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В.Кондратьев Самолеты первой мировой войны

"Ньюпор-11"/-16 ("Ньюпор бебе") / Nieuport 11/16 (Nieuport bebe)

   Аппарат спроектирован Густавом Деляжем в 1914 году для участия в воздушных гонках на приз Гордона Беннета, где он должен был составить конкуренцию "Морану N". Но из-за неожиданного для многих начала войны ему, как и "Морану", пришлось выступать совсем в другой роли - боевого самолета-истребителя. "Ньюпор-11" представлял собой облегченный и уменьшенный в размерах одноместный вариант "Ньюпора-10", оснащенный 80-сильным ротативным мотором "Рон". За свои относительно небольшие габариты он получил прозвище "бебе" (младенец) или "Ньюпор бебе".
   Аэроплан запущен в серийное производство во Франции в середине 1915 года. Поначалу он не имел вооружения, но вскоре "бебе" стали оснащать курсовым пулеметом "Льюис", установленным на стойках над верхним крылом по типу "Ньюпора-10". Иногда, вместо "Льюиса", ставили "Кольт" или "Гочкисс". Таким образом, самолет превратился в довольно удачный одноместный истребитель с более высокими, чем у его предшественника, летными характеристиками.
Несмотря на относительно маломощный мотор, "Ньюпор-11" обладал неплохой скоростью, хорошей маневренностью, а главное - простотой и легкостью пилотирования, что выгодно отличало его от "Морана N". В результате самолет приобрел популярность среди пилотов, а его серийный выпуск быстро набирал обороты. К началу 1916 года "Ньюпор бебе" стал основным истребителем во французской авиации. Благодаря ему французам удалось ликвидировать немецкое превосходство в воздухе, захваченное летом 1915-го с помощью первых истребителей Фоккера.
   "Бебе" также состоял на вооружении ВВС Великобритании, Бельгии, Италии и России. В двух последних странах эти машины производились серийно. Итальянская фирма "Ньюпор-Макки" построила 646 "Ньюпоров-11", а московский завод "Дукс" - более сотни. Кроме того несколько десятков штук сделано по лицензии в нейтральной Голландии. Выпуск "бебе" непосредственно во Франции составил примерно 600 экземпляров.
   Но уже в марте 1916 года фирма "Ньюпор" выдала новую модификацию своего полутораплана, оснащенную более мощным 110-сильным мотором "Рон". Она получила обозначение "Ньюпор-16". Рост энерговооруженности вызвал значительное улучшение летных характеристик, особенно резко повысилась скороподъемность. Внешне же самолет отличался только наличием заголовника за кабиной пилота (надо отметить, что на многих "ньюпорах-11" российской сборки также был заголовник, поэтому отличить их по фотографиям, на которых не видно двигателя, от "Ньюпора-16" довольно сложно). Кроме того, на новом "бебе" впервые во Франции начали устанавливать синхронный пулемет "Виккерс" перед кабиной пилота, хотя из-за нехватки синхронизаторов большинство машин по-прежнему строилось с несинхронными надкрыльевыми "Льюисами".
   "Ньюпоры-11" и -16 широко и с успехом применялись на всех фронтах Первой мировой войны. Но их боевая карьера была недолгой. Уже в середине 1916 года на смену "бебе" пришла очередная модификация ньюпоровского истребителя, о которой пойдет речь в следующей главе. С западного фронта "бебе" исчезли к концу 1916-го, а с восточного и итальянского - к середине 1917 года.

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А.Шепс Самолеты Первой мировой войны. Страны Антанты

"Ньюпор-11 "Бебе”" (Bebe) 1915 г.

   Было ясно, что нужна для борьбы с самолетами противника маневренная скоростная машина. Фирма "Ньюпор", взяв за основу свою предыдущую машину, сумела в короткий срок создать самолет, отвечающий требованиям военных.
   Внешне новый самолет в основном напоминал своего предшественника, но был гораздо меньших размеров. На верхнем крыле был установлен пулемет "Льюис" на подвижной установке с небольшим сектором обстрела, двигательная установка осталась такой же, что и на "Ньюпоре-10". Это был компактный одностоечный полутораплан цельнодеревянной конструкции. Фюзеляж прямоугольного сечения с небольшим гаргротом, имел каркас из ясеневого бруса и обтягивался полотном. Капот двигателя, открытый снизу, с небольшими треугольными щеками изготавливался из металла. Топливный бак размещался между двигателем и кабиной пилота. Последняя находилась за задней кромкой верхнего крыла, в которой был специальный вырез для улучшения обзора. Двухлонжеронное крыло изготавливалось из дерева и также обтягивалось полотном.
   Нижнее крыло, гораздо меньшего размаха, имело очень маленькую хорду (всего 0,6 м). V-образные стойки крыла изготавливались из стальных труб и имели деревянные обтекатели, растяжки - из стального троса. Оперение обычного типа, имело каркас из стальных труб и обтягивалось полотном. Киль отсутствовал. Руль поворота имел весовую роговую компенсацию. Управление рулями и элеронами тросовое, от ручки управления и педалей.
   Шасси обычное, со сплошной осью на деревянных V-образных стойках. Костыль подрессорный.
   Вооружение, как уже отмечалось, устанавливалось над верхним крылом, а позднее, с появлением синхронизатора, - на фюзеляже перед кабиной пилота. Двигатель 7-цилиндровый, воздушного охлаждения, ротативный, звездообразный "Гном" мощностью 80 л. с., позднее - "ГномМоносупап" (100 л. с.), "Рон" (100 л. с.), "Клерже" (80 или 100 л. с.).
   Самолет строился крупными сериями не только французской, но и итальянской фирмой "НьюпорМакки" и российским заводом "Дукс". На российских машинах ставилась пулеметная установка В. В. Иордана.
   На французских машинах последних серий устанавливался капот двигателя, подобный капоту "Ньюпор17", и кок винта, что несколько улучшило аэродинамику. Поскольку обстрел дирижаблей из пулемета при их огромном объеме был неэффективен, некоторое количество "Ньюпор-11" оборудовалось шестью пусковыми установками зажигательных ракет "Ле Прие", которые вызывали взрыв водорода, заполнявшего баллон дирижабля.

ЛЕТНО-ТЕХНИЧЕСКИЕ ХАРАКТЕРИСТИКИ

   Ньюпор-11 Ньюпор-16
   1915г. 1915г.
   Размах, м 7,52 8,02/7,76
   Длина, м 5,90 5,8
   Высота, м 2,4 2,4
   Площадь крыла, кв.м 13,3 14,7
   Сухой вес, кг 345 375
   Взлетный вес, кг 480 550
   Двигатель: "Рон" "Рон"
   мощность, л. с. 80 110
   Скорость максимальная, км/ч 152 165
   Скорость подъема на высоту
   2000 м, мин.сек 11,0 5,50
   Дальность полета, км 300 300
   Потолок, м 4570 4800
   Экипаж, чел. 1 1
   Вооружение 1 пулемет 1 пулемет

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В.Шавров История конструкций самолетов в СССР до 1938 г.

"Ньюпор-XI" ( "Ньюпор-11" , "Бебё"). При той же одноместной схеме самолет имел наименьшие из всех "Ньюпоров" размеры и площади. Центроплана не было и верхние крылья стыковались по оси самолета. К фюзеляжу они крепились на четырех стойках, причем две передние были жестко закреплены на лонжеронах фюзеляжа и между ними были тросовые расчалки. Капот двигателя "Рон" в 80 л. с. - снизу открытый. Масса пустого самолета - от 320 кг (французский образец) до 350 кг (образец завода "Дукс"). Перетяжеление получалось из-за применения вместо спруса - сосны и вместо полушелкового полотна - льняного и т. д. Был сделан подголовник-обтекатель головы летчика, чего не было во французских экземплярах.

   Вооружение самолета состояло из одного легкого пулемета, установленного довольно высоко над центропланом параллельно оси двигателя для стрельбы вне диска винта. Пулемет мог откидываться почти в вертикальное положение и им можно было пользоваться как шкворневым для ведения огня снизу вверх. Получалась своеобразная пулеметная установка, в которой была осуществлена комбинация неподвижного пулемета с подвижным. К. К. Арцеулов с успехом применял ее в воздушных боях. Эта конструкция также принадлежала В. В. Иордану.

   "Ньюпор-XV" - одноместный истребитель с двигателем "Рон" в 80 л. с. или "Гном-Моносупап" в 100 л. с. с синхронным пулеметом. Был в одном экземпляре.

   "Ньюпор-XVI" - вариант известного "Ньюпора-XVII" с двигателем "Рон" в 110 л. с. Отличался неполным, открытым снизу капотом. Строился на заводе "Дукс" в немногих экземплярах.

Самолет||«Ньюпор-ХІ» («Бе-бе»)/«Ньюпор-ХVІ»
Год выпуска||1916/1916
Двигатель, марка||"Рон"/"Рон"
   мощность, л.с.||80/110
Длина самолета, м||5,6/5,8
Размах крыла, м||7,5/8,02(7,76)
Площадь крыла, м2||13,5/14,7
Масса пустого, кг||350/375
Масса топлива+ масла, кг||45+12/65
Масса полной нагрузки, кг||175/160
Полетная масса, кг||525/535
Удельная нагрузка на крыло, кг/м2||38,9/36,2
Удельная нагрузка на мощность, кг/лс||6,6/4,9
Весовая отдача,%||33/30
Скорость максимальная у земли, км/ч||152/173
Время набора высоты||
   1000 м, мин||4/2,8
   2000 м, мин||10/6,4
   3000 м, мин||19/10
   4000 м, мин||33/16,5
   5000 м, мин||?/25
Потолок практический, м||4500/6300
Продолжительность полета, ч.||2/2

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J.Davilla, A.Soltan French Aircraft of the First World War (Flying Machines)

Nieuport 11

  The Nieuport 11 was a petite fighter that would become widely known as Bebe by its French pilots. The Nieuport 10 two-seat reconnaissance aircraft had been quite successful in the fighter role when it was flown as a single-seater. The Aviation Militaire needed an aircraft to replace the makeshift Morane-Saulnier L and LA series of fighters and the Nieuport firm readily provided such a machine by the simple expedient of producing a smaller, single-seat derivative of the Nieuport 10.
  Both the Nieuport 10 and 11 were sesquiplanes with the top wing larger than the lower wing. Gustav Delage felt this layout permitted the aircraft to have the maneuverability of a biplane and the strength of a monoplane. The lower wing had a wooden spar and had a 6-degree dihedral that could be adjusted on the ground depending on the weight of the machine and the type of engine that was fitted. This machine retained the V-shaped struts, which permitted the lower wing to be pivoted along its axis. The lower wing had a chord of 0.70 m. The top wing had no dihedral and a chord of 1.20 m. It had two main spars and was placed ahead of the lower wing by 0.60 m at an angle of 17 degrees. Ailerons were fitted to the top wing. The tail had horizontal stabilizers 0.45 m deep with a maximum span of 3.25 m attached to the fuselage sides. The rudder was 0.55 m deep; it had no fixed portion. The undercarriage consisted of two simple V-struts with the rear strut canted forward; the wheels were separated by a single axle. The undercarriage track was 1.60 m which proved to be sufficient to ensure stability when taking off or landing. The tail skid was a steel spring that served to brake the aircraft when it landed.
  While the Nieuport 11 was in many ways a modern lightweight fighter, its armament was clearly obsolescent. Because the French did not possess an adequate synchronization system, a single Hotchkiss or Lewis machine gun was fixed to the top wing along the centerline and fired above the arc of the propeller. The gun was fitted with a circular ammunition drum containing 97 cartridges and was mounted on a hinged platform so the pilot could tip it backward to replace the cartridges. Some aircraft were fitted with twin Lewis machine guns (one of these machines was used by the Belgian ace Jan Olieslagers). The pilots of the Nieuport 11 were also issued a Mauser pistol.
  The engine was either a 50-, 60-, or 80-hp Gnome or Le Rhone 9C rotary. They endowed the aircraft with an impressive performance, but the aircraft was quite dangerous in a lateral skid. Many pilots who had been trained at the Aviation Militaire schools with the stable Caudron G.3 and Bleriot 11 would find the Nieuport 11 an unforgiving aircraft to fly and accidents were frequent. The lower wing tended to fracture under stress, which resulted in many fatalities.
  The name Bebe may have arisen from the Nieuport 11's SFA designation as a Class B (light fighter) with a biplane (B) wing. This equaled a Type BB; hence, the Bebe name. Other sources suggest the name originated because of the Nieuport 11's small size.

Variants

  A modified Nieuport 11 had standard fuselage and tail but was fitted with a horseshoe-style cowling over the 80-hp Le Rhone 9C engine. It had a widened undercarriage track and the V-interplane struts were canted outward. Aside from a wing area of 13.00 sq. m, no dimensions are available. The type did not enter production. Some sources referred to it as a Type 18, but this designation was applied to another Nieuport design.
  On 22 February 1916 a Nieuport fighter was tested with the new 150-hp Hispano-Suiza engine by pilot Albert Eteve. The engine was a success but it was decided to use it on the new SPAD 7, and therefore the Nieuports retained their rotary engines. (It is possible the aircraft was actually a Nieuport 14.)

Operational Service

  The first Nieuport 11 arrived at the front on 5 January 1916. By February there were 90 in service with the Aviation Militaire. The aircraft enabled the French escadrilles to regain air superiority from the German units flying the Fokker E.III. While it was a difficult and even potentially dangerous aircraft to fly, the Nieuport 11 was an effective fighter when flown by a skilled pilot. However, aiming was difficult because the gun was situated far above the pilot's head, which required him to angle the aircraft to ensure the bullets struck their target. Still, many of France's greatest aces scored their first victories while flying these aircraft.
  However, by early 1916 the records of N 38 show that the Nieuport units were still having to use their Nieuport 10s in the fighter role as there were not enough Nieuport 11s available. For this reason Nieuport 11s were initially supplied only to the unit’s most experienced pilots, which, considering how difficult the aircraft was to fly in combat, was probably fortunate. For the Somme offensive N 38 had only five Nieuport 11s available, N 31 had three by October 1916, and N 49 had seven in late March 1916.
  The Battle of Verdun began on 21 February, 1916. Nine Nieuport 11 escadrilles were sent to that front in order to achieve local air superiority. Initially, these units (N 3, N 15, N 23, N 31, N 37, N 48, N 57, N 65, and N 69) remained under the direct control of the various Groupes d'Armee. This meant that they spent much of their time escorting reconnaissance and bomber units assigned to the same Groupe d'Armee. Also, the Nieuport units were still required to perform reconnaissance missions, drop leaflets, and drop spies behind the enemy lines. These duties were in addition to fighter patrols and attacking enemy balloons. However, the French would soon realize that it would be more effective to concentrate fighter units into a single group and use them to achieve air superiority over areas of the front. In preparation for the coming Battle of the Somme the Groupement de Combat de la Somme was formed in April 1916: N 3, N 26, N 37, N 62, N 65, N 73, and N 103 all served with this unit during its existence. The mission of this group was to inhibit German reconnaissance aircraft and balloons from detecting the French movement of troops and supplies to the front before the battle began in late June.
  By mid-1916 the Nieuport 11s were being replaced by the more powerful Nieuport 16s. It appears that by late 1916 most Nieuport 11s had been withdrawn from front-line service, although many escadrilles retained some on strength. In the field some Nieuport 11s were fitted with 110-hp Le Rhone engines, and some sources indicate that these re-engined aircraft were designated Nieuport 11 Cs. N 38's records show that the escadrille's mechanics were cited in the orders of the escadrille for replacing all the 80-hp Le Rhones in the unit's Nieuport 11s with the new 110-hp Le Rhones. As new airplanes arrived with a unit, the older types were usually retained in service. The heterogeneous nature of the fighter escadrille's equipment can be illustrated by the aircraft roster of N 49. In late March 1916 the escadrille had seven Nieuport 11s, five Nieuport 12s, one Nieuport 10, and one SPAD A.2 on strength. Two months later there were five Nieuport 11s, six Nieuport 12s, and one Nieuport 16.
  Alter their retirement from service with the front-line units, the Nieuport 11s were assigned to the training units. In the 1916-17 curriculum a pilot would progress from the M.F.11 to the Voisin 3, to the Caudron G.3, and, finally to the Nieuport 11.
  The Nieuport 11 had given France its first modem fighter and enabled the Aviation Militaire to gain ascendancy over the Fokker E.lll. At Verdun and the Somme it was the Nieuport 11s that permitted the French air service to control the skies over the battlefield.

Foreign Service

Belgium
  The Belgian air service had discovered that the Nieuport 10s were unsatisfactory in the fighter role and they were replaced in 1916 with Nieuport 11s. It appears that Nieuport 11s were assigned to the reconnaissance units (1st, 5th, and 6th Escadrilles) to supply fighter escort for the slower army cooperation aircraft. In September 1916 the 5th Escadrille became a dedicated fighter unit and was assigned to provide escort for the reconnaissance aircraft of the 1st Escadrille.

Czechoslovakia
  When the Czechoslovakian air service was formed in 1919 it incorporated a number of Russian aircraft. A small number of Nieuport 11s were among these Russian machines and these were employed operationally.

Italy
  Italy used large numbers of Nieuport 11s to supplement and later replace the Nieuport 10s. The Macchi-Nieuport firm built the type under license and 450 were built by that firm as well as an additional 93 (out ol 200 originally ordered) by the Officine Elettro-Ferroviarie in Milano.
  The Nieuport 11s began to appear in Italian fighter units during 1916 and 70 Squadriglia, based at Santa Caterina, was probably the first squadron to receive them. The unit subsequently moved to Udine, where the supreme command was located. While based in this area 70a Squadriglia flew offensive patrols along the front lines. By the end of 1916 most of the 56 enemy airplanes destroyed by Italian fighters had been dispatched by Nieuport 11s. At this time the main complaint about the Nieuport 11 concerned the Lewis gun, which was difficult to reload in flight, and the Nieuport 11s could only carry a small number of additional rounds. By late 1916 some of the Italian Nieuport 11s were fitted with the Le Prieur rocket system for use against enemy balloons.
  There were four squadriglias using Nieuport 11s during 1916. These were organized as:
   Supreme Command - 70a Squadriglia at Santa Canterina;
   9th Gruppo (1st Armata) - 71a and 75a Squadriglias; and
   2nd Gruppo (2nd Armata) - 76a Squadriglia.
  By early 1917 the following units were equipped with Nieuport 11s:
   1 Gruppo (3rd Armata ) - 77a and 80 Squadriglias.
   2nd Gruppo (2nd Armata, 4th Armata) - 76a and 81a Squadriglias.
   7th Gruppo (6th Armata, 1st Armata) - 79a Squadriglia.
   9th Gruppo (1st Armata) - 71a, 75a, and 78a Squadriglias.
   10th Gruppo (Supreme Command) - 70a and 82a Squadriglias.
  Independent units: Sezione (section) 83a Squadriglia at Kremain (Macedonia), 85a Squadriglia at Piskupi (Albania), and the Sezione Nieuport at Belluno.
  During 1916 and early 1917 the output of Nieuports from the Macchi-Nieuport firm was between 35 and 45 a month; most of these were Nieuport 11s. However, by early 1917 the Nieuport 11s were being superseded on the production lines by the improved Nieuport 17. By October 1917 only nine squadriglias still had Nieuport 11s on strength:
   10th Gruppo (Supreme Command) - 70a, 78a, and 82a Squadriglias.
   3rd Gruppo (1st Armata) - 72a Squadriglia.
   7th Gruppo (1st Armata) - 79a Squadriglia.
   9th Gruppo (1st Armata) - 71a and 75a Squadriglias.
   2nd Gruppo (4th Armata) - 76a Squadriglia; and 85a Squadriglia at Piskupi (Albania).
  Only six squadriglias were still using Nieuport 11s at the end of 1917:
   3rd Gruppo (1st Armata) - 72a Squadriglia.
   9th Gruppo (1st Armata) - 71a and 75a Squadriglias.
   10th Gruppo (1st Armata) - 82a and 91a Squadriglias.
   2nd Gruppo (4th Armata) - 76a Squadriglia; and 85a Squadriglia at Piskupi (Albania).
  The Nieuport 11 had by 1918 been eclipsed by the Nieuport 17. As these newer airplanes reached front-line units, the Nieuport 11s were reassigned to training units. By February 1918 there were only 22 Nieuport 11s still in service. The last unit to have them on strength was 85a Squadriglia in Albania which flew the Type 11 until 4 November 1918.

Netherlands
  On 2 February 1917 a Nieuport 11 of A-Squadron Number 1 Wing of the RNAS landed at Cadzand in the Netherlands. The Dutch authorities purchased it from the British and changed its serial from 3981 to LA 40 (the serial was subsequently changed to N 213 and then N 230). Based on their evaluation of the Nieuport 11, the Dutch ordered additional examples of the type be built by the NV Dutch Motor Car and Airplane Factory at Trompenberg. Five aircraft arrived in 1918 and these remained in service until 1925. These five Nieuport 11s were given serials N-215 through N-219. Later in 1918 an additional 20 Nieuport 11s were ordered and given serials N-230 to N-249. Apparently only an additional 12 were completed and these were accepted by October 1918. However, all 12 had been so poorly constructed that they were never flown.

Romania
  In 1916 28 Nieuport 11s were transferred from the RNAS to Romania. Eight of these were assigned to Grupul 3 as the Escadrilla Nieuport (Franco/Romana). Eventually four fighter units were equipped with Nieuport 11s:
   1st Romanian Army:
   Grupul 1 - 1st and 14th Fighter Squadrons based at Cioara.
   Grupul 2 - 3rd Fighter Squadron (based at Cioara) and the 14th Fighter Squadron.
   2nd Romanian Army:
   Grupul 1 - 1st Fighter Squadron based at Borzesti and 6th Russian Army.
   Grupul 3 - 11th Fighter Squadron based at Galati.
  The Nieuport 11s supplied air cover for Bucharest and the Russian army at Braila. By 15 December 1916 only 12 Nieuport 11s were still in service, with six undergoing repairs and an additional eight no longer serviceable. The Nieuport 11s were replaced by Nieuport 17s as 1917 progressed.

Russia
  The Imperial Russian Air Service had concluded that the Nieuport 10 was only marginally effective as a fighter and found that the Nieuport 11 was a marked improvement. The Nieuport 11s were initially imported from France but a large number were later built in Russia. An order for 200 was placed with the Dux factory. The firm introduced several modifications to the design. For example, pine was used instead of spruce, and flax was used for covering instead of silk. These changes resulted in the Dux-built Nieuport 11s being 30 kg heavier than French-built machines. Unfortunately, the Dux machines were of very poor quality. According to the commander of the Eighth Fighter Unit the Dux Nieuport 11s "...could not be assembled because the parts did not fit and ... the bolts fixing the struts with the spars broke into pieces." The Nieuport 11 was later built under license by the Mosca, Anatra, and Shchetinin factories. Seventy were built during 1916.
  As those Nieuport 11s received from France were unarmed, many pilots in front-line squadrons had to supply their own armament in the form of pistols or rifles. However, V.V. Jordan designed a machine gun mount that permitted a weapon to be carried. Although the gun had to be angled so that it fired over the propeller, the mount enabled it to be swiveled vertically.
  On 1 March 1917 the disposition of the 37 Nieuport 11s at the front was as follows: northern front (10), western front (5), southwestern front (16), Romanian front (5), the Caucasus front (1).
  In April 1917 there were 70 Nieuport 11s in service. By June 1917 48 Nieuport 11s were in service with squadrons on the northern front (12), western front (4), southwestern/Romanian fronts (25), Caucasus front (7).
  Although the Nieuport 11 had proved to be a significant improvement over the Nieuport 10, it was quickly replaced in Russian fighter units by the superior Nieuport 17.
  A total of 18 Nieuport 11s were in service as trainers as late as December 1921. Three were with the 2nd Military School of Pilots and the 1st Higher School of Military Pilots in June 1923. The last was struck off charge in 1924.

Serbia
  The Serbians received extensive support from France's Aviation Militaire and three French escadrilles equipped with Nieuport 11s were active in Serbia in 1916. These units were N 387 (a combined Franco-Serbian unit), N 391 (an all-French unit), and a Nieuport escadrille under the direct control of the Serbian high command. The latter unit was used for reconnaissance and to transport spies behind enemy lines. The Nieuport escadrilles used a combination of Nieuport 10s and 11s.
  N 387 was later assigned to the Serbian Second Army and performed reconnaissance over the right bank of the Erna River and the left bank of the Vardar River. It also provided escort for the MF 382.
  By March 1917 four Nieuport 12s and Nieuport 11s were assigned to the First Serbian Army. A section of Nieuports was also assigned to the Serbian Second Army. N 387 was now based at Vertekop and was under the direct control of the Serbian high command. By mid-1917 SPAD 7s had supplanted the Nieuports on the Serbian front.

Siam
  Siam acquired at least two Nieuport 11s postwar; they were used as trainers until 1933. Serials were 4 and 23.

Ukraine
  A single Nieuport 11 (c/n 1057) was obtained by the Ukrainian People's republic Air Force in 1918.

United Kingdom
  The Royal Naval Air Service acquired Nieuport 11s. Serials allotted included Nos.3975-3978; and Nos.3980-3994. These airplanes were assigned to No. 1 Wing at St.-Pol, and to Nos.1, 2, and 4 Wings. Nos.3975 and 3978 were eventually sent to Romania.
  It was planned to provide the RFC with six of the RNAS Nieuport 11s. These were given serial numbers A8738-8743 (corresponding with RNAS serials 3956, 3957, 3958, 3986, 8750, and 8751) but none ever served with the RFC.

Nieuport 11 Single-Seat Fighter with 80-hp Le Rhone 9C
   Span 7.520 m; length 5.50 m; height 2.40 m; wing area 13.3 sq. m
   Empty weight 320 kg; loaded weight 480 kg
   Maximum speed: 162 km/h at 2,000 m; climb to 2,000 m in 8.50 minutes; climb to 3,000 m in 15 minutes; ceiling 5,000 m; range 250 km; endurance 2.5 hours
   Armament: a single Hotchkiss or Lewis machine gun

Macchi-Nieuport 11 Single-Seat Fighter with 80-hp Le Rhone:
   Span 7.65 m; length 5.69 m; height 2.40 m; wing area 13 sq. m
   Empty weight 352 kg; loaded weight 515 kg
   Maximum speed: 155 km/h; climb to 2,000 m in 8.30 minutes; endurance 2 hours and 30 minutes
   Armament: a single Hotchkiss or Lewis machine gun
   450 were built by Macchi-Nieuport and an additional 93 by the Officine Elettro-Ferroviarie in Milano

Nieuport 11 Single-Seat Fighter with 80-hp Le Rhone 9C Built by the NV Dutch Motor Car and Airplane Factory
   Span 7.46 m; length 5.80 m; wing area 13 sq. m
   Empty weight 320 kg; loaded weight 480 kg
   Maximum speed: 155 km/h; climb to 2,000 m in 8 minutes 30 seconds; endurance 1.5 hours
   Armament: a single 7.7-mm Lewis machine gun
   17 were built

Nieuport 11 Single-Seat Fighter with 80-hp Le Rhone 9C Built in Russia by Dux, Mosca, Anatra, and Shchetinin
   Span 7.5 m; length 5.6m; wing area 13.5 sq. m
   Empty weight 350 kg; loaded weight 525 kg
   Maximum speed: 152 km/h; climb to 1,000 m in 4.0 minutes; climb to 2,000 m in 10 minutes; climb to 3,000 m in 19 minutes; climb to 4,000 m in 33 minutes; ceiling 4,500 m; endurance 2 hours.
   Armament: one machine gun on a mount designed by V.V.Iordan
   Approximately 200 were built by Dux, Mosca, Anatra, and Shchetinin

Nieuport 16

  The Nieuport 16 was virtually identical to the Nieuport 11 aside from the fact that the Type 16 used a 110-hp Le Rhone 9J engine. As 1916 progressed at least some escadrilles fitted their Nieuport 11s with the newer engines in the field. N 38's mechanics, for example, replaced the 80-hp Le Rhones on all their Nieuport 11s with the newer 110-hp Le Rhones. It is not clear if these aircraft were ever redesignated as Type 16, or if this designation was only applied to those aircraft shipped from the factory with the 110-hp engines in place. Dimensionally, the Nieuport 16 was nearly identical to the Nieuport 11. Both aircraft used the same wing, which meant that the Nieuport 16 had a higher wing loading. The fuselage remained essentially unchanged.
  The aircraft began to appear in early 1916 and production was facilitated by the fact that the Nieuport 16's construction differed so little from that of its predecessor. By mid-1916 the Nieuport 16s were supplementing the Nieuport 11s already in service. N 49, for example reported that in mid-May, it had a single Nieuport 16 on strength.
  Nieuport 16s were usually fitted with the same Lewis gun as the Nieuport 11s; these were mounted in the top wing. However, when the Alkan gun synchronization gear became available it permitted some Nieuport 16s to be fitted with a forward-firing Lewis gun mounted on the top decking of the fuselage. The Nieuport 16 could also be fitted with Le Prieur rockets for use against balloons; four of these rockets were fitted to each strut. The aircraft certainly had a better performance than the Nieuport 11; however, it was nose heavy and an engine failure would result in the machine nosing over in a crash landing. It also was sluggish during aerial maneuvers. An obvious solution to these problems was to provide increased wing area, which would make the machine less nose heavy and therefore easier to control. These modifications were applied to the next fighter that would come from the Nieuport firm - the Nieuport 17.

Operational Service

  It does not appear that the Nieuport 16s were ever used in large numbers and served only as an interim type between the Nieuport 11 and 17. N 49 had only one Nieuport 16 in May 1916 (serving with five type 11s and six type 12s). N 31 did not receive its first Nieuport 16s until October 1916. The Nieuport 16s-equipped escadrilles were active on the Somme front. The Groupement de Combat de la Somme had been formed in April to provide local air superiority over the front. The escadrilles assigned to this Group were N 3 (assigned in May 1916), N 26 (June), N 73 (July), and N 103 (June). Other units that used the type during the Battle of the Somme (24 June to 13 November, 1916) included the seven escadrilles assigned to the Groupement de Chasse Cachy; they were N 15 (10th Armee), N 23 (2nd Armee), N 37 (3rd Armee), N 62 (6th Armee), N 65, N 67, and N 69 (10th Armee). Other escadrilles using Nieuport 16s during the latter half of 1916 probably included N 12 (2nd Armee), N 23 (2nd Armee), N 31 (1st Armee), N 48 (2nd Armee), N 49 (7th Armee), N 57 (10th Armee), N 68, N 73 (7th Armee), N 75 (D.A.L.), N 77 (8th Armee), N 102 (3rd Armee, 4th Armee), N 112 (3rd Armee, 4th Armee), and N 124 (based at Luxeuil). For further details of these escadrilles see the entries under Nieuport 11 and 17.
  GC Somme was assigned to support the 6th Armee during the battle. When the Somme offensive began the group acted in the avions d'infanterie role, participating in ground attack as well as attempting to control the skies over the battlefield. When the Germans sent additional aircraft to the Somme front, the Aviation Militaire sent the seven escadrilles of Groupement Cachy to ensure continued air superiority. GC Cachy's primary mission was to provide air cover for the reconnaissance and bombing units assigned to the Somme sector.
  However, the Nieuport 16s were soon replaced by the safer and more effective Nieuport 17s. While a few escadrilles, such as N 38, continued to use Nieuport 16s until early 1917, it seems likely that by late 1916 most units had replaced their Type 16s entirely.

Foreign Service

Belgium
  Belgium purchased a single Nieuport 16. It was assigned to the 1st Escadrille at Coxyde, where it supplemented the Nieuport 11s already used by that unit.

Russia
  Russia purchased several examples of the Nieuport 16 and a few were built in Russia by the Dux plant. Examples purchased had 110-hp Le Rhone 9J engines. A single Nieuport 16 with an 80-hp Le Rhone was used as a trainer.

United Kingdom
  The RNAS purchased several Nieuport 16s in early 1916 and assigned them to the naval base at Dunkerque. These aircraft were allocated serials 9154 through 9200. However, because of the RFC's desperate need for fighters, these airplanes were transferred directly to the RFC.
  Their RFC serials were A 116-A 118, A 121, A 125-126, A 130-131, A 133-136, A 164-165, A 184, A 187, A 208, A 210-214, A216, and A 223-225. The Nieuport 16s were considered to be far superior to the D.H.2 fighters then in service, and Nieuport 16s were assigned to Nos.1, 3, 11, 29, 60, and 64 Squadrons. Armament of the British Nieuport 16s consisted of a Lewis machine gun on a flexible mount; some Nieuport 16s were equipped with the Alkan synchronization system. The Nieuport 16s were soon replaced by Nieuport 17s. The last example to be retired was probably A 131 of No.29 Squadron, withdrawn in April 1917. Many Nieuport 16s were subsequently sent to the Scout School at No. 1 Aircraft Depot at St.-Omer.

Nieuport 16 Single-Seat Fighter with I10-hp Le Rhone 9J
Span 7.52 m; length 5.64 m; height 2.40 m; wing area 13.30 sq. m Empty weight 375 kg; loaded weight 550 kg
Maximum speed: 165 km/h at sea level; 156 km/h at 2,000 m; climb to 2,000 m in 5 minutes 50 seconds; climb to 3,000 m in 10 minutes 10 seconds; ceiling 4,800 m; endurance 2 hours
Armament: one (sometimes synchronized) 0.303 Lewis machine gun; up to eight Le Prieur rockets
Nieuport 16 Single-Seat Fighter with 110-hp Le Rhone 9J Built by Dux
Span 8.02 m; length 5.8 m; wing area 14.7 sq. m
Empty weight 375kg; loaded weight 535 kg
Maximum speed: 173 km/h; climb to 1,000 m in 2.8 minutes; climb to 2,000 m in 6.4 minutes; climb to 3,000 m in 10 minutes; climb to 4,000 m in 16.5 minutes; climb to 5,000 m in 25 minutes; ceiling 6,300 m; endurance 2 hours
Armament: one (sometimes synchronized) 0.303 Lewis machine gun

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NIEUPORT 11 France

   One of the outstanding landmarks in the history of fighter evolution, the Nie 11, promptly christened the Bebe by its pilots, was a scaled-down refinement of the Nie 10. The first operational Nie 11 was delivered to the Aviation Militaire on 5 January 1916, and within a month there were 90 at the Front. Relatively fast and highly manoeuvrable, the Nie 11 soon outfought and contained the Fokker monoplanes. Armed with an overwing Hotchkiss or Lewis machine gun and powered by an 80 hp Le Rhone rotary, it was supplied to the Royal Naval Air Service in some numbers and was licence-built by Dux in Russia and by Nieuport-Macchi and Elettro-Ferroviarie in Italy. The former Italian company built 450 and the latter 93. Twenty were also built in the Netherlands. In addition to the gun, some Nie 11s carried eight Le Prieur rockets attached to the interplane struts. Although the Nie 11 was referred to as a sesquiplane, its lower wing had exactly half the area of the upper wing. Its main weakness was in the lower wing, which tended to twist and break under stress.

Max speed, 104 mph (167 km/h) at sea level.
Time to 9,840 ft (3 000 m), 15 min.
Empty weight, 705 lb (320 kg).
Loaded weight, 1,058 lb (480 kg).
Span, 24 ft 8 in (7,52 m).
Length, 18 ft 6 in (5,64 m).
Height, 7 ft 10 1/2 in (2,40 m).
Wing area, 143.16 sq ft (13,30 m2).

NIEUPORT 16 France

   Fundamentally the Nie 11 adapted to take the more powerful Le Rhone 9J rotary engine of 110 hp, the Nie 16 was faster, but, retaining the wing area of its predecessor, its higher wing loading adversely affected its handling characteristics and it was nose heavy. The standard overwing Lewis gun remained the normal armament, but some Nie 16s had the gun mounted on the forward decking and synchronised by the Alkan mechanism to fire through the propeller. Additionally, eight Le Prieur rockets could be carried on the interplane struts. The Nie 16 began to appear in the early spring of 1916, supplementing and then replacing the Nie 10s and 11s. It was ordered by the RNAS, which transferred 17 of the Nie 16s to the RFC from 18 March 1916, the latter subsequently ordering more and taking at least 28 into its inventory. Small numbers were delivered to Belgium and it was licence-built by Dux in Russia. Its service life was comparatively brief as it was soon succeeded by the superior Nie 17.

Max speed, 103 mph (165 km/h) at sea level.
Time to 9,840 ft (3 000 m), 10.16 min.
Empty weight, 827 lb (375 kg).
Loaded weight, 1,213 lb (550 kg).
Span, 24 ft 8 in (7,52 m).
Length, 18 ft 6 in (5,64 m).
Height, 7 ft 10 1/2 in (2,40 m).
Wing area, 143.16 sq ft (13,30 m2).

NIEUPORT 18 France

   Despite being assigned an official SFA designation, the Nie 18 single-seat fighter sesquiplane powered by an 80 hp Le Rhone 9C rotary apparently failed to attain service status and little is recorded of this type. Its external appearance suggested that it was a derivative of the Nie 11, the fuselage and tail assembly of the earlier type being mated with a wider-track undercarriage and a wing cellule with revised bracing geometry, the V-type interplane struts having a pronounced outward rake. A contemporary manual quoted the wing area of the Nie 18 as 13,00 m2 (139.9 sq ft) which was possibly a rounded figure.

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Nieuport 11

  Italy used large numbers of Nieuport 11s to supplement and later replace the Nieuport 10s. The Macchi-Nieuport firm built the type under license and 450 were built by that firm as well as an additional 93 (out of 200 originally ordered) by the Officine Elettro-Ferroviarie in Milano.
  The Nieuport 11s began to appear in Italian fighter units during 1916 and 70a Squadriglia, based at Santa Caterina, was probably the first unit to receive them. The unit subsequently moved to Udine, where the Comando supremo was located. While based in this area 70a Squadriglia flew offensive patrols along the front lines. By the end of 1916 most of the 56 enemy airplanes destroyed by Italian fighters had been dispatched by Nieuport 11s. At this time the main complaint about the Nieuport 11 concerned the Lewis gun, which was difficult to reload in flight, and the Nieuport 11s could only carry a small number of additional rounds. By late 1916 some of the Italian Nieuport 11s were fitted with the Le Prieur rocket system for use against enemy balloons.
  There were four Squadriglias using Nieuport 11s during 1916. These were organized as:
  Comando Supremo
   70a Squadriglia at Santa Canterina
   IX Gruppo (1st Armata) - 71a and 75a Squadriglias;
   II Gruppo (2nd Armata) - 76a Squadriglia.

  By early 1917 the following units were equipped with Nieuport 11s:
  I Gruppo (3rd Armata ) - 77a and 80a Squadriglias.
  II Gruppo (2nd Armata, 4th Armata) - 76a and 81a Squadriglias.
  VII Gruppo (6th Armata, 1st Armata) - 79a Squadriglia.
  IX Gruppo (1st Armata) - 71a, 75a, and 78a Squadriglias.
  X Gruppo (Comando supremo) - 70a and 82a Squadriglias.
  Independent units:
   83a Squadriglia at Kremain (Macedonia)
   85a Squadriglia at Piskupi (Albania) Sezione Nieuport at Belluno.

  During 1916 and early 1917 the output of Nieuports from the Macchi-Nieuport firm was between 35 and 45 a month; most of these were Nieuport 11s. However, by early 1917 the Nieuport Ils were being superseded on the production lines by the improved Nieuport 17. By October 1917 only nine Squadriglias still had Nieuport Ils on strength:
  II Gruppo (4a Armata) - 76a Squadriglia
  III Gruppo (1a Armata) - 72a Squadriglia.
  VII Gruppo (1a Armata) - 79a Squadriglia.
  IX Gruppo (1a Armata) - 71a and 75a Squadriglias
  X Gruppo (Comando supremo) - 70a, 78a, and 82a Squadriglias
  85a Squadriglia at Piskupi (Albania).

Only six squadriglias were still using Nieuport 11s at the end of 1917:
  II Gruppo (4a Armata) - 76a Squadriglia Ill Gruppo (1a Armata) - 72a Squadriglia.
  IX Gruppo (1a Armata) - 71a and 75a Squadriglias.
  X Gruppo (1st Armata) - 82a and 91a Squadriglias.
  85a Squadriglia at Piskupi (Albania).

  The Nieuport 11 had by 1918 been eclipsed by the Nieuport 17. As these newer airplanes reached front-line units, the Nieuport 11s were reassigned to training units. By February 1918 there were only 22 Nieuport 11s still in service. The last unit to have them on strength was 85a Squadriglia in Albania which flew them until 4 November 1918.

Nieuport-Macchi 11 Single-Seat Fighter with One 80-hp Le Rhone Engine
  Wingspan 7.40 m; length 5.57 m; height 2.45 m; wing area 13 sq m
  Empty weight 3540 kg; loaded weight 500 kg
  Maximum speed 144 km/h; ceiling 4,800 m; endurance 2 hours 30 minutes, range 350 km

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"Ньюпор-11" постройки завода "Дукс" с пулеметной установкой В.В.Иордана (1916г.)
W.Green, G.Swanborough - The Complete Book of Fighters
Регистрационный номер: N.1249
An Nie 11 of the Romanian Sqn, September 1917.
W.Pieters - The Belgian Air Service in the First World War /Aeronaut/

Nieuport 11, Coppens, 1ere Escadrille
W.Pieters - The Belgian Air Service in the First World War /Aeronaut/

Nieuport 11, Olieslagers, 2me Escadrille
W.Pieters - The Belgian Air Service in the First World War /Aeronaut/

Nieuport 11, MOUSTIQUE, pilot and unit unknown
W.Pieters - The Belgian Air Service in the First World War /Aeronaut/
Регистрационный номер: N.3 [2]
Nieuport 11 'N3', Thieffry, 5me Escadrille
W.Pieters - The Belgian Air Service in the First World War /Aeronaut/

Nieuport 11, SOIT!, Hanciau, 1ere Escadrille
J.Bruce - Nieuport Fighters /Albatros/

NIEUPORT 11, serial unknown, Adjt. T Franchomme, 5eme Escadrille, 1916.
Finished in clear-doped fabric or pale yellow overall with natural metal cowling and cheek fairings. Belgian roundels in six positions, wheel discs painted in a red and white chequerboard pattern.
J.Bruce - Nieuport Fighters /Albatros/
Регистрационный номер: NI.1763 [6]
NIEUPORT 11, Ni 1763, pilot unknown, 75* Squadriglia, 1916.
Finished in clear-doped fabric or pale yellow overall with natural metal cowling and cheek fairings, upper area of forward fuselage may have been varnished. National colours applied to rudder, wing under surfaces and additionally behind cockpit - no upper wing roundels. All surfaces narrowly outlined with an unknown colour - shown here dark brown.
W.Pieters - The Belgian Air Service in the First World War /Aeronaut/
Регистрационный номер: N.1497 [2]
Nieuport 16 'N1497' FOX-TROT, Roobaert, 5me Escadrille
J.Bruce - Nieuport Fighters /Albatros/
Регистрационный номер: N.1407 [3]
NIEUPORT 16, N.1407, Adjt. E Robaert, Unit unknown, 1916.
Upper surfaces in sprayed green/brown camouflage (pattern undefined) with clear-doped fabric or pale yellow under surfaces. Natural metal cowling and cheek fairings. Belgian roundels in six positions; photos indicate that the original French rudder stripes and serial were retained for a while before being overpainted in Belgian colours.
J.Davilla - Italian Aviation in the First World War. Vol.3: Aircraft M-W /Centennial Perspective/ (75)
Регистрационный номер: NI.1440
Nieuport 11 Ni.1440, 76a Squadriglia
R.Gentilli - Italian Aviation Units in the First World War. Vol.3 /Aeronaut/ (3)
Регистрационный номер: NI.1651 [3]
Nieuport 11 Ni.1631, 76a Squadriglia, 1916
J.Davilla - Italian Aviation in the First World War. Vol.3: Aircraft M-W /Centennial Perspective/ (75)
Регистрационный номер: NI.1636 [2]
Nieuport 11 Ni.1636, 76a Squadriglia
R.Gentilli - Italian Aviation Units in the First World War. Vol.3 /Aeronaut/ (3)
Регистрационный номер: NI.1664 [2]
Nieuport 11 Ni.1664, 78a Squadriglia
R.Gentilli - Italian Aviation Units in the First World War. Vol.3 /Aeronaut/ (3)
Регистрационный номер: NI.1675 [2]
Nieuport 11 Ni.1675, 78a Squadriglia, Spring 1917
R.Gentilli - Italian Aviation Units in the First World War. Vol.2 /Aeronaut/ (2)
Регистрационный номер: NI.1685 [2]
Nieuport 11 Ni.1685, Ten. Fulco di Calabria, 70a Squadriglia, Summer 1916
R.Gentilli - Italian Aviation Units in the First World War. Vol.3 /Aeronaut/ (3)
Регистрационный номер: NI.1763 [6]
Nieuport 11 Ni.1763, 75a Squadriglia, 1916
J.Davilla - Italian Aviation in the First World War. Vol.3: Aircraft M-W /Centennial Perspective/ (75)
Регистрационный номер: NI.1763 [6]
Nieuport 11 Ni.1763, 76a Squadriglia
R.Gentilli - Italian Aviation Units in the First World War. Vol.3 /Aeronaut/ (3)
Регистрационный номер: NI.2123 [6]
Nieuport 11 Ni.2123, S.ten. Alvaro Leonardi, 80a Squadriglia, 1917
J.Davilla - Italian Aviation in the First World War. Vol.3: Aircraft M-W /Centennial Perspective/ (75)
Регистрационный номер: NI.2123 [6]
Nieuport 11 Ni.2123, S/Ten. Alvaro Leonardi, 80a Squadriglia, 1917
R.Gentilli - Italian Aviation Units in the First World War. Vol.3 /Aeronaut/ (3)
Регистрационный номер: NI.2157 [5]
Nieuport 11 Ni.2157, Cap. Mario Gordesco, OC, 80a Squadriglia, Spring 1917
R.Gentilli - Italian Aviation Units in the First World War. Vol.3 /Aeronaut/ (3)
Регистрационный номер: NI.2157 [5]
Nieuport 11 Ni.2157, Cap. Mario Gordesco, OC, 80a Squadriglia, Spring 1917
R.Gentilli - Italian Aviation Units in the First World War. Vol.3 /Aeronaut/ (3)
Регистрационный номер: NI.2160
Nieuport 11 Ni.2160, 79a Squadriglia, Spring 1917
R.Gentilli - Italian Aviation Units in the First World War. Vol.3 /Aeronaut/ (3)
Регистрационный номер: NI.2161 [3]
Nieuport 11, Ten. Edoardo Olivero, 76a Squadriglia, 1916
R.Gentilli - Italian Aviation Units in the First World War. Vol.3 /Aeronaut/ (3)
Регистрационный номер: NI.2174 [3]
Nieuport 11 Ni.2174, 80a Squadriglia
R.Gentilli - Italian Aviation Units in the First World War. Vol.3 /Aeronaut/ (3)
Регистрационный номер: NI.2225 [3]
Nieuport 11 Ni. 2225, 80a Squadriglia, Summer 1917
R.Gentilli - Italian Aviation Units in the First World War. Vol.3 /Aeronaut/ (3)
Регистрационный номер: NI.3248 [2]
Nieuport 11 Ni.3248, 103a Squadriglia
R.Gentilli - Italian Aviation Units in the First World War. Vol.5 /Aeronaut/ (5)

Nieuport 11 Ni.327X, Ten. Mario Fucini, OC, Sezione Difesa di Grottaglie e Brindisi, Summer 1917
R.Gentilli - Italian Aviation Units in the First World War. Vol.3 /Aeronaut/ (3)

Nieuport 11, 77a Squadriglia, Aiello Aerodrome
E.Hauke, W.Schroeder, B.Totschinger - Die Flugzeuge der k.u.k. Luftfahrtruppe und Seeflieger 1914-1918
Регистрационный номер: 00.27 [3]
Nieuport 11 (Nr. 1615) 00.27

R.Gentilli - Italian Aviation Units in the First World War. Vol.3 /Aeronaut/ (3)
Регистрационный номер: NI.2123 [6]
A perfect replica of Alvaro Leonardi's Nieuport 2123, belonging to the Vintage Aviator Collection, is now flying at Hood Aerodrome, New Zealand. (James Fahey)

J.Bruce - Nieuport Fighters /Albatros/

The prototype Nie.11 was unarmed and unnumbered. Its rear central support for the upper wing was of inverted-U form, possibly to minimize obstruction of the pilot's forward view. In side elevation the V-struts of the undercarriage were rather wide, and the elevators were small.
J.Davilla, A.Soltan - French Aircraft of the First World War /Flying Machines/

The prototype of the Nieuport 11. The Nieuport firm readily provided the Aviation Militaire with a new fighter by simply producing a smaller, single-seat derivative of the Nieuport 10.
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Первый невооруженный прототип "Ньюпора-11" с французскими военными эмблемами, 1915 г.
The unarmed and unnumbered Nieuport 11 prototype. The elevators were smaller than those which would later become standard and the spread of the undercarriage V braces are somewhat greater here. The rear center section struts just in front of the cockpit are an inverted 'U' shape, probably to improve the view from the cockpit. The national markings are French
J.Bruce - Nieuport Fighters /Albatros/

The modified Nie.11 that had the revised wing-bracing configuration illustrated diagrammatically in Maurice Percheron’s book mentioned in the text, and unreliably attributed by him to a probably non-existent Nieuport Type 18.
J.Herris, D.Mechin - The Spad A Series /Centennial Perspective/ (104)
Регистрационный номер: N.402
Spad S.A.1 S-9 from Escadrille N-3 nest to the Nieuport 11 prototype (N-402). (SHAA)

Другие самолёты на фотографии: SPAD SA.1 / SA.2 / SA.4 - Франция - 1915
A.Durkota, T.Darcey, V.Kulikov - The Imperial Russian Air Service /Flying Machines/

Pulpe relaxing on the tire of his Nieuport 11 Bebe while with the 10th Fighter Detachment stationed near Rovno, under the command of the Russian 8th Army, June-July 1916. This is possibly the aircraft used to shoot down his fifth victim in the area north of Lutsk.
J.Davilla, A.Soltan - French Aircraft of the First World War /Flying Machines/
Регистрационный номер: N.539
Nieuport 11 serial N 539 of Escadrille N 95 assigned to the CRP in January 1916.
Сайт - Pilots-and-planes /WWW/
Регистрационный номер: N.557 [2]
J.Davilla, A.Soltan - French Aircraft of the First World War /Flying Machines/
Регистрационный номер: N.571
Nieuport 11 serial number N571. The Nieuport 11 was instrumental in gaining air superiority from the German Fokker and Pfalz monoplanes and was widely used by Allied air services.
J.Bruce - Nieuport Fighters /Albatros/
Регистрационный номер: N.830
It soon became evident that the Nie.11 was underpowered. In what might now seem to have been a quick-fix expedient, the airframe was modified to take the 110-hp Le Rhone 9J engine. Apart from the engine, the only visible difference was the addition of a head fairing behind the cockpit. This was the Nie.16, which began to enter service in Spring 1916. N830, the subject of this photograph, was one of the Nieuports flown by Jean Navarre.
J.Bruce - Nieuport Fighters /Albatros/
Регистрационный номер: N.1135 [2]
On July 3 1916, Capitaine le Comte J L V de Plandes Sieyes de Veynes of Escadrille N.26 was brought down in the German lines between Flers and Douai. His Nie.11 N1135, broke its tailskid but apparently was otherwise undamaged.
D.Mechin - Oriental Adventures of the French Air force 1914-1918 /Aeronaut/
Регистрационный номер: N.1183
Serbian pilot Milorad Jefremovic (right) and his mechanic next to his Nieuport 11 no 1183 at Vrbeni airfield in 1916. (Collection Boris Ciglic)
J.Bruce - Nieuport Fighters /Albatros/
Регистрационный номер: N.1317
This Nie.11 (N1317), operating with a French unit in the Dardanelles, is having its 80-hp Le Rhone rotary engine serviced
J.Bruce - Nieuport Fighters /Albatros/
Регистрационный номер: N.1324 [2]
N1324 was a Nie.11 of Escadrille N.35 that came down intact in German-held territory on July 6 1916, when Lt. Jean Raty was shot down by Lin. Kurt Student of the Fokker-Staffel of the III Army. It had no roundels on the upper surface of the top wing.
D.Mechin - Foreign Fronts of the French Air Force 1914-1919 /Aeronaut/
Регистрационный номер: N.1405 [4]
View of the Nieuport 11 n°1405 of Capt. Rene Chambe at Onesti in early 1917. At the end of 1916, the aircraft was wearing the pennant of the French N12 squadron, which seems to have been removed here, but the aircraft may have been re-covered. Later in 1917, the order was given to display the Romanian colors on the aircraft, which in practice consisted of painting the white of the French roundels in yellow. (Coll Emmanuel de Vachon)
D.Mechin - Foreign Fronts of the French Air Force 1914-1919 /Aeronaut/
Регистрационный номер: N.1405 [4]
Lt Rene Chambe, photographed here on the Pipera field near Bucharest, was alone in his attempt to oppose the incursions of the enemy bombers attacking the capital. He is seen here on his Nieuport 11 n°1405 which he decorated with the blue and white pennant of escadrille N 12 squadron, his former unit. The photo was published in the Romanian press which reported that he managed to disperse a formation of enemy bombers (Coll. Emmanuel de Vachon)
D.Mechin - Oriental Adventures of the French Air force 1914-1918 /Aeronaut/
Регистрационный номер: N.1407 [3]
Nieuport 11 no 1407 named Jean Lecompte, a French pilot shot down in Dardanelles on January 6, 1916.
D.Mechin - Oriental Adventures of the French Air force 1914-1918 /Aeronaut/
Регистрационный номер: N.1482 [3]
Nieuport 11 no 1482 christened “Le mome" and whose pilot is probably Second Lieutenant Raymond Havet, killed in action in France at the N 77 squadron on March 16, 1917 (Boris Ciglic Collection)
D.Mechin - Oriental Adventures of the French Air force 1914-1918 /Aeronaut/
Регистрационный номер: N.1482 [3]
Nieuport 11 no 1482 christened “Le mome" and whose pilot is probably Second Lieutenant Raymond Havet, killed in action in France at the N 77 squadron on March 16, 1917 (Boris Ciglic Collection)
Сайт - Pilots-and-planes /WWW/
J.Bruce - Nieuport Fighters /Albatros/

It is said that the occupant of this Nie.11 is Jean Navarre. This aircraft was armed with a fixed Lewis gun, presumably with the Alkan synchronizing mechanism.
В.Обухович, А.Никифоров - Самолеты Первой Мировой войны
J.Davilla, A.Soltan - French Aircraft of the First World War /Flying Machines/

Nieuport 11 with pilot de Gavardie in the cockpit.
Сайт - Pilots-and-planes /WWW/
В.Обухович, А.Никифоров - Самолеты Первой Мировой войны
Сайт - Pilots-and-planes /WWW/
K.Delve - World War One in the Air /Crowood/

Nieuport 11 in German hands.
Сайт - Pilots-and-planes /WWW/

It is unclear what national markings this Nie.11 carries, but interestingly the aircraft armed with twin machine guns. The wheel discs are believed to have been red
J.Davilla, A.Soltan - French Aircraft of the First World War /Flying Machines/

Nieuport 11 of Sous Lieutenant de Turenne showing the pilot's personal insignia.
M.Schmeelke - Ballon Hoch /Centennial Perspective/ (91)

Sous-Lieutenant Charles Nungesser.
J.Bruce - Nieuport Fighters /Albatros/

The installation of the 110-hp Le Rhone in the Nie.16 of Sergent Bernay, its cowling bearing the somewhat macabre marking of a winged skull, flanked by a plus sign to starboard and a minus (concealed by the airscrew blade) to port. Visible in this photograph are light chordwise battens securing the fabric to the ribs of upper and lower wings in the flow of the slipstream.
J.Bruce - Nieuport Fighters /Albatros/

This photograph have as its subject an unusual Nie.11. This aircraft had, under its lower wings, brackets for flares: these appeared to be very similar to the Holt flare brackets fitted to many British aircraft of the time. The front view shows an unusual supplementary under-cowling fitted under the gap in the otherwise cutaway engine cowling. It seems possible that this might have been a flame shroud or damper, and that the Nieuport had been modified to serve as a night fighter. Unfortunately, the identity of the aircraft’s unit is not known, but it is thought that the photographs might have been taken in the Dunkerque area.
J.Bruce - Nieuport Fighters /Albatros/

This photograph have as its subject an unusual Nie.11. It seems possible that the Nieuport had been modified to serve as a night fighter. Unfortunately, the identity of the aircraft’s unit is not known, but it is thought that the photographs might have been taken in the Dunkerque area.
K.Delve - World War One in the Air /Crowood/

Nieuport 11 established a good reputation and the basic Nieuport design characteristics began to appear in a number of aircraft; these are at Luxeuil in May 1916.
D.Mechin - Foreign Fronts of the French Air Force 1914-1919 /Aeronaut/

Promoted to the rank of captain and appointed head of the N.1 fighter squadron, Rene Chambe (center) touches the propeller of one of the Nieuport 11s of his unit, stationed near Onesti in early 1917.
A.Durkota, T.Darcey, V.Kulikov - The Imperial Russian Air Service /Flying Machines/

Adjudant Revol-Tissot (3rd from left), with his squadron mates while serving with escadrille N.38 in the Champagne, September 1916. The other pilots are, from left to right, Sergent Georges Felix Madan, who had just arrived and had not yet scored any of his 41 victories; Sergent Pluvy; and to the right of Revol, Adjudant Gustave Douchy. Revol and Douchy were good friends, and flew many missions together. Douchy finished the war with nine victories, all scored while a member of N.38.
H.Cowin - Aviation Pioneers /Osprey/

The spritely little Nieuport 11 Bebe single seater had been designed during the summer of 1914 to compete in that year's James Gordon Bennett air race, an event that was, sadly, overtaken by the war. Happily, however, the military were impressed by the Bebe's speed and agility, with, in chronological order of purchase, the Governments of Britain, France, Belgium, Italy and Russia buying it for use as a fast, unarmed scout. Initially ordered in relatively small numbers, the Bebe's sales prospects went sky high when in the summer of 1915, this brainchild of Gustav Delage was to make its debut fitted with an overwing .303 inch Lewis gun that fired forward and above the propeller arc. This may have meant the pilot was temporarily distracted by having to swing the gun backwards and down through an arc each time he needed to reload, but this was far outweighed by the benefit of a higher 'burst' rate of fire, unimpeded as the weapon was by interrupter or synchronising gear. Powered by an 80hp Le Rhone, the Bebes had a top level speed of 97mph at sea level, along with an impressive rate of climb and a 15,000 feet ceiling. When the Bebe became operational towards the close of 1915, it, along with the Airco DH 2, were soon to turn the air superiority tide in favour of the Allies, with the Bebe, in particular, proving more than a match for the previously dreaded Fokker Eindekker. This said, the machine did have a pitfall and a potentially fatal one at that in the guise of its 'V interplane strut and its lower mainplane pick-up. If over-stressed, this weak element could cause shedding of the lower wing, which in parting with the rest of the airframe frequently and unsurprisingly caused a progressive failure of the machine's overall structure and the inevitable loss of the pilot's life. Bebe pilots therefore needed to learn not to wrestle the controls too hard at high speed, or pay the ultimate penalty.
J.Bruce - Nieuport Fighters /Albatros/

Contemporary captions stated that this distinctively marked Nie.11 was one of the aircraft flown by Jean Navarre of Escadrille N.67 in his unremitting defensive flying during the Battle of Verdun.
Сайт - Pilots-and-planes /WWW/
A.Durkota, T.Darcey, V.Kulikov - The Imperial Russian Air Service /Flying Machines/
Регистрационный номер: N.1405 [4]
A Nieuport 11 of escadrille N.3 serial number 1405, with a black cat emblem as a personal insignia. It is unknown whose usual mount this was, but many pilots flew it, including Gond. Although it was used on several missions by Gond, he did not score any victories while flying it.
В.Кондратьев - Самолеты первой мировой войны
Регистрационный номер: N.1334
Современный снимок восстановленного "Ньюпора-11" с курсовым пулеметом "Кольт" над верхним крылом.
A.Olejko - War Wings Over Galicia 1918-1919 /Aeronaut/
Регистрационный номер: N.1344 [2]
Krzysztof Cwynar's Flying Circus... In southern Poland, Podkarpackie region, for several years, air shows have included two flying reproductions of fighter aircraft from the Great War, type Nieuport 11 and Nieuport 17. In 2018, their show honored the 3rd International Aviation Conference in Gorlice-Szymbark. (author's collection)

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Nieuport Nieuport-17/21/23 - Франция - 1916
A.Olejko - War Wings Over Galicia 1918-1919 /Aeronaut/
Регистрационный номер: N.1344 [2]

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Nieuport Nieuport-17/21/23 - Франция - 1916

J.Bruce - Nieuport Fighters /Albatros/
Регистрационный номер: 3983 [2]
Serving with the RNAS, 3983 was delivered to the Dunkerque Depot late in 1915. Initially allocated to No.l Wing by December 2 1915, it was soon transferred to No.2 Wing. For a time at least it was flown by Flight Commander K S Savory and was known as his Blue Bird. The aircraft's fuselage was refined by fitting side fairings behind the engine cowling in place of the original oil deflectors: these fairings resembled those of (and might have been taken from) the contemporary Bristol Scout C. This photograph suggests that the forward fuselage and mainplanes were coloured, doubtless blue, though here a replacement starboard aileron had not been painted to match the wing. This Nie.11 was lost on January 14 1917, when Flight Lieutenant W H Peberdy failed to return from a mission over Born Lake.
J.Bruce - Nieuport Fighters /Albatros/
Регистрационный номер: 3993
The known Service history of Nie.11 3993 indicates that it spent most of its RNAS life at or near Dunkerque, where it was with No.l Wing by February
J.Bruce - Nieuport Fighters /Albatros/
Регистрационный номер: 5172 [2]
Second aircraft of the batch of Nie.16s received by the RFC from the RNAS, No.5172 had originally had the RNAS serial 9155. Here it is seen at No.1 AD, St-Omer, on April 26 1916; the cheerful occupant of its cockpit is Lt. W J C Kennedy-Cochran-Patrick, one of the finest pilots of his time. Remarkably, the Nieuport had a conventional spinner, not a cone de penetration. No.5172 went to No.l Squadron RFC, on July 4 1916, and was struck off the squadron’s strength on August 5. It was reported at No.1 AD on September 1, and was issued to No.60 Squadron from No.2 AD, Candas, on September 25. Five days later, 2/Lt. C H M King crashed fatally during air-to-ground firing practice; the wrecked airframe was sent to No.2 AD on October 1 1916, and was written off next day.
J.Bruce - Nieuport Fighters /Albatros/

Twin overwing Lewis guns on a double mounting on an RNAS Nie.11. Also of interest is the fact that the instruments appear to be grouped together on a panel in the cockpit, which was not the case on early Nieuports when they left the factory.
J.Bruce - Nieuport Fighters /Albatros/

Another twin-gun installation on an RNAS Nie.11, demonstrating that the guns could be lowered for magazine changing and upward firing. The staining on the fuselage suggests that the oil deflector was not doing as much deflecting as was desirable.
J.Bruce - Nieuport Fighters /Albatros/
Регистрационный номер: 3981, N.593
The RNAS pilots at Dunkerque made various attempts to improve and increase the armament of their Nieuports. This installation of twin Lewis guns on 3981/N593 must have taxed the Nie.11's 80-hp Le Rhone severely. No.3981 had a considerable career, operating from Dunkerque as an aircraft of ‘A' Squadron. On February 20 1916, Flight Sub-Lieutenant R S Dallas destroyed an enemy two-seater, and nine days later FSL H R Simms shot down an LVG two-seater in flames. Dallas destroyed another two-seater on April 23.
No.3981 survived combat damage on that date, and a later crash that Summer. By January 11 1917, it was with No.6 (Naval) Squadron, but FSL G P Powles had to make a forced landing in Dutch territory on February 26. The Nieuport was taken over by the Luchtvaarl Afdeling, initially as LA40 and subsequently as N213 and N230.
K.Delve - World War One in the Air /Crowood/
Регистрационный номер: 3982, N.594
Following on from earlier Nieuports in RNAS service, the Nieuport 11 Bebe' is here as '3982 of 2 Squadron RNAS - part of 1 Wing at Dunkirk. The Bebe became operational with Escadrille N3 in January 1916 and was an immediate success.
O.Thetford - British Naval Aircraft since 1912 /Putnam/
J.Bruce - Nieuport Fighters /Albatros/
Регистрационный номер: A134
One of No.11 Squadron’s Nie.16s flown by Albert Ball, A134 (ex-N995) had been transferred from the RNAS on April 14 1916. It went to No.11 Squadron from No.2 AD on June 21; and on July 2 Ball shot down a Roland C.II and an Aviatik two-seater, both of which crashed. Next day, with A134 armed with Le Prieur rockets, Ball attacked an observation balloon near Pelves but failed to set it alight. A134 returned to No.2 AD on August 11.

J.Bruce - Nieuport Fighters /Albatros/
Регистрационный номер: N.1290
Nieuport Type 11 N1290, flown by Sergent Lawrence Rumsey of the Escadrille americaine, photographed at Behonne, near Bar-le-Duc, in September 1916. Each upper mainplane has a swept-back diagonal white stripe, but no roundel. It is not known whether the (apparently) white elevators and port lower mainplane were intentionally so coloured or left unpainted; or were so merely because they were recently-fitted replacement components.

В.Кондратьев - Самолеты первой мировой войны

"Ньюпор" 11 в России.
A.Durkota, T.Darcey, V.Kulikov - The Imperial Russian Air Service /Flying Machines/

This Dux-built Nieuport 16 is fitted with skis for winter service. The Dux roundels and the distinction between the gray-doped fabric and the aluminum cowl are shown to advantage.
A.Durkota, T.Darcey, V.Kulikov - The Imperial Russian Air Service /Flying Machines/

Nieuport 11, pilot and unit unknown. This machine is decorated with a black cat centered in a white circle.
J.Davilla, A.Soltan - French Aircraft of the First World War /Flying Machines/

Nieuport 11 built by Dux with the prominent headrest. On some of the machines built by Dux pine was used instead of spruce and flax was used for covering instead of silk; this made the aircraft 30 kg heavier than French-built machines. Via G. Haddow and Colin Owers.
В.Кондратьев - Самолеты первой мировой войны

Типичное расположение ОЗ на истребителе "Ньюпор-11" русской сборки.
A Russian Nie.16, painted in a dark finish and armed with a Lewis gun on a modified Moreau mounting.
A.Durkota, T.Darcey, V.Kulikov - The Imperial Russian Air Service /Flying Machines/

Dux-built Nieuport 16. The overall color is light gray. Cockades appear in 14 different locations.
A.Durkota, T.Darcey, V.Kulikov - The Imperial Russian Air Service /Flying Machines/

Dux-built Nieuport 16 of the First Fighter Detachment, winter 1915-1917.
A.Durkota, T.Darcey, V.Kulikov - The Imperial Russian Air Service /Flying Machines/

The Nieuport 16 was based on the Nieuport 11. Changes included a headrest and, more important, the engine. A 110hp Le Rhone replaced the 80hp Le Rhone of the Nieuport 11, improving performance. An aluminum panel fairs the rear edge of the cowl to the fuselage. The Colt machine gun appears to be fitted to a mount made in the field, and the pilot has mounted a rear-view mirror in the upper wing cutout.
A.Durkota, T.Darcey, V.Kulikov - The Imperial Russian Air Service /Flying Machines/
Регистрационный номер: N.1161 [2]
French-built Nieuport 11, serial number 1161, most likely during early spring of 1917. Mahlapuu logged several hours of combat time in this aircraft, although on March 11, 1917, when he scored his second victory, he was flying the Dux-built Nieuport 11, serial number 1111, accompanied by Praporshik Sherebtzov flying serial number 1161.
J.Bruce - Nieuport Fighters /Albatros/
Регистрационный номер: N.1161 [2]
Typical of French-built Nie.11s in Russian service was N1161 of the 12th Fighter Squadron at Riga, photographed during Winter 1916-1917. Its pilot was Staff Captain Nadeshdin.
A.Durkota, T.Darcey, V.Kulikov - The Imperial Russian Air Service /Flying Machines/
Регистрационный номер: N.1502
French-built Nieuport 11 (serial 1502). This aircraft is finished in a two-tone green and brown pattern, while having undersurfaces of wings in plain linen. Flying surfaces are trimmed in light blue and the cowling remained silver. Cockades appear on lower surfaces of wings.
A.Durkota, T.Darcey, V.Kulikov - The Imperial Russian Air Service /Flying Machines/

Dux-built Nieuport 16. The overall color is light gray. Cockades appear in 14 different locations.
В.Шавров - История конструкций самолетов в СССР до 1938 г.

"Ньюпор-XI" ("Бебе")
A.Durkota, T.Darcey, V.Kulikov - The Imperial Russian Air Service /Flying Machines/
Регистрационный номер: N.1137
Kruten entering his Nieuport 11 (serial number 1137). The fuselage, wheel covers, and upper wing surfaces of this French-built machine were finished in a two-tone camouflage pattern (green and brown). The cowling was silver and the under-wing surfaces were plain linen.
A.Durkota, T.Darcey, V.Kulikov - The Imperial Russian Air Service /Flying Machines/

A Dux-built Nieuport 16 finished in pale gray and standard markings for the 19th Corps - skull and cross-bones. Leman used this type of aircraft to obtain most of his victories.
A.Durkota, T.Darcey, V.Kulikov - The Imperial Russian Air Service /Flying Machines/

A Dux-built Nieuport 16 finished in pale gray and standard markings for the 19th Corps - skull and cross-bones. Leman used this type of aircraft to obtain most of his victories.
A.Durkota, T.Darcey, V.Kulikov - The Imperial Russian Air Service /Flying Machines/
Регистрационный номер: N.1232 [3]
Nieuport fighters of the 7th Fighter Detachment just before take-off, Vikturovko airfield, near Tamopol, early June 1917. Gilsher is standing sixth from left. Detachment commander Ivan Orlov is fifth from left. The center aircraft is Gilsher's mount, a French-built Nieuport 11, serial number 1232. The other two aircraft are French-built Nieuport 21 fighters in the standard factory finish of overall silver.

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Nieuport Nieuport-17/21/23 - Франция - 1916
J.Bruce - Nieuport Fighters /Albatros/

Two Nie.11s and a Morane-Saulnier Type N of a Russian fighter squadron. The Nieuports, which are of standard form without head fairings and have Moreau gun mountings, were probably French-built. Nieuports 10, 11, 16, 17, 23 and 24bis were produced in Tsarist Russia, the Nie.11 by the Duks, Shchetinin and Anatra concerns. Russian-built Nieuports were some 30kg (66 lb) heavier than their French counterparts, largely because pine replaced much spruce in the airframe, and heavier linen fabric was used for the covering. They also had a head fairing behind the cockpit, a detail that can make it difficult to distinguish Russian Nie.11s from Nie.16s. On some Russian Nie.11s the Lewis gun was on a mounting devised by Vasili V Yordan, Chief of Aviation Base of the 8th Russian Field Army.

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Morane-Saulnier N/I/V (Morane-Monocoque) - Франция - 1914
A.Durkota, T.Darcey, V.Kulikov - The Imperial Russian Air Service /Flying Machines/

Aircraft of the 19th Fighter Detachment lined up at Guilche airfield, Galicia, April 1917. The mix of Nieuports (types 10, 16, and 17) are both French-and Russian-built. The Morane Saulnier I was used by Smirnov to score two victories. Standard detachment markings were black skull on white rudder or white skull on black rudder.

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Morane-Saulnier N/I/V (Morane-Monocoque) - Франция - 1914 Nieuport Nieuport-10 - Франция - 1915 Nieuport Nieuport-17/21/23 - Франция - 1916

J.Bruce - Nieuport Fighters /Albatros/

A Belgian Nie.16 with twin overwing Lewis guns, an unusual weapon installation on this particular type of Nieuport. The occupant here is believed to be Jan Olieslagers.
W.Pieters - The Belgian Air Service in the First World War /Aeronaut/

I SgtMr Willly Coppens, Iere Esc, saw his first taste of aerial combat as a fighter pilot on 21 July 1917.
W.Pieters - The Belgian Air Service in the First World War /Aeronaut/

Adjudant Edmond Thieffry in front of a Nieuport N11.
J.Bruce - Nieuport Fighters /Albatros/

Two Nie.11s of contrasting hues but bearing the same legend Soil! (So be it!). The officer beside the dark-coloured Nieuport is said to be Edmond Thieffry.
W.Pieters - The Belgian Air Service in the First World War /Aeronaut/

S/Lt Paul Hanciau, pre-war pilot, was shot down and killed on 30 September 1917. His wife was not allowed to attend his funeral!
Two Nie.11s of contrasting hues but bearing the same legend Soil! (So be it!). Standing by the light-coloured aircraft is Lt.P Anciaux of the 1" Escadrille of the Aviation militaire beige.
W.Pieters - The Belgian Air Service in the First World War /Aeronaut/

Sous-Lieutenant Paul Hanciau’s Nieuport N11, named SOIT!
W.Pieters - The Belgian Air Service in the First World War /Aeronaut/

Nieuport 11 Moustique (Mosquito).
W.Pieters - The Belgian Air Service in the First World War /Aeronaut/

Sous-Lieutenant Sacha Petrowski received this brand new N23, #N5020, and decorated it with yellow & red bars on its wheel covers. In the background can be seen N23 Vampire and N16 Moustique.

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Nieuport Nieuport-17/21/23 - Франция - 1916
W.Pieters - The Belgian Air Service in the First World War /Aeronaut/
Регистрационный номер: N.3 [2]
Adjudant Thieffry’s Nieuport N11, N3, in its shed.
W.Pieters - The Belgian Air Service in the First World War /Aeronaut/

I Sgt Charles de Munck, Iere Esc, scored a possible victory on 6 September 1916.
W.Pieters - The Belgian Air Service in the First World War /Aeronaut/

Capitaine Arsene Demanet, Chef d’Escadrille of Esc I and fighter pilot.
W.Pieters - The Belgian Air Service in the First World War /Aeronaut/

Carlo Verbessem was killed on 19 December 1917, hit by AA-fire. He is here flanked by Alfred Mouton & Pierre Dubois, all of Iere Esc.
W.Pieters - The Belgian Air Service in the First World War /Aeronaut/

S/Lt Jean Olieslagers (L) scored his 2nd confirmed victory on 17 June 1916. He is standing in front of his own Nieuport, next to S/Lt Jules Tyck.
W.Pieters - The Belgian Air Service in the First World War /Aeronaut/

S/Lt Jean Olieslagers during the time of his first success on 12 September 1915. He became the first Belgian fighter pilot to be credited with a victory. His Nieuport 11 is named Le Demon (The Demon), his pre-war nickname.
W.Pieters - The Belgian Air Service in the First World War /Aeronaut/

I Sgt Andre De Meulemeester, Iere Esc, in front of his Nieuport N11.
W.Pieters - The Belgian Air Service in the First World War /Aeronaut/

Van Cotthem with his dog in front of his Nieuport.
W.Pieters - The Belgian Air Service in the First World War /Aeronaut/

Adjt Albert Van Cotthem, Iere Esc, was shot down by Hptm Gustav Stenzel. Van Cotthem survived, but his Nieuport was a write-off. This is his Nieuport in better days.
W.Pieters - The Belgian Air Service in the First World War /Aeronaut/

Two instructors and three student pilots: L to R: Teddy Franchomme & Honore Deplus. The three student pilots were all killed in 1917: Leon de Maelcamp d’Opstaele, Robert Ciselet & (standing) Armand Verhoustraeten.
W.Pieters - The Belgian Air Service in the First World War /Aeronaut/

I SgtMr Charles de Montigny, 10me Esc, was the second Belgian pilot to claim a balloon, on 30 May 1918.
W.Pieters - The Belgian Air Service in the First World War /Aeronaut/

S/Lt Jean Olieslagers claimed yet another unconfirmed victory on 30 March 1916. His opponent was seen to crash, but too far behind enemy lines.
W.Pieters - The Belgian Air Service in the First World War /Aeronaut/

Russian Sacha de Petrowski flew his first war flight on 28 September 1916, after more than a year’s absence.
W.Pieters - The Belgian Air Service in the First World War /Aeronaut/

ISgtMr Pierre de Chestret de Haneffe, 5me Esc, scored a possible victory on 13 November 1916. It was his first aerial combat.
W.Pieters - The Belgian Air Service in the First World War /Aeronaut/

The brothers Charles and Robert Gordinne, here seen next to their instructor Honore Deplus (in the cockpit) were not the most aggressive fighter pilots and ended the war with other squadrons.
W.Pieters - The Belgian Air Service in the First World War /Aeronaut/

This Nieuport N11 was still operational with 5me Escadrille de Chasse in 1917.
W.Pieters - The Belgian Air Service in the First World War /Aeronaut/

I SgtMr Armand Verhoustraeten was shot down & killed by Belgian ground fire on 7 December 1917.
W.Pieters - The Belgian Air Service in the First World War /Aeronaut/

Sgt Jacques Demeuse, carrying Lieutenant Jean Lagae as observer, crashed his Sopwith 1 1/2 Strutter in a forced landing on 18 September 1918.
W.Pieters - The Belgian Air Service in the First World War /Aeronaut/

I Sgt Jacques Goethals, Iere Esc de Chasse, already was engaged in aerial combats, but fought his first combat as a fighter pilot on 1 April 1916.
J.Bruce - Nieuport Fighters /Albatros/

This Belgian Nie.11 flown by Teddy Franchomme had on its wheel cover a red/white checkerboard marking.
W.Pieters - The Belgian Air Service in the First World War /Aeronaut/

Adjt Teddy Franchomme, 5me Esc, flying above Flanders' field in his N11.
W.Pieters - The Belgian Air Service in the First World War /Aeronaut/

Nieuport N11 in flight.
W.Pieters - The Belgian Air Service in the First World War /Aeronaut/

Interesting view of Adjudant Pierre ‘Bambino’ Braun, 5me Escadrille de Chasse, completing a loop East of the lines, over Langemarck, on 20 December 1916.
W.Pieters - The Belgian Air Service in the First World War /Aeronaut/

Sous-Lieutenant Jan Olieslagers flying over the front in one of the few camouflaged Nieuports of the Av.M.
W.Pieters - The Belgian Air Service in the First World War /Aeronaut/

Seven Nieuport N11s with on the left that of S/Lt J.Olieslagers, parked at Les Moeres.
W.Pieters - The Belgian Air Service in the First World War /Aeronaut/

Harold de T’Serclaes and Jean Olieslagers, 2me Escadrille, in front of a Nieuport.
W.Pieters - The Belgian Air Service in the First World War /Aeronaut/

Line up of Nieuport N11s from 5me Escadrille de Chasse.
W.Pieters - The Belgian Air Service in the First World War /Aeronaut/

On 1 September 1916, 5me Escadrille de Chasse was established.

R.Gentilli - Italian Aviation Units in the First World War. Vol.2 /Aeronaut/ (2)
Регистрационный номер: NI.1451 [3]
Cap. Matteo Scarpis in Nieuport 11 1451.
R.Gentilli - Italian Aviation Units in the First World War. Vol.2 /Aeronaut/ (2)
Регистрационный номер: NI.1451 [3]
Nieuport 11 1451, the airplane in which Baracca scored his first victories.
J.Davilla - Italian Aviation in the First World War. Vol.1: Operations /Centennial Perspective/ (73)
Регистрационный номер: NI.1451 [3]
Leading Italian ace Francesco Baracca at the start of his career as a fighter pilot standing alongside his Nie. 11, N.1451. He would score his first three victories in this aircraft.
R.Gentilli - Italian Aviation Units in the First World War. Vol.2 /Aeronaut/ (2)
Регистрационный номер: NI.1608, NI.1643
Macchi-built Nieuports 1608 and 1643 of the 70a Squadriglia.
R.Gentilli - Italian Aviation Units in the First World War. Vol.3 /Aeronaut/ (3)
Регистрационный номер: NI.1611
Sergente Tesei with Nieuport 11 1611 of the 77a Squadriglia.
R.Gentilli - Italian Aviation Units in the First World War. Vol.5 /Aeronaut/ (5)
Регистрационный номер: NI.1613
Baracca, in the center, with Tacchini, left, and Scarpis, right, with Nieuport 11 1613 at Santa Caterina (Museo Baracca)
R.Gentilli - Italian Aviation Units in the First World War. Vol.3 /Aeronaut/ (3)
Регистрационный номер: NI.1615 [4]
Officers examining a brand new Nieuport 11 1615 at Santa Maria la Longa.
J.Davilla, A.Soltan - French Aircraft of the First World War /Flying Machines/
Регистрационный номер: NI.1615 [4]
Closeup of Italian Nieuport 11 serial 1615. Via Alan Durkota.
J.Davilla, A.Soltan - French Aircraft of the First World War /Flying Machines/
Регистрационный номер: NI.1615 [4]
Italian Nieuport 11 serial N 1615.
Nieuport 11 Bebe, italienisches Beuteflugzeug, Flugzeugnummer 00.27
Nieuport 11 Bebe, итальянский трофейный самолет, номер самолета 00.27.
R.Gentilli - Italian Aviation Units in the First World War. Vol.3 /Aeronaut/ (3)
Регистрационный номер: NI.1615 [4]
Nieuport 11 1615 that fell into Austrian hands on 24 August 1916.
R.Gentilli - Italian Aviation Units in the First World War. Vol.3 /Aeronaut/ (3)
Регистрационный номер: NI.1623, NI.1700, NI.2161 [3]
Nieuports 11s of the 76a Squadriglia: the first one, 1623, carries the name “Fringuello" (finch), the second one, 1700, with Bonavoglia, shows a Happy Hooligan, the third one, 2161 of Olivero, another comic character.
R.Gentilli - Italian Aviation Units in the First World War. Vol.3 /Aeronaut/ (3)

De Bernardi, in the cockpit, with other pilots of the 75a Squadriglia.
R.Gentilli - Italian Aviation Units in the First World War. Vol.3 /Aeronaut/ (3)
Регистрационный номер: NI.1624, NI.1649
Nieuport 11 1649 and 1624 of the 75a Squadriglia at Verona.
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Регистрационный номер: NI.1625
Giuseppe Tesei in the cockpit of Nieuport 1625, showing camouflage applied in the field.
R.Gentilli - Italian Aviation Units in the First World War. Vol.1 /Aeronaut/ (1)
Регистрационный номер: NI.1628
A Nieuport XI, 1628, is posed next to Ca 1169 of 5a Squadriglia, possibly at Tombetta airfield.

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Caproni Ca.1 - Ca.3 (Ca.30 - Ca.36) - Италия - 1914
J.Davilla - Italian Aviation in the First World War. Vol.3: Aircraft M-W /Centennial Perspective/ (75)
Регистрационный номер: NI.1636 [2]
Nieuport 11 #1636 of 76a Squadriglia with Le Prieur rockets.
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Регистрационный номер: NI.1651 [3]
Nieuport 11 1651 with a diagonal band in the three colors of Italy.
Журнал - Flight за 1917 г.
Регистрационный номер: NI.1651 [3]
From "The War in Italy." - An Italian Nieuport biplane.
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Регистрационный номер: NI.1664 [2]
Nieuport 11 1664 with a different combination of circles and triangles.
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Регистрационный номер: NI.1666
The daring pilot Guglielmo Fornagiari with Nieuport 11 1666. (Archive Fiorenzo Longhi)
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Регистрационный номер: NI.1675 [2]
Fornagiari, Brenta, and Magistrini with Nieuport 11 1675. The 78a Squadriglia seems to have used a combination of triangles and circles for identification.
R.Gentilli - Italian Aviation Units in the First World War. Vol.2 /Aeronaut/ (2)
Регистрационный номер: NI.1685 [2]
Macchi-built Ni. 11 1685 of ten. Ruffo di Calabria, armed with a Colt machine gun, with the first version of his skull and crossbones insignia
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Регистрационный номер: NI.1704
Before serving with the 301a Squadriglia in Foggia, Nieuport 11 1704 was the mount of serg. Gaetano Aliperta at the 82a Squadriglia. (USAF Museum)
R.Gentilli - Italian Aviation Units in the First World War. Vol.3 /Aeronaut/ (3)
Регистрационный номер: NI.1763 [6]
S.ten. Alessandro Buzio with French-built Nieuport 11 1763 in original camouflage finish.
J.Bruce - Nieuport Fighters /Albatros/
Регистрационный номер: NI.1763 [6]
An Italian-built Nie. 11, Ni.1763. The coloured bands round the fuselage behind the cockpit must have been in the Italian national colours of red, white and green.
R.Gentilli - Italian Aviation Units in the First World War. Vol.3 /Aeronaut/ (3)
Регистрационный номер: NI.1763 [6]
The same Nieuport 1763 now appears in natural fabric with a band in the Italian colors of green, white, and red.
R.Gentilli - Italian Aviation Units in the First World War. Vol.2 /Aeronaut/ (2)
Регистрационный номер: NI.1766
Ten. Sabelli in Nieuport 11 1766 of the 71a Squadriglia at Cascina Farello. (Archives Paolo Varriale)
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Регистрационный номер: NI.1805
Serg. Venchiarutti in a French-built Nieuport 11; 1806 (1805 ???) is its Italian serial number. (Archive Caliaro)
J.Davilla, A.Soltan - French Aircraft of the First World War /Flying Machines/
Регистрационный номер: NI.2120
Italian Nieuport 11 serial N 2120. The cowling is painted in the Italian colors of red, white, and green and the undersurfaces of the wings are painted red and green with natural fabric showing between the painted areas. Via Alan Durkota.
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Регистрационный номер: NI.2123 [6]
Variations of the Happy Hooligan cartoon adorned the Nieuports of the 80a Squadriglia until the Command forbade them. (Archive Angelo Emiliani)
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Регистрационный номер: NI.2123 [6]
Alvaro Leonardi on Nieuport 2123. A perfect replica of this fighter, belonging to the Vintage Aviator Collection, is now flying at Hood Aerodrome, New Zealand. (James Fahey)
J.Davilla - Italian Aviation in the First World War. Vol.1: Operations /Centennial Perspective/ (73)
Регистрационный номер: NI.2123 [6]
Alvaro Leonardi in his colorful N11. He was a very experienced pilot, having earned license No.61 in November 1915. He would become 80a Squadriglia's only official ace of the war. The 80a squadriglia aircraft each had their own version of Fortunello on the fuselage side.
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Регистрационный номер: NI.2137
Macchi-built Nieuport 11 2137 with the name "Terribile" written in its roundel. It has been identified as the airplane of the ace Baracchini.
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Регистрационный номер: NI.2140 [2]
The "Fortunello" (Happy Hooligan) on Nieuport 2140 was rather gruesome.
J.Davilla - Italian Aviation in the First World War. Vol.3: Aircraft M-W /Centennial Perspective/ (75)
Регистрационный номер: NI.2140 [2]
Nieuport 11 #2140 of 80a Squadriglia.
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Регистрационный номер: NI.2157 [5]
From the left, Sambonet, Keller, unknown, and Gordesco in Nieuport 11 2157.
R.Gentilli - Italian Aviation Units in the First World War. Vol.3 /Aeronaut/ (3)
Регистрационный номер: NI.2157 [5]
A smiling Fortunello on Nieuport 2157. (Archive Massimiliano De Antoni)
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Регистрационный номер: NI.2157 [5]
The left side of Nieuport 2157 showing a roundel with the inscription "Asso?.. Macche!! Due di coppe" (An ace? Not at all! Two of clubs, that is, the lowest card.) This was possibly the airplane of commander Gordesco.
R.Gentilli - Italian Aviation Units in the First World War. Vol.5 /Aeronaut/ (5)
Регистрационный номер: NI.2159
Nieuport 11 2159 of the Sezione Difesa of Ferrara. (Archive Caliaro)
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Регистрационный номер: NI.2161 [3]
A close-up of Nieuport 11 2161 of Olivero with its comic character.
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Регистрационный номер: NI.2168
Nieuport 11 2168 before serving in the 301a Squadriglia was the mount of serg. Allasia in the 77a Squadriglia.
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Регистрационный номер: NI.2174 [3]
Nieuport 2174 of the 80a Squadriglia.The man in its cockpit is serg.m. Camillo Sirigatti, a reconnaissance pilot.
R.Gentilli - Italian Aviation Units in the First World War. Vol.1 /Aeronaut/ (1)
Регистрационный номер: NI.2174 [3]
Nieuport 11s of the 80a Squadriglia and SP.2 of the 23a Squadriglia, I Gruppo. This line-up of aircraft is not for operations, but for some sort of ceremony.

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Savoia-Pomilio SP.2 / SP.3 - Италия - 1915
R.Gentilli - Italian Aviation Units in the First World War. Vol.2 /Aeronaut/ (2)

A line-up of the 70a Squadriglia; four Nieuport 11 and three Nieuport 17.

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Nieuport Nieuport-17/21/23 - Франция - 1916
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Регистрационный номер: NI.2187
Sergente Giovanni Bartolomeo Arrigoni of 76a Squadriglia warms up his Nieuport 11 #2187 on Borgnano airfield. The aircraft was the first effective fighter employed by the Italians, who obtained their first aerial victories with this type. Due to its dimensions the plane was often called Nieuportino (little Nieuport) (Aeronautica Militare)
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Регистрационный номер: NI.2179 [2]
Baracchini, standing behind the rudder of his Nieuport 11 2179, being congratulated after scoring a victory.
R.Gentilli - Italian Aviation Units in the First World War. Vol.3 /Aeronaut/ (3)
Регистрационный номер: NI.2179 [2]
Another view of Baracchini with Nieuport 2179 that shows a cartoon character painted on the deck of the fuselage.
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Регистрационный номер: NI.2225 [3]
Nieuport 11 2225; the Lewis gun has a 97-round magazine. (Collection Carmelo Biz)
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Регистрационный номер: NI.2225 [3]
The 80a Squadriglia turned to a more serious insignia, a simple star. This Ni.11, 2225, actually shows two stars. (Collection Carmelo Biz)
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Регистрационный номер: NI.2251
Arturo Dell'Oro rammed an enemy airplane, losing his life. The Gold Medal, Italy's highest decoration, was assigned for his heroic feat.
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Регистрационный номер: NI.2256
Italian Nieuport 11 fighters at the front, 1916.
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Регистрационный номер: NI.2297
Andrea Teobaldi with Nieuport 2297. This gallant pilot was an instructor at the Gabardini flying school after the war. In World War 2 he piloted transport airplanes on the dangerous route from Sicily to North Africa.
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Регистрационный номер: NI.2303
Nieuport 11 2303 of the 78a Squadriglia, with a Lewis with a 97 round magazine.
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Регистрационный номер: NI.2352
Nieuport 11 #2352.
H.Cowin - Aviation Pioneers /Osprey/
Регистрационный номер: NI.3227
The sleek, diminutive Nieuport 11 Bebe provided the backbone of the Italian Military Air Services' fighter squadrons for around eighteen months prior to its being superseded by the SPAD S VII from mid-1917. Built under licence in Italy, by Nieuport-Macchi, the Italian machines carried their serial numbers on the fuselage, just aft and below the cockpit. The machine seen here carries the serial no Ni 3227.
R.Gentilli - Italian Aviation Units in the First World War. Vol.3 /Aeronaut/ (3)
Регистрационный номер: NI.3248 [2]
Nieuport 11 3248 of the 103a Squadriglia.
R.Gentilli - Italian Aviation Units in the First World War. Vol.3 /Aeronaut/ (3)
Регистрационный номер: NI.3286
A Nieuport 11, possibly 3286, at Brindisi.
J.Davilla - Italian Aviation in the First World War. Vol.3: Aircraft M-W /Centennial Perspective/ (75)

Nieuport 11s of 76a Squadriglia.
R.Gentilli - Italian Aviation Units in the First World War. Vol.3 /Aeronaut/ (3)

A line-up of the airplanes of the 103a Squadriglia, first an SP.2 armed with no less than ten Le Prieur rockets, then six more Savoia Pomilios and four Nieuports. The importance of the naval base at Brindisi justified these strong defenses. (Archive De Antoni)

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Savoia-Pomilio SP.2 / SP.3 - Италия - 1915
R.Gentilli - Italian Aviation Units in the First World War. Vol.5 /Aeronaut/ (5)

Five Nieuport 11s parked at Grottaglie; a "M" class airship is flying above.
R.Gentilli - Italian Aviation Units in the First World War. Vol.3 /Aeronaut/ (3)

The fighters of the 76a Squadriglia. The second Ni.11 carries Le Prieur rockets, the ninth airplane is a French-built Nieuport 17.

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Nieuport Nieuport-17/21/23 - Франция - 1916
R.Gentilli - Italian Aviation Units in the First World War. Vol.3 /Aeronaut/ (3)

A line-up of Nieuport 11s, possibly of the 81a Squadriglia.
J.Davilla - Italian Aviation in the First World War. Vol.1: Operations /Centennial Perspective/ (73)

Caproni bomber and Nieuport fighter on an unidentified airfield.

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Caproni Ca.1 - Ca.3 (Ca.30 - Ca.36) - Италия - 1914
R.Gentilli - Italian Aviation Units in the First World War. Vol.3 /Aeronaut/ (3)

Nieuport 11s of the 84a Squadriglia.
R.Gentilli - Italian Aviation Units in the First World War. Vol.3 /Aeronaut/ (3)

Three Hanriots of the 76a Squadriglia with a Nieuport 11 showing the heart insignia of the 77a Squadriglia.

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Hanriot HD.1 - Франция - 1916
R.Gentilli - Italian Aviation Units in the First World War. Vol.3 /Aeronaut/ (3)

The Nieuports of the 75a Squadriglia at Verona were used for a series of propaganda pictures.
R.Gentilli - Italian Aviation Units in the First World War. Vol.3 /Aeronaut/ (3)

In this well-posed picture, a pilot points at the incoming enemy raiders, mechanics are ready to spin the propellers, and an officer is watching with a telescope.
R.Gentilli - Italian Aviation Units in the First World War. Vol.3 /Aeronaut/ (3)

Nieuport 11s of the flight of the 79a Squadriglia at Padua.
K.Delve - World War One in the Air /Crowood/

Besides being used extensively by both the French and British forces, the Nieuport 11 was to provide the backbone of other Allied nations' fighter forces, including those of Belgium, Italy and Russia. Shown here is an Italian unit equipped with the type, which served as Italy's standard fighter from its initial deployment with them during the summer of 1916 to mid-1917. In the case of Italy, the Nieuport 11's role extended beyond its operational use, as 450 of these machines were produced under licence in Italy by Nieuport-Macchi. Thus, it could be said that this nimble little machine not only helped secure Italian skies, but played no small part in helping establish the country's future aeronautical industrial base.
R.Gentilli - Italian Aviation Units in the First World War. Vol.3 /Aeronaut/ (3)

Three different types, Spad, Nieuport 11, and Nieuport 17, of the 77a Squadriglia at Aiello.

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Nieuport Nieuport-17/21/23 - Франция - 1916 SPAD S.VII (Spa 7C-1) - Франция - 1916
R.Gentilli - Italian Aviation Units in the First World War. Vol.3 /Aeronaut/ (3)

The fighters of the 77a Squadriglia at Aiello.

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Nieuport Nieuport-17/21/23 - Франция - 1916 SPAD S.VII (Spa 7C-1) - Франция - 1916
R.Gentilli - Italian Aviation Units in the First World War. Vol.4 /Aeronaut/ (4)

Long line of Nieuport 27s, Hanriots, and, in the background, even a Nieuport 11 of the 122a Squadriglia at Trenno, Milan. (Archive De Antoni)

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Hanriot HD.1 - Франция - 1916 Nieuport Nieuport-17bis/24/27 - Франция - 1917
R.Gentilli - Italian Aviation Units in the First World War. Vol.3 /Aeronaut/ (3)

Nieuport 10 and 11 aircraft of the 76a Squadriglia at Santa Maria la Longa airfield. (Archive Caliaro)

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Nieuport Nieuport-10 - Франция - 1915
R.Gentilli - Italian Aviation Units in the First World War. Vol.3 /Aeronaut/ (3)

A Nieuport 11, an Hanriot, and a Nieuport 17 of the 82a Squadriglia at Padua. In the background there are three Capronis and two SVAs of the 87a Squadriglia.

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Ansaldo SVA.2/3/4/5 - Италия - 1917 Caproni Ca.1 - Ca.3 (Ca.30 - Ca.36) - Италия - 1914 Hanriot HD.1 - Франция - 1916 Nieuport Nieuport-17/21/23 - Франция - 1916
R.Gentilli - Italian Aviation Units in the First World War. Vol.3 /Aeronaut/ (3)

Ten. Ernesto Bonavoglia had a long career, first with the 76a Squadriglia, culminating in the command of the 73a Squadriglia in Macedonia.
R.Gentilli - Italian Aviation Units in the First World War. Vol.2 /Aeronaut/ (2)

Sergente Fermo Macchi in a Nieuport 11.
R.Gentilli - Italian Aviation Units in the First World War. Vol.5 /Aeronaut/ (5)

Fucini, left, in front of his Nieuport 11 adorned with a lightning bolt, with serg. Emilio Zampieri of the Sezione Difesa Grottaglie.
J.Davilla, A.Soltan - French Aircraft of the First World War /Flying Machines/

Italian-built Nieuport 11. Via Alan Durkota.
Jane's All The World Aircraft 1919 /Jane's/

Back view of the Macchi-Nieuport, Le Rhone engine.
R.Gentilli - Italian Aviation Units in the First World War. Vol.5 /Aeronaut/ (5)

Mario Fucini surrounded by Navy personnel at the airship base of Grottaglie.
R.Gentilli - Italian Aviation Units in the First World War. Vol.5 /Aeronaut/ (5)

A well-known official portrait of Baracca in the cockpit of a Nieuport 11.
R.Gentilli - Italian Aviation Units in the First World War. Vol.3 /Aeronaut/ (3)

Nieuport 11s of the 3a Sezione, 83a Squadriglia, at Cavazzo Carnico.
R.Gentilli - Italian Aviation Units in the First World War. Vol.2 /Aeronaut/ (2)

Silvio Amico, who died in an accident on 22 March 1916, in a French Nieuport 11.
R.Gentilli - Italian Aviation Units in the First World War. Vol.3 /Aeronaut/ (3)

Giannino Ancillotto with the Nieuport 11 carrying the cloth from the kite balloon he destroyed on 5 December 1917.
J.Davilla - Italian Aviation in the First World War. Vol.3: Aircraft M-W /Centennial Perspective/ (75)

Ace Giannino Ancillotto after his feat of flying through a burning Austrian balloon.
R.Gentilli - Italian Aviation Units in the First World War. Vol.3 /Aeronaut/ (3)

Giannino Ancillotto with the Nieuport 11 carrying the cloth from the kite balloon he destroyed on 5 December 1917.
J.Bruce - Nieuport Fighters /Albatros/

Caporale Paolo Benvenuti of the 82a Squadriglia with his Macchi-built Nie.11. The green, white and red segmentation of the engine cowling is clearly seen here.
J.Davilla - Italian Aviation in the First World War. Vol.3: Aircraft M-W /Centennial Perspective/ (75)

Nieuport 11 in Italian service. The engine cowling was painted in the Italian colors of red, white, and green.
R.Gentilli - Italian Aviation Units in the First World War. Vol.5 /Aeronaut/ (5)

Pilots of the 76a Squadriglia in 1916: from the left, Stoppani, unknown, Bonavoglia, unknown, unknown, Appiani, and Arrigoni.
R.Gentilli - Italian Aviation Units in the First World War. Vol.2 /Aeronaut/ (2)

Francesco Baracca and his mechanics in front of a Nieuport 11; the Italian colors of green and red are painted under the upper wings.
Журнал - Flight за 1917 г.

FROM "THE WAR IN ITALY." - An Italian Nieuport biplane as seen from the front.
R.Gentilli - Italian Aviation Units in the First World War. Vol.2 /Aeronaut/ (2)

Sergeants Dino Menegoni and Edoardo Olivero, from Argentina, two goods pilots of the 71a Squadriglia, with an artillery sergeant.
R.Gentilli - Italian Aviation Units in the First World War. Vol.5 /Aeronaut/ (5)

Pier Ruggero Piccio with his Nieuport 11 equipped with Le Prieur rockets that he used to destroy an Austrian kite balloon.
J.Davilla - Italian Aviation in the First World War. Vol.3: Aircraft M-W /Centennial Perspective/ (75)

Nieuport 11 in Italian service. The engine cowling was painted in the Italian colors of red, white, and green.
J.Bruce - Nieuport Fighters /Albatros/

An Italian Nie.11 with its engine cowling patriotically painted in red, white and green. Here Tenente Giorgio Pessi-Parvis stands before his aircraft of the 78" Squadriglia Caccia in 1917. He later went to the 81a Squadriglia and had a final victory tally of eight.
R.Gentilli - Italian Aviation Units in the First World War. Vol.3 /Aeronaut/ (3)

Personnel of the flight of the 79a Squadriglia at Padua, only the front part of the cowling is painted in green, white, and red, the rest in a light color.
W.Green, G.Swanborough - The Complete Book of Fighters

An Nie 11 built by Nieuport-Macchi in Italy.
R.Gentilli - Italian Aviation Units in the First World War. Vol.3 /Aeronaut/ (3)

Farman MFC and a Nieuport 11 of the 101a Squadriglia at Bari. The photo is dated September 1917.

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Savoia Farman Colombo - Италия - 1914
K.Delve - World War One in the Air /Crowood/

The Macchi-built Nieuport 11, of which almost 650 were built under licence, was a standard fighter with the Italians up to the summer of 1917.
R.Gentilli - Italian Aviation Units in the First World War. Vol.3 /Aeronaut/ (3)

A Nieuport 11 of the flight of the 79a Squadriglia at Padua, with three white bands as unit marking.
R.Gentilli - Italian Aviation Units in the First World War. Vol.3 /Aeronaut/ (3)

A Nieuport 11 of the 79a Squadriglia at Nove di Bassano; the steeples of the churches are useful to identify the different towns in Veneto.
R.Gentilli - Italian Aviation Units in the First World War. Vol.3 /Aeronaut/ (3)

Ten. Francesco Carabelli with a Nieuport 11.
R.Gentilli - Italian Aviation Units in the First World War. Vol.3 /Aeronaut/ (3)

This Nieuport 11 at Aiello airfield, with an ugly kid playing with a Kaiser doll and a submarine, could be either of the 77a or the 80a Squadriglia, behind it there is another Ni.11 with a red heart and the shield of Savoy.
R.Gentilli - Italian Aviation Units in the First World War. Vol.3 /Aeronaut/ (3)

A Nieuport tail with the cartoon "Come ti erudisco il pupo", and behind it, again the Ni.11 with the heart and the shield of Savoy.
J.Davilla - Italian Aviation in the First World War. Vol.3: Aircraft M-W /Centennial Perspective/ (75)

Nieuport 11 in flight
J.Davilla, A.Soltan - French Aircraft of the First World War /Flying Machines/

Nieuport 11 of N 561 serving on the Italian front.
J.Bruce - Nieuport Fighters /Albatros/

The Nie.11 was produced in Italy by the Macchi company, which built 450. This impressive photograph of the interior of the Macchi works at Varese shows a remarkable number of Nieuport 11s and 17s in the course of assembly, their engine cowlings painted in red, white and green segments. Note the early doped flag markings on the suspended upper wing at right.
R.Gentilli - Italian Aviation Units in the First World War. Vol.4 /Aeronaut/ (4)

Airco de Havilland DH.4 of the Royal Air Force, behind them an SP.3 and a Nieuport 11 of the Sezione Difesa Grottaglie appear.

Другие самолёты на фотографии: De Havilland D.H.4 - Великобритания - 1916 Savoia-Pomilio SP.2 / SP.3 - Италия - 1915

J.Bruce - Nieuport Fighters /Albatros/
Регистрационный номер: N.217
Following the Luchtvaart Afdeling's acquisition of the forced-landed RNAS 3981, the Dutch authorities ordered the production of 20 Nie.11s from the Nederlandsche Automobil en Vliegtuigfabriek Trompenburg. Twelve, originally numbered N214 - N225, and powered by 80-hp Thulin A engines, were delivered. It has been reported that these Dutch Nie.11 never entered service, being considered unsafe. At least two, one of which is seen here, nevertheless managed to acquire individual markings. Although renumbered N237 - N248, the Trompenburg Nieuports were written off in 1925.

Сайт - Pilots-and-planes /WWW/

One of several Nie.11s that fell into German hands and were test flown. The armament has been removed and a small cone de penetration has been added to the airscrew boss. The extreme inboard position of the national markings under the lower wing is unusual
J.Bruce - Nieuport Fighters /Albatros/

The overwing Lewis gun was still in place on this captured Nie.11 when it was photographed. Its port lower wing had been broken, presumably in a landing mishap.
Сайт - Pilots-and-planes /WWW/

Repainted with national insignia of its captors, this Nie.11 has had its armament removed. Other Nieuports which fell into Austrian hands were often renumbered and flown in action
J.Bruce - Nieuport Fighters /Albatros/

The Austrians, too, flew several captured Nieuports and gave them Austrian serial numbers. This Nie.11 was probably Italian-built.
В.Обухович, А.Никифоров - Самолеты Первой Мировой войны
Регистрационный номер: 00.27 [3]
Сайт - Pilots-and-planes /WWW/
Регистрационный номер: 00.27 [3]
Nieuport 11, probably Italian-built, after capture by Austro-Hungarian forces and bearing the Austro-Hungarian serial 00.27
J.Herris, J.Scott - Fokker Aircraft of WWI. Vol.2: Eindeckers /Centennial Perspective/ (52)

Student stated that he use this E.IV for his first 3 victories. Here he poses with his E.IV and his first conquest, a Nieuport 11, which he had brought down on 6 July 1916. Student had the latter armed with an LMG08 and marked with German crosses. (Peter M. Grosz collection/STDB)

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Fokker E.IV / M.15 - Германия - 1915

D.Mechin - Foreign Fronts of the French Air Force 1914-1919 /Aeronaut/

Nieuport 11 of Sergeantul Nicolae Manescu, of N.1 Squadron. This aircraft was a reconditioned aircraft delivered to Romania (Coll Jack Herris)
D.Mechin - Foreign Fronts of the French Air Force 1914-1919 /Aeronaut/

Nieuport fighter of Sergent Henri Manchoulas on patrol along the Putna River, May 23, 1917, photographed by a Farman it was escorting. Moments later, attacked by an enemy aircraft, Manchoulas was wounded in the head and had his machine gun destroyed, but remained to protect the Farman. He was awarded the military medal for this feat (DR).
D.Mechin - Foreign Fronts of the French Air Force 1914-1919 /Aeronaut/
Регистрационный номер: N.1413 [2]
On February 14, 1917, S/Lt Charles Revol-Tissot and Corporal Henri Manchoulas shot down a German aircraft in their lines and landed beside their victim. The Nieuport n°1413 of Corporal Manchoulas is seen here, on the left of the cockpit, surrounded by soldiers of the 4th Russian Army who witnessed the air combat (SHD)
D.Mechin - Foreign Fronts of the French Air Force 1914-1919 /Aeronaut/

Pilots from Franco-Romanian escadrille N.3 at Tecuci around March 1917. From left to right: sergent Henri Manchoulas (3 victories), adjudant Charles Revol-Tissot (2 victories, +1 won in France), capitaine Maurice Gond (2 v.), adjudant James Texier (3 v, killed on August 16, 1917), caporal Maurice Theron (1 v.), sergent Francois Terry. Notice Revol-Tissot is wearing his decorations, the Third and Fourth Class Cross of Saint George.
A.Durkota, T.Darcey, V.Kulikov - The Imperial Russian Air Service /Flying Machines/

Capitaine Maurice Gond, commanding officer of escadrille N.3, in front of his Nieuport decorated with an archer.
Maurice Roch Gond with his Nieuport 11, while serving in the Franco-Romanian escadrila N.3. The collar insignia denotes French aviation service, and the cloth pilot's wings are sewn on the left sleeve. The three chevrons on the lower sleeves denote the rank of Capitaine. His Croix de Guerre with star indicates a citation in regimental orders, awarded possibly for service with the 30th Dragoons or escadrilles N.67 or C.64. In addition, he was made a Chevalier de la Legion d'Honneur, and was awarded the Order of Saint George Fourth Class, Order of Saint Anne Third Class, Order of Saint Stanislau Second Class and Third Class from Russia. He also received the Order of Michael the Brave Third Class - Romania's highest award - the Romanian Star with Swords, and the Romanian War Cross. An interesting figure is applied to the fuselage of the Nieuport.
D.Mechin - Foreign Fronts of the French Air Force 1914-1919 /Aeronaut/

Adjudant Charles Revol-Tissot holding a Romanian pilot by the shoulder, in front of a Nieuport 11 which could be the latter's. In fact, in a correspondence written in the 1960s, Revol-Tissot indicated that his personal Nieuport was decorated with a red five-pointed star (DR).
A.Durkota, T.Darcey, V.Kulikov - The Imperial Russian Air Service /Flying Machines/

Sublocotenent (2nd Lieutenant, Romanian service) Charles Revol-Tissot, seated in his Nieuport 11, while stationed at Tecuci, as a member of Franco-Romanian escadrila N.3. His awards include, the Medaille Militaire, Legion d'Honneur, Cross of Saint George Fourth Class, Medal of Saint George Fourth Class, and the Cross of Saint George Third Class. All awards were received while he held an NCO rank.
A.Durkota, T.Darcey, V.Kulikov - The Imperial Russian Air Service /Flying Machines/

The Nieuport flown by Revol-Tissot on his last flight with Franco-Romanian escadrila N.3, on July 10, 1917. Shortly after takeoff his plane burst into flames and forced him to land immediately. He managed to escape the inferno, but his career at N.3 was over. He was evacuated to a rear area hospital for treatment of his wounds.

J.Herris - Weird Wings of WWI /Centennial Perspective/ (70)

Jean Navarre in a Nieuport 16. Using the N.11 airframe, the N.16 was fitted with the heavier and more powerful 110 hp Le Rhone instead of the 80 hp Le Rhone used in the N.11. This made the N.16 faster and gave it a better climb rate at the expense of poorer handling qualities due to being somewhat nose heavy. The tractor N.11 was developed into an entire family of fighter aircraft with higher power and better armament. The over-wing gun was a work-around due to lack of a functioning synchronizer at the time.
J.Davilla, A.Soltan - French Aircraft of the First World War /Flying Machines/
Регистрационный номер: N.1109
Nieuport 16, serial N 1109, at Girecourt (Vosges) in 1916/17.
J.Herris - Weird Wings of WWI /Centennial Perspective/ (70)

Lineup of eight Nieuport 16 fighters armed with Le Prieur rockets on May 22, 1916. These Nieuports were being readied for the first mass attack against German balloons in the Verdun sector. The eight fighters destroyed six balloons.
J.Bruce - Nieuport Fighters /Albatros/

A Nie.16 conspicuously marked Bebe, fully armed with eight Le Prieur rockets and the standard overwing Lewis gun.
Jane's All The World Aircraft 1919 /Jane's/

A Nieuport Scout, with the Prieur Incendary Rockets in position.
Сайт - Pilots-and-planes /WWW/
Регистрационный номер: N.959 [10]
Французский истребитель "Ньюпор-16" с ракетами Ле-Прие / The rocket armed N959 in German hands. The ornate letter 'R' on the fuselage side of N959 was the insignia of the pilot flying it at the time of its capture, Adjutant Henri Reserval. This machine was later test flown by a number of German pilots
W.Pieters - The Belgian Air Service in the First World War /Aeronaut/

Nieuport 11 FOX-TROT, August 1916.
W.Pieters - The Belgian Air Service in the First World War /Aeronaut/
Регистрационный номер: N.1497 [2]
Nieuport 11 FOX-TROT flown by the Belgian Air Service was also armed with Prieur rockets.
Adjudant Egide Roobaert flew this Nieuport N 16, armed with the ‘le Prieur’ rockets, designed to destroy observation balloons.
J.Bruce - Nieuport Fighters /Albatros/

N1407, a Nie.16 of the Aviation militaire beige, with full pyrotechnic complement in place. Its pilot, Adjudant Egide Robaert, is seen with the aircraft, conspicuously named Fox-Trot.
W.Green, G.Swanborough - The Complete Book of Fighters

The Nieuport 16 proved to be an only partially successful attempt to extend the production life of the Ni 11 Bebe. To do this, the company replaced the Bebe's 80hp rotary with the bigger and heavier 110hp Le Rhone making the machine notoriously nose heavy, particularly with power off. Most Ni 16s ended their days by having their gun removed and replaced by eight Le Prieur rockets for use as 'Zeppelin chasers', as in the case of this French machine.
J.Bruce - Nieuport Fighters /Albatros/
Регистрационный номер: N.959 [10]
N959, a rocket-armed Nie.16, fell into German hands intact on May 22 1916, when Adjudanl Henri Reservat of Escadrille N.65 was shot down. The Germans studied N959 with great thoroughness, and the Nieuport was flown by German pilots. When this photograph was taken, the aircraft had a German airscrew.
J.Herris - Weird Wings of WWI /Centennial Perspective/ (70)
Регистрационный номер: N.959 [10]
Nieuport fighter fitted with Le Prieur rockets for attacks on observation balloons.
J.Bruce - Nieuport Fighters /Albatros/
Регистрационный номер: N.959 [10]
Пусковая установка ракет Ле Прие представляла собой ряд алюминиевых трубок, закрепленных на межкрыльевых стойках. В эти трубки вставлялись штыри-стабилизаторы ракет.
The starboard rocket launching tubes on N959. The installation of launching tubes, wiring, switches and Tudor BR.2 accumulator on the Nie.16 weighed approximately 14 kg (31 lb). Each tube was lm.500 in length; all were mounted at an angle of 17° 30' to the line of flight. The aircraft is N959 of Escadrille N.65. It was captured by the Germans on 22 May 1916.
Журнал - Flight за 1917 г.
Регистрационный номер: N.959 [10]
Nieuport 1 1/2-plane,Type 16. The rockets are used for attacking kite balloons and airships.
J.Herris - Weird Wings of WWI /Centennial Perspective/ (70)
Регистрационный номер: N.959 [10]
The Nieuport 16 of Warrant Officer Henri Reservat who flew in the first mass attack of May 22 and was brought down by anti-aircraft fire.
W.Pieters - The Belgian Air Service in the First World War /Aeronaut/

The construction of the ‘le Prieur’ rockets to attach on the Nieuports’ wing struts.
M.Schmeelke - Ballon Hoch /Centennial Perspective/ (91)

Capt. Le Prieur first introduced his rockets on May 4, 1916. Sgt. Guiguet successfully bombarded a captured German balloon during a test.
M.Schmeelke - Ballon Hoch /Centennial Perspective/ (91)

Test of the Le Prieur rockets on May 4, 1916. The location was the Le Bourget airfield and the Nieuport was flown by Sergeant Joseph Guiguet. The test was successful and the balloon was destroyed.
J.Herris - Siemens-Schuckert Aircraft of World War I /Centennial Perspective/ (12)

The prototype SSW D.I, 3503/16, wears small Eiserneskreuz markings on the upper wings reminiscent of the E.I marking style. At right appears to be a Nieuport 16 fuselage and engine cowl.

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Siemens-Schuckert D.I - Германия - 1916

J.Bruce - Nieuport Fighters /Albatros/

The forward fuselage of a Nie.11, a photograph that reveals details of the engine installation and of the provision of a fixed Lewis gun, presumably regulated by the Alkan mechanism, though the presence of a shoulder stock on the gun might indicate that this was an experimental mounting, or even a mock-up.
J.Bruce - Nieuport Fighters /Albatros/

A German photograph of the 80-hp Le Rhone engine and its cowling on a captured Nie.11.
J.Bruce - Nieuport Fighters /Albatros/
Регистрационный номер: N.959 [10]
In the examination of captured Nieuport N959 the airframe was subsequently stripped and photographed.
W.Pieters - The Belgian Air Service in the First World War /Aeronaut/

Close up of a damaged Nieuport N11. Note the mechanism of the interrupter gear.
W.Pieters - The Belgian Air Service in the First World War /Aeronaut/

Yet another close up of the interrupter gear mechanism on a Nieuport N11.
W.Pieters - The Belgian Air Service in the First World War /Aeronaut/

Close up front view of the mechanism of the interrupter gear on a Nieuport N11.
J.Bruce - Nieuport Fighters /Albatros/
Регистрационный номер: N.653 [2]
The undercarriage of Nie.11 N653, seen in a German photograph of the captured aircraft.
J.Bruce - Nieuport Fighters /Albatros/
Регистрационный номер: N.653 [2]
The starboard interplane struts and cable bracing on captured Nie.11 N653.
J.Bruce - Nieuport Fighters /Albatros/
Регистрационный номер: N.959 [10]
N959’s cockpit area, a photograph that illustrates the upward angle of the Lewis gun permitted by its mounting, which is of a later type than the Moreau mounting. The two small ring-sights, probably of Le Prieur design, were presumably used for both gun and rockets, though French practice allowed for a rear sighting mark in paper, attached under mica to the windscreen transparency.
J.Bruce - Nieuport Fighters /Albatros/

A clear picture of the Moreau type of mounting for the Lewis gun on a captured Nie.16. On this aircraft a bead sight was mounted on an arched cross-piece within the inverted-V strut.
В.Шавров - История конструкций самолетов в СССР до 1938 г.

Пулеметная установка В. В. Иордана на самолете "Ньюпор-XI"
J.Bruce - Nieuport Fighters /Albatros/
Регистрационный номер: N.1324 [2]
Close up of the Moreau type mounting for the overwing Lewis gun on captured Nieuport 11 N1324 of Escadrille N. 35
W.Pieters - The Belgian Air Service in the First World War /Aeronaut/

Inside look of the cockpit of a Nieuport N11, with its twin machine gun emplacement to fire over the propeller arc.
J.Bruce - Nieuport Fighters /Albatros/

Bolder, or perhaps more desperate, spirits in No.2 Wing, RNAS, created this installation of twin fixed Lewis guns firing through (literally, one suspects) the airscrew on a Nie.11. Directly under the mostly opaque windshield can be seen storage for spare ammunition magazines. As these were all of only 47-round capacity, changes would have to be made frequently.

J.Bruce - Nieuport Fighters /Albatros/

The other Nieuport on the cover is this Type 11 flown by Edmond Desclee - the wheel covers are marked with a red stripe over clear-dope or white.
J.Davilla, A.Soltan - French Aircraft of the First World War /Flying Machines/
Регистрационный номер: N.976
A wrecked Nieuport 16 serial number 976 of Escadrille MF 1 having its Le Prieur rocket launchers removed.
W.Pieters - The Belgian Air Service in the First World War /Aeronaut/

In June 1917, Adjt Edmond Thieffry, 5me Esc, crashed twice and in as many times, his Nieuport was a write-off.
M.Schmeelke - Ballon Hoch /Centennial Perspective/ (91)
Регистрационный номер: N.959 [10]
Souvenir photo in front of Adjutant Henri Reservat's Nieuport 16.
M.Schmeelke - Ballon Hoch /Centennial Perspective/ (91)
Регистрационный номер: N.959 [10]
Nieuport 16 N959 bears a white, curved letter R on the side of the fuselage.
W.Pieters - The Belgian Air Service in the First World War /Aeronaut/

CpI Lily Evrard crashed to his death on 21 September 1916 at the pilot school.
W.Pieters - The Belgian Air Service in the First World War /Aeronaut/

I Sgt Fernand de Woot de Trixhe, Iere Esc, crashed his Nieuport on the airfield during a test flight. He was killed instantly.
D.Mechin - Foreign Fronts of the French Air Force 1914-1919 /Aeronaut/

On December 7, 1916, Adjudant Andre Melin completely missed his landing and destroyed his Nieuport 11 in the lagoon. The pilot would be sent to hospital. (SHD)
R.Gentilli - Italian Aviation Units in the First World War. Vol.2 /Aeronaut/ (2)
Регистрационный номер: NI.1662
The fatal crash of Nieuport 11 1662 of serg. Gentili on 16 January 1917. (Archive Roberto Bassi)
R.Gentilli - Italian Aviation Units in the First World War. Vol.3 /Aeronaut/ (3)
Регистрационный номер: NI.2194
The crash of Nieuport 2194 in which serg. Riccardo Ciotti lost his life on 20 April 1918.
R.Gentilli - Italian Aviation Units in the First World War. Vol.3 /Aeronaut/ (3)
Регистрационный номер: NI.2264
Ten. Bonomi, commander of the 2a Sezione, 83a Squadriglia, after his harmless crash on 27 May 1917.
R.Gentilli - Italian Aviation Units in the First World War. Vol.3 /Aeronaut/ (3)

A minor accident for a Nieuport 11 of the Sezione Nieuport in Albania; the pilot is cpr. Guido Gerard.
R.Gentilli - Italian Aviation Units in the First World War. Vol.3 /Aeronaut/ (3)

The fatal crash of the 84a Squadriglia's commander, cap. Fancello, on 22 July 1917.

J.Bruce - Nieuport Fighters /Albatros/

Comets in the Sky Adjudant ‘Teddy’ Franchomme flying Nieuport 23 N5017 of the 5 Escadrille, Aviation Militaire Beige over the Front in 1917; his companion flying the Nieuport 11 is Edmond Desclee. The aeroplanes bear the unit's famous red comet marking the tail of which on Desclee’s machine bears the legend ‘ Va ou je te pousse’.

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Nieuport Nieuport-17/21/23 - Франция - 1916
J.Davilla - Italian Aviation in the First World War. Vol.3: Aircraft M-W /Centennial Perspective/ (75)
A.Durkota, T.Darcey, V.Kulikov - The Imperial Russian Air Service /Flying Machines/

Ernst Krislanovich Leman in the cockpit of his Nieuport fighter. His awards included: the Order of Saint George, Fourth Class; Order Saint Anne, Fourth Class; Order of Saint Stanislas, Third Class with sword and bow; and the Soldier's Cross of Saint George, Fourth Class. This original charcoal sketch is by Terry Waldron.