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Fleet Listing (1945-1950):
Naval Air Service
These fleet listings gives a complete survey
of all aeroplanes, hydroplanes, aircrafts, helicopters etc. in service
with the Naval Air Servise since the early start in 1912 and to the
present day.
When the Royal Danish Airforce was formed as
a separate branch in 1950, all aircrafts from the Naval Air Service and
Army Air Coprs were transferred hereto. Since 1962 the RDN has only been
operating helicopters.
The fleet listings are made in chronological
order. For faster loading on the net, the listings are separated into
different time periods.
You may click on a photo to view a larger
image.
You may select another period here:
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1912-1918
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1919-1940
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1962-
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Percival P.44 Proctor Mk. III
(1945-1951) - transferred to the RDAF November
1, 1950 |
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(Photo from
Air Tactical Command) |
Type:
Trainer and Station Flight
Armament:
None
Engine: 1
ea
De Havilland Gipsy Queen 208 Hps.
Max. airspeed:
253 km/hr.
Max. ceiling:
4,250 m
Max. weight:
1,587 kg
Span - Length - Height:
12.00 m - 8.60 m - 2.38 m
Manufacturer:
Percival Aircraft Ltd., Great Britain
Units (station):
6 ea (1. & 2. Naval Air Flotilla) |
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Kramme & Zeuthen KZ-III
(1946-1951) - transferred to the RDAF November
1, 1950 |
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(Photo from
Air Tactical Command) |
Type:
Station Flight
Armament:
None
Engine: 1
ea Blackburn Cirrus Minor 90 Hps.
Max. airspeed:
185 km/hr.
Max. ceiling:
4,000 m
Max. weight:
650 kg
Span - Length - Height:
9.60 m - 6.60 m - 2.10 m
Manufacturer:
Skandinavisk Aeroindustri A/S,
Copenhagen
Units (station):
2 ea |
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Kramme & Zeuthen KZ-IIT
(1946-1955) - transferred to the RDAF November
1, 1950 |
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(Photo from
Air Tactical Command) |
Type:
Two-seated Trainer
Armament:
None
Engine: 1
ea
De Havilland Gipsy Major X 145 Hps.
Max. airspeed:
235 km/hr.
Max. ceiling:
5,000 m
Max. weight:
850 kg
Span - Length - Height:
10.20 m - 7.50 m - 2.10 m
Manufacturer:
Skandinavisk Aeroindustri A/S,
Copenhagen
Units (station):
15 ea (Divided between the Naval Air
Service and Army Air Coprs at Naval Air Station Avnø) |
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Airspeed A.S. 10 Oxford Mk. I og II
(1946-1955) - transferred to the RDAF November
1, 1950 |
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(Photo from
Air Tactical Command) |
Type:
Twin-engine Trainer and Station Flight
Armament:
None
Engine: 2
ea
Armstrong Siddeley Cheetah X á 355 Hps.
Max. airspeed:
301 km/hr.
Max. ceiling:
6,000 m
Max. weight:
3,450 kg
Span - Length - Height:
16.25 m - 10.50 m - 3.38 m
Manufacturer:
Airspeed Ltd., Great Britain
Units (station):
48 ea (Divided between the Naval Air
Service and Army Air Coprs) |
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North American Harvard
(1946-1959) - transferred to the RDAF November
1, 1950 |
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(Photo from
Air Tactical Command) |
Type:
Two-seated Trainer
Armament:
None
Engine: 1
ea
Pratt & Whitney R-1340-S3H1 Wasp 550 Hps.
Max. airspeed:
331 km/hr.
Max. ceiling:
7,000 m
Max. weight:
2,385 kg
Span - Length - Height:
12.90 m - 8.80 m - 3.50 m
Manufacturer:
North American Aviation Inc., USA
Units (station):
31 ea (Divided between the Naval Air
Service and Army Air Coprs for common pilot training) |
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Supermarine Sea Otter Mk. II
(1946-1952) - transferred to the RDAF November
1, 1950 |
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(Photo from
Air Tactical Command) |
Type:
Reconnaissance/Search and Rescue
Armament:
None
Engine: 1
ea
Bristol Mercury 855 Hps.
Max. airspeed:
241 km/hr.
Max. ceiling:
5,000 m
Max. weight:
4,540 kg
Span - Length - Height:
14.02 m - 12.12 m - 4.93 m
Manufacturer:
Vickers-Armstrong (Supermarine) Ltd.,
Great Britain
Units (station):
7 ea (1. Naval Air Flotilla, Naval Air
Station Copenhagen) |
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Vickers Armstrong (Supermarine)
Spitfire Mk. IXE
(1947-1955) -
transferred to the RDAF
November 1, 1950 |
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(Photo from
Air Tactical Command) |
Type:
Fighter
Armament:
2 ea 20 mm Machine guns
4 ea 12.7 mm Light Machine guns
Engine:
1 ea Rolls Royce Merlin 1.650 Hps.
Max. airspeed:
655 km/hr.
Max. ceiling:
13,500 m
Max. weight:
3,400 kg
Span - Length - Height:
11.23 m - 9.46 m - 3.85 m
Manufacturer:
Vickers-Armstrong (Supermarine) Ltd.,
Great Britain
Units (station):
12 ea (2. Naval Air Flotilla in Kastrup) |
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Vickers Armstrong (Supermarine)
Spitfire Mk. XI
(1947-1955) - transferred to the RDAF November
1, 1950 |
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(Photo: Archives of the
Royal
Danish Naval Museum) |
Type: Photo
Reconnaissance
Armament:
None
Engine:
1 ea Rolls Royce Merlin 1.650 Hps.
Max. airspeed:
679 km/hr.
Max. ceiling:
13,500 m
Max. weight:
3,583 kg
Span - Length - Height:
11.23 m - 9.55 m - 3.85 m
Manufacturer:
Vickers-Armstrong (Supermarine) Ltd.,
Great Britain
Units (station):
3 ea (2. Naval Air Flotilla in Kastrup) |
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Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina
(1947-1968) -
transferred to the RDAF
November 1, 1950 |
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(Photo from
Air Tactical Command) |
Type:
Reconnaissance/Search and Rescue
Armament:
None
Engine:
2 ea Pratt & Whitney R-1830-S3C4 á 1.200 Hps.
Max. airspeed:
314 km/hr.
Max. ceiling:
5,500 m
Max. weight:
15,425 kg
Span - Length - Height:
31.72 m - 19.52 m - 5.65 m
Manufacturer:
Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corp., USA
Units (station):
6 ea (Catalina Group at 1. Naval Air
Flotilla, Naval Air Station Copenhagen) |
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Gloster Meteor F. Mk. 4
(1949-1957) - transferred to the RDAF November
1, 1950 |
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(Photo from
Air Tactical Command) |
Type:
Fighter/Fighter Bomber
Armament:
4 ea 20 mm Machine guns
Rockets or 900 kg bombs
Engine:
2 ea Rolls Royce Derwent à 1,590 kg st.
Max. airspeed:
940 km/hr.
Max. ceiling:
14,000 m
Max. weight:
6,885 kg
Span - Length - Height:
11.30 m - 13.20 m - 3.96 m
Manufacturer:
Gloster Aircraft Co., Great Britain
Units (station):
20 ea (3. Naval Air Flotilla i Karup) |
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Gloster Meteor T. Mk. 7
(1950-1957) - transferred to the RDAF November
1, 1950 |
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(Photo from
Air Tactical Command) |
Type: Two
seated trainer
Armament:
None
Engine:
2 ea Rolls Royce Derwent à 1.590 kg st.
Max. airspeed:
940 km/hr.
Max. ceiling:
11,000 m
Max. weight:
6,410 kg
Span - Length - Height:
11.30 m - 13.20 m - 3.96 m
Manufacturer:
Gloster Aircraft Co., Great Britain
Units (station):
3 ea (3. Naval Air Flotilla i Karup) |
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Sources: |
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Air Tactical Command, Karup |
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Dansk Marineflyvning 1911-1998,
by Niels M. Probst,
Orlogsmuseet, Copenhagen 1998 (ISBN 87-87720-15-9) |
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Dansk Militærflyvnings - Hvornår skete
det, by Hans A. Schrøder,
Flyvevåbnets Bibliotek 2000 (ISBN 87-987748-0-8) |
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Danske Militærfly,
by Niels Jensen,
Clausen Bøger, 1978 (ISBN 87-11-03877-2) |
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