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Aircraft

since 1912

SIXTH REVISED EDITION

Owen Thetford·

~h Naval

This sixth edition of the long-established I

standard work on British naval aircraft ha~

been completely updated and consideral

expanded, with much new information e I

on the early aircraft involved.

An historical summary of British naval

aviation is followed by technical

descriptions, service histories, squadron

allocations, major operational events,

illustrated by photographs, and a general

arrangement drawing of each major type

oflandplane, seaplane, flying-boat, or

helicopter.

This main section is followed by short

descriptions and photographs of all other

types used including rigid and non-rigid

airships.

Appendices include listings of naval

aircraft strength, aircraft carriers, and other

ships to which aircraft have been attached.

The collection of the Fleet Air Arm Museum

is presented in detail and there is a

bibliography.

British Naval Aircraft

since 1912

Cover illustration: An original painting by Keith

Woodcock which depicts the Fairey Swordfish I L9780

of 821 Squadron flying over HMS ArkRoyal. 1939.

British Naval

Aircraft

since 1912,

Owen Thetford

SIXTH REVISED EDITION

Sea Harrier F. R.S.2 undergoing ship-board trials from IIMS Ark Royal in November 1990

(Mallhew Clement: B Ae Kingston)

NAVAL

INSTITUTE

PRESS

CONTENTS

Sixth revised edition 1991

Published in Great Britain 1991 by

Putnam Aeronautical Books, an imprint of

Conway Maritime Press Ltd,

24 Bride Lane, Fleet Street,

London EC4Y 8DR

Published and distributed in the United States

of America and Canada by the Naval Institute Press,

Annapolis, Maryland 21402

Library of Congress Catalog Card No. 9~2896

ISBN 1-55750-076-2

This edition is authorized for sale only

in the United States and its territories and possessions,

and Canada.

contravenes applicable laws.

Manufactured in Great Britain.

Preface

Introductory Note

AD (Admiralty Air Dept)

Airspeed

Alcock

Armstrong Whitworth

Avro

BE (Royal Aircraft Factory)

Beardmore

Beech

Blackburn

Bleriot

Boret

Boulton Paul

Breguet

Brewster

Bristol

British Aerospace

Burgess

Caproni

Caudron

Chance Vought

Curtiss

Dassault

De Havilland

Deperdussin

Douglas

English Electric

Fairey

Farman

F.B.A. (Franco-British Aviation)

Felixstowe

Gloster

Grahame-White

Grain

Grumman

Handley Page

Hawker

Hawker Siddeley

Henry Farman

Hiller

H.R.E. (Royal Aircraft Factory)

Hunting Percival

Mann Egerton

396

397

398

31 & 400

39 & 402

404

43 & 405

405

406

407

408

410

66 & 410

68 & 414

414

415

77 & 415

85 & 416

419

93 & 419

424

115 & 424

425

117 & 427

430

431

198

206 & 431

433

209 & 434

230 & 435

232 & 435

254

258 & 437

436

438

260

438

Martin

Maurice Farman

McDonnell Douglas

Miles

Morane-Saulnier

Nieuport

Norman Thompson

North American

Pamall

Pemberton-Billing

Percival

Porte

R.E. (Royal Aircraft Factory)

R.E.P. (Robert Esnault-Pelterie)

Short

Sikorsky

Sopwith

Spad

Stinson

Supermarine

Tellier

Thomas

Vickers

Voisin

Vought-Sikorsky

Vultee

Westland

Westland/Aerospatiale

White and Thompson

Wight

Appendix A (Aircraft)

Appendix B (Airships)

Appendix C (Aircraft-carriers)

Appendix D (Ships carrying helicopters)

Appendix E (Fleet Air Arm Squadrons

in 1990)

Appendix F (Fleet Air Arm Museum)

Appendix G (British Naval Aircraft

on charge 1914-1990)

Appendix H (Bibliography)

Index

439

262 & 441

264

441

266 & 443

268 & 444

274 & 446

447

276 & 447

449

450

~451

452

280 & 452

461

. 294 & 463

467

468

320 & 468

469

470

471

349

472

353 & 473

383

474

392 &. 475

395

476

487

496

PREFACE

British Na\'a! Airua/i first appeared in llJS0 as a companion volume to mv

earlier book Aircrafl of Ihe Rom! Air Force. and the same format bas been

maintained: each main type of aircraft is illustrated with one or more photo-

graphs and a three-view general arrangement drawing. accompanied by gcneral

narrative on operational history and a technical specification. Once again the

aircraft are arranged alphabetically under manufacturers. and thence chronolo-

gically in the order of their appearance. An index to the manufacturers appears

at the front of the book. a further index at the back of the book listing aircraft

under their type names.

Over 100 main types are included. ranging from the Avro S04 to the Wight

'Converted' Seaplane. There are also appendices covering 160 more types of

aircraft. airships which came under the control of the Royal Navy between

January IlJ14 and December llJ!lJ. and brief particulars of seaplane-carriers and

aircraft-carriers whicli have embarked British naval aircraft.

Whereas the RAF book began with the formation of that Service in April

1918. the present work takes as its starting point the beginning of properly

organised naval flying with the creation of the Royal Flying Corps. Naval Wing.

constituted by Royal Warrant on 13 May llJ 12. Whilst not claiming to be utterly

exhaustive (a few types presented to the Admiralty by enthusiastic private

aviators before this date have not been included), it is nevertheless true that

virtually every aircraft used since llJI2 by the Naval Wing. the Royal Naval Air

Service and the Fleet Air Arm has found a place. including those of foreign

origin.

In addition to the technical data presented. every effort has been made to

include all relevant information on the units equipped with the various types and

the ships in which they were carried. Much new information will also be found in

the pages dealing with the more famous aircraft of the 19l4-IR and llJ3lJ-45

periods. which have been treated at the somewhat greater length warranted by

their historical importance.

In preparing this book I have always had reason to be grateful for the

generous assistance I have been given by many people. Those who have helped

me in the past I have acknowledged in earlier prefaces. but for the present

edition I would like to offer my thanks to Mrs Anne BelL Chief Librarian and

Archivist of the Fleet Air Arm Museum: Graham Mottram. Curator of the FAA

Museum; Greg Ferguson of British Aerospace. Kingston; Sarah Last of West-

land Helicopters; Barry Hawgood of Flight Refuelling Ltd; Alec McRitchie of

Shorts' Belfast; Elaine Jones of the Quadrant Picture Library; Alan Williams of

the Imperial War Museum; F D Sheppard of the RAF Museum and the public

relations and photographic staffs of the Royal Naval Air Stations at Culdrose.

Portland and Prestwick. I am especially grateful for the special efforts made by

LlA (Phot) Phil Ball of IIMS Gannet. My thanks are also due to David Brown.

Head of Naval Historical Branch at the Ministry of Defence and to Commander

T H Boycott. RN. Directorate of Public Relations (Navy) at MoD.

I am also grateful to my wife. Elizabeth. for her assistance in preparing the

index and her patience during my prolonged absences at the editorial desk.

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London, Octoher !990

OGT

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