Biplane Collection (page 32)

Royal Aircraft Factory two-seater RE 7, first flown in early 1915, used as a light bomber, an escort fighter and for reconnaissance, but withdrawn by the end of 1916 because of design problems

Royal Aircraft Factory FE 9 two-seat reconnaissance fighter which first flew in early spring 1917. It was an outmoded design, and only three development aircraft flew

Royal Aircraft Factory reconnaissance bomber RE 8
Royal Aircraft Factory two-seat reconnaissance bomber RE 8, of which over 4, 000 were built from mid-1916. It sadly proved ready prey to German fighters. Date: circa 1916

Royal Aircraft Factory FE 2b of which nearly 2, 000 were built from spring 1915. It was used as a fighter, night bomber and for reconnaissance. Serial no

Royal Aircraft Factory FE 2d two seater plane, with pilot, observer and reconnaissance camera. It helped end the scourge of the notorious Fokker Eindecker. Date: circa 1915-1917

Sablatnig SF 2 German two-seater advanced trainer seaplane (serial no. 580), photographed at Warnemunde on the German Baltic coast

Rumpler D I German fighter biplane (serial no. 1589/18) which came too late to take part in the First World War. It was apparently difficult to build

Rumpler CI two-seat reconnaissance German biplane
Rumpler CI 53/16 two-seat reconnaissance German biplane. The CI was considered to be the best and most reliable of all C types produced. Date: circa 1916-1918

Royal Aircraft Factory BE 2c
Royal Aircraft Factory two-seater BE 2c, which made its debut in April 1915, used for reconnaissance, as a bomber and anti-submarine patroller, and for training purposes

Royal Aircraft Factory BE 2A reconnaissance plane
Royal Aircraft Factory BE 2A two-seater reconnaissance plane, the first British aircraft to land in France two weeks after the outbreak of the First World War

Pfalz DV II German single-seat fighter biplane, completed in late 1917, not progressing beyond the prototype stage. Seen here with other planes, taking part in competitive fighter trials at Alderhof

Pfalz D VIII German fighter biplane, developed too late to take part in the First World War. Date: circa 1918

Pfalz D XII, German single seat fighter biplane, which entered operational service in September 1918. It was robust, able to withstand a great deal of combat damage and still get its pilot home

Nieuport 17 in Italian colours
Nieuport 17 made by Nieuport-Macchi in Italian colours, serial no. Ni 3632, with pilot. Date: circa 1916-1917

Nieuport 10A. 2 two-seater reconnaissance plane
Nieuport 10A.2 two-seater reconnaissance plane of the Royal Naval Air Service, with men of an RFC unit. Date: circa 1914-1918

Nieuport Ni 28 single-seat fighter, first flown in June 1917, used by the American Expeditionary Forces from early 1918. Seen here is a development machine with dihedral on the upper wings only

Morane-Saulnier BB two-seat biplane
Morane-Saulnier BB two-seat reconnaissance and escort fighter biplane with two observer-operated Lewis guns. Date: circa 1915-1916

Martinsyde G 100 single-seat light bomber prototype
Martinsyde G 100 single-seat long-range light bomber prototype, serial no. 4735, first flown in September 1915. Deliveries began in early 1916. Date: circa 1915-1916

Martinsyde F4 Buzzard fighter plane, first flown in early 1918, but just too late for use in WW1. Seen here is serial no. D 4256. Date: circa 1918

Lloyd C II Austro-Hungarian biplane, being reassembled after transportation to the southern end of the Eastern Front. Soon after this photograph was taken

Hanriot HD1 single-seat fighter
Italian-operated, French designed Hanriot HD1 single-seat fighter, serial no. Hd 13244, a popular plane for its agility and robustness. Date: 1918

Halberstadt D IIs of KG I at Hudova base
German Halberstadt D II of KG I in snow at the Hudova base, in the Romania-Macedonia theatre of operations. Date: 1916

Gotha G I German long range reconnaissance bomber
Gotha G I German long range three-seater reconnaissance bomber 9/15, completed and first flown in early 1915. Seen here is the prototype, with three-man crew. Date: circa 1915

Gloster Gladiator -the only British pre war biplane fighter to see wartime service Used in the Middle East and Merditerranean theatres

Friedrichshafen G II German three-man fighter plane
Friedrichshafen G II 131/15 German three-man fighter plane, standing in a workshop with its tail up. It became operational in early 1916, but was only built in small numbers. Date: circa 1915-1916

Friedrichshafen G III German heavy bomber
Friedrichshafen G III German three-man heavy bomber, initially deployed in mid-1917, and continuing into 1918. Date: circa 1917-1918

Friedrichshafen FF37 or CI two-seat biplane
Friedrichshafen FF37 or CI two-seat pusher-engined experimental German biplane. It did not reach the production stage. Date: circa 1916

Fokker D II biplane at Adlerhof trials
German Fokker D II biplane at Adlerhof trials. It went into operation in early spring 1916, but was found to lack agility. Date: 1916

Handley Page 0 / 100 long range heavy bomber
Handley Page 0/100 long range heavy bomber, first flown in December 1915, and operational from October 1916. Seen here is serial no. B 9446 with propellers turning. Date: circa 1915-1916

Handley Page V / 1500 four-man bomber
Handley Page V/1500 four-man bomber, first flown 22 May 1918, with production coming too late for it to be used during the First World War

Fiat CR42 -the Italians were reluctant to abandon the biplane fighter and CR42s took part in the November 1940 raids on England

Fairey Hamble Baby single-seat floatplane, a development on the Sopwith Baby formula via the addition of wing edge flaps. They were used as anti-submarine patrollers from the summer of 1917

Curtiss JN or Jenny two-seater biplane, used by the US Army mainly for reconnaissance duties from December 1914. Also used by the British RNAS from 1915. Seen here is RNAS JN-3 serial no. 3376

Douglas B-18A Bolo -these of US Armys 27th Reconnaissance Squadron Used by both the US and Canadians for offshore patrols

DFW C V German two-seater biplane, operational from early 1916. Seen here is a machine belonging to Fl Abt (A) 224 photographed at Chateau Bellingcamps on 22 May 1917. Date: 1917

Bristol S2 A two-seat fighter, unusual in that pilot and gunner sat side by side. Seen here is serial no. 7836, which first flew in May 1916

Bristol F 2B captured by Germans near Cambrai
Bristol F 2B two-seater fighter plane (nickname Brisfit), serial no. A 7231, captured by Germans near Cambrai during the summer of 1917. Date: circa 1917

Airco single-seater DH2, pre-delivery prototype, without nose-mounted machine gun. It went into service in late 1915. Date: circa 1915

Airco DH1 two-seater prototype, serial no. 4220, seen here at Hendon without any form of markings. It was first flown in late January 1915. Date: circa 1915

Breguet Bre 14B. 2 bomber of Escadrille BR 111
Breguet Bre 14B.2 bomber belonging to Escadrille BR 111 in low-level flight, with white swan symbol on its side. Date: circa 1916-1918

Blackburn TB two-man biplane, which first appeared in August 1915. It was found to be too cumbersome, with an unreliable engine, so that it never entered production. Date: circa 1915

Blackburn Blackburd single seat torpedo bomber, first flown at the end of May 1918. Three were built in the flight trial phase, but production did not go ahead. Seen here is the first one, serial no

Second Lieutenant Albert Ball with Caudron G III
The 19-year-old Second Lieutenant Albert Ball (1896-1917) with a Caudron GIII of the Ruffy-Baumann School of Flying at Hendon during the summer of 1915

Avros 504K became the standard RAF trainer and that of
Avro 504K two-seater, which became the standard British military trainer aircraft for over a decade. Seen here is serial no. E3404, the first of a batch of 500 built by the parent company

Avro 504B two-seater used by RNAS
Avro 504B two-seater (one of 40 produced) used by the RNAS, for example in bombing raids. Date: circa 1914-1918

Avro 503 or Type H sold to German Navy
Avro 503 or Type H, a two-seater floatplane which made its first flight on 28 May 1913. Ironically it was sold to the German Navy, and is seen here undergoing their acceptance trials at Worthing

Austrian Aviatik G II three-man bomber, the only one made, completed in July 1917. Date: circa 1917-1918

Armstrong Whitworth FK 8 two-seat reconnaissance bomber, first flown in May 1916, with an operational debut in January 1917. Production ended in July 1918. Date: circa 1916-1918

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