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Trainers
 
Type: Avro Anson T.Mk 21 six seat navigation trainer.
Max Speed: 171 mph at 5,000 ft.
Climb Rate: 700 ft per minute.
Service Ceiling: 16,000 ft.
Range: 660 miles.
Armament: none.
Photo: RAF Museum
The Anson T.Mk 20 differed from its Second World War predecessors in having a all metal structure and a bombardier transparency in the nose.

 
Type: British Aerospace Jet Provost T.Mk 5 two seat basic trainer.
Max Speed: 440 mph at 25,000 ft.
Climb Rate: 3,550 ft per minute.
Service Ceiling: 36,700 ft.
Range: 900 miles.
Armament: provision for two 0.3 in 7.62 mm machine guns and a wide assortment of disposable stores.
Photo: RAF Museum
The Jet Provost T.Mk 1 was RAF's all though jet trainer and paved the way for a remarkable successful series of developments.

 
Type: British Aerospace Bulldog T.Mk 1 two/three seat primary trainer and liaison aircraft.
Max Speed: 150 mph at sea level.
Climb Rate: 1,034 ft per minute.
Service Ceiling: 16,000 ft.
Range: 621 miles.
Armament: up to 640 lb of disposable stores.
Photo: Coll Avia News
Simple yet reliable and effective, the Bulldog an admirable suited for tasks such as primary training in the hands of units such as the RAF's university air squadrons.

 
Type: Fairey Firefly T.Mk 1 two seat carrier borne and land based deck landing trainer.
Max Speed: 305 mph at 16,500 ft.
Climb Rate: 10,000 ft in 5 minutes 45 seconds.
Service Ceiling: 28,000 ft.
Range: 805 miles.
Armament: two 20 mm cannon in some aircraft.
Photo: RAF Museum
The Dutch naval air arm operated the Firefly F.Mk I and Firefly FR.Mk4 as operational types.

 
Type: British Aerospace Hawk T.Mk 1 two seat basic/advanced flying and weapon trainer.
Max Speed: 645 mph at 11,000 ft.
Climb Rate: 9,300 ft per minute.
Service Ceiling: 50,000 ft.
Range: 345 miles.
Armament: up to 6,900 lb of disposable stores.
Photo: Salamander
Seen here in combat configuration, this Hawk T.Mk 1A carries two sidewinder air-to-air missiles as well as a 30 mm cannon in an under fuselage pack.

 
Type: BAC Lightning T.Mk 5 two seat conversion trainer.
Max Speed: 1,530 mph 36,000 ft.
Climb Rate:
Service Ceiling: 55,000 ft.
Range:
Armament: to Red Top air-to-air missiles.
Photo: RAF Museum
The Lightning T.Mk 4 was very similar to the F.Mk 1A in everything but its wide cockpit with two side-by-side seats.

 
Type: Airspeed Oxford Mk II three/six seat trainer and light transport.
Max Speed: 188 mph at 8,300 ft.
Climb Rate: 10,000 ft in 12 minutes 0 seconds.
Service Ceiling: 19,500 ft.
Range: 700 miles.
Armament: none.
Photo: Imperial War Museum
The Oxford Mk II was chiefly distinguishable form the Mk I by its lack of the dorsal gunnery training turret.

 
Type: Percival Prentice T.Mk 1 two/three seat basic trainer.
Max Speed: 143 mph at 5,000 ft.
Climb Rate: 653 ft per minute.
Service Ceiling: 18,000 ft.
Range: 396 miles.
Armament: none.
Photo: RAF Museum
Seen here in prototype form, the Prentice was never wholly satisfactory in performance because of poor power and weight ratio resulting from its heavy all metal airframe.

 
Type: Hunting (Percival) Provost T.Mk 1 two seat basic trainer.
Max Speed: 200 mph at 2,300 ft.
Climb Rate: 2,200 ft per minute.
Service Ceiling: 22,500 ft.
Range: 648 miles.
Armament: none.
Photo: RAF Museum
A plane that was reliable and easy to maintain, the Provost T.Mk 1 was the Royal Air Force's last piston engine trainer. the type was very popular for its high level of agility, which included a good rate of roll.

 
Type: Shorts Tucano T.Mk 1 two seat basic trainer.
Max Speed: 315 mph at 10,000 ft.
Climb Rate: 3,510 ft per minute.
Service Ceiling: 34,000 ft.
Range: 1,035 miles.
Armament: export aircraft can carry 1,000 lb of disposable stores on four under wing hardpoints.
Photo: Coll B. Thouanel
Though it is externally similar to the original Brazilian Tucano, the Tucano T.MK 1 has a much improved cockpit, a large airbrake, structural revisions of the airframe for a longer fatigue life, and a different and more powerful engine for crisper performance.

 

 

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