Royal Air Force and Royal Navy Aircraft of WW2

You're right, I did miss the Bombay, thanks. I've been meaning to add the gliders too, which I've now done.

Very true. Missed that one, now added, thanks.

Agreed, I missed them but have now checked them out and added these and others too. Thanks.

You're quite right, it was meant to say Martin Mariner, which was operated by 524 squadron for a while. I've made the change, thanks.

Thanks for that. I've seen the information in Wikipedia but have since checked other reference material and can't find any evidence that the Vigilant served in RAF squadron service during WW2. I'll keep checking though and will add it if I can find something to support it.

Well done!

Thanks. I've just checked out the Seafox and can see that they served with five catapult flights which were pooled to create 700 Naval Air Squadron in January 1940, along with 754 NAS which was a training unit. It did serve with a few other squadrons too, but most had got rid of their Seafoxes by the start of WW2. It seems that one Seafox also played an important role in the Battle of the River Plate. I've now added this aircraft to the quiz.

As for the captured planes, they were mostly one-offs, flown by RAE Farnborough as well as an independent RAF unit, No. 1426 Flight (the 'RAFwaffe') whose role it was to evaluate and demonstrate them to other units. As such they don't come within the remit of squadron service and were essentially experimental but I've added it to the introduction anyway.

Thanks. I've checked it out and it's now added.

Thanks for the suggestion. I'll check it out. The Beechcraft Traveller is a possibility too.

That is correct but please see the caveat "In the case of US aircraft, the quiz is looking for the aircraft names while in RAF or RN service, not designated numbers." It is only necessary to enter "Mustang" in any case.

The RAF placed an order for P-38 Lightnings but cancelled it after receiving only a few evaluation aircraft. The variant ordered (model 322) had poor performance due to the lack of turbo-chargers. It also had non-contra-rotating engines which caused handling and control issues. No P-38s entered RAF squadron service and the remaining aircraft from the order were diverted to the USAAF.

Thanks for these suggestions. Two obscure ones but you're right they did serve in squadron service. I will update the quiz to add them.