Atlas (Total: 231, Canadian: 16, Group 0)
Armstrong Whitworth Atlas
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Armstrong Whitworth Atlas Mk. IAC (Serial No. 409), Rockcliffe, Ontario, ca 1938.
Armstrong Whitworth Atlas Mk. IAC (Serial No. 409), Rockcliffe, Ontario, ca 1938.
The Armstrong Whitworth Atlas was a British single-engine two-seat biplane. It served as an army co-operation aircraft for the Royal Canadian Air Force in the 1920s and 1930s. It was the first purpose-designed aircraft of the type to serve with the RAF. The prototype was first flown on 10 May 1925. The production Atlas had a steel tube fuselage with fabric covering with single-bay swept metal wings. It could be fitted with a hook under the fuselage to pick up messages and could carry a 460 lb (210 kg) bombload under the wings. The Atlas continued in service in the army co-operations role until replaced with the Hawker Audax in 1935. Harold Skaarup web pages
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Armstrong Whitworth Atlas - Kestrel PublicationsAtlas Mk. I serial 16
s/n 16
c/n AW 260
Armstrong Whitworth
16
Known Units: 2
Registration G-CYZB reserved, only used briefly. Used at RCAF Station Trenton, numbered 16. Later renumbered 401 ca 1929. Served with No. 2 (AC) Squadron, RCAF Stations Trenton and Rockcliffe, 1935 to 1939. Exerecises at Petawawa, Ontario, August 1939. Later with Eastern Air Command. Became instructional airframe A58.last update: 2024-December-25
1941-January-27 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
Atlas Mk. I serial 17
s/n 17
c/n AW 297
Armstrong Whitworth
17
Known Units: 2; 118
Registration G-CYZA reserved, only used briefly. Numbered 17 in RCAF. Operated from RCAF Station Trenton, Ontario, late 1920s / early 1930s. Later renumbered 402 ca 1929. Served with No. 2 (AC) Squadron, RCAF Stations Trenton and Rockcliffe, 1935 to 1939. Category C damage at Quinte, Ontario (near Trenton) on 20 June 1935. Operated by No. 118 (B) Squadron, from RCAF Station Saint John, NB, from 1940. Later became instructional airframe A59.last update: 2024-December-25
1929-June-30 Serial Change Renumbered. 2019-08-20
1942-May-19 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
Atlas Mk. I serial 18
s/n 18
c/n AW 279
Armstrong Whitworth
18
Known Units: 2
Originally numbered 18 in RCAF. Renumbered 403 ca 1929. Served with No. 2 (AC) Squadron, RCAF Stations Trenton and Rockcliffe, 1935 to 1938. In-flight engine failure near Cardinal ON 13 Dec 1938. Two crew bailed out before crashing. The aircraft was on a flare dropping exercise.last update: 2024-December-25
1929-June-30 Serial Change Renumbered 2019-08-20
1939-February-24 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
Atlas Mk. I serial 19
s/n 19
c/n AW 280
Armstrong Whitworth
19
Known Units: 2; 118
Numbered 19 in RCAF. Fitted with floats for trials at RCAF Rockcliffe, Ont. Operated from RCAF Station Trenton, Ontario, late 1920s / early 1930s. Later renumbered 404 ca 1929. Served with No. 2 (AC) Squadron, RCAF Stations Trenton and Rockcliffe, 1935 to 1939. Category B damage at Petawawa, Ontario on 29 July 1938, during summer exercises. With No. 118 (Coast Artillery Cooperation) Squadron at Saint John, NB in late 1939. Flew this squadron's first war mission from Saint John on 11 November 1939. Search for reported submarine, returned to base after 15 minutes due to engine trouble and bad weather. Later became instructional airframe A60.last update: 2024-December-25
1929-June-30 Serial Change Renumbered 2019-08-20
1941-August-12 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
Atlas Mk. I serial 111
s/n 111
c/n AW 426
Armstrong Whitworth
111
Known Units:
last update: 2025-June-23
1932-January-23 Struck off Strength 2019-08-20
Atlas Mk. I dual serial 112
s/n 112
c/n AW 427
Armstrong Whitworth
112
Known Units: 2; 111
Original RCAF serial 112, renumbered 405 c.1930. Fitted with dual controls. Served with No. 2 (AC) Squadron, RCAF Stations Trenton and Rockcliffe, 1935 to 1939. Operated by No. 111 (AC) Squadron, from RCAF Station Sea Island, BC, 1939 to 1940.last update: 2024-December-25
1940-July-01 Struck off Strength Struck off, as 405. 2019-08-20
Atlas Mk. I AC serial 406
s/n 406
as/n J9564
c/n AW 269
Armstrong Whitworth
406
Known Units: T&DE; 2
Ex RAF J9564. With the Test and Devlopment Flight at RCAF Station Rockcliffe, Ontario. Served with No. 2 (AC) Squadron, RCAF Stations Trenton and Rockcliffe, 1935 to 1938. Category A crash at London, Ontario on 28 June 1938.last update: 2024-December-25
1939-October-27 Struck off Strength 2019-08-20
Atlas Mk. I AC serial 407
s/n 407
as/n J9951
c/n AW 407
Armstrong Whitworth
407
Known Units: 2; T&DE; 118
Ex RAF J9951. Served with No. 2 (AC) Squadron, RCAF Stations Trenton and Rockcliffe, 1935 to 1939. With the Test and Devlopment Flight at RCAF Station Rockcliffe, Ontario in October 1939, on loan from RCAF Trenton. Operated by No. 118 (B) Squadron, from RCAF Station Saint John, NB, 1939 to 1940.last update: 2024-December-25
1940-May-22 Struck off Strength 2019-08-20
Atlas Mk. I AC serial 408
s/n 408
as/n K1529
c/n AW 658
Armstrong Whitworth
408
Known Units: 2; 118
Ex RAF K1529. Served with No. 2 (AC) Squadron, RCAF Stations Trenton and Rockcliffe, 1935 to 1939. With No. 118 Squadron in 1939.last update: 2024-December-25
1939-December-09 Struck off Strength 2019-08-20
Atlas Mk. I AC serial 409
s/n 409
as/n K1531
c/n AW 660
Armstrong Whitworth
409
Known Units: 2
Ex RAF K1531. Served with No. 2 (AC) Squadron, RCAF Stations Trenton and Rockcliffe, 1935 to 1939. Category B damage at Ottawa on 14 November 1938.last update: 2024-December-25
1939-September-13 Struck off Strength 2019-08-20
Atlas Mk. I AC serial 410
s/n 410
as/n K1540
c/n AW 669
Armstrong Whitworth
410
Known Units: 2; 118
Ex RAF K1540. Served with No. 2 (AC) Squadron, RCAF Stations Trenton and Rockcliffe, 1935 to 1939. Operated by No. 118 (B) Squadron, from RCAF Station Saint John, NB, 1939 to 1940. Later became Instructional Airframe A 61.last update: 2024-December-25
1940-July-19 Classified Instructional A 61 2020-06-09
1941-March-31 Struck off Strength 2019-08-20
Atlas Mk. I AC serial 411
s/n 411
as/n K1545
c/n AW 674
Armstrong Whitworth
411
Known Units: 2
Ex RAF K1545. Served with No. 2 (AC) Squadron, RCAF Stations Trenton and Rockcliffe, 1935 to 1939.last update: 2024-December-25
Atlas Mk. I AC serial 412
s/n 412
as/n K1550
c/n AW 679
Armstrong Whitworth
412
Known Units: 2
Ex RAF K1550. Served with No. 2 (AC) Squadron, RCAF Stations Trenton and Rockcliffe, 1935 to 1939.last update: 2024-December-25
1939-December-04 Struck off Strength 2019-08-20
Atlas Mk. I AC serial 413
s/n 413
as/n K1556
c/n AW 685
Armstrong Whitworth
413
Known Units: 2
Ex RAF K1556. Served with No. 2 (AC) Squadron, RCAF Stations Trenton and Rockcliffe, 1935 to 1939.last update: 2024-December-25
1939-September-29 Struck off Strength 2019-08-20
Atlas Mk. I AC serial 414
s/n 414
as/n J1561
c/n AW 690
Armstrong Whitworth
414
Known Units:
Originally RAF J1561. To RCAF Nov 1934. Category A crash at Weston, Ontario on 8 November 1936.last update: 2024-December-25
1937-July-23 Struck off Strength 2019-08-20
Atlas Mk. I AC serial 415
s/n 415
as/n K1566
c/n AW 695
Armstrong Whitworth
415
Known Units: 2; 118
Ex RAF K1566. Served with No. 2 (AC) Squadron, RCAF Stations Trenton and Rockcliffe, 1935 to 1939. Operated by No. 118 (B) Squadron, from RCAF Station Saint John, NB, 1939.last update: 2024-December-25
1939-November-16 Struck off Strength 2019-08-20
