpin A-1 Mk.2 Tourer-trainer
59. Taylorcraft Tourer-trainer
60. Chrislea Air-guard Tourer-trainer
61. Cierva Autogiro C.40 Reconnaissance Gyroplane
62. De Havilland Moth Minor Tourer-trainer
63. De Havilland Moth Minor Coupe
64. De Havilland Dragonfly Light-transport
65. Foster Wikner Gypsy Wicko Trainer
66. General Aircraft Cygnet Tourer-trainer
67. General Aircraft Monospar Universal Light Civil Transport
68. Marendaz Trainer
69. Luton Major Trainer-tourer
70. Moss Brothers Mosscraft Tourer-trainer
71. Moss Brothers Mosscraft Trainer
72. Hendy Heck Civil Tourer
73. Percival Vega Gull II Tourer-trainer
74. Pobjoy Short Scion Junior Civil Transport
75. Shapely Kittiwake SKII Light Monoplane
76. Tipsy B Trainer

Light Single-seaters

77. Chilton Single-seat Light Monoplane
78. Dart Kitten Light Monoplane
79. De Havilland Technical School T.K.2 Light Monoplane
80. Kay Gyroplane
81. Luton Minor Light Monoplane
82. Luton Buzzard Light Monoplane
83. Percival Mew Gull II Tourer Racer
84. Taylor-Watkinson Dingbat

New Designs

Wicko Windsor Trainer
Dart Weasel Two-seat Trainer
De Havilland Technical School T.K.5 Experimental Tail-first Pusher
Miles X.2 Transport
Chilton Two-seat Tourer-trainer
Geberal Aircraft Cagnet Trainer
Hillson Helvellyn
Silver Dart Advanced Trainer
Chilton Twin Monoplane general-purpose
Cunliffe Owen OA Mk.II Civil Transport
Fairey FC-1 Transport
Short 14/38B

Sources of Information

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