Every British Naval Aircraft Used in WWII

Описание: Britain fought a global naval war across every ocean during the Second World War.
From fragile biplanes to high-performance carrier fighters, British naval aviation evolved rapidly under constant pressure.
This documentary catalog covers every British naval aircraft used in WWII, including fighters, torpedo bombers, patrol aircraft, reconnaissance platforms, trainers, and experimental designs of the Fleet Air Arm and Coastal Command.

Each aircraft played a role in convoy defense, fleet protection, anti-submarine warfare, and naval strike operations—shaping modern carrier warfare forever.


00:00 – Britain’s global naval war & rise of naval aviation

Early Biplanes

00:35 – Blackburn Shark
01:00 – Blackburn Roc
01:25 – Blackburn Skua (Mk I & Mk II)
01:55 – Blackburn Sea Gladiator

Torpedo Bombers

02:25 – Fairey Swordfish (Mk I, Mk II, Mk III)
03:20 – Fairey Albacore (Mk I & Mk II)

Fleet Fighters

03:55 – Fairey Fulmar (Mk I & Mk II)
04:30 – Fairey Barracuda (Mk I, Mk II, Mk III)

Navalized Land Fighters

05:10 – Hawker Sea Hurricane (Mk IA, Mk IB, Mk IIC)
05:45 – Supermarine Seafire (Mk Ib, Mk IIc, Mk III, Mk XV)

Lend-Lease & Allied Fighters

06:30 – Grumman Martlet (Mk I, Mk II, Mk IV)
07:00 – Vought Corsair (Mk I, Mk II, Mk IV)
07:30 – Grumman Hellcat (Mk I & Mk II)

Strike & Attack Aircraft

08:00 – Bristol Beaufighter (TF Mk X, Mk VIC)
08:35 – De Havilland Sea Mosquito (TR Mk 33)

Maritime Patrol

09:05 – Short Sunderland (Mk I, Mk III, Mk V)
09:35 – Consolidated Catalina (Mk I, Mk IV, Mk VI)

Coastal & Support Aircraft

10:05 – Lockheed Hudson
10:25 – Vickers Wellington
10:45 – Avro Anson

Late-War & Experimental

10:55 – Fairey Firefly & Sikorsky R-4
11:06 – Conclusion




✈️ Aircraft Used in This Video

Blackburn Shark

Blackburn Roc

Blackburn Skua (Mk I, Mk II)

Blackburn Sea Gladiator (Mk I)

Fairey Swordfish (Mk I, Mk II, Mk III)

Fairey Albacore (Mk I, Mk II)

Fairey Fulmar (Mk I, Mk II)

Fairey Barracuda (Mk I, Mk II, Mk III)

Hawker Sea Hurricane (Mk IA, Mk IB, Mk IIC)

Supermarine Seafire (Mk Ib, Mk IIc, Mk III, Mk XV)

Grumman Martlet (Mk I, Mk II, Mk IV)

Vought Corsair (Mk I, Mk II, Mk IV)

Grumman Hellcat (Mk I, Mk II)

Bristol Beaufighter (TF Mk X, Mk VIC)

De Havilland Sea Mosquito (TR Mk 33)

Short Sunderland (Mk I, Mk III, Mk V)

Consolidated Catalina (Mk I, Mk IV, Mk VI)

Lockheed Hudson (Mk I, Mk III)

Vickers Wellington (GR Mk VIII, GR Mk XIV)

Avro Anson (Mk I)

Fairey Firefly (Mk I, Mk IV)

Supermarine Walrus (Mk I, Mk II)

Fairey Seafox

Sikorsky R-4