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CENTENARY CELEBR ATION
PATR LLERS AND
AIRLIFTERS
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100 YEARS OF THE ROYAL AIR FORCE
WELCOME
nside this latest publication in
Key Publishing’s RAF Centenary
Celebration series we examine
some of the unsung heroes from the
air arm’s first 100 years.
While fighters and bombers have
often grabbed the headlines, it is the
transports that keep the RAF fed,
supplied and active.
From the wood and fabric
biplanes of the inter-war period
to the modern-day Atlas and
Globemaster III, the RAF’s
transport fleet has long played an
active role supporting the military
and civilians alike. In the 1920s,
Vickers Victorias rescued British
embassy staff from the risk of
civil war in Afghanistan, and in
the 1980s Lockheed Hercules
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famously delivered aid to famine-
stricken Ethiopians. Today the RAF
continues to provide much-needed
humanitarian aid wherever in the
world it is required.
Meanwhile, the RAF’s maritime
patrol aircraft have kept the
coastlines of British territories safe
for the last century. When bombers
and fighters took the fight to the
enemy’s doorstep, patrollers have
resolutely kept watch on UK shores
and bases around the globe during
war and peace. Whether searching
for hostile submarines, locating
downed aircrew or civilians, or
listening in on the transmissions
of terrorists, the RAF’s patrol
aircraft play a mostly unappreciated
role. Of course, it is impossible to
include descriptions and images of
all
the transport and patrol aircraft
that served the RAF since 1918
within this publication. Tough
editorial choices have to be made
and machines such as the BAe 146
and Percival Pembroke are notable
absences. Likewise, other omissions,
such as the Consolidated Liberator
and Avro Lincoln, have already been
covered in the Bomber equivalent of
this publication.
Everybody will have their own
views on the types they feel have
contributed the most, but hopefully
the following pages will reveal more
about the development and service
careers of vitally important aircraft
that have served with the world’s
oldest air force.
Below
The RAF’s Lockheed
C-130 Hercules is
often flown into areas
of conflict and the
fleet has long been
equipped with flares
to counter infra-red
homing missiles. The
mass firing of these
countermeasures is
a true spectacle and
sometimes likened
to the wings of an
angel.
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PATROLLERS AND AIRLIFTERS
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FELIXSTOWE FLYING BOATS
VICKERS VERNON AND VICTORIA
SUPERMARINE SOUTHAMPTON
BLACKBURN IRIS
SHORT RANGOON
VICKERS VILDEBEEST
BLACKBURN PERTH
SHORT SINGAPORE
SUPERMARINE SCAPA
AVRO ANSON
SARO LONDON
HANDLEY PAGE HARROW
SUPERMARINE STRANRAER
SHORT SUNDERLAND
BRISTOL BOMBAY
LOCKHEED HUDSON
CONSOLIDATED CATALINA
SUPERMARINE WALRUS
ARMSTRONG WHITWORTH ALBEMARLE
DOUGLAS DAKOTA
SUPERMARINE SEA OTTER
VICKERS WARWICK
AVRO YORK
AVRO LANCASTRIAN
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HANDLEY PAGE HASTINGS
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VICKERS VALETTA AND VIKING
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SCOTTISH AVIATION PIONEER AND
TWIN PIONEER
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AVRO SHACKLETON
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LOCKHEED NEPTUNE
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BLACKBURN BEVERLEY
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DE HAVILLAND COMET
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BRISTOL BRITANNIA
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ARMSTRONG WHITWORTH ARGOSY
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VICKERS VC10
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HAWKER SIDDELEY ANDOVER
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SHORT BELFAST
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LOCKHEED HERCULES
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HAWKER SIDDELEY NIMROD
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LOCKHEED TRISTAR
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BOEING SENTRY
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BOEING C-17 GLOBEMASTER III
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RAYTHEON SENTINEL
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AIRBUS VOYAGER
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AIRBUS A400M ATLAS
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BEECHCRAFT SHADOW
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BOEING RC-135 RIVET JOINT
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RAF ROTARY HEAVY LIFTERS
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RAF CENTENARY CELEBRATION
PATROLLERS AND AIRLIFTERS
100 YEARS OF THE ROYAL AIR FORCE
Front Cover:
Managing Editors:
Chris Clifford, Steve
Beebee
Written by:
Stephen Bridgewater
Group Editor:
Stuart Qualtrough
Contributing writers:
Rebecca Gibbs,
Michael Allsop
Thanks to:
Ajay Srivastava, RAF Museum
Archive images: All
Key Collection
unless noted
Artwork:
Andy Hay – www.flyingart.co.uk
Art Editor:
Mike Carr
Chief Designer:
Steve Donovan
Production Editor:
Sue Blunt
Deputy Production Editor:
Carol Randall
Sub Editor:
Rebecca Gibbs
Production Manager:
Janet Watkins
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Alison Sanders
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Adrian Cox
Contacts
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The entire contents of
RAF Centenary
Celebration: Patrollers and Airlifters
is
copyright © 2018.
No part may be
reproduced in any form, or stored on any
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permission of the publisher.
The Atlas’s TP400
engines are arranged
so the outboard unit
on each side rotates
inwards, while the
inboard powerplants
spin outwards,
countering their
substantial torque.
This also improves
handling and
performance.
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CROUCH/©UK MOD COWN
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Printed in England
Hawker Siddeley
Nimrod MR.1 XV226
poses for a pre-
delivery photograph.
This was the first
production example
and performed its
maiden flight on
June 28, 1968. It
was retained by
the manufacturer
for trials until 1973,
when it finally
joined the RAF as an
operational aircraft.
Today it can be found
at Bruntingthorpe,
Leicestershire where
it is kept ‘live’ and
regularly taxies at
the airfield’s popular
open days.
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