most used for maritime reconnaissance and air-sea rescue Vickers Wellesley (RAF) Vickers Wellington (RAF) Maritime patrol and coastal reconnaissance Armstrong Whitworth Whitley (RAF) Avro Anson (RAF, FAA) Boeing Fortress (RAF) Blackburn Botha (RAF) Bristol Beaufort (RAF, FAA) Consolidated Catalina (RAF) Consolidated Liberator (RAF) Fairey Seal (RAF, FAA) obsolete by 1943 Fairey Seafox (FAA) floatplane Fokker T.VIII (RAF) 1940, ex-Dutch floatplane Handley Page Hampden (RAF) Lockheed Hudson (RAF) Lockheed Ventura (RAF) Martin Maryland (RAF) Saro London (RAF) retired 1941 Saro Lerwick (RAF) retired 1942 Short Empire (RAF) two aircraft Short Seaford (RAF) 1945, after VE Day Short Singapore (RAF) retired 1941 Short Sunderland (RAF) Supermarine Walrus (FAA, RAF) for air-sea rescue Supermarine Sea Otter (RAF and FAA) air-sea rescue Supermarine Stranraer (RAF) retired 1942 Vickers Warwick (RAF) Vickers Wellington (RAF) Vought Kingfisher (FAA) Westland Lysander (RAF) Photo reconnaissance Bristol Blenheim (RAF) de Havilland Mosquito (RAF) Lockheed Hudson (RAF) North American Mustang (RAF) Supermarine Spitfire (RAF) Trainers and target tugs Airspeed Oxford (RAF) bomber trainer Avro 626 (RAF) Avro Anson (RAF, FAA) multi-engine navigation and bomber crew trainer Avro Tutor (RAF, FAA) Blackburn B-2 (RAF) to 1942, most used by civilian training schools Blackburn Botha (RAF) RAF target tug, retired 1944 Blackburn Shark (FAA) after withdrawn from use as torpedo bomber Boulton Paul Defiant (RAF) gunnery trainer from 1942 to 1945 Boulton Paul Overstrand (RAF) obsolete bomber used as gunnery trainer to 1941 Cierva C.30 (RAF) Army cooperation training Curtiss Cleveland (RAF) ground instructional training de Havilland Tiger Moth (RAF, FAA) primary trainer de Havilland Dominie (RAF) radio trainer de Havilland Don (RAF) ground instructional training Fairey III.F (FAA) obsolete bomber used as target tug until 1941 Fairey Gordon (RAF) obsolete bomber used as trainer and target tug Fairey Seal (RAF) obsolete bomber used as trainer and target tug until 1942 General Aircraft Cygnet (RAF) tricycle undercarriage trainer General Aircraft Owlet (RAF) tricycle undercarriage trainer Handley Page Heyford (RAF) obsolete bomber used as trainer to 1941 Hawker Demon (RAF) obsolete fighter used as trainer Hawker Hart (RAF) obsolete bomber used as trainer and target tug Hawker Henley (RAF) target tug Hawker Osprey (FAA) obsolete fighter used as trainer Miles Magister (RAF) primary trainer Miles Martinet (RAF) Miles Master (RAF) target tug North American Harvard (RAF, FAA) advanced pilot trainer Percival Proctor (RAF, FAA) radio trainer Sikorsky Hoverfly (RAF) helicopter Vickers Wellington (RAF) bomber trainer Westland Lysander (RAF) target tug Westland Wallace (RAF)