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Many of the French and British aces began their careers flying the Nieuport 17. The highly maneuverable "Superbébé" was a larger, improved version of the Nieuport 11. Like its predecessor, it was initially equipped with a Lewis gun but was upgraded to a synchronized Vickers machine gun. Helping end Germany's domination of the air war, the Nieuport 17 easily outclimbed and outperformed the Fokker E.III. The superior design was so successful that German high command ordered it copied. With 40 victories, English ace Philip Fullard scored more victories with the Nieuport 17, Nieuport 23 and Nieuport 27 than any other ace.
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| Nieuport 17 Specifications |
| Country: |
France |
| Manufacturer: |
Societe Anonyme des Etablissements Nieuport |
| Type: |
Fighter |
| First Introduced: |
March 1916 |
| Number Built: |
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| Engine(s): |
Le Rhône 9J, 9 cylinder, rotary, 110 hp |
| Wing Span: |
26 ft 11 in (8.22 m) |
| Length: |
18 ft 10 in (5.74 m) |
| Height: |
7 ft 10 in |
| Empty Weight: |
827 lb (376 kg) |
| Gross Weight: |
1246 lb (565 kg) |
| Max Speed: |
110 mph (177 km/h) |
| Ceiling: |
17,388 ft (5,300 m) |
| Endurance: |
2 hours |
| Crew: |
1 |
| Armament: |
1 Lewis .303 machine gun and/or
1 Vickers .303 machine gun |
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| Nieuport 17 Units |
| Belgian Air Service: |
5me |
| French Air Service: |
N48, N77, N506 |
| Imperial Russian Air Service: |
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| Italian Air Service: |
77a, 78a, 79a |
| Royal Flying Corps: |
1, 29, 40, 60 |
| Royal Naval Air Service: |
6N |
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| Nieuport 17 Aces (15) |
| 1 |
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Ball, Albert |
26 |
| 2 |
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Fullard, Philip Fletcher |
20 |
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Hazell, Tom Falcon |
20 |
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Jenkin, Louis Fleeming |
20 |
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Campbell, William Charles |
17 |
| 6 |
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Godfrey, Albert Earl |
12 |
| 7 |
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Kozakov (Kazakoff), Alexander Alexandrovich |
12 |
| 8 |
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Hilton, Darcy Fowlis |
8 |
| 9 |
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Miller, Archibald William Buchanan |
6 |
| 10 |
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Wood, Walter Bertram |
6 |
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| Nieuport 17 Books |
- Nieuport Aircraft
of World War One (Vintage Warbirds, No 10)
- J.M. Bruce / Paperback / Arms & Armour 1989
- Nieuports in Action
- J.M. Bruce / Paperback / Arms & Armour 1989
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