RapidFireWeb Hawker Hector (Wikipedia Photo) Hawker Hector WO2 William Herbert Cyril Cole, RCAF, was killed in a flying accident on 9 Nov 1942. He was serving with No. 1 Glider Pilot Experience Unit (GPEU) flying a Hawker Hector Mk. I (Serial No. K 9781), from RAF Netheravon, England. His aircraft stalled while he was towing a … Read more
Hawker Hind (Author Photo) Hawker Hind (Serial No. L7180), on display in the Canada Aviation and Space Museum, Ottawa, Ontario. The Hawker Hind was a light bomber biplane of the inter-war years, developed from the Hawker Hart day-bomber and introduced in 1931. The RCAF had three Hinds on strength, (Serial Nos. A73), ex-RAF L7201, (Serial … Read more
Hawker Tomtit (Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3390687) Hawker Tomtit, RCAF (Serial No. 140), Camp Borden, Ontario, ca 1932. The Royal Canadian Air Force brought two Hawker Tomtits on strength on 15 May 1930. They first served with No. 112 (Army Co-operation) Squadron (Auxiliary) at RCAF Station Winnipeg, Manitoba. From there, Tomtit (Serial … Read more
Martinsyde F.6 (RCAF Photo) Martinsyde F.6. Reg. No. G-CAEA. Martinsyde F.6. The Martinsyde F.6 was a two-seat conversion of the F.4 Buzzard single-seat fighter with wing and landing gear modifications. The F.6 was powered by a single Hispano-Suiza 300 hp engine, which had a top speed of 235 kph/145 mph, faster than any other single-seat … Read more
Maurice Farman S.11 Shorthorn (Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3390702) Henry Farman biplane, ca 1919. (Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 5065736) Maurice Farman, France, ca 1916. (Author Photos) Maurice Farman S.11 Shorthorn, CA&SM. The Shorthorn is a two-seat biplane bomber developed in 1913 by Farman Frères, a French aircraft company founded … Read more
Nieuport 11 Bébé, Nieuport 12 and Nieuport 17 fighters (Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3390834) Nieuport 11 Bébé, French First World War single seat sesquiplane fighter aircraft, designed by Gustave Delage. The Bébé was in service with several of France’s allies, and gave rise to the series of “vee-strut” Nieuport fighters that remained … Read more
Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2c fighter (Library of Congress Photo) Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2c, 1916. (RCAF Photo) Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2c. (Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3390890) Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2c. (Library of Congress Photo) Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2c, 1916. (Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 4589458) Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2c, “Bubbles“. (Library … Read more
(RAF Photo) Royal Aircraft Factory (Farman Experimental) F.E.2b, “Gold Coast No. 10“. Between 1911 and 1914, the Royal Aircraft Factory used the F.E.2 (Farman Experimental 2) designation for three quite different aircraft that shared only a common “Farman” pusher biplane layout. The third “F.E.2” type was operated as a day and night bomber and fighter … Read more
Royal Aircraft Factory (Farman Experimental) F.E.8 (Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3390894) Royal Aircraft Factory (Farman Experimental) F.E.8. The Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.8 was a British single-seat fighter of the First World War designed at the Royal Aircraft Factory. It could not escape the drag penalty imposed by its tail structure and was … Read more
Royal Aircraft Factory (Reconnaissance Experimental) R.E.8 (Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3585193) Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.8 two-seat biplane reconnaissance and bomber, (Serial No. E249). The Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.8 was a British two-seat biplane reconnaissance and bomber aircraft of the First World War designed and produced at the Royal Aircraft Factory. It was … Read more
