WWI Aircraft Gallery

British Armstrong Whitworth FK8 biplane in flight, WW1

A British Armstrong Whitworth FK8 two-seater general purpose biplane in flight during the First World War. It had a 160hp Beardmore engine. Date: 1916-1918

© Imperial War Museum/Robert Hunt Library/Mary Evans

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German Fokker D VII fighter plane, WW1

A German Fokker D VII fighter plane on an airfield towards the end of the First World War. It had a 180 hp Mercedes engine, and was a single-seat fighter plane. Damage by machine gun bullets can be seen on the radiator. Date: circa 1918

© Robert Hunt Library/Mary Evans

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Sopwith Camel biplane on an airfield, WW1

A Sopwith Camel biplane of No. 17 Aero Squadron USAS (United States Air Service) on an airfield during the First World War. Men can be seen in the background on the left, sitting outside a hut.
1916-1918

© Robert Hunt Library/Mary Evans

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