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The Nieuport 27 was the last of its type to be flown by the French, Italian, and British airmen in World War I. Although the trend in fighter design was turning to the faster, stronger, and more heavily-armed aircraft such as the contemporary SPAD VII and XIII, the small and agile Type 27 was an important aircraft flown by many famous French flyers during the last year of the war.
The United States acquired 287 Type 27 scouts to be used as single-seat trainers before the pilots went on to fly the more complex, heavier SPADs in combat. Nieuport 27 armament initially consisted of a single "French Army surplus" Vickers .303 machine gun mounted in front of the cockpit and synchronized to fire through the propeller.
The Museum's Nieuport Type 27 is a reproduction built by Carl Swanson and Jerry Thornhill in 1980. Created to fly, the builders decided to construct the plane's structure from steel tube rather than wood and installed a Gnome 165-horsepower rotary engine. On the outside, the machine is visually an almost exact replica in every respect to the famous Nieuport scout. The Museum's example carries the markings of Captain G. B. Moore of Vancouver, B.C., who flew with the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS) Number One Squadron.
The Nieuport 27 was the last of its type to be flown by the French, Italian, and British airmen in World War I. Although the trend in fighter design was turning to the faster, stronger, and more heavily-armed aircraft such as the contemporary SPAD VII and XIII, the small and agile Type 27 was an important aircraft flown by many famous French flyers during the last year of the war.
The United States acquired 287 Type 27 scouts to be used as single-seat trainers before the pilots went on to fly the more complex, heavier SPADs in combat. Nieuport 27 armament initially consisted of a single "French Army surplus" Vickers .303 machine gun mounted in front of the cockpit and synchronized to fire through the propeller.
The Museum's Nieuport Type 27 is a reproduction built by Carl Swanson and Jerry Thornhill in 1980. Created to fly, the builders decided to construct the plane's structure from steel tube rather than wood and installed a Gnome 165-horsepower rotary engine. On the outside, the machine is visually an almost exact replica in every respect to the famous Nieuport scout. The Museum's example carries the markings of Captain G. B. Moore of Vancouver, B.C., who flew with the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS) Number One Squadron.
