RAF bombers & Glider’s wishlist

[ErvinVonRitter]

RAF Bombers & Gliders

I feel like the RAF British aircraft are being overlooked in favour of the US when Great Britain was playing a vital roll in the air war over Europe from the start and continued putting 100's of 19-20 year old boys up into the skies over Europe to the last day of the war. Yet some of the most iconic aircraft are missing! I read about the up coming "Bomber Pack" and not one mention of a British made Bomber.. To be really honest I'm a little confused. 

So I've put a few that I have on my personal wish list, 🙂

Wish list ..

 

• Avro Lancaster 

         (4 Engine - Heavy Bomber)

          The RAF’s most iconic bomber aircraft that played a huge roll in bomber sorties through the entire war and was instrumental in the victory in                    Europe. 

 

 

• Bristol Blenheim (light bomber)

        No real roll to be had after 1941 so not a good choice!

 

• Handly Page Halifax

       (4 Engine - Heavy Bomber) 

       1941-‘45, 75,000 bombing sorties..

       Rolls during WW2 Bomber/Glider-Tug/Transport/Agent Drops 

 

• Short Stirling

        (4 Engine - Heavy Bomber)

         From 1943 the Stirling squadrons took on other duties, including mine-laying, glider towing & took part in the airborne assault on D-Day, and as               paratroop transporters.

 

• Armstrong whitworth Albemarly 

        (2 Engine - M/H Bomber)

        The Armstrong Whitworth Albemarle (not the Whitley) played a significant support role during and after D-Day, primarily as a glider tug and                    paratroop transport. While designed as a bomber, its main contribution was in airborne operations, specifically dropping 6th Airborne Division                pathfinders on 6 June 1944 and towing gliders in Operations Mallard and Market Garden.

 

• Airspeed Horsa Glider

         The RAF Glider built and used throughout WW2 by Great Britain primarily as a British troop-carrying assault glider.

Edited May 15 by ErvinVonRitter
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[Kubert]

Four engine bombers were discussed way too many times already, and short answer is...they are out of a question. 

The most realistic option from this list would be Blenheim for Finnish air force. On the west were Blenheims already replaced by mid 1944 to the end of the war.

B-25, B-26 and A-20 were flown by both USAAF and RAF and they are already in the game, so they don't need to be build from scratch. It is also logical to make already existing planes flyable before adding anything new for the same role.

[Avimimus]

A decision was made years ago to focus on lower level operations (2 TAF, 9th AF) rather than the strategic bombers.

I think the arguments would be strongest for a Boston III (Dieppe Raid) mini-DLC along with a Mustang I, Fw-190A4, Do-217E etc. However, I suspect this is very unlikely in the current engine. A Beaufighter would have also made a lot of sense as an opponent for the Ju-88C6.

A Blenheim would be a nice addition for Finland Kubert, but it wouldn't have a place for the RAF (as none of the theatres which are modelled saw the RAF using the Blenheim - with the exception of the aforementioned Dieppe scenario where they were only used to lay smoke screens).

1 hour ago, Kubert said:

B-25, B-26 and A-20 were flown by both USAAF and RAF and they are already in the game, so they don't need to be build from scratch. It is also logical to make already existing planes flyable before adding anything new for the same role.

It has been confirmed that we will get British some equipment options for the B-25... so RAF units will be modelled (as well as Russian ones).

P.S. I think there is a case that it would have been quite a bit easier to add a Lancaster than a B-17 or B-24... but the issues which favour the Lancaster (smaller crew, more dispersed formations) have been solved in the new engine for Korea.

 

[Enceladus828]

I personally don’t want to see anymore gliders unless we get SP content focusing on the WACO gliders’ use beyond simply D-Day and illustrating how just getting to the Drop Point was just as treacherous for those in the glider than taking enemy positions on the ground.

[ErvinVonRitter]

On 5/15/2026 at 8:35 AM, Kubert said:

Four engine bombers were discussed way too many times already, and short answer is...they are out of a question. 

The most realistic option from this list would be Blenheim for Finnish air force. On the west were Blenheims already replaced by mid 1944 to the end of the war.

B-25, B-26 and A-20 were flown by both USAAF and RAF and they are already in the game, so they don't need to be build from scratch. It is also logical to make already existing planes flyable before adding anything new for the same role.

I know I was in a lot of those discussions on the old forum. But it doesn’t change the fact that the British RAF is badly under represented in GBand IL2 has come a log way and those discussions were made before we had southern England and Normandy but like I said it’s still just a wish list and if you don’t ask well.. I'm glad to see the night fighters got added in a campaign dlc something I was also asking from a long time back! And map tools were added within a week of me staring a thread, same with the commanders losing permanent command after being injured, which got changed to just skipping a couple of missions instead. So I know that the devs read all of these. 

On 5/15/2026 at 3:30 PM, Enceladus828 said:

I personally don’t want to see anymore gliders unless we get SP content focusing on the WACO gliders’ use beyond simply D-Day and illustrating how just getting to the Drop Point was just as treacherous for those in the glider than taking enemy positions on the ground.

I am a single player as well infact I don’t play multiplayer at all. I do think theres a lot of options for gliders in campaign dlc’s 

[ErvinVonRitter]

On 5/15/2026 at 10:27 AM, Avimimus said:

A Blenheim would be a nice addition for Finland Kubert, but it wouldn't have a place for the RAF (as none of the theatres which are modelled saw the RAF

There in lies the problem.. But I can see the RAF making some good campaign dlc’s with some of the more specialised roles.

On 5/15/2026 at 10:27 AM, Avimimus said:

It has been confirmed that we will get British some equipment options for the B-25... so RAF units will be modelled (as well as Russian ones).

P.S. I think there is a case that it would have been quite a bit easier to add a Lancaster than a B-17 or B-24... but the issues which favour the Lancaster (smaller crew, more dispersed formations) have been solved in the new engine for Korea.

At this point T just seeing anything that representative of my families rolls during WW2 would be a game changer for me.