The Centaurus did not see service until near the end of the war, first appearing on the Vickers Warwick. Other wartime, or just-postwar, uses included the Bristol Brigand and Buckmaster, Hawker Tempest and Sea Fury, the Blackburn Firebrand and Beverley. The engine also saw post-war use in civilian airliners, including the ill-fated Bristol Brabazon.