Royal Flying Corps

:For the computer game, see Flying Corps

Aircraft

RFC and RNAS aircraft used during the war included:

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• Airco DH2 DH4 DH5 and DH9
• Armstrong-Whitworth FK3
• Avro 504
• Bleriot Experimental 2a 2b 2c
• Bristol F2A F2B Scout
• Handley Page O/400
• Martinsyde G.100
• Morane-Saulnier Bullet Biplanet Parasol
• Nieuport Scout 17 23 & 27
• Royal Aircraft Factory SE5 SE5a BE2e BE12 FE2 FE8 RE7 and RE8
• Sopwith Aviation Company Baby Camel Dolphin Pup Snipe 1½ Strutter
• SPAD S.VII and S.XIII
• Vickers FB5

Many technological advances took place. Planes became faster and more maneuverable, so they could attack enemy positions as well as scouting them. The invention of the interrupter gear allowed machine guns to be fired between the propeller blades.

Related Topics:
Interrupter gear - Machine guns - Propeller

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