List of aircraft of the Royal Naval Air Service
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Aircraft in squadron use

  • AD Flying Boat
    AD Flying Boat
    |-See also:-References:NotesBibliography*Andrews, C.F. and E.B. Morgan. Supermarine Aircraft since 1914. London:Putnam, 1987. ISBN 0-85177-800-3.*Bruce, J.M. British Aeroplanes 1914-18. London:Putnam, 1957....

  • Airco DH.4
  • Airco DH.6
    Airco DH.6
    The 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.9
    Airco DH.9
    The Airco DH.9 - also known after 1920 as the de Havilland DH.9 - was a British bomber used in the First World War...

  • Armstrong Whitworth FK.3
  • Avro 503
  • Avro 504
    Avro 504
    The 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...

  • Beardmore WB.III
  • Bleriot XI
    Blériot XI
    The 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...

  • Breguet Type III
    Breguet Type III
    This 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...

  • Breguet Bre.4
    Breguet Bre.4
    This article is about an aircraft of World War I. For the pre-war design of the same designation, see Breguet Type IV.This article is about an aircraft of World War I. For the pre-war design of the same designation, see Breguet Type IV....

  • Breguet Bre.5
  • Bristol Boxkite
    Bristol 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 TB.8
    Bristol TB.8
    -External links:...

  • Bristol Scout
    Bristol Scout
    The 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...

  • Caudron G.3
    Caudron G.3
    The Caudron G.3 was a single-engined French biplane built by Caudron, widely used in World War I as a reconnaissance aircraft and trainer. In comparison to its competitors, it had a better rate of climb and it was considered especially suitable in mountainous terrain.-Development:The Caudron G.3...

  • Caudron G.4
    Caudron 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....

  • Curtiss H.4 Small America
  • Curtiss H.12 Large America
  • Curtiss H.16 Large America
  • Curtiss Model R
    Curtiss Model R
    |-See also:-References:*...

  • Curtiss JN-3
  • Curtiss JN-4
    Curtiss JN-4
    The Curtiss JN-4 "Jenny" was one of a series of "JN" biplanes built by the Curtiss Aeroplane Company of Hammondsport, New York, later the Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company. Although the Curtiss JN series was originally produced as a training aircraft for the U.S...

  • Curtiss Jenny
  • FBA Type A
    FBA Type A
    -References:*...

  • Fairey IIIA (1917)
  • Fairey Campania
    Fairey Campania
    |-See also:-Bibliography:*Taylor, H.A. Fairey Aircraft since 1915. London:Putnam, 1988. ISBN 0-370-00065-x....

  • Fairey Hamble Baby
    Fairey Hamble Baby
    -See also:...

  • Farman F.40
  • Farman HF.20
  • Farman MF.7 Longhorn
    Farman MF.7
    |-See also:-External links:* Contemporary technical description of the MF.7 with photographs and drawings....

  • Farman MF.11 Shorthorn
    Farman MF.11
    |-See also:-External links:* * *...

  • Felixstowe F.2
    Felixstowe F.2
    |-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Bruce, J.M. Flight, 2 December 1955, pp. 842–846.* Bruce, J.M. Flight, 16 December 1955, pp. 895–898.* Bruce, J.M. Flight, 23 December 1955, pp. 929–932....

  • Felixstowe Porte Baby
    Felixstowe Porte Baby
    -References:*Bruce, J.M. "". Flight, 2 December 1955. pp.842—846.*Bruce, J.M. "". Flight, 16 December 1955. pp.895—898.*Bruce, J.M. "". Flight, 23 December 1955. pp.929—932.* accessed 1 February 2007....

  • Felixstowe F.3
    Felixstowe F.3
    -See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Bruce, J.M. "". Flight, 2 December 1955, pp.842—846.* Bruce, J.M. "". Flight, 16 December 1955, pp.895—898.* Bruce, J.M. "". Flight, 23 December 1955, pp. 929—932....

  • Felixstowe F.5
    Felixstowe F.5
    -See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Bruce, J.M. " Flight, 2 December 1955, pp. 842—846.* Bruce, J.M. " Flight, 16 December 1955, pp. 895—898.* Bruce, J.M. " Flight, 23 December 1955, pp. 929—932....

  • Flanders B.2
    Flanders B.2
    |-References:* The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft , 1985, Orbis Publishing-See also:...

  • Grahame-White Type XV
    Grahame-White Type XV
    -External links:*...

  • Handley Page 0/100 and 0/400
    Handley Page Type O
    The Handley Page Type O was an early biplane bomber used by Britain during the First World War. At the time, it was the largest aircraft that had been built in the UK and one of the largest in the world...

  • Mann Egerton Type B
    Mann Egerton Type B
    -See also:...

  • Morane-Borel monoplane
    Morane-Borel monoplane
    -External links:* * -See also:...

  • Morane-Saulnier BB
  • Morane-Saulnier Type L
    Morane-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....

  • Nieuport VI
    Nieuport VI
    -References: Note: The online copy of this article is incomplete. The URL provided points to the first available page....

  • Nieuport 10
    Nieuport 10
    |-See also:- External links :* *...

  • Nieuport 11 Scout
    Nieuport 11
    |-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Angelucci, Enzio, ed. The Rand McNally Encyclopedia of Military Aircraft. New York: The Military Press, 1983. ISBN 0-517-41021-4....

  • Nieuport 12
    Nieuport 12
    |-See also:...

  • Nieuport 17 Scout
    Nieuport 17
    |-Specifications :-See also:-Bibliography:* Bruce, Jack. "Those Classic Nieuports". Air Enthusiast Quarterly. Number Two, 1976. Bromley, UK:Pilot Press. pp. 137–153....

  • Nieuport 21 Scout
    Nieuport 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 24 Scout
  • Norman Thompson N.T.2B
    Norman Thompson N.T.2B
    |-See also:-Notes: The Norman Thompson Flight Company had gone into receivership in 1918, after delays in placing orders for new aircraft. Production continued at Norman Thompson's despite this...

  • Norman Thompson N.T.4
    Norman Thompson N.T.4
    |-See also:-External links:*...

  • Parnall Hamble Baby Convert
    Sopwith Baby
    -See also:...

  • Pemberton-Billing PB.25
  • REP Parasol
  • Royal Aircraft Factory BE.2
    Royal Aircraft Factory BE.2
    The Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2 was a British single-engine two-seat biplane which was in service with the Royal Flying Corps from 1912 until the end of World War I. The "Bleriot" in its designation refers to the fact that, like the Bleriot types it was of tractor configuration, with the...

  • Short Admiralty Type 74
    Short Admiralty Type 74
    -External links:* -See also:...

  • Short Bomber
    Short Bomber
    -See also:...

  • Short Folder
    Short Folder
    Short Folder is a generic name often applied to several different Short Brothers' aircraft types designed and built prior to and during World War I...

  • Short Type 166
  • Short Type 184
    Short 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 310-A
    Short Type 320
    |-See also:...

  • Short Type 320
    Short Type 320
    |-See also:...

  • Short Type 827
    Short Type 827
    |-See also:-External links:...

  • Short Type 830
    Short Type 827
    |-See also:-External links:...

  • Sopwith Type 807
  • Sopwith Type 860
    Sopwith Type 860
    |-See also:-References:*...

  • Sopwith B.1
    Sopwith B.1
    |-See also:-References:*Bruce, J.M. British Aeroplanes 1914-18. London:Putnam, 1957.*Bruce, J.M. Sopwith B.1 & T.1 Cuckoo: Windsock Datafile 90. Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, UK: Albatros Publications, 2001. ISBN 1-902207-41-6....

  • Sopwith Baby
    Sopwith Baby
    -See also:...

  • Sopwith 1½ Strutter
    Sopwith 1½ Strutter
    The Sopwith 1½ Strutter was a British one or two-seat biplane multi-role aircraft of the First World War. It is significant as the first British-designed two seater tractor fighter, and the first British aircraft to enter service with a synchronised machine gun...

  • Sopwith Camel
    Sopwith Camel
    The 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 Cuckoo
    Sopwith Cuckoo
    -See also:-References:*Davis, Mick. Sopwith Aircraft. Ramsbury, Marlborough, Wiltshire: Crowood Press, 1999. ISBN 1-86126-217-5.*Layman, R.D. Naval Aviation In The First World War: Its Impact And Influence. London: Caxton, 2002. ISBN 1-84067-314-1....

  • Sopwith Gunbus
    Sopwith Gunbus
    |-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....

  • Sopwith Pup
    Sopwith Pup
    The 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 Tabloid
    Sopwith 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....

  • Sopwith Tractor Biplane
    Sopwith Tractor Biplane
    |-See also:-References:*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....

  • Sopwith Triplane
    Sopwith Triplane
    The Sopwith Triplane was a British single seat fighter aircraft designed and manufactured by the Sopwith Aviation Company during the First World War. Pilots nicknamed it the Tripehound or simply the Tripe. The Triplane became operational with the Royal Naval Air Service in early 1917 and was...

  • Sopwith Two-Seat Scout
    Sopwith Two-Seat Scout
    |-See also:...

  • Thomas Brothers T-2
    Thomas Brothers T-2
    The Thomas Brothers T-2 was an American-built biplane which served with the Royal Navy.Built by Thomas-Morse Aircraft in Bath, New York, in 1914, it was the creation of Benjamin D...

  • Vickers Type 32 Gunbus
  • Voisin III
    Voisin 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...

  • White and Thompson No. 3
    White and Thompson No. 3
    |-See also:-References:*"", Flight, 17 July 1914, p.731.*"". Flight, 7 August 1914, p.834.*"". Flight, 11 September 1914, pp. 933-935.*"". Flight, 9 October 1914, pp. 1014-1016....

  • White and Thompson Bognor Bloater
  • Wight Converted Seaplane
    Wight Converted Seaplane
    The Wight Converted Seaplane was a British twin-float patrol seaplane produced by John Samuel White & Company Limited .-Design and development:...

  • Wight Pusher Seaplane
    Wight Pusher Seaplane
    -See also:...

  • Wight Seaplane
    Wight Seaplane
    -See also:...


Prototypes and other minor aircraft

  • Aeronautical Syndicate Valkyrie
  • AD Boat
  • AD Scout
    AD Scout
    |-See also:-References:NotesBibliography*Bruce, J.M. War Planes of the First World War: Volume One Fighters. London:Macdonald, 1965.*Lewis, Peter. The British Fighter since 1912. London:Putnam, Fourth edition, 1979. ISBN 0-370-10049-2....

  • AD Navyplane
    AD Navyplane
    -References:NotesBibliography*Andrews, C.F. and Morgan, E.B. Supermarine Aircraft since 1914. London:Putnam, 1987, ISBN 0-85177-800-3.*Bruce, J.M. British Aeroplanes 1914-18. London:Putnam, 1957....

  • AD Seaplane Type 1000
    AD Seaplane Type 1000
    -References:NotesBibliography*Goodall, Mike. "Wight Elephants: Murray Sueter's Quest for a Large Military Aircraft". Air Enthusiast, No. 73, January/February 1998. Stamford, Lincs, UK:Key Publishing. ISSN 0143 5450. pp.14-19....

  • Alcock Scout
  • Armstrong Whitworth F.K.6
    Armstrong Whitworth F.K.6
    |-See also:-References:*Bruce, J.M. British Aeroplanes 1914-18. London:Putnam, 1957.*Bruce, J.M. War Planes of the First World War: Volume One Fighters. London:Macdonald, 1965....

  • Armstrong Whitworth F.K.10
    Armstrong Whitworth F.K.10
    -See also:-External links:...

  • Avro Type D
    Avro Type D
    -References:* Lewis, P British Aircraft 1809-1914. London, Putnam, 1962* Jackson, A.J. Avro Aircraft Since 1908. London, Putnam, 1965...

  • Avro 500
    Avro 500
    -References:* Lewis. P British Aircraft 1809-1914. London: Putnam 1962* World Aircraft Information Files, File 889 Sheet 92 . London: BrightStar...

  • Avro 501
    Avro 501
    |-See also:-References:*...

  • Avro 510
    Avro 510
    -Notes:Most sources give the powerplant of the 510 as a Sunbeam Nubian, an engine that would not yet exist until all the 510s had been withdrawn from service in 1916. The Wolverhampton Museum of Industry website cites Eric Brew's Sunbeam Aero Engines and identifies the 510's engine as a...

  • Avro 519
    Avro 519
    -External links:*...

  • Avro 528
  • Avro 529
  • Avro Pike
    Avro Pike
    |-References:NotesClimb to 5,000 ft in 9 min 30 sec.CitationsBibliography* Jackson, A.J. Avro Aircraft since 1908. London: Putnam, 1990. ISBN 0-85177-834-8....

  • Beardmore W.B.1
  • Beardmore W.B.1a
  • Beardmore WB.III
  • Beardmore W.B.V
    Beardmore W.B.V
    |-See also:...

  • Blackburn Blackburd
    Blackburn Blackburd
    |-See also:-External links:...

  • Blackburn Triplane
    Blackburn Triplane
    -External links:*http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1919/1919%20-%201580.html*http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1939/1939%20-%201632.html*http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1959/1959%20-%201251.html...

  • Blackburn Twin Blackburn
    Blackburn Twin Blackburn
    -External links:* at the British Aircraft Directory...

  • Bleriot Parasol
    Blériot XI
    The 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...

  • Borel Seaplane
  • Burgess Gunbus
    Burgess Gunbus
    |-Bibliography:* Ray Sturtivant and Gordon Page Royal Navy Aircraft Serials and Units 1911-1919 Air-Britain, 1992. ISBN 0 85130 191 6.* Thetford, Owen. British Naval Aircraft since 1912. London:Putnam, Fourth edition, 1978. ISBN 0 370 30021 1....

  • Caproni Ca.4
    Caproni Ca.4
    -Ca.48:-See also:-References:** **-External links: Contemporary technical description of the Ca.41 and Ca.42 with photographs and drawings.- Video :*...

  • Curtiss C-1 Canada
    Curtiss 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....

  • Curtiss Wanamaker Triplane
  • Dyott Bomber
  • FBA Type H
    FBA Type H
    -External links:* *...

  • Fairey F.2
  • Flanders B.2
    Flanders B.2
    |-References:* The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft , 1985, Orbis Publishing-See also:...

  • Felixstowe F.1
    Felixstowe F.1
    -External links:*...

  • Handley Page Type G
  • Mann Egerton Type H
  • Nieuport IV
    Nieuport IV
    -External links:**...

  • Norman Thompson N.1B
    Norman Thompson N.1B
    |-See also:-References:*Bruce J.M. British Aeroplanes 1914-18. London:Putnam, 1957.*Goodall, Michael H. The Norman Thompson File. Tunbridge Wells, UK:Air Britain, 1995. ISBN 0 85130 233 5....

  • Parnall Scout
  • Pemberton-Billing P.B.9
    Pemberton-Billing P.B.9
    -See also:...

  • Port Victoria P.V.1
    Port Victoria P.V.1
    |-See also:-References:*Bruce, J.M. "". Flight, 29 November 1957. pp. 845–848....

  • Port Victoria P.V.2
    Port Victoria P.V.2
    |-See also:-References:*Bruce, J.M. "". Flight, 29 November 1957. pp. 845–848.*Collyer, David. "Babies Kittens and Griffons". Air Enthusiast, Number 43, 1991. Stamford, UK:Key Publishing. ISSN 0143 5450. pp. 50–55....

  • Port Victoria P.V.7
    Port Victoria P.V.7
    |-See also:-References:*Bruce, J.M. War Planes of the First World War: Volume One Fighters. London:Macdonald, 1965.*Collyer, David. "Babies Kittens and Griffons". Air Enthusiast, Number 43, 1991. Stamford, UK:Key Publishing. ISSN 0143 5450. pp. 50–55.*Mason, Francis K. The British Fighter...

  • Port Victoria P.V.8
    Port Victoria P.V.8
    |-See also:-References:NotesBibliography*Bruce, J.M. War Planes of the First World War: Volume One Fighters. London:Macdonald, 1965.*Collyer, David. "Babies Kittens and Griffons". Air Enthusiast, Number 43, 1991. Stamford, UK:Key Publishing. ISSN 0143 5450. pp. 50—55.*Green, William and...

  • Port Victoria Grain Griffin
    Port Victoria Grain Griffin
    |-See also:-References:*Bruce, J.M. British Aeroplanes 1914-18. London:Putnam, 1957.*Bruce, J.M. Sopwith B.1 & T.1 Cuckoo: Windsock Datafile 90. Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, UK: Albatros Publications, 2001. ISBN 1-902207-41-6....

  • Royal Aircraft Factory BE.8
  • Royal Aircraft Factory H.R.E.2
    Royal Aircraft Factory H.R.E.2
    The Royal Aircraft Factory H.R.E.2 was intended as a Naval reconnaissance floatplane. The single example built was serving with the Royal Naval Air Service at the start of World War I.-Design and development:...

  • Royal Aircraft Factory RE.5
  • Royal Aircraft Factory RE.7
  • Sage Type 4A
  • Short S.27
    Short S.27
    The Short S.27 and its derivates, the Short Improved S.27 series, were important early British aircraft used by the Royal Navy and its first air arm, the Royal Naval Air Service . The S.27 and Improved S.27 were used for training of the Royal Navys first pilots as well as in early naval aviation...

  • Short Tandem Twin
  • Short S.36 Tractor Biplane
  • Short S.34 T1
  • Short S.38 Trainer
    Short S.27
    The Short S.27 and its derivates, the Short Improved S.27 series, were important early British aircraft used by the Royal Navy and its first air arm, the Royal Naval Air Service . The S.27 and Improved S.27 were used for training of the Royal Navys first pilots as well as in early naval aviation...

  • Short Triple Tractor
  • Short S.39 Triple Twin
  • Short S.41
    Short S.41
    |-See also:-References:*Barnes, C.H. Shorts Aircraft since 1900. London:Putnam, 1967.*Bruce, J.M. "". Flight, 14 December 1956. pp. 921–926.*Bruce, J.M. British Aeroplanes 1914-18. London:Putnam, 1957....

     Tractor Biplane
  • Short S.45 T5
  • Short S.46
  • Short S.47 T4
  • Short S.53 Admiralty No. 42
  • Short S.54
  • Short S.60
  • Short S.63 Folder Seaplane
  • Short S.69
  • Short S.81 Gunbus Seaplane
  • Short S.82
  • Short S.87 Type 135 Seaplane
  • Short S.135
  • Short S.301 (140 hp Salmson) Seaplane
  • Short Type 310-B
    Short Type 320
    |-See also:...

  • Short N.2A Scout
  • Short N.2B
    Short N.2B
    -References:*Barnes, C.H. Shorts Aircraft since 1900. London:Putnam, 1967.*Bruce, J.M. British Aeroplanes 1914-18. London:Putnam, 1957.*Mason, Francis K. The British Bomber since 1914. London:Putnam, 1994. ISBN 0-85177-861-5....

  • Sopwith Bat Boat
    Sopwith Bat Boat
    -See also:-References:NotesBibliography*"". Flight, 12 July 1913, p.762.*"". Flight, 30 August 1913. p.967.*"". Flight, 21 March 1914. pp. 294—312.*"". Flight, 31 July 1914. p.800.*"". Flight 21 August 1914, pp.873—875....

  • Sopwith Bee
  • Sopwith D.1
  • Sopwith H.T. Seaplane
  • Sopwith Sociable
  • SPAD VII
  • Tellier T.3 Flying-Boat
  • Westland N.1B
    Westland N.1B
    |-See also:-References:*Bruce, J.M. British Aeroplanes 1914-18. London:Putnam, 1957.*James, Derek N. Westland Aircraft since 1915. London:Putnam, 1991. ISBN 0 85177 847 X....

  • Wight Twin
    Wight Twin
    |-See also:-References:Some sources state a wingspan of 117 ft *Goodall, Mike. "Wight Elephants: Murray Sueter's Quest for a Large Military Aircraft". Air Enthusiast, No. 73, January/February 1998. Stamford, Lincs, UK:Key Publishing. ISSN 0143 5450. pp.14-19.*Mason, Francis K. The British Bomber...


Airships

  • His Majesty's Airship No. 1 "Mayfly"
    HMA No. 1
    His Majesty's Airship No. 1, more commonly known as the Mayfly, was designed and built by Vickers, Sons and Maxim at their works in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England, as an aerial scout airship for the British Royal Navy. She was the first British rigid airship to be built, and was constructed...

  • His Majesty's Naval Airship No. 2 (Willows No. 4)
    Willows airships
    |-See also:...

  • No. 9r
    No. 9r
    |-See also:-References:* J.E. Morpurgo, Barnes Wallis — A Biography, Longman ,1972 ISBN 0-582-10360-6.* Ces Mowthorpe, Battlebags: British Airships of the First World War, 1995 ISBN 0-905778-13-8....

  • 23 class airship
  • R23X class airship
    R23X class airship
    -References:* Griehl, Manfred and Joachim Dressel. Zeppelin! The German Airship Story, 1990 ISBN 1-85409-045-3* Morpurgo, J.E. Barnes Wallis - A Biography, Longman, 1972 ISBN 0-582-10360-6...

  • R.29
    R23X class airship
    -References:* Griehl, Manfred and Joachim Dressel. Zeppelin! The German Airship Story, 1990 ISBN 1-85409-045-3* Morpurgo, J.E. Barnes Wallis - A Biography, Longman, 1972 ISBN 0-582-10360-6...

  • R31 class airship
  • R33 class airship
  • Astra-Torres airship
    Astra-Torres airship
    The Astra-Torres airships were non-rigid airships built by Société Astra to a design by Spaniard Leonardo Torres Quevedo in France between about 1908 and 1922. They had a highly-characteristic tri-lobed cross-section rather than the more usual circular cross-section. This was the result of moving...

  • SS class blimp
    SS class blimp
    SS class blimps were simple, cheap and easily assembled small non-rigid airships that were developed as a matter of some urgency to counter the German U-boat threat to British shipping during World War I...

  • SSP class blimp
    SSP class blimp
    |-See also:-External links:* *...

  • SST class blimp
    SST class blimp
    |-See also:-External links:* *...

  • SSZ class blimp
    SSZ class blimp
    |-See also:-External links:*...

  • Coastal class blimp
    Coastal class blimp
    The Coastal Class were a class of blimp used by the Royal Naval Air Service during World War I. The C class blimp operated by the United States Navy after the war was a completely unrelated design. In total 35 Coastals were built, all at RNAS Kingsnorth, Kent...

  • C-Star class blimp
    C-Star class blimp
    -References:* London, P. U-Boat Hunters: Cornwall's Air War 1916-19 Dyllansow Truran, Truro. ISBN 1-85022-136-9-External links:*...

  • North Sea class blimp
    NS class blimp
    The British NS class blimps were the largest and last in a succession of non-rigid airship designs that served with the Royal Naval Air Service during World War I; developed from experiences gained with earlier classes to operate off the east coast of Britain on long-range patrols...


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