For a description of the format and data included in
Production Tables, see here.
Produced Variants
P.108 Balliol T.1
Two seat advanced trainer to Specification T.7/45 to meet the requirements of
OR.159. 1,000 s.h.p. Armstrong Siddeley Mamba turboprop. (820 h.p. Bristol Mercury in first in prototype). Production
of the T.1 to Specification 29/46P was superseded by production of the T.2.
P.108 Balliol T.2
Production
variant of T.1 to Specification T.14/47. 1,245 h.p. Rolls-Royce Merlin 35 powerplant.
P.108 Balliol T.21
Navalised
variant of T.2 to Specification N.102D & P to meet the Naval Staff Requirement NA.11.
Projected Variants
P.109
Two seat
advanced trainer to Specification T.7/45 fitted with a Bristol Perseus powerplant.
P.112
Elementary
trainer variant with new, high aspect ratio wings. Alvis Leonides VM powerplant.
P.112A
P.112 fitted
with Pratt and Whitney Wasp R-1340 powerplant.
4
prototype and 20 preproduction aircraft ordered from Boulton Paul Aircraft
Ltd, Wolverhampton, to contract Acft/5623, as Mamba powered T1. First flew
May 1947. Only 3 built as T.1, the remaining
21 aircraft transferred to contract 6/Acft/175 and
built as T.2.
VL892
T.1
1
Mercury powered; first flew May 1947. Later
conv to Mamba.
VL917
1
First flew April 1948
VL935
1
First flew April 1948
VL954
1
Not built.
24
aircraft ordered from Boulton Paul Aircraft Ltd, Wolverhampton, to contract
6/Acft/175. 21 built, delivered between June 1949 and April 1951. 3 cancelled
as already covered by contract Acft/5623.
VR587 - VR589
T.2
3
VR590 - VR606
17
VW897 - VW900
4
100
aircraft ordered from Boulton Paul Aircraft Ltd, Wolverhampton, to contract
6/Acft/4869. Delivered between May 1952 and October 1953.
WF989 - WF998
T.2
10
WG110 - WG159
50
WG173 - WG187
15
WG206 - WG230
25
WG226 & WG227 transferred to R. Ceylon
AF.
WG224 & WG230 to Bouton Paul for
delivery to R. Ceylon AF.
20
aircraft ordered from Boulton Paul Aircraft Ltd, Wolverhampton, to contract
6/Acft/5971. Delivered between September 1953 and August 1954.
WL715 - WL734
T.21
20
138
aircraft ordered from Boulton Paul Aircraft Ltd, Wolverhampton, to contract
6/Acft/6251. 32 delivered between October 1953 and April 1954, 8 transferred
to the Royal Ceylon Air Force.
Remaining
98 cancelled.
WN132 - WN171
T.2
40
WN132, WN147, WN148, WN155, WN156, WN157,
WN164, WN166 transferred to R. Ceylon AF.
WN172 - WN181
10
WN196 - WN234
39
WN255 - WN303
49
120
aircraft ordered from Blackburn and General Aircraft, Brough, to contract
6/Acft/6301. 30 delivered between May 1953 and May 1954, remainder cancelled.
WN506 - WN535
T.2
30
WN536 - WN555
20
WN573 - WN601
29
WN634 - WN674
41
10
aircraft ordered from Boulton Paul Aircraft Ltd, Wolverhampton, to contract
6/Acft/6347. Delivered between August and December 1954.
WP324 - WP333
T.21
10
2 aircraft
ordered from Boulton Paul Aircraft Ltd, Wolverhampton, to contract
6/Acft/4869. Delivered between October 1953.
XF672, XF673
T.2
2
To replace aircraft transferred to R. Ceylon
AF
3 aircraft
ordered from Boulton Paul Aircraft Ltd, Wolverhampton, to contract
6/Acft/6251. Delivered between Amay and June 1954.
XF929 - XF931
T.2
3
To replace aircraft transferred to R. Ceylon
AF
Total Production
229
192
Balliol T.2 Transferred to the Royal Ceylon Air Force
Serial Range
C/n
Batch Qty
Notes
5 aircraft
transferred directly from RAF stocks.
CA301 - CA305
BPA/01C - BPA/05C
5
Ex WG226, WG227, WN155, WN157, WN156
respectively
19
aircraft transferred to Boulton Paul Aircraft Ltd, Wolverhampton, for onward
sale.
CA306 - CA312
BPA/07C - BPA/13C
7
Ex WGN164, WN166, WN147,
WN148, WG224, WG230, WN132 respectively.
