RAF
Fighters and Fighter-Bombers
Aircraft Name and mark |
Maximum Speed |
Service Ceiling |
Rate of Climb |
Armament |
Beaufighter IF |
324 m.p.h. at 11,750 feet |
27,000 feet |
9-4 minutes to 15,000 feet |
Six 303 in. Four 20 m.m. |
Blenheim IVF |
266 m.p.h. at 11,800 feet |
26,500 feet |
10 minutes to 15,000 feet |
Seven -303 in. |
Buffalo |
292 m.p.h. at 20,000 feet |
30,650 feet |
6-1 minutes to 13,000 feet |
Four -50 in. |
Gladiator |
245 m.p.h. at 15,000 feet |
32,500 feet |
7 minutes to 15,000 feet |
Four -303 in. |
Hurricane I |
316 m.p.h. at 17,500 feet |
33,200 feet |
6-3 minutes to 15,000 feet |
Eight -303 in. |
Hurricane IIA |
342 m.p.h. at 22,000 feet |
37,000 feet |
8-2 minutes to 20,000 feet |
Eight -303 in. |
Hurricane IIB |
342 m.p.h. at 22,000 feet |
36,500 feet |
8-4 minutes to 20,000 feet |
Twelve -303 in. (two 250 lb. bombs). |
Hurricane IIC |
339 m.p.h. at 22,000 feet |
35,600 feet |
9-1 minutes to 20.000 feet |
Four 20 m.m. |
Hurricane IID Tank-buster |
316 m.p.h. at 19,000 feet |
33,500 feet |
-75 minutes to 2000 feet |
Four 40 m.m. Two -303 in. |
Hurricane IV (R/P) |
284 m.p.h. at 13,500 feet |
34,000 feet |
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Eight 60 lb. R/P. Two -303 in. |
Kittyhawk I |
350 m.p.h. at 15,000 feet |
29,000 feet |
8-7 minutes to 15,000 feet |
Four or six -50 in. |
Mohawk |
323 m.p.h. at 15,000 feet |
32,700 feet |
5 minutes to 16,000 feet |
Various combinations of -30 in. and -50 in. |
Mosquito II |
370 m.p.h. at 14,000 feet |
35,000 feet |
7 minutes to 15,000 feet |
Four 20 m.m. Four -303 in. |
Mosquito XII (N/F) |
370 m.p.h. at 14,000 feet |
35,000 feet |
7 minutes to 15,000 feet |
Four 20 m.m. |
Mustang III |
450 m.p.h. at 28,000 feet |
42,000 feet |
10-5 minutes to 20,000 feet |
Four -50 in. (two 500 lb. bombs). |
Spitfire I |
355 m.p.h. at 19,000 feet |
34,000 feet |
6-2 minutes to 15,000 feet |
Eight -303 in.page 386 |
Spitfire V |
375 m.p.h. at 20,250 feet |
38,000 feet |
7 minutes to 15,000 feet |
Two 20 m.m. Four -303 in. |
Spitfire IX |
408 m.p.h. at 25,000 feet |
43,000 feet |
6-7 minutes to 20,000 feet |
Two 20 m.m. Four -303 in. (one 500 lb. and two 250 lb. bombs). |
Spitfire IX (H/F) |
416 m.p.h. at 27,500 feet |
44,000 feet |
6-4 minutes to 20,000 feet |
Two 20 m.m. and four -303 in. or two 20 m.m. and two -50 in. (one 500 lb. bomb and two 250 lb. bombs). |
Spitfire IX (L/F) |
404 m.p.h. at 21,000 feet |
41,500 feet |
6-4 minutes to 20,000 feet |
As above. |
Tomahawk I |
338 m.p.h. at 16,000 feet |
30,500 feet |
7-8 minutes to 15,000 feet |
Two -50 in. Four -303 in. |
Vultee Vengeance (divebomber) |
273 m.p.h. at 11,500 feet |
22,000 feet |
15 minutes to 15,000 feet |
Six -30 in. (two 500 lb. bombs and two 250lb. bombs.) |
RAF Bombers
Aircraft Type and Mark |
Normal Cruising Speed |
Radius of Action with Associated Bomb Load |
Typical Bomb Load |
Armament |
Baltimore III |
190 m.p.h. at 15,000 feet |
475 miles with 2000 lb. |
Eight 250 lb. or four 500 lb. |
Ten -30 in. Four -303 in. |
Blenheim I |
165 m.p.h. at 15,000 feet |
460 miles with 1000 lb. |
Four 250 lb |
Three -303 in. |
Blenheim IV |
180 m.p.h. at 15,000 feet |
730 miles with 1000 lb. |
Four 250 lb. |
Five -303 in. |
Blenheim V (Bisley) |
170 m.p.h. at 15,000 feet |
615 miles with 1000 lb. |
Four 250 lb. |
Five -303 in. |
Bombay |
120 m.p.h. at 10,000 feet |
350 miles with 2000 lb. |
Eight 250 lb. |
Two -303 in. |
Boston III |
200 m.p.h. at 15,000 feet |
500 miles with 2000 lb. |
Four 500 lb. or two 1000 lb. |
Eight -303 in. |
Halifax II |
195 m.p.h. at 15,000 feet |
950 miles with 3000 lb. or 250 miles with 13,000 lb. |
Two 2000 lb. and six 1000 lb. |
Eight -303 in. |
Liberator II |
180 m.p.h. at 15,000 feet |
1215 miles with 6000 lb. |
Twelve 500 lb. or six 1000 lb. |
Seven -50 in. or eleven -303 in. |
Liberator VI |
195 m.p.h. at 20,000 feet |
1150 miles with 4000 lb. or 500 miles with 12,800 lb. |
Twelve 500 lb. or eight 1000 lb. |
Ten -50 in. |
Marauder |
190 m.p.h. at 15,000 feet |
780 miles with 1200 lb. |
Eight 500 lb. |
Two -30 in. Three -50 in. |
Maryland I |
176 m.p.h. at 15,000 feet |
600 miles with 1500 lb. or 540 miles with 2000 lb. |
Four 250 lb. and one 500 lb. |
Eight -303 in. |
Wellesley |
135 m.p.h. at 15,000 feet |
1000 miles with 1060 lb. |
Eight 112 lb. and eight 20 lb. bombs. 250 lb. and eight 25 lb. bombs |
Two -303 in. |
Wellington 1C |
165 m.p.h. at 10,000 feet |
1200 miles with 1000 lb. or 600 miles with 4500 lb. |
One 1000 lb., four 500 lb. and one 250 lb. or six 500 lb. and one 250 lb. |
Six -303 in. |
Wellington 111 |
175 m.p.h. at 15,000 feet |
1100 miles with 1500 lb. or 750 miles with 4500 lb. |
One 4000 lb. or one 1000 lb., six 500 lb. and three 250 lb. |
Six -303 in. |
Wellington X |
180 m.p.h. at 15,000 feet |
1050 miles with 1500 lb. or 600 miles with 4500 lb. |
Sixteen 250 lb. or two 2000 lb. |
Six -303 in. |