Category: British Fleet Air Arm

Supermarine Seagull (1921) RNAS/FAA 30 built. The Supermarine Seagull was a flying boat produced developed by Supermarine’s chief designer R.J….

Carrier Based Multirole Fighter Fleet Air Arm, 1,702 built 1942-53. Fairey Firefly: As we just saw the Attacker class, which…

FAA, 2,602 built 1942-45 The Fairey Barracuda was a British torpedo and dive bomber used during World War II. It…

RNAS/FAA 1938-40: 98 built. The Gloster Sea Gladiator was a naval variant of the Gloster Gladiator, a British biplane fighter…

Supermarine Seafire (1942-50) Fleet Air Arm. Mk.I to Mk.47 (2,646 built) The Supermarine Seafire is the naval version of the…

Fleet Air Arm Torpedo Bomber Reconnaissance Carrier-based biplane (1938-1943) RNAS/FAA 1940-49: 800 built. The Fairey Albacore (“Applecore”) is a single-engine…

Blackburn B-25 Roc (1938) RNAS/FAA 1938-41: 136 built. The Royal navy Turret Fighter The use of turret fighters was proper…

Fairey Seafox (1936) RNAS/FAA 1936-39: 66 built. The Fairey Seafox was designed and built by Fairey Aviation to be catapulted…

Carrier Bornes Torpedo Bomber RNAS/FAA 1930-35: 92 built. The early 1930 Blackburn Torpedo Bomber The Blackburn T.5 Ripon was a…

Supermarine Walrus (1936) RNAS/FAA 1936-44: 740 built. The common British WW2 spotter seaplane Supermarine Walrus I parked on catapults in…