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World War 1 Italian Military Aircraft (1914-1918)

  

While joining the Allies only later in the conflict, the Italian commitment against the Central Powers should not be overlooked.

World War 1 Italian Aircraft

Bristol F.2 Fighter

 

The Bristol F.2 Fighter was a British two-seat biplane fighter and reconnaissance aircraft of the First World War developed by the Bristol Aeroplane Company. It is often simply called the Bristol Fighter or popularly the "Brisfit" or "Biff".

Top speed: 123 mph

Wingspan: 39′ 0″

Length: 25.82′

Retired: 1930

Unit cost: 1,350–1,350 GBP (1918)

First flight: September 9, 1916

Manufacturers: Standard Motor Company, Bristol Aeroplane Company

 

 

 

Sopwith 7F.1 Snipe

The Sopwith 7F.1 Snipe was a British single-seat biplane fighter of the Royal Air Force. It was designed and built by the Sopwith Aviation Company during the First World War, and came into squadron ...

Top speed: 121 mph

Wingspan: 31′ 0″

Length: 19.85′

Weight: 1,314 lbs

Engine type: Rotary engine

First flight: October 1917

Manufacturer: Sopwith Aviation Company

Airco DH.4

 

 

The Airco DH.4 was a British two-seater biplane of the First World War. It was the first British two seat light day-bomber to have an effective defensive armament. The DH.4 proved a huge success and was often considered the best single-engine bomber of the War. It was flown by a number of famous British and American aces, such as Frederick Cotton and Charles Bartlett.

Macchi M.5

 

The Macchi M.5 was an Italian single-seat fighter flying boat, designed and built by Nieuport-Macchi at Varese. It was extremely maneuverable and agile and matched the land-based aircraft it had to fight.

The M.5 was operated by five Italian maritime patrol squadrons as a fighter and convoy escort. By the end of World War I, these aircraft were flown by both United States Navy and United States Marine Corps airmen. The three versions of the airplane proposed include the model flown by the Italian ace Domenico Arcidiacono, an American plane flown by Willis B. Haviland and a captured Austrian plane piloted by Friedrich Welker.