List of aircraft of the Royal Air Force
This is a list of RAF aircraft, including all currently active and retired types listed in alphabetic order by their RAF type name.Aircraft operated with the Fleet Air Arm from 1924 until 1939 were operated by the Royal Air Force on behalf of the Navy and are included; those operated by the Royal Navy after it re-acquired control of the aircraft used to support its operations in 1939 are not, but all aircraft operated in conjunction with the Navy are listed at List of aircraft of the Fleet Air Arm.Army Air Corps aircraft are not included but can be found at List of aircraft of the Army Air Corps.Aircraft used by the Royal Air Force in support of its efforts in the Schneider Trophy races, and includes aircraft used solely as trainers.The following Gliders are or were flown by RAF training squadrons: