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title: 'Aircraft of the R.A.F.: Some Famous Types - I'
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/uk-aircraft-of-the-raf-famous-types-1-1941/
description: A photographic chart shows ten RAF aircraft types with short captions and a range map from Britain and Egypt. Tagged by technique, with source and rights.
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# Aircraft of the R.A.F.: Some Famous Types - I

A photographic chart shows ten RAF aircraft types with short captions and a range map from Britain and Egypt. Each caption lists only successes (raids on Berlin, Kiel, Cologne, convoy protection), the tell for card-stacking; no losses or failures appear.

## 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 - I.

BLENHEIM: Constant scourge of enemy shipping, "Blenheims" also made the great daylight raid on the German power-stations near Cologne.
WELLINGTON: These long-range bombers have flown from England across the Alps to hit targets at Naples in Italy.
SPITFIRE II: Britain's most famous fighter. Now armed with two cannon and four machine guns, or eight machine guns.
HURRICANE II: "Hurricanes" played a leading part in the Battle of Britain. Now armed with twelve machine guns or four 20 m.m. cannon and used for low level bombing.
BEAUFIGHTER: Armed with four cannon and six machine guns, "Beaufighters" have scored great successes against German dive-bombers in Libya.
HAMPDEN: Medium bombers, continuously used in attacking objectives in Germany. "Hampdens" cut the Dortmund-Ems Canal.
HALIFAX: Among many raids carried out by these giant long-range bombers are attacks on the German harbours of Emden and Kiel, also Berlin.
FLYING FORTRESS: Emden, Rotterdam, Kiel and shipping in the Macassar Straits are among targets attacked by "Fortresses."
SUNDERLAND: "Sunderlands" have done brilliant work in guarding British convoys and bombing German submarines. A "Sunderland" weighs 20 tons.
STIRLING: Biggest bombers in the world, "Stirlings" have dropped their immense bomb-loads on Berlin among other targets.

KEY TO MAP
A Approximate range of British "Hurricane" and "Spitfire."
B Approximate range of British "Beaufighter."
C Approximate range of "Blenheim," "Hampden" and Boeing "Flying Fortress" bombers.
D Approximate range of "Wellington" bomber, and Short "Sunderland" flying boat of R.A.F. Coastal Command.
E Approximate range of "Stirling" bomber.
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. S1-2286
```

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