List of aircraft of the Royal Flying Corps
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Operational aeroplanes
- Airco DH.1 and DH.1AAirco DH.1|-See also:-References:NotesCitationsBibliography* Grey, C. G. Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1919 . New York: Arco Publishing Company, 1969. ISBN 0-0001-890-1....
- Airco DH.2Airco DH.2|-DH.2 aces:Distinguished pilots of the DH.2 included Victoria Cross winner Lanoe Hawker , who was the first commander of No 24 Squadron and ace Alan Wilkinson. The commander of No. 32 Squadron, Lionel Rees won the Victoria Cross flying the D.H.2 for single handedly attacking a formation of 10...
- Airco DH.4
- Airco DH.5Airco DH.5-Bibliography:* Bruce, J.M. Warplanes of the First World War, Vol. 1. London: MacDonald, 1965, pp. 128–132.* Jackson, A.J. De Havilland Aircraft since 1915. London: Putnam, 1962....
- Airco DH.6Airco DH.6The Airco DH.6 was a British military trainer biplane used by the Royal Flying Corps during the First World War. Known by various nicknames, including the "Skyhook", the trainer became a widely used light civil aircraft in the postwar era....
- Airco DH.9Airco DH.9The Airco DH.9 - also known after 1920 as the de Havilland DH.9 - was a British bomber used in the First World War...
- Airco DH.9AAirco DH.9AThe Airco DH.9A was a British light bomber designed and first used shortly before the end of the First World War. Colloquially known as the "Ninak" , it served on in large numbers for the Royal Air Force following the end of the war, both at home and overseas, where it was used for colonial...
- Armstrong Whitworth F.K.3Armstrong Whitworth F.K.3-See also:...
- Armstrong Whitworth F.K.8Armstrong Whitworth F.K.8The Armstrong Whitworth F.K.8 was a British two-seat general-purpose biplane built by Armstrong Whitworth during the First World War. The type served alongside the better known R.E.8 until the end of the war, at which point 694 F.K.8s remained on RAF charge....
- Avro Type E and EsAvro 500-References:* Lewis. P British Aircraft 1809-1914. London: Putnam 1962* World Aircraft Information Files, File 889 Sheet 92 . London: BrightStar...
also known as the Avro 500Avro 500-References:* Lewis. P British Aircraft 1809-1914. London: Putnam 1962* World Aircraft Information Files, File 889 Sheet 92 . London: BrightStar... - Avro 504Avro 504The Avro 504 was a World War I biplane aircraft made by the Avro aircraft company and under licence by others. Production during the War totalled 8,970 and continued for almost 20 years, making it the most-produced aircraft of any kind that served in World War I, in any military capacity, during...
- Blériot XIBlériot XIThe Blériot XI is the aircraft in which, on 25 July 1909, Louis Blériot made the first flight across the English Channel made in a heavier-than-air aircraft . This achievement is one of the most famous accomplishments of the early years of aviation, and not only won Blériot a lasting place in...
- Blériot XIIBlériot XII-References:* Taylor M.J.H. Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation London: Studio Editions, 1989 p.161* Devaux, Jean and Michel Marani. "Les Douze Premiers Aéroplanes de Louis Blériot". Pegase No 54, May 1989....
- Blériot XXI
- Blériot Parasol Monoplane
- Breguet Type IIIBreguet Type IIIThis article is about the Breguet aircraft of 1910-1913. For the unrelated aircraft of the same designation flown in World War I, see Breguet Bre.4 and Breguet Bre.5.This article is about the Breguet aircraft of 1910-1913...
- Bristol BoxkiteBristol Boxkite-Military operators:* Australian Flying Corps** Central Flying School AFC at Point Cook, Victoria.* Union Defence Forces - South African Air Force Kingdom of Spain* Royal Flying Corps* Royal Naval Air Service** No. 3 Squadron RFC-References:...
- Bristol Coanda MonoplaneBristol-Coanda Monoplanes-External links:* *...
- Bristol F.2B Fighter
- Bristol ScoutBristol ScoutThe Bristol Scout was a simple, single seat, rotary-engined biplane originally intended as a civilian racing aircraft. Like other similar fast, light aircraft of the period - it was acquired by the RNAS and the RFC as a "scout", or fast reconnaissance type...
- Bristol T.B.8Bristol TB.8-External links:...
- Bristol M.1Bristol M.1|-See also:-External links:* * * * *...
- Bristol Prier Monoplane
- Caudron G.III
- Cody V biplaneCody V biplane-References:*Bruce, J.M. The Aeroplanes of the Royal Flying Corps . London:Putnam, 1982. ISBN 0-370-30084-x.*"". Flight, 7 September 1912. pp. 808–809....
- Curtiss JN 3
- Curtiss JN 4
- De Havilland DH.10 Ariens
- Deperdussin TT MonoplaneDeperdussin TT-References:* The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft , 1985, Orbis Publishing, Page 1434-See also:...
- Farman IIIFarman III|-See also:-Bibliography:*Opdycke, Leonard E French Aeroplanes Before the Great War Atglen, PA: Schiffer 1999 ISBN 0 7643 0752 5-External links:**...
- Farman Biplane
- Farman F.40
- Farman HF.20
- Farman MF.7 LonghornFarman MF.7|-See also:-External links:* Contemporary technical description of the MF.7 with photographs and drawings....
- Farman MF.11 Shorthorn
- Farman Type Militaire, 1910
- FBA Type AFBA Type A-References:*...
- Flanders F.4Flanders F.4The Flanders F.4 was a 1910s British experimental military two-seat monoplane aircraft designed and built by Howard Flanders as a development of the Flanders F.3.-Development:...
- Grahame-White Type XVGrahame-White Type XV-External links:*...
- Henry Farman Biplane
- Handley Page O/100
- Handley Page O/400
- Howard-Wright Biplane
- Martinsyde G.100Martinsyde G.100-See also:-References:* Aircraft of World War I, Kenneth Munson, 1967 Ian Allan ISBN 0-7110-0356-4-External links:* http://www.theaerodrome.com/aircraft/gbritain/martinsyde_g100.php* http://www.britishaircraft.co.uk/aircraftpage.php?ID=721...
- Martinsyde S.1Martinsyde S.1-See also:-References:*Bruce, J.M. War Planes of the First World War: Volume One Fighters. London:Macdonald, 1965....
- Martinsyde-Handasyde Monoplane
- Morane-Saulnier G
- Morane-Saulnier HMorane-Saulnier H-References:...
- Morane-Saulnier Type BB
- Morane-Saulnier I
- Morane-Saulnier Type LMorane-Saulnier Type L-Bibliography:* Bruce, J.M. The Aeroplanes of the Royal Flying Corps . London:Putnam, 1982. ISBN 0 370 30084 x.* Green, William and Swanborough, Gordon. The Complete Book of Fighters. New York: Smithmark, 1994. ISBN 0-8317-3939-8....
- Morane LA
- Morane-Saulnier Type N Bullet
- Morane-Saulnier VMorane-Saulnier V|-References:...
- Morane-Saulnier Type P
- Morane-Saulnier AC
- Nieuport IVNieuport IV-External links:**...
Monoplane - Nieuport 12Nieuport 12|-See also:...
- Nieuport 16
- Nieuport 17Nieuport 17|-Specifications :-See also:-Bibliography:* Bruce, Jack. "Those Classic Nieuports". Air Enthusiast Quarterly. Number Two, 1976. Bromley, UK:Pilot Press. pp. 137–153....
- Nieuport 20Nieuport 12|-See also:...
- Nieuport 21Nieuport 21|-See also:-Sources:* Keskinen, Kalevi; Partonen, Kyösti and Stenman, Kari: Suomen Ilmavoimat I 1918-27, 2005. ISBN 952-99432-2-9.* Donald, David: The Encyclopedia of World Aircraft, Aerospace Publishing, 1997. ISBN 1-85605-375-X....
- Nieuport 23
- Nieuport 24
- Nieuport 27
- Paulhan biplane
- Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2, 2A, 2B, 2C, 2D, 2E
- Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.3Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.3|-See also:-References:* Bruce J.M. The Aeroplanes of the Royal Flying Corps . London: Putnam, 1982. ISBN 0-370-30084-x.* Hare, Paul. The Royal Aircraft Factory. London: Putnam, 1990. ISBN 0-85177-843-7....
- Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.8Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.8|-See also:-References:*Bruce, J.M. British Aeroplanes 1914-18. London:Putnam, 1957.*Bruce, J.M. The Aircraft of the Royal Flying Corps . London:Putnam, 1982. ISBN 0 370 30084 x....
- Royal Aircraft Factory BE.12
- Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.2Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.2The Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.2 was a two-seat pusher biplane that was operated as a day and night bomber and as a fighter aircraft by the Royal Flying Corps during the First World War...
- Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.8Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.8|-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Bruce, J.M. The Aeroplanes of the Royal Flying Corps . London: Putnam, 1982. ISBN 0-370-30084-X.* Bruce, J.M. British Aeroplanes 1914–18. London: Putnam, 1957....
- Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.1Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.1The Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.1 was an experimental two-seat single-engined biplane from before World War I, intended to develop reconnaissance aircraft.-Design and development:...
- Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.5Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.5|-See also:...
- Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.7Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.7|-See also:-References:*...
- Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.8Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.8The Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.8 was a British two-seat biplane reconnaissance and bomber aircraft of the First World War designed by John Kenworthy. Intended as a replacement for the vulnerable B.E.2, the R.E.8 was more difficult to fly, and was regarded with great suspicion at first in the Royal...
- Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.2Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.2|-See also:-References:NotesBibliography*Bruce, J.M. British Aeroplanes 1914-18. London: Putnam, 1957.*Bruce, J.M. The Aeroplanes of the Royal Flying Corps . London: Putnam, 1982. ISBN 0-370-30084-X....
- Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.4aRoyal Aircraft Factory S.E.4a|-See also:-References:*Bruce, J.M. British Aeroplanes 1914-18. London:Putnam, 1957.*Bruce J.M. War Planes of the First World War: Volume Two Fighters. London:Macdonald, 1968. ISBN 0 356 01473 8....
- Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5The Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5 was a British biplane fighter aircraft of the First World War. Although the first examples reached the Western Front before the Sopwith Camel and it had a much better overall performance, problems with its Hispano-Suiza engine, particularly the geared-output H-S...
- Short 184Short Type 184|-Manufacturers:Source: Barnes and James#Brush Electrical Engineering Co. Ltd. #Frederick Sage & Co. Ltd. #J. Samuel White #Mann, Egerton & Co. Ltd. #Phoenix Dynamo Manufacturing Company #Robey & Co. Ltd. #S E Saunders Limited...
- Short Type 820
- Short Type 827Short Type 827|-See also:-External links:...
- Short BomberShort Bomber-See also:...
- Short S.32 School Biplane
- Short Tractor Biplane
- Short S.62
- Sopwith 1-1/2 Strutter
- Sopwith 3-Seater
- Sopwith 80 hp Biplane
- Sopwith BabySopwith Baby-See also:...
- Sopwith CamelSopwith CamelThe Sopwith Camel was a British First World War single-seat biplane fighter introduced on the Western Front in 1917. Manufactured by Sopwith Aviation Company, it had a short-coupled fuselage, heavy, powerful rotary engine, and concentrated fire from twin synchronized machine guns. Though difficult...
- Sopwith Dolphin
- Sopwith PupSopwith PupThe Sopwith Pup was a British single seater biplane fighter aircraft built by the Sopwith Aviation Company. It entered service with the Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Naval Air Service in the autumn of 1916. With pleasant flying characteristics and good maneuverability, the aircraft proved very...
- Sopwith SnipeSopwith SnipeThe Sopwith 7F.1 Snipe was a British single-seat biplane fighter of the Royal Air Force . It was designed and built by the Sopwith Aviation Company during the First World War, and came into squadron service a few weeks before the end of that conflict, in late 1918.The Snipe was not a fast aircraft...
- Sopwith TabloidSopwith Tabloid|-See also:-References:* Bruce, J.M. "". Flight. 8 November 1957. pp. 733–736.* Bruce, J.M. "". Flight. 15 November 1957. pp. 765–766.* Bruce, J.M. "". Flight. 29 November 1957. pp. 845–848....
- SPAD S.VIISPAD S.VIIThe SPAD S.VII was the first of a series of highly successful biplane fighter aircraft produced by Société Pour L'Aviation et ses Dérivés during the First World War. Like its successors, the S.VII was renowned as a sturdy and rugged aircraft with good climbing and diving characteristics...
- Vickers Boxkite
- Vickers FB 'Gun Carrier'
- Vickers FB.5
- Vickers F.B.12Vickers F.B.12|-See also:...
- Vickers F.B.14Vickers F.B.14|-See also:-External links:*...
- Vickers FB.19 Mk II
- Voisin IIIVoisin III-Survivors and replicas:There is a Full-scale replica of the Voisin III La on display at the Pearson Air Museum in Vancouver, WA near Portland Oregon-References:* * archived from www.caedmon.n-yorks.sch.uk* archived from www.csd.uwo.ca...
- Wight Converted SeaplaneWight Converted SeaplaneThe Wight Converted Seaplane was a British twin-float patrol seaplane produced by John Samuel White & Company Limited .-Design and development:...
Airships
- British Army Dirigible No 1
- Baby
- Beta and Beta II
- Delta
- Gamma and Gamma II
- Epsilon I and Estilon II
- Eta
- Clement Bayard II Zeta
Prototypes
- Aeronautical Syndicate Valkyrie
- Airco DH.3Airco DH.3-References:NotesBibliography* Donald, David, ed. The Encyclopedia of World Aircraft. Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada: Prospero Books, 1997, p. 118. ISBN 1-85605-375-X....
- Armstrong Whitworth F.K.2
- Armstrong Whitworth F.K.10Armstrong Whitworth F.K.10-See also:-External links:...
- Avro 508Avro 508|-References:* "". Flight, 21 March 1914. pp. 295-297.*Jackson, A.J. Avro Aircraft since 1908. London:Putnam, 1990. ISBN 0-85177-834-8....
- Avro 519Avro 519-External links:*...
- Avro 521Avro 521-Bibliography:* William Green and Gordon Swanborough. The Complete Book of Fighters. Colour Library Direct, Godalming, UK: 1994. ISBN 1-85833-777-1.* Jackson, A.J. Avro Aircraft since 1908. London:Putnam, 1990. ISBN 0-85177-834-8....
- Beatty-Wright Biplanes
- Bristol G.B.75Bristol TB.8-External links:...
- Bristol T.T.A.
- Caproni Ca.1
- Caudron G.4Caudron G.4|-References:*Donald, David . The Encyclopedia of World Aircraft. Leicester, UK: Blitz Editions, 1997. ISBN 1-85605-375-X.* Kalevi Keskinen, Kyösti Partonen, Kari Stenman: Suomen Ilmavoimat I 1918-27, 2005. ISBN 952-99432-2-9....
- Caudron R.11
- Curtiss C-1 CanadaCurtiss C-1 Canada-References:* Bowers, Peter M. Curtiss Aircraft 1907–1947. London:Putnam, 1979. ISBN 0-370-10029-8.* Bruce, J.M. The Aeroplanes of the Royal Flying Corps . London:Putnam, 1982. ISBN 0-370-30084-x....
- Dunne D.8Dunne D.8The Dunne D.8 of 1912 was one of a series of tailless swept wing biplanes, designed by J. W. Dunne to have inherent stability. One of the few built was the only Dunne aircraft to fly, albeit very briefly, with the Royal Flying Corps . Others were used by the US Signal Corps and United States Navy...
- Grahame-White VII
- Grahame-White VIII
- Grahame-White Pusher Biplane
- Grahame-White School Biplane
- Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.9Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.9|-See also:-Bibliography:...
- Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.4
- Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.9Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.9-See also:-Bibliography:*Bruce, J.M. British Aeroplanes 1914-18. London:Putnam, 1957.*Bruce, J.M. War Planes of the First World War: Volume Two Fighters. London:Macdonald, 1968. ISBN 0 356 01473 8....
- Royal Aircraft Factory N.E.1Royal Aircraft Factory N.E.1|-See also:-Notes: The Vickers-Crayford, although called the "rocket gun," was a lightweight single shot 40-mm gun that fired shells. It was officially known as the 1.59-inch Breech-Loading Vickers Q.F. Gun, Mk II.-References:...
- SPAD S.XIISPAD S.XII-See also:-Bibliography:* Bruce, J.M. The Aeroplanes of the Royal Flying Corps . London:Putnam, 1982. ISBN 0 370 30084 x.* Davilla, James J., & Soltan, Arthur M., French Aircraft of the First World War. Stratford, Connecticut: Flying Machines Press, 1997. ISBN 0-9637110-4-0.*Green, William and...
- Sage Type 2Sage Type 2|-See also:-References:*"". Flight, 24 July 1919. pp.971—975.*Bruce, J.M. British Aeroplanes 1914-18. London:Putnam, 1957.*Bruce, J.M. War Planes of the First World War: Volume Two Fighters. London:Macdonald, 1968. ISBN 0 356 01473 8....
- Sopwith HippoSopwith Hippo|-See also:-Notes: Some sources suggest that, rather than a rebuilt first prototype, that the Hippo with reduced stagger was a new aircraft.-References:*Bruce, J.M. British Aeroplanes 1914-18. London:Putnam, 1957....
- Sopwith Sparrow
- Vickers E.S.1Vickers E.S.1|-See also:-Notes: Also sometimes called Vickers E.S.2, although contemporary reports all refer to these aircraft as E.S.1s.-References:* Andrews, C.F. and Morgan, E.B. Vickers Aircraft since 1908. London:Putnam, Second edition, 1988. ISBN 0 85177 815 1....
- Vickers E.F.B.7Vickers E.F.B.7|-See also:-References:* Andrews, C.F. and Morgan, E.B. Vickers Aircraft since 1908. London:Putnam, Second edition, 1988. ISBN 0 85177 815 1....
- Vickers VampireVickers Vampire-Bibliography:*Andrews, C.F and Morgan, E.B. Vickers Aircraft since 1908. London:Putnam, Second edition 1988. ISBN 0 85177 815 1.*Bruce, J.M. War Planes of the First World War: Volume Three Fighters. London:Macdonald, 1969. ISBN 356 01490 8....
- Wright Biplanes
Captured Enemy Aircraft
- Albatros D.IIIAlbatros D.IIIThe Albatros D.III was a biplane fighter aircraft used by the Imperial German Army Air Service and the Austro-Hungarian Air Service during World War I. The D.III was flown by many top German aces, including Manfred von Richthofen, Ernst Udet, Erich Löwenhardt, Kurt Wolff, and Karl Emil Schäfer...
- Fokker D.VIIFokker D.VIIThe Fokker D.VII was a German World War I fighter aircraft designed by Reinhold Platz of the Fokker-Flugzeugwerke. Germany produced around 3,300 D.VII aircraft in the summer and autumn of 1918. In service, the D.VII quickly proved itself to be a formidable aircraft...
- Fokker Dr.IFokker Dr.IThe Fokker Dr.I Dreidecker was a World War I fighter aircraft built by Fokker-Flugzeugwerke. The Dr.I saw widespread service in the spring of 1918...
- Friedrichshafen G.IIIFriedrichshafen G.III|-See also:-References and notes:*The Complete Encyclopedia of Flight 1848-1939 by John Batchelor and Malcom V. Lowe*Grosz, Peter M.: Windsock Datafile 65 Friedrichshafen G.III / G.IIIa, Berkhamsted 1997, ISBN 0-948414-97-9-External links:*...
- Gotha G.V
- Halberstadt CL.IIHalberstadt CL.II|-See also:-Bibliography:*Angelucci, Enzo . World Encyclopedia of Military Aircraft. London: Jane's, 1981. ISBN 0 7106 0148 4.*Gray, Peter and Thetford, Owen. German Aircraft of the First World War. London: Putnam, 1962....
- Halberstadt D.III
- Hannover CL.II
- Rumpler C.IVRumpler C.IV-See also:-Bibliography:* Gray, Peter and Thetford, Owen. German Aircraft of the First World War. London, Putnam, 1962.* Munson, Kenneth. Aircraft of World War I. London: Ian Allan, 1967. ISBN 07110 0356 4....