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Aeroplane Model - Nieuport 17 C.1
Reg. No: ST 025576
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- Aircraft History
First flown in January 1916, the French-built Nieuport 17 was a development of the earlier Nieuport 11 fighter. Mostly serving with the French during the First World War, it also saw service with the Royal Flying Corps where it was flown by aces including W.A. 'Billy Bishop. French ace Charles Nungesser also flew the type. The type was lightly armed with a single machine gun mounted on the upper wing. A Le Rhone 110 horsepower engine was usually fitted.
Model History
This 1:24 scale model was commissioned by the Museum and built by Harold P. Wood in 1964
| Discipline: | Technology |
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| Tagged with: | aeroplanes, fighters, military aircraft, model aeroplanes, scale models, wars conflicts |
| Themes this item is part of: | Engineering Collection, Public Life & Institutions Collection, Transport Collection, Harold P. Wood Collection |
| Primary Classification: | AIR TRANSPORT |
| Secondary Classification: | Aircraft |
| Tertiary Classification: | model propeller aircraft - military |
| Model Scale: | 1:24 |
| Modelmaker: | Mr Harold Wood, Mornington, Victoria, Australia, 1964 |
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