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BRITISH AIRCRAFT WORLD WAR 1

This page is drawn up from various sources and collated. It may or may not be a complete list but is intended to show the variety of aircraft and airships in use during World War 1. If the image column contains a 'Yes' then hover over this to see the image.
Aircraft
Image
Usage
Year
Introduced
Country
of Origin
Comment Service
AirCo DH.1 and DH.1A
Yes
AirCo DH.1 and DH.1A
    Britain Operational R.F.C.
AirCo DH.10 (Amiens)
No
Twin-Engine Medium Biplane Bomber Aircraft
1918
Britain    
AirCo DH.2
No
Biplane Scout Aircraft
1915
Britain Operational R.F.C.
AirCo DH.3
No
    Britain Prototype R.F.C.
AirCo DH.4
No
Light Day Bomber Biplane Aircraft
1917
Britain Operational R.F.C.
AirCo DH.5
No
Scout / Light Bomber Biplane Aircraft
1917
Britain Operational R.F.C.
AirCo DH.6
No
    Britain Operational R.F.C.
AirCo DH.9
Yes
AirCo DH.9
Light Bomber Biplane Aircraft
1917
Britain Operational R.F.C.
Alcock A.1 Scout (Sopwith Mouse)
No
Single-Seat Biplane Fighter Prototype
1917
Britain    
Armstrong Whitworth F.K.10
Yes
Armstrong Whitworth F.K.10
Two-Seat Quadruplane Fighter Aircraft
1917
Britain Prototype R.F.C.
Armstrong Whitworth F.K.2
Yes
Armstrong Whitworth F.K.2
    Britain Prototype R.F.C.
Armstrong Whitworth F.K.3
No
    Britain Operational R.F.C.
Armstrong Whitworth F.K.8
No
Multirole Biplane Aircraft
1917
Britain Operational R.F.C.
Armstrong Whitworth F.K.9
No
Quadruplane Reconnaissance Fighter Prototype
1916
Britain    
ASL Valkyrie
No
      Prototype R.F.C.
Austin A.F.T.3 (Osprey)
No
Triplane Fighter Aircraft Prototype
1918
Britain    
Avro 504
No
Biplane Reconnaissance / Biplane Trainer Aircraft
1913
Britain Operational R.F.C.
Avro 508
No
      Prototype R.F.C.
Avro 519
No
      Prototype R.F.C.
Avro 521
No
      Prototype R.F.C.
Avro 523 Pike
No
Short-Range Biplane Bomber Aircraft
1916
Britain    
Avro 529
No
Long Range Heavy Biplane Bomber Aircraft
1917
Britain    
Avro 531 Spider
No
Single-Seat Biplane Fighter Prototype
1918
Britain    
Avro Type E/Es/500
No
      Operational R.F.C.
Baby
No
      Airship R.F.C.
Beardmore WB III / SB 3
Yes
Beardmore WB III / SB 3
Carried-based Fighter
1917
Britain    
Beatty-Wright Biplanes
No
      Prototype R.F.C.
Beta and Beta II
No
      Airship R.F.C.
Blackburn R.T.1 Kangaroo
No
Reconnaissance / Torpedo Bomber / Passenger Transport Aircraft
1918
Britain    
Blériot Parasol Monoplane
No
    France Operational R.F.C.
Blériot XI
No
Trainer / Reconnaissance Monoplane Aircraft
1909
France Operational R.F.C.
Blériot XII
No
    France Operational R.F.C.
Blériot XXI
No
    France Operational R.F.C.
Boulton Paul P.3 Bobolink
No
Prototype Biplane Fighter
1918
Britain    
Breguet Br.5
No
Bomber / Escort Fighter / Night-Fighter Biplane
1915
France    
Breguet Type III
No
    France Operational R.F.C.
Bristol Boxkite
No
    Britain Operational R.F.C.
Bristol F.2/F.2B Fighter
No
Fighter / Armed Reconnaissance / Light Bomber Aircraft
1917
Britain Operational R.F.C.
Bristol G.B.75
No
    Britain Prototype R.F.C.
Bristol M.1
Yes
Bristol M.1
Single-Seat Monoplane Fighter Aircraft
1917
Britain Operational R.F.C.
Bristol Prier monoplane
No
    Britain Operational R.F.C.
Bristol Scout
No
Biplane Fighter / Fast Reconnaissance Scout
1914
Britain Operational R.F.C.
Bristol T.B.8
No
    Britain Operational R.F.C.
Bristol T.T.A.
No
    Britain Prototype R.F.C.
Bristol-Coanda Monoplane
No
    Britain Operational R.F.C.
British Army Dirigible No 1
No
    Britain Airship R.F.C.
C.23 (Coastal Class)
No
Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Airship
1917
Britain    
Caproni Ca.1
Yes
Caproni Ca.1
    Italy Prototype R.F.C.
Caproni Ca.3
No
Heavy Biplane Bomber Aircraft
1917
Italy    
Caproni Ca.4
No
Triple-Engine Heavy Bomber Triplane Aircraft
1918
Italy    
Caudron G.3
No
Reconnaissance / Trainer Aircraft
1914
France Operational R.F.C.
Caudron G.4
Yes
Caudron G.4
Heavy Bomber Biplane Aircraft
1915
France Prototype R.F.C.
Caudron R.11
No
    France Prototype R.F.C.
Clement Bayard II Zeta
No
      Airship R.F.C.
Cody V biplane
No
      Operational R.F.C.
Curtiss C-1
No
    Canada Prototype R.F.C.
Curtiss H-16
No
Seaplane / Flying Boat
1917
U.S.A.    
Curtiss JN-3
No
    U.S.A. Operational R.F.C.
Curtiss JN-4 (Jenny)
No
Biplane Trainer Aircraft
1915
U.S.A. Operational R.F.C.
Curtiss Wanamaker (Model T/Model 3)
No
Four-Engine Triplane Flying Boat Aircraft
1916
U.S.A.    
Delta
No
      Airship R.F.C.
Deperdussin TT
No
      Operational R.F.C.
Dunne D.8
No
      Prototype R.F.C.
Epsilon I and Epsilon II
No
      Airship R.F.C.
Eta
No
      Airship R.F.C.
Fairey Campania
No
Carrierborne Reconnaissance and Patrol Aircraft
1917
Britain    
Fairey III
No
Reconnaissance / Light Bomber Aircraft
1918
Britain    
Farman F.40
No
    France Operational R.F.C.
Farman HF.20
No
    France Operational R.F.C.
Farman III
No
    France Operational R.F.C.
Farman MF.11 Shorthorn
No
Reconnaissance / Bomber Aircraft
1914
France Operational R.F.C.
Farman MF.7 Longhorn
No
    France Operational R.F.C.
Farman Type Militaire, 1910
No
    France Operational R.F.C.
FBA Type A
No
      Operational R.F.C.
Felixstowe F.2
Yes
Felixstowe F.2
Flying Boat Aircraft
1917
Britain    
Felixstowe F.5
Yes
Felixstowe F.5
Reconnaissance Flying Boat
1918
Britain    
Flanders F.4
No
      Operational R.F.C.
Gamma and Gamma II
No
      Airship R.F.C.
Grahame-White Pusher Biplane
No
      Prototype R.F.C.
Grahame-White School Biplane
No
      Prototype R.F.C.
Grahame-White Type XV
No
      Operational R.F.C.
Grahame-White VII
No
      Prototype R.F.C.
Grahame-White VIII
No
      Prototype R.F.C.
Handley Page H.P. O/400
No
Heavy Bomber Aircraft
1918
Britain    
Howard Wright biplane
No
      Operational R.F.C.
Martin-Handasyde Monoplane
No
      Operational R.F.C.
Martinsyde F.4 Buzzard
No
Biplane Fighter Aircraft
1918
Britain    
Martinsyde G.100
No
    Britain Operational R.F.C.
Martinsyde G-series (Elephant)
No
Biplane Light Bomber
1916
Britain    
Martinsyde S.1
No
    Britain Operational R.F.C.
Morane-Saulnier Type AC
No
    France Operational R.F.C.
Morane-Saulnier Type BB
No
    France Operational R.F.C.
Morane-Saulnier Type G
No
    France Operational R.F.C.
Morane-Saulnier Type H
No
    France Operational R.F.C.
Morane-Saulnier Type I
No
    France Operational R.F.C.
Morane-Saulnier Type L
No
    France Operational R.F.C.
Morane-Saulnier Type LA
No
    France Operational R.F.C.
Morane-Saulnier Type N
No
Single-Seat, Single-Engine Monoplane Fighter Aircraft
1915
France Operational R.F.C.
Morane-Saulnier Type P
No
    France Operational R.F.C.
Morane-Saulnier Type V
No
    France Operational R.F.C.
N.S.7 (North Sea-class)
No
Non-Rigid Airship
1917
Britain    
Nieuport 11 (Bebe)
No
Fighting Scout Biplane Aircraft
1915
France    
Nieuport 12
No
Reconnaissance / Fighter / Trainer Aircraft
1915
France Operational R.F.C.
Nieuport 16
No
Biplane Fighter Aircraft
1916
France Operational R.F.C.
Nieuport 17
No
Fighting Biplane Scout Aircraft
1916
France Operational R.F.C.
Nieuport 20
No
    France Operational R.F.C.
Nieuport 21
No
    France Operational R.F.C.
Nieuport 23
No
    France Operational R.F.C.
Nieuport 24
No
    France Operational R.F.C.
Nieuport 27
No
Biplane Fighter Aircraft
1917
France Operational R.F.C.
Nieuport IV
No
    France Operational R.F.C.
Paulhan biplane
No
      Prototype R.F.C.
Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2
Yes
Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2
Reconnaissance / Artillery Spotting / Trainer Biplane Aircraft
1912
Britain Operational R.F.C.
Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.3
No
      Operational R.F.C.
Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.8
No
      Operational R.F.C.
Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.9
No
      Prototype R.F.C.
Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.12
No
      Operational R.F.C.
Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.2
Yes
Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.2
Reconnaissance / Fighter / Night Bomber Aircraft
1915
Britain Operational R.F.C.
Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.4
No
      Prototype R.F.C.
Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.8
No
Biplane Fighter Aircraft
1916
Britain Operational R.F.C.
Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.9
No
      Prototype R.F.C.
Royal Aircraft Factory N.E.1
No
      Prototype R.F.C.
Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.1
No
      Operational R.F.C.
Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.5
No
      Operational R.F.C.
Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.7
No
      Operational R.F.C.
Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.8
Yes
Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.8
Reconnaissance Aircraft / Light Bomber
1916
Britain Operational R.F.C.
Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.2
No
      Operational R.F.C.
Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.4a
Yes
Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.4a
      Operational R.F.C.
Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5
No
Single-Seat, Single-Engine Biplane Fighter Aircraft
1917
Britain Operational R.F.C.
Sage Type 2
No
      Prototype R.F.C.
Short Bomber
No
    Britain Operational R.F.C.
Short Tractor Biplane
No
    Britain Operational R.F.C.
Short Type 184
No
Reconnaissance / Torpedo Bomber Floatplane
1915
Britain Operational R.F.C.
Sopwith 1-1/2 Strutter (One-and-One-Half Strutter)
No
Fighter / Reconnaissance / Light Bomber
1916
Britain Operational R.F.C.
Sopwith 3-Seater
No
    Britain Operational R.F.C.
Sopwith 80 hp Biplane
No
    Britain Operational R.F.C.
Sopwith Baby
No
Scout / Bomber Floatplane Aircraft
1915
Britain    
Sopwith Camel
Yes
Sopwith Camel
Single-Seat Biplane Fighter Aircraft
1917
Britain Operational R.F.C.
Sopwith Dolphin
No
Biplane Fighter Aircraft
1917
Britain Operational R.F.C.
Sopwith Dragon
No
Biplane Fighter
1918
Britain    
Sopwith Gunbus
No
Two-Seat Pusher Biplane Fighter / Light Bomber Aircraft
1915
Britain    
Sopwith Hippo
No
    Britain Prototype R.F.C.
Sopwith Pup
Yes
Sopwith Pup
Biplane Fighter Aircraft
1916
Britain Operational R.F.C.
Sopwith Rhino
No
Triplane Bomber Prototype Aircraft
1918
Britain    
Sopwith Snipe
No
Single-Seat Biplane Fighter Aircraft
1918
Britain Operational R.F.C.
Sopwith Sparrow
No
    Britain Prototype R.F.C.
Sopwith Tabloid
No
Racing Biplane-Seaplane / Military Scout / Light Bomber Aircraft
1914
Britain Operational R.F.C.
Sopwith Triplane
No
Triplane Fighter / Trainer Aircraft
1916
Britain    
SPAD S.VII
Yes
SPAD S.VII
Single-Seat. Single-Engine Biplane Fighter Aircraft
1916
France Operational R.F.C.
SPAD S.XII
No
Biplane Fighter Aircraft
1917
France Prototype R.F.C.
SPAD S.XIII
Yes
SPAD S.XIII
Single-Seat, Single-Engine Biplane Fighter Aircraft
1917
France Operational R.F.C.
SSZ.65
No
SSZ-class Maritime Blimp Airship
1918
Britain    
Supermarine (Pemberton-Billing) P.B.31E
No
Quadruplane Airship Interceptor Prototype Aircraft
1917
Britain    
Vickers Boxkite
No
    Britain Operational R.F.C.
Vickers E.F.B.7
No
    Britain Prototype R.F.C.
Vickers E.S.1
No
    Britain Prototype R.F.C.
Vickers F.B.12
No
    Britain Operational R.F.C.
Vickers F.B.14
Yes
Vickers F.B.14
    Britain Operational R.F.C.
Vickers FB 'Gun Carrier'
No
    Britain Operational R.F.C.
Vickers FB.19 Mk II
No
    Britain Operational R.F.C.
Vickers FB.5 (Gunbus)
Yes
Vickers F.B.5
Scout Biplane Aircraft
1915
Britain Operational R.F.C.
Vickers Vampire
No
    Britain Prototype R.F.C.
Vickers Vimy
No
Heavy Biplane Bomber Aircraft
1919
Britain    
Voisin III
No
      Operational R.F.C.
Wight Converted Seaplane
No
      Operational R.F.C.
Wright Biplanes
No
      Prototype R.F.C.

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