Talk:List of aircraft of the Royal Air Force

message: On Wikipedia:WikiProject Aircraft I have started a proposal for how lists of aircraft could be rationalised on wikipedia. If you're interested, let's discuss it there -- Cabalamat 03:24, 1 Sep 2003 (UTC)
thread_title: Proposal

message: This page has massive problems. I'm afraid it looks as though someone has simply dumped a list of aircraft from somewhere, without any checking. I have neither the time nor knowledge to check up on all the aircraft listed here. However here are a few that never served with the RAF.
* FE2a (out of s in 1916, before RAF formed)
* Bloodhound (because it's a missile!)
* Swordfish (Navy only according to Fairey Swordfish)
* Bleriot XI (this is the plane in which Bleriot flew the channel in 1909 for heaven's sake - it was out of date in 1914, never mind 1918!)
I am pretty sure that the following never served with the RAF, because they were pre-WWI or early WWI and would have been outdated by 1918.
* Bristol Prier
* Bristol Boxkite
These require severe justification:
* Dornier 22 (it was a German navy plane)
* Junkers 52
* Junkers 53
* Koolhoven (Dutch, with no record of use by RAF)
* Albatross (are we talking about the Grumman floatplane, the German WW1 fighter or the Russian trainer?)
I'm probably going to have to blank this and let is build of from the start, or reduce it only to aircraft that there is no dispute about, unless anyone has any sources for the list as a whole? DJ Clayworth 15:20, 2 Oct 2003 (UTC)
replies: text: Makes sense; the US desig (if common) would be a nice addition as a parenthetical note, as is done for the Canberra in the US list. Stan 15:41, 12 Nov 2003 (UTC)
replies: text: It's official. They're being bought. -N328KF 02:38, 2004 Jul 22 (UTC)
David, why 'pursuit' rather than the much more widely recognised 'fighter';? DJ Clayworth 14:47, 12 Nov 2003 (UTC)

text: They are listed in the Civil Aircraft Impressed Into RAF Service 1939-1945 section. MilborneOne (talk) 14:53, 11 June 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Ah, missed that! OK, what about the Albatros? There isn't a section for Civil Aircraft Impressed Into RAF Service 1916-18. Mjroots (talk) 16:11, 11 June 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Which aircraft?

message: I think the RFC/RNAS aircraft are badly treated on this page, down the bottom and labeled 'pre-RAF'. Any support from watchers for splitting them of as List of aircraft of the RFC, and List of aircraft of the RNAS.MilborneOne 22:25, 30 January 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: No comments for six-months! somebody else has created List of aircraft of the Royal Naval Air Service so I have split of the List of aircraft of the Royal Flying Corps. MilborneOne 20:37, 19 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Royal Flying Corps / Royal Naval Air Service

message: A list is only helpful alphabetically if one is looking for a name, not an aircraft. Aircraft should be sorted by type first, then kind of propulsion, and only later the official designation, which in the case of the RAF happens to be a name. As it is now, it is really hard to finds the right type if one happens to have forgotten the name.--Mrg3105 01:23, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Not sure that would help the reader find information it is not one of the facts they would start with. MilborneOne (talk) 12:02, 15 February 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Sorting 

message: I think this article should be List of aircraft of the Royal Air Force like all the other related lists. Any objections if I moved it? MilborneOne (talk) 11:43, 26 July 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: No comments after two weeks  - article moved. MilborneOne (talk) 11:19, 13 August 2009 (UTC)
replies: text:  Good move. BritishWatcher (talk) 11:23, 13 August 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Article name 

message: I have been reformatting this list along the lines set out at WP:AVILIST. This has led to some suggested changes to the guidelines. The discussion is here. — Cheers, Steelpillow (Talk) 11:44, 24 November 2015 (UTC)
thread_title: Style guidance

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