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title: Aircraft of the R.A.F., Some Famous Types - II
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/aircraft-of-the-raf-famous-types-ii-1941/
description: A recognition-style sheet shows ten RAF aircraft types in photographs on blue, each with a short caption of successes.
section: Collection
---

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# Aircraft of the R.A.F., Some Famous Types - II

A recognition-style sheet shows ten RAF aircraft types in photographs on blue, each with a short caption of successes, and a range map from Britain and Egypt. The card-stacking tell is that every caption reports victories or capability ('proof of Britain's great and growing air-power') and none reports losses.

## Propaganda techniques used in this poster

[Card stacking](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/card-stacking/)

## Text on the object

Original (English) · read from the image, not independently checked

```
AIRCRAFT OF THE R.A.F.
Some Famous Types - II.

HAVOC
Heavily-armed, "Havoc" night-fighters have destroyed many German raiders over Britain. Speed 315 m.p.h.

MARTLET
"The Barrel," as British pilots call the "Martlet," is the fastest plane in service with the Fleet Air Arm.

HUDSON
"Hudsons" have flown millions of miles and tens of thousands of hours on reconnaissance patrol and bombing sorties.

WHITLEY
"Whitley" heavy bombers have flown from England to Turin to blast important industrial targets.

MANCHESTER
The biggest two-engined bombers in the world, "Manchesters" are proof of Britain's great and growing air-power.

MARYLAND
Ranging far and wide over the Mediterranean, "Maryland" bombers have hit Italian shipping, ports and troop concentrations.

TOMAHAWK
These fast, deadly, American-built fighters have many successes over Italian and German types in the Western Desert.

LIBERATOR
An American-built "Liberator" bomber flew the Atlantic in 8 hours and 23 minutes. These aircraft are on constant reconnaissance patrol and convoy guards.

DEFIANT
"Defiants" stalk by night and the intense fire from their multi-gun turrets has been the end of many German bombers.

CATALINA
It was a "Catalina" flying-boat that shadowed the German battleship "Bismarck" for 20 hours through dirty weather. "Catalinas" are reconnaissance and patrol bombers.

KEY TO MAP
A Approximate range of "Tomahawk" fighter.
B Approximate range of "Martlet," "Havoc," "Whitley" and "Maryland."
C Approximate range of "Hudson" bomber.
D Approximate range of "Liberator" bomber.
E Approximate range of "Catalina" flying boat.
Arrows represent approximate operational range of each type of plane. (Total flying distance is double.)

PRINTED FOR H.M. STATIONERY OFFICE BY FOSH & CROSS LTD., LONDON. 51-2286
```

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