The Royal Air Force Britannia Fleet
Presentation ceremony at RAF Lyneham featuring XL636 ‘Argo’, the first Britannia C.Mk 1 delivered …to 99 Sqn on 4th June 1959
A list of all the Britannias that were used in Military service – all were Series 253 (RAF C.Mk1) except where starred *. Click on the underlined entry of each aircraft to access details with photo.
- *XN392 ‘ACRUX’
- *XN398 ‘ALTAIR’
- *XN404 ‘CANOPUS’
- XL635 ‘BELLATRIX’
- XL636 ‘ARGO’
- XL637 ‘VEGA’
- XL638 ‘SIRIUS’
- XL639 ‘ATRIA’
- XL640 ‘ANTARES’
- XL657 ‘RIGEL’
- XL658 ‘ADHARA’
- XL659 ‘POLARIS’
- XL660 ‘ALPHARD’
- XM489 ‘DENEBOLA’
- XM490 ‘ALDERBARAN’
- XM491 ‘PROCYON’
- XM496 ‘REGULUS’
- XM497 ‘SCHEDAR’
- XM498 ‘HADAR’
- XM517 ‘AVIOR’
- XM518 ‘SPICA’
- XM519 ‘CAPELLA’
- XM520 ‘ARCTURAS’
- **XX367 ‘TEAM SPIRIT’
*Britannia Series 252 (RAF C.Mk2) & ** Britannia Series 312 (ex BOAC/British Eagle)