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This is a a list of fighter aircraft used by Britain.
This includes those used by the Royal Air Force, Fleet Air Arm, Royal Flying Corps, and Royal Naval Air Service.
The value given for the number of aircraft built also includes aircraft that were built under license not in the UK.
Royal Air Force
[edit]| Name | Role | Manufacterer | Country
of Origin |
Year of
First Flight |
Year of
Introduction |
Year of
Retirement |
Number
Built |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vampire | Fighter/ | De Havilland | United
Kingdom |
1943[1] | 1946[1] | 1967[1] | 4336[2] | First single engine jet to be operated by the RAF. |
| Venom | Fighter-Bomber/Night Fighter | De Havilland | United
Kingdom |
1949[1] | 1952[1] | 1961[1] | ||
Fleet Air Arm
[edit]| Name | Role | Manufacterer | Country
of Origin |
Year of
First Flight |
Year of
Introduction |
Year of
Retirement |
Number
Built |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Royal Flying Corps
[edit]| Name | Role | Manufacterer | Country
of Origin |
Year of
First Flight |
Year of
Introduction |
Year of
Retirement |
Number
Built |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Royal Naval Air Service
[edit]| Name | Role | Manufacterer | Country
of Origin |
Year of
First Flight |
Year of
Introduction |
Year of
Retirement |
Number
Built |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|