Royal Air Force Bristol Britannia Fleet

RAF Serial

Name

Variant

Constructor’s No.

Built at

Delivered to RAF

XL635

Bellatrix

C.1

13400

Filton, Bristol

6 January 1960

XL636

Argo

C.1

13401

Filton, Bristol

4 June 1959

XL637

Vega

C.1

13402

Filton, Bristol

17 June 1959

XL638

Sirius

C.1

13403

Filton, Bristol

30 June 1959

XL639

Atria

C.1

13404

Filton, Bristol

15 July 1959

XL640

Antares

C.1

13405

Filton, Bristol

29 July 1959

XL657

Rigel

C.1

13422

Filton, Bristol

19 August 1959

XL658

Adhara

C.1

13423

Filton, Bristol

2 September 1959

XL659

Polaris

C.1

13424

Filton, Bristol

16 September 1959

XL660

Alphard

C.1

13425

Filton, Bristol

30 September 1959

XM489

Denebola

C.1

13501

Belfast (Short Brothers & Harland)

15 June 1960

XM490

Aldebaran

C.1

13502

Belfast (Short Brothers & Harland)

29 June 1960

XM491

Procyon

C.1

13503

Belfast (Short Brothers & Harland)

13 July 1960

XM496

Regulus

C.1

13508

Belfast (Short Brothers & Harland)

17 September 1960

XM497

Schedar

C.1

13509

Belfast (Short Brothers & Harland)

28 September 1960

XM498

Hadar

C.1

13510

Belfast (Short Brothers & Harland)

12 October 1960

XM517

Avior

C.1

13529

Belfast (Short Brothers & Harland)

11 January 1961

XM518

Spica

C.1

13530

Belfast (Short Brothers & Harland)

25 January 1961

XM519

Capella

C.1

13531

Belfast (Short Brothers & Harland)

8 February 1961

XM520

Arcturus

C.1

13532

Belfast (Short Brothers & Harland)

22 February 1961

XN392

Acrux

C.2

13417

Filton, Bristol

28 October 1959

XN398

Altair

C.2

13418

Filton, Bristol

11 November 1959

XN404

Canopus

C.2

13419

Filton, Bristol

25 November 1959

Notes

  • Total aircraft: 23
  • Britannia C.1 (Type 253): 20 aircraft
  • Britannia C.2 (Type 252): 3 aircraft
  • Built at Filton: 13 aircraft
  • Built at Belfast (Short Brothers & Harland): 10 aircraft
  • First RAF delivery: XL636 Argo – 4 June 1959
  • Last RAF delivery: XM520 Arcturus – 22 February 1961
  • Only RAF Britannia lost: XL638 Sirius, written off following the runway overrun at RAF Khormaksar, Aden, on 12 October 1967.