American Aircraft of World War 1 America was hardly prepared for involvement in the Great War and accomplished what it could thanks to the developments of others.
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Airco DH.9 The AirCo / de Havilland DH.9 was a further revision of the DH.4 bomber. Design was accomplished by the de Havilland company with production handled by the Aircraft Manufacturing Company ("AirCo" or "Airco"). The series was f...
1917
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Ansaldo A 1 Balilla (Hunter) The Ansaldo A 1 Balilla ("Hunter") was the first aircraft fighter design of Italian origins. Italian forces consistently used French-designed aircraft in the early years of the war, leading the Ansaldo Italian firm to create ...
1918
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Caproni Ca.36 The Caproni Ca.36 represented the definitive model in the C-bomber series debuted in 1914 as the C.31. The Ca.36 was a tremendous asset to allied operations against Germany and the Austro-Hungarian Empire and were put into ac...
1917
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Handley Page H.P. O/400 The O/400 model series by Handley Page aircraft firm was the principle heavy bomber of the RAF by the end of the First World War. The O/400 was directly descended from the previous O/100 model series with the "100" and "400" ...
1918
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Martin MB-1 / Glenn Martin Bomber The Martin MB-1 (also known as the "Glenn Martin Bomber") became the first heavy bomber type to be purchased in quantity in the First World War, becoming the mainstay of the United States Army Air Service (USAAS) for a time. ...
1918
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Nieuport 17 The Nieuport 17series of aircraft was the weapon of choice for World War One aces such as Rene Fonck, Albert Ball and Billy Bishop. The XVII was directly developed from the existing and successful 11 "Bebe" platform and would...
1916
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Nieuport 27 The Nieuport 27 was a derivative of the successful Nieuport 17 offering. Building upon the successes of it's predecessor, the Nieuport 27 was one in the long line of offshoots generated from the base design, though featuring ...
1917
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Nieuport 28 The French-built Nieuport 28 fighter was the third of the successful trilogy of "Nieuport Fighting Scouts" that included the original Nieuport 11 and 17 models. The 28 model would become the aircraft of choice for aces such a...
Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5 The Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5 series of aircraft proved to be a pivotal addition to Allied fighter squadrons in the First World War. Through a period of familiarity, the aircraft began to endear itself to some of the war's...
1917
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Sopwith 1-1/2 Strutter The Sopwith 1-1/2 (one and one half) Strutter was a successful aircraft design fielded in the First World War. The aircraft was principally produced by the British (1,439) but more so by the French to the tune of some 4,200 t...
1916
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Sopwith Camel The Sopwith Biplane (later carrying the nickname of "Camel") was arguably the best fighter in the entire First World War. The Biplane design stemmed from the developments of the Sopwith Pup biplane and the highly agile Sopwit...
1917
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Sopwith Pup The Sopwith Pup appeared in 1916 at a time when the Allies were coming up against what would be known as the "Fokker Scourge" - air supremacy by Germany and her allies across the front. The Pup was based on the Sopwith Strutt...
1916
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SPAD S.VII The SPAD S-series VII aircraft many an Allied air force the chance to compete on a level playing field by the time it was introduced in 1916. Though not comparing favorably to various Nieuport types, the SPAD VII was nonethel...
1916
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SPAD S.XIII The SPAD "S" series of aircraft proved to be one of the most successful aircraft (both in terms of capabilities AND numbers) that by war's end, over 16,000 were produced. The demand of the aircraft was a testament to the qual...
