6159 x 4080 px | 52,1 x 34,5 cm | 20,5 x 13,6 inches | 300dpi
Aufnahmedatum:
15. Mai 2016
Ort:
Stow Maries, Essex, UK
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The Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2 was a British single-engine tractor two-seat biplane which was in service with the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) from 1912 until the end of World War I. About 3, 500 were built. Initially used as front-line reconnaissance aircraft and light bombers; variants of the type were also used as night fighters. Like many warplanes since, the B.E.2 was retained in front-line service long after it had become obsolete, for want of a suitable replacement. After its belated withdrawal it finally served as a trainer, communications aircraft and on anti-submarine coastal patrol duties. While the type was designed and developed by the Royal Aircraft Factory, the majority of production aircraft were built under contract by private companies, including well known manufacturers as well as firms that had not previously built aircraft. The B.E.2 has always been the subject of a good deal of controversy. While it proved fundamentally unsuited to air-to-air combat it had a relatively low accident rate, and its notorious stability actually proved helpful in its artillery observation and aerial photography duties. The B.E.2 was one of the first aircraft designed at what was then called the Royal Balloon Factory (renamed the Royal Aircraft Factory in 1912) under the direction of Mervyn O'Gorman. A2767 ZK-KOZ is an exact reproduction of a 1916 Royal Aircraft factory BE2e reconnaissance two-seater of the Royal Flying Corps is another masterpiece from The Vintage Aviator Ltd in New Zealand. Presently resident at Stow Maries Great War Aerodrome
