List of aircraft of the Royal Flying Corps

This is a list of aircraft used by the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) from 13 April 1912, when it was formed from the Air Battalion Royal Engineers, until 1 April 1918 when it was merged with the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS) to form the Royal Air Force (RAF). The RFC operated in parallel with the RNAS, whose aircraft are listed at List of aircraft of the Royal Naval Air Service. For a list of Royal Air Force aircraft see List of aircraft of the Royal Air Force.

British RFC Sopwith Camel

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Operational aeroplanes

• Airco DH.1 and DH.1A
• Airco DH.2
• Airco DH.4
• Airco DH.5
• Airco DH.6
• Airco DH.9
• Armstrong Whitworth F.K.3
• Armstrong Whitworth F.K.8
• Avro Type E/Es/500
• Avro 504
• Blériot XI
• Blériot XII
• Blériot XXI
• Blériot Parasol Monoplane
• Breguet Type III
• Bristol Boxkite
• Bristol-Coanda Monoplane
• Bristol F.2B Fighter
• Bristol Scout
• Bristol T.B.8
• Bristol M.1
• Bristol Prier monoplane
• Caudron G.III
• Cody V biplane
• Curtiss JN-3
• Curtiss JN-4
• Deperdussin TT
• Farman III
• Farman F.40
• Farman HF.20
• Farman MF.7 Longhorn
• Farman MF.11 Shorthorn
• Farman Type Militaire, 1910
• FBA Type A
• Flanders F.4
• Grahame-White Type XV
• Howard Wright biplane
• Martinsyde G.100
• Martinsyde S.1
• Martin-Handasyde Monoplane
• Morane-Saulnier G
• Morane-Saulnier H
• Morane-Saulnier BB
• Morane-Saulnier I
• Morane-Saulnier L
• Morane-Saulnier LA
• Morane-Saulnier N
• Morane-Saulnier V
• Morane-Saulnier P
• Morane-Saulnier AC
• Nieuport IV
• Nieuport 12
• Nieuport 16
• Nieuport 17
• Nieuport 20
• Nieuport 21
• Nieuport 23
• Nieuport 24
• Nieuport 27
• Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2
• Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.3
• Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.8
• Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.12
• Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.2
• Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.8
• Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.1
• Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.5
• Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.7
• Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.8
• Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.2
• Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.4a
• Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5
• Short Type 184
• Short Bomber
• Short Tractor Biplane
• Sopwith 1-1/2 Strutter
• Sopwith 3-Seater
• Sopwith 80 hp Biplane
• Sopwith Camel
• Sopwith Dolphin
• Sopwith Pup
• Sopwith Snipe
• Sopwith Tabloid
• SPAD S.VII
• SPAD S.XIII
• Vickers Boxkite
• Vickers FB 'Gun Carrier'
• Vickers FB.5
• Vickers F.B.12
• Vickers F.B.14
• Vickers FB.19 Mk II
• Voisin III
• Wight Converted Seaplane

Airships

• British Army Dirigible No 1
• Baby
• Beta and Beta II
• Delta
• Gamma and Gamma II
• Epsilon I and Epsilon II
• Eta
• Clement Bayard II Zeta

Prototypes

• ASL Valkyrie
• Airco DH.3
• Armstrong Whitworth F.K.2
• Armstrong Whitworth F.K.10
• Avro 508
• Avro 519
• Avro 521
• Beatty-Wright Biplanes
• Bristol G.B.75
• Bristol T.T.A.
• Caproni Ca.1
• Caudron G.4
• Caudron R.11
• Curtiss C-1 Canada
• Dunne D.8
• Grahame-White VII
• Grahame-White VIII
• Grahame-White Pusher Biplane
• Grahame-White School Biplane
• Paulhan biplane
• Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.9
• Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.4
• Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.9
• Royal Aircraft Factory N.E.1
• SPAD S.XII
• Sage Type 2
• Sopwith Hippo
• Sopwith Sparrow
• Vickers E.S.1
• Vickers E.F.B.7
• Vickers Vampire
• Wright Biplanes

Captured Enemy Aircraft

• AEG G.IV
• Ago C.IV
• Albatros D.I
• Albatros D.III
• Albatros D.V
• Albatros D.Va
• DFW C.V
• Fokker D.VII
• Fokker Dr.I
• Fokker E.III
• Friedrichshafen G.III
• Gotha G.V
• Halberstadt CL.II
• Halberstadt D.III
• Hannover CL.II
• Junkers J.I
• LVG C.VI
• Pfalz D.III
• Rumpler C.IV

References

Citations

Bibliography

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