This page is drawn up from various sources and collated. It may or may not be a complete list but is intended to show the variety of aircraft and airships in use during World War 1. If the image column contains a 'Yes' then hover over this to see the image.

Aircraft	Image	Usage	Year Introduced	Country of Origin	Comment	Service
AirCo DH.1 and DH.1A	Yes AirCo DH.1 and DH.1A			Britain	Operational	R.F.C.
AirCo DH.10 (Amiens)	No	Twin-Engine Medium Biplane Bomber Aircraft	1918	Britain
AirCo DH.2	No	Biplane Scout Aircraft	1915	Britain	Operational	R.F.C.
AirCo DH.3	No			Britain	Prototype	R.F.C.
AirCo DH.4	No	Light Day Bomber Biplane Aircraft	1917	Britain	Operational	R.F.C.
AirCo DH.5	No	Scout / Light Bomber Biplane Aircraft	1917	Britain	Operational	R.F.C.
AirCo DH.6	No			Britain	Operational	R.F.C.
AirCo DH.9	Yes AirCo DH.9	Light Bomber Biplane Aircraft	1917	Britain	Operational	R.F.C.
Alcock A.1 Scout (Sopwith Mouse)	No	Single-Seat Biplane Fighter Prototype	1917	Britain
Armstrong Whitworth F.K.10	Yes Armstrong Whitworth F.K.10	Two-Seat Quadruplane Fighter Aircraft	1917	Britain	Prototype	R.F.C.
Armstrong Whitworth F.K.2	Yes Armstrong Whitworth F.K.2			Britain	Prototype	R.F.C.
Armstrong Whitworth F.K.3	No			Britain	Operational	R.F.C.
Armstrong Whitworth F.K.8	No	Multirole Biplane Aircraft	1917	Britain	Operational	R.F.C.
Armstrong Whitworth F.K.9	No	Quadruplane Reconnaissance Fighter Prototype	1916	Britain
ASL Valkyrie	No				Prototype	R.F.C.
Austin A.F.T.3 (Osprey)	No	Triplane Fighter Aircraft Prototype	1918	Britain
Avro 504	No	Biplane Reconnaissance / Biplane Trainer Aircraft	1913	Britain	Operational	R.F.C.
Avro 508	No				Prototype	R.F.C.
Avro 519	No				Prototype	R.F.C.
Avro 521	No				Prototype	R.F.C.
Avro 523 Pike	No	Short-Range Biplane Bomber Aircraft	1916	Britain
Avro 529	No	Long Range Heavy Biplane Bomber Aircraft	1917	Britain
Avro 531 Spider	No	Single-Seat Biplane Fighter Prototype	1918	Britain
Avro Type E/Es/500	No				Operational	R.F.C.
Baby	No				Airship	R.F.C.
Beardmore WB III / SB 3	Yes Beardmore WB III / SB 3	Carried-based Fighter	1917	Britain
Beatty-Wright Biplanes	No				Prototype	R.F.C.
Beta and Beta II	No				Airship	R.F.C.
Blackburn R.T.1 Kangaroo	No	Reconnaissance / Torpedo Bomber / Passenger Transport Aircraft	1918	Britain
Blériot Parasol Monoplane	No			France	Operational	R.F.C.
Blériot XI	No	Trainer / Reconnaissance Monoplane Aircraft	1909	France	Operational	R.F.C.
Blériot XII	No			France	Operational	R.F.C.
Blériot XXI	No			France	Operational	R.F.C.
Boulton Paul P.3 Bobolink	No	Prototype Biplane Fighter	1918	Britain
Breguet Br.5	No	Bomber / Escort Fighter / Night-Fighter Biplane	1915	France
Breguet Type III	No			France	Operational	R.F.C.
Bristol Boxkite	No			Britain	Operational	R.F.C.
Bristol F.2/F.2B Fighter	No	Fighter / Armed Reconnaissance / Light Bomber Aircraft	1917	Britain	Operational	R.F.C.
Bristol G.B.75	No			Britain	Prototype	R.F.C.
Bristol M.1	Yes Bristol M.1	Single-Seat Monoplane Fighter Aircraft	1917	Britain	Operational	R.F.C.
Bristol Prier monoplane	No			Britain	Operational	R.F.C.
Bristol Scout	No	Biplane Fighter / Fast Reconnaissance Scout	1914	Britain	Operational	R.F.C.
Bristol T.B.8	No			Britain	Operational	R.F.C.
Bristol T.T.A.	No			Britain	Prototype	R.F.C.
Bristol-Coanda Monoplane	No			Britain	Operational	R.F.C.
British Army Dirigible No 1	No			Britain	Airship	R.F.C.
C.23 (Coastal Class)	No	Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Airship	1917	Britain
Caproni Ca.1	Yes Caproni Ca.1			Italy	Prototype	R.F.C.
Caproni Ca.3	No	Heavy Biplane Bomber Aircraft	1917	Italy
Caproni Ca.4	No	Triple-Engine Heavy Bomber Triplane Aircraft	1918	Italy
Caudron G.3	No	Reconnaissance / Trainer Aircraft	1914	France	Operational	R.F.C.
Caudron G.4	Yes Caudron G.4	Heavy Bomber Biplane Aircraft	1915	France	Prototype	R.F.C.
Caudron R.11	No			France	Prototype	R.F.C.
Clement Bayard II Zeta	No				Airship	R.F.C.
Cody V biplane	No				Operational	R.F.C.
Curtiss C-1	No			Canada	Prototype	R.F.C.
Curtiss H-16	No	Seaplane / Flying Boat	1917	U.S.A.
Curtiss JN-3	No			U.S.A.	Operational	R.F.C.
Curtiss JN-4 (Jenny)	No	Biplane Trainer Aircraft	1915	U.S.A.	Operational	R.F.C.
Curtiss Wanamaker (Model T/Model 3)	No	Four-Engine Triplane Flying Boat Aircraft	1916	U.S.A.
Delta	No				Airship	R.F.C.
Deperdussin TT	No				Operational	R.F.C.
Dunne D.8	No				Prototype	R.F.C.
Epsilon I and Epsilon II	No				Airship	R.F.C.
Eta	No				Airship	R.F.C.
Fairey Campania	No	Carrierborne Reconnaissance and Patrol Aircraft	1917	Britain
Fairey III	No	Reconnaissance / Light Bomber Aircraft	1918	Britain
Farman F.40	No			France	Operational	R.F.C.
Farman HF.20	No			France	Operational	R.F.C.
Farman III	No			France	Operational	R.F.C.
Farman MF.11 Shorthorn	No	Reconnaissance / Bomber Aircraft	1914	France	Operational	R.F.C.
Farman MF.7 Longhorn	No			France	Operational	R.F.C.
Farman Type Militaire, 1910	No			France	Operational	R.F.C.
FBA Type A	No				Operational	R.F.C.
Felixstowe F.2	Yes Felixstowe F.2	Flying Boat Aircraft	1917	Britain
Felixstowe F.5	Yes Felixstowe F.5	Reconnaissance Flying Boat	1918	Britain
Flanders F.4	No				Operational	R.F.C.
Gamma and Gamma II	No				Airship	R.F.C.
Grahame-White Pusher Biplane	No				Prototype	R.F.C.
Grahame-White School Biplane	No				Prototype	R.F.C.
Grahame-White Type XV	No				Operational	R.F.C.
Grahame-White VII	No				Prototype	R.F.C.
Grahame-White VIII	No				Prototype	R.F.C.
Handley Page H.P. O/400	No	Heavy Bomber Aircraft	1918	Britain
Howard Wright biplane	No				Operational	R.F.C.
Martin-Handasyde Monoplane	No				Operational	R.F.C.
Martinsyde F.4 Buzzard	No	Biplane Fighter Aircraft	1918	Britain
Martinsyde G.100	No			Britain	Operational	R.F.C.
Martinsyde G-series (Elephant)	No	Biplane Light Bomber	1916	Britain
Martinsyde S.1	No			Britain	Operational	R.F.C.
Morane-Saulnier Type AC	No			France	Operational	R.F.C.
Morane-Saulnier Type BB	No			France	Operational	R.F.C.
Morane-Saulnier Type G	No			France	Operational	R.F.C.
Morane-Saulnier Type H	No			France	Operational	R.F.C.
Morane-Saulnier Type I	No			France	Operational	R.F.C.
Morane-Saulnier Type L	No			France	Operational	R.F.C.
Morane-Saulnier Type LA	No			France	Operational	R.F.C.
Morane-Saulnier Type N	No	Single-Seat, Single-Engine Monoplane Fighter Aircraft	1915	France	Operational	R.F.C.
Morane-Saulnier Type P	No			France	Operational	R.F.C.
Morane-Saulnier Type V	No			France	Operational	R.F.C.
N.S.7 (North Sea-class)	No	Non-Rigid Airship	1917	Britain
Nieuport 11 (Bebe)	No	Fighting Scout Biplane Aircraft	1915	France
Nieuport 12	No	Reconnaissance / Fighter / Trainer Aircraft	1915	France	Operational	R.F.C.
Nieuport 16	No	Biplane Fighter Aircraft	1916	France	Operational	R.F.C.
Nieuport 17	No	Fighting Biplane Scout Aircraft	1916	France	Operational	R.F.C.
Nieuport 20	No			France	Operational	R.F.C.
Nieuport 21	No			France	Operational	R.F.C.
Nieuport 23	No			France	Operational	R.F.C.
Nieuport 24	No			France	Operational	R.F.C.
Nieuport 27	No	Biplane Fighter Aircraft	1917	France	Operational	R.F.C.
Nieuport IV	No			France	Operational	R.F.C.
Paulhan biplane	No				Prototype	R.F.C.
Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2	Yes Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2	Reconnaissance / Artillery Spotting / Trainer Biplane Aircraft	1912	Britain	Operational	R.F.C.
Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.3	No				Operational	R.F.C.
Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.8	No				Operational	R.F.C.
Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.9	No				Prototype	R.F.C.
Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.12	No				Operational	R.F.C.
Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.2	Yes Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.2	Reconnaissance / Fighter / Night Bomber Aircraft	1915	Britain	Operational	R.F.C.
Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.4	No				Prototype	R.F.C.
Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.8	No	Biplane Fighter Aircraft	1916	Britain	Operational	R.F.C.
Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.9	No				Prototype	R.F.C.
Royal Aircraft Factory N.E.1	No				Prototype	R.F.C.
Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.1	No				Operational	R.F.C.
Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.5	No				Operational	R.F.C.
Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.7	No				Operational	R.F.C.
Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.8	Yes Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.8	Reconnaissance Aircraft / Light Bomber	1916	Britain	Operational	R.F.C.
Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.2	No				Operational	R.F.C.
Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.4a	Yes Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.4a				Operational	R.F.C.
Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5	No	Single-Seat, Single-Engine Biplane Fighter Aircraft	1917	Britain	Operational	R.F.C.
Sage Type 2	No				Prototype	R.F.C.
Short Bomber	No			Britain	Operational	R.F.C.
Short Tractor Biplane	No			Britain	Operational	R.F.C.
Short Type 184	No	Reconnaissance / Torpedo Bomber Floatplane	1915	Britain	Operational	R.F.C.
Sopwith 1-1/2 Strutter (One-and-One-Half Strutter)	No	Fighter / Reconnaissance / Light Bomber	1916	Britain	Operational	R.F.C.
Sopwith 3-Seater	No			Britain	Operational	R.F.C.
Sopwith 80 hp Biplane	No			Britain	Operational	R.F.C.
Sopwith Baby	No	Scout / Bomber Floatplane Aircraft	1915	Britain
Sopwith Camel	Yes Sopwith Camel	Single-Seat Biplane Fighter Aircraft	1917	Britain	Operational	R.F.C.
Sopwith Dolphin	No	Biplane Fighter Aircraft	1917	Britain	Operational	R.F.C.
Sopwith Dragon	No	Biplane Fighter	1918	Britain
Sopwith Gunbus	No	Two-Seat Pusher Biplane Fighter / Light Bomber Aircraft	1915	Britain
Sopwith Hippo	No			Britain	Prototype	R.F.C.
Sopwith Pup	Yes Sopwith Pup	Biplane Fighter Aircraft	1916	Britain	Operational	R.F.C.
Sopwith Rhino	No	Triplane Bomber Prototype Aircraft	1918	Britain
Sopwith Snipe	No	Single-Seat Biplane Fighter Aircraft	1918	Britain	Operational	R.F.C.
Sopwith Sparrow	No			Britain	Prototype	R.F.C.
Sopwith Tabloid	No	Racing Biplane-Seaplane / Military Scout / Light Bomber Aircraft	1914	Britain	Operational	R.F.C.
Sopwith Triplane	No	Triplane Fighter / Trainer Aircraft	1916	Britain
SPAD S.VII	Yes SPAD S.VII	Single-Seat. Single-Engine Biplane Fighter Aircraft	1916	France	Operational	R.F.C.
SPAD S.XII	No	Biplane Fighter Aircraft	1917	France	Prototype	R.F.C.
SPAD S.XIII	Yes SPAD S.XIII	Single-Seat, Single-Engine Biplane Fighter Aircraft	1917	France	Operational	R.F.C.
SSZ.65	No	SSZ-class Maritime Blimp Airship	1918	Britain
Supermarine (Pemberton-Billing) P.B.31E	No	Quadruplane Airship Interceptor Prototype Aircraft	1917	Britain
Vickers Boxkite	No			Britain	Operational	R.F.C.
Vickers E.F.B.7	No			Britain	Prototype	R.F.C.
Vickers E.S.1	No			Britain	Prototype	R.F.C.
Vickers F.B.12	No			Britain	Operational	R.F.C.
Vickers F.B.14	Yes Vickers F.B.14			Britain	Operational	R.F.C.
Vickers FB 'Gun Carrier'	No			Britain	Operational	R.F.C.
Vickers FB.19 Mk II	No			Britain	Operational	R.F.C.
Vickers FB.5 (Gunbus)	Yes Vickers F.B.5	Scout Biplane Aircraft	1915	Britain	Operational	R.F.C.
Vickers Vampire	No			Britain	Prototype	R.F.C.
Vickers Vimy	No	Heavy Biplane Bomber Aircraft	1919	Britain
Voisin III	No				Operational	R.F.C.
Wight Converted Seaplane	No				Operational	R.F.C.
Wright Biplanes	No				Prototype	R.F.C.

Last updated: 11 August, 2024