Here is a list of aircraft used by the British Royal Air Force (RAF), Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm (FAA), Army Air Corps (AAC) and British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) during the Second World War. Fighters and fighter-bombers Bell Airacobra (RAF), one example for carrier landing by RN. Blackburn Roc (FAA) naval turret fighter retired from combat by 1941 Blackburn Skua (FAA) naval fighter/dive bomber retired from combat 1941 Boulton Paul Defiant (RAF) turret fighter/night fighter until withdrawn in 1942-1943 from operational roles Brewster Buffalo (RAF) Bristol Beaufighter (RAF) strike fighter Bristol Blenheim (RAF) long range fighter and night fighter Curtiss Mohawk (RAF) Curtiss Kittyhawk and Tomahawk (RAF) de Havilland Mosquito (RAF) night fighter & fighter-bomber de Havilland Vampire (RAF) prototype jet fighter Douglas Havoc (RAF) night fighter Fairey Fulmar (FAA) fleet fighter Fairey Firefly (FAA) fleet fighter Gloster Gladiator (RAF, FAA) Gloster Meteor (RAF) jet fighter Gloster Sea Gladiator (FAA) Grumman Martlet/Wildcat (FAA) Grumman Hellcat (FAA) Hawker Hurricane (RAF, FAA) Hawker Sea Hurricane (FAA) Hawker Tempest (RAF) Hawker Typhoon (RAF) North American Mustang (RAF) Republic Thunderbolt (RAF) Supermarine Spitfire (RAF & FAA) Supermarine Seafire (FAA) Vought Corsair (FAA) Westland Whirlwind (RAF) twin engine fighter Westland Welkin (RAF) high altitude fighter Torpedo bombers, dive bombers and army cooperation Avro Rota (RAF) Army cooperation autogyro Blackburn Skua (FAA) naval fighter/dive bomber Fairey Albacore (RAF, FAA) torpedo/dive bomber Fairey Barracuda (FAA) torpedo/dive bomber Fairey Swordfish (FAA) torpedo bomber Grumman Tarpon/Avenger (FAA) torpedo bomber Hawker Audax (RAF) Army cooperation biplane Hawker Hardy (RAF) General purpose biplane Hawker Hector (RAF) Army cooperation biplane Hawker Hind (RAF) light bomber North American Mustang (RAF) tactical reconnaissance and ground-attack under RAF Army Cooperation Command Vickers Vildebeest (RAF) torpedo bomber, retired 1942 Westland Lysander (RAF) Army cooperation Westland Wapiti (RAF) general purpose biplane used in India until 1940 Level bombers Armstrong Whitworth Albemarle (RAF) Armstrong Whitworth Whitley (RAF) Avro Manchester (RAF) Avro Lancaster (RAF) Avro Lincoln (RAF) Boeing Fortress (RAF) Boulton Paul Overstrand (RAF) withdrawn from operational service in late 1939 Bristol Beaufort (RAF, FAA) Bristol Blenheim/Bisley (RAF) Bristol Bombay (RAF) bomber-transport Douglas Boston (RAF) Fairey Battle (RAF) Fairey Gordon (RAF) Handley Page Halifax (RAF) Handley Page Hampden/Hereford (RAF) Lockheed Hudson (RAF) Lockheed Ventura (RAF) Martin Maryland (RAF, FAA) Martin Marauder (RAF) Martin Baltimore (RAF, FAA) North American Mitchell (RAF, FAA) Short Stirling (RAF) Vickers Valentia (RAF) bomber-transport Vickers Vincent (RAF) general purpose Vickers Warwick (RAF) prototypes only,