The Bristol F.2B Fighter was a British two-seat biplane fighter and reconnaissance aircraft of the First World War flown by the Royal Flying Corps. Despite being a two-seater, the F.2B proved to be an agile aircraft that was able to hold its own against opposing single-seat fighters. It was flown by a number of famous…
The Hanriot HD.1 was a World War I single-seat fighter aircraft, combining clean lines with a light wing loading. Manufactured in France, the HD.1 was supplied to the Belgian and the Italian air forces, and it proved highly successful. It was flown by a number of the famous aces, such as Belgian Willy Coppens and…
The Sopwith Triplane was a British single seat fighter aircraft designed and manufactured by the Sopwith Aviation Company. Pilots nicknamed it the Tripehound or simply the Tripe. The Triplane became operational with the Royal Naval Air Service in early 1917 and was immediately successful. It was flown by a number of famous aces, such as…
The Hanriot HD.1 was a World War I single-seat fighter aircraft, combining clean lines with a light wing loading. Manufactured in France, the HD.1 was supplied to the Belgian and the Italian air forces, and it proved highly successful. It was flown by a number of the famous aces, such as Belgian Willy Coppens and…
The Fiat CR.42 Falco was a single-seat sesquiplane fighter which served primarily in Italy’s Regia Aeronautica before and during World War II. The aircraft entered service in smaller numbers with the air forces of Belgium, Sweden and Hungary. The Fiat CR.42 was the last of the Fiat biplane fighters to enter front line service as…
The Bristol F.2B Fighter was a British two-seat biplane fighter and reconnaissance aircraft of the First World War flown by the Royal Flying Corps. Despite being a two-seater, the F.2B proved to be an agile aircraft that was able to hold its own against opposing single-seat fighters. It was flown by a number of famous…
The Halberstadt CL.II was a German two seat escort fighter ground attack aircraft of World War I. It served in large numbers with the German Luftstreitkräfte in 1917-18. The CL.II proved extremely successful, with its excellent maneuverability, rate of climb and good armament, allowing it to match opposing single-seat fighters. It was flown by German…
The Aviatik D.I was a single-engine, single-seat fighter biplane. It was also known as Berg D.I or the Berg Fighter because it was designed by Dipl. Ing. Julius von Berg. The D.I was the first fighter aircraft designed by the Austro-Hungarian Air Service (Luftfahrtruppen).It was flown by a number of the famous aces, such as…
The Hanriot HD.1 was a World War I single-seat fighter aircraft, combining clean lines with a light wing loading. Manufactured in France, the HD.1 was supplied to the Belgian and the Italian air forces, and it proved highly successful. It was flown by a number of the famous aces, such as Belgian Willy Coppens and…
The Halberstadt CL.II was a German two seat escort fighter ground attack aircraft of World War I. It served in large numbers with the German Luftstreitkräfte in 1917-18. The CL.II proved extremely successful, with its excellent maneuverability, rate of climb and good armament, allowing it to match opposing single-seat fighters. It was flown by German…
The Halberstadt CL.II was a German two seat escort fighter ground attack aircraft of World War I. It served in large numbers with the German Luftstreitkräfte in 1917-18. The CL.II proved extremely successful, with its excellent maneuverability, rate of climb and good armament, allowing it to match opposing single-seat fighters. It was flown by German…
The Albatros D.II was a German fighter produced in response to pilot complaints about poor upward vision in the Albatros D.I. The forward view was improved with changes on wings and cabane struts, and this aircraft was appreciated for its impressive climb rate and for its frontal twin machine gun. It was flown by a…
The Aviatik D.I was a single-engine, single-seat fighter biplane. It was also known as Berg D.I or the Berg Fighter because it was designed by Dipl. Ing. Julius von Berg. The D.I was the first fighter aircraft designed by the Austro-Hungarian Air Service (Luftfahrtruppen).It was flown by a number of the famous aces, such as…