The following article on British military airplane names was originally printed in Tactical and Technical Trends, No. 5, August 13, 1942. [DISCLAIMER: The following text is taken from the U.S. War Department publication Tactical and Technical Trends. As with all wartime intelligence information, data may be incomplete or inaccurate. No attempt has been made to update or correct the text. Any views or opinions expressed do not necessarily represent those of the website.]

NAMES OF PLANES IN SERVICE WITH THE BRITISH BOMBERS OF BRITISH MANUFACTURE Heavy Bombers(1) Halifax         4 engines Lancaster 4 engines Manchester              2 engines Stirling 4 engines Medium Bombers(2) Mosquito         2 engines Wellington              2 engines Whitley 2 engines Light Bombers(3) Blenheim                        2 engines Hampden 2 engines Torpedo Bombers Beaufort                        2 engines (1) Weight empty, over 20,000 pounds (2) Weight empty, 12,000-20,000 pounds (3) Weight empty, under 12,000 pounds   FIGHTERS OF BRITISH MANUFACTURE Night Fighters Blenheim (long range)          2 engines Defiant 1 engine Fighters Beaufighter                     2 engines Hurricane 1 engine Spitfire 1 engine   BOMBERS OF AMERICAN MANUFACTURE American Name       British Name       No. of Engines   Heavy Bombers*   B - 17 B - 24 Flying Fortress Liberator 4 4   Medium Bombers*   B - 26 B - 25 B - 34 Marauder Mitchell Ventura 2 2 2   Light Bombers*   Martin 167 Martin 187 D.B. - 7 D.B. - 7 A D.B. - 7 B B - 14 Maryland Baltimore Boston I Boston II Boston III Hudson 2 2 2 2 2 2   Dive Bombers   Vultee (V-72) Vengeance or Georgia 1 *American classification and not by weight.   FIGHTERS OF AMERICAN MANUFACTURE American Name                   No. of Engines   Single Engine   P - 39 Brewster 339 P - 40 B.C. P - 40 D.E. P - 40 F P - 43 P - 66 P - 51 Airacobra Buffalo Tomahawk Kittyhawk Warhawk Lancer Vanguard Mustang   Twin Engine   P - 38 P - 38 D.E.F. D.B. - 7 (night fighter) D.B. - 7 B (night fighter) Lightning I Lightning II Havoc I Havoc II

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