GreatBritainCloseSupport

Aircraft Of Foreign Countries

Type: British Aerospace Hawk 200 single seat multi-role warplane.

Max Speed: 645 mph at sea level.

Climb Rate: 11,510 ft per minute.

Service Ceiling: 50,000 ft.

Range: 383 miles on a hi-lo-hi mission.

Armament: two 25 mm cannon, and up to 7,700 lb of disposable stores.

Photo: Coll B. Thouanel

A single seat derivative of the Hawk trainer, the Hawk 200 can be fitted with a wide assortment of sensors and mission electronic suiting it to diverse operational tasks.

Type: British Aerospace Buccaneer s Mk 2B two seat low-level strike and attack aircraft.

Max Speed: 645 mph at 200 ft.

Climb Rate: 7,000 ft. per minute.

Service Ceiling: 40,000+ ft.

Range: radius 1,150 miles.

Armament: up to 16,000 lb of disposable stores carried internally and externally.

Photo: P. Buigel

From its naval origins as a carrier borne type, the Buccaneer matured into a first class low level attack aircraft for the RAF

Type: Harrier GR Mk 3 sing seat ground attack and reconnaissance aircraft.

Max Speed: 737+ mph at low altitude

Climb Rate: 29,000 ft per minute.

Service Ceiling: 51,200 ft.

Range: combat radius 414 miles with a 3,000 lb war load afterVTO

Armament:

Photo:

Type: Hawker Typhoon Mk 1B single seat fighter bomber

Max Speed: 412 ft at 19,000 ft.

Climb Rate: 15,000 ft in 5 minutes 50 seconds.

Service Ceiling: 35,200 ft.

Range: 510 miles.

Armament: four 20 mm cannon, and two 1,000 lb bombs or eight 60 lb rockets.

Photo: Imperial War Museum

Ground crew prepare a Typhoon Mk 1B for a mission with two underwing bombs

Type: Hawker Hunter FGA.Mk 9 single seat ground attack fighter.

Max Speed: 702 mph at sea level.

Climb Rate: 17,200 ft. per minute.

Service Ceiling: 52,000 ft.

Range: radius 443 miles.

Armament: four 30 mm cannon and up to 6,000 lb of disposable stores.

Photo: P Bigel

Type: Westland Welkin Mk I single seat high altitude interceptor.

Max Speed: 387 mph at 26,000 ft.

Climb Rate: 3,850 ft per min.

Service Ceiling: 44,000 ft.

Range: 195 miles.

Armament: 20-mm cannon.

Photo: RAF Museum

The Welkin Mk 1 did not enter service, but in mock combat with a de Havilland Mosquite B.Mk IX bomber at 35,000 ft. proved that it would have been able to tackle German bombers and reconnaissance aircraft. Its poor agility at high altitude would have left it at a disadvantage against fighters.

Type: English Electric Lightning F.Mk 6 single seat interceptor.

Max Speed: 1,320 mph at 36,000 ft.

Climb Rate: 40,000 ft in 2 minutes 30 seconds.

Service Ceiling: 55,000 ft.

Range: 800 miles.

Armament: two 30 mm cannon and two air-to-air missiles.

Photo: P. Bigel

Despite its short range, the Lightning served the Royal Air Force usefully until its retirement in 1989.

Type: Gloster Meteor F.Mk 4 single seat interceptor.

Max Speed: 585 mph at 10,000 ft.

Climb Rate: 7,350 ft per minute.

Service Ceiling: 50,000 ft.

Range: 450 miles.

Armament: four 20 mm cannon.

Photo: RAF Museum

The Arrival of the Meteor F.Mk 4 in first line British service allowed the Meteor F.Mk iii to be allocated to squadrons of the Royal Auxiliary Air Force.

Type: Panavia Tornado F.Mk 3 two seat all weather interceptor.

Max Speed: 1,453 mph at 36,090 ft.

Climb Rate:

Service Ceiling: about 70,000 ft.

Range: radius 460 miles for a two hour patrol.

Armament: one 27 mm cannon and up to four Sky Flash and
four AIM-9L sidewinder AAMs.

Photo: Coll B Thouanel

This Tornado AADV carries the markings of No.229 Operational Conversion Unit at RAF Coningsby

Type: Supermarine Attacker F.Mk 1 single seat carrierborne Interceptor.

Max Speed: 590 mph at sea level.

Climb Rate: 6,350 ft per minutes.

Service Ceiling: 45,000 ft.

Range: 590 miles.

Armament: Four 20 mm cannon.

Photo: RAF Museum

The portly fuselage lines of of the Attacker, seen here in the form of three F.Mk 1s, were dictated by the considerable diameter of the Nene engine a centrifugal flow turbojet.