General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Unknown

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

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Width

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Height

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Thickness

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Weight

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Diameter

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Volume

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Lexicon

Group

Aviation

Category

Aircraft

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Nieuport

Country

France

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

The Museum aircraft was donated to Canada by the Government of France in 1916. It was exhibited with other war trophies across Canada and the United States from 1917 to 1919. Damaged in a railway accident in Baltimore, Maryland in February 1918, the tail was replaced with a non-standard fin. The aircraft was stored by the War Trophies Board and sometimes displayed by RCAF until becoming part of the national collection in 1965.

Canada

The first Canadian aerial victory of First World War was achieved by a Canadian gunner in the similar Nieuport 10, in December 1915.

Function

Unknown

Technical

Designed for observation, the Nieuport 12 served with the Royal Flying Corps, the Royal Naval Air Service and the air forces of France, Italy and Russia. The aircraft operated with the RFC and RNAS in 1916, but was not popular with crews and was withdrawn from front-line operation by the spring of 1917.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

N/A

Missing

From CA of 03/01/1999 by Corey Stephen: Yes - No - No engine or propeller. Up to 40% of airframe is missing. Refer to condition report.

Finish

Unknown

Decoration

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