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qualities required by a warplane were largely a matter for conjecture and speculation, in the absence of any actual experience of the use of aircraft in warfare: at this stage all the combatants were still feeling their way and aerial combat, especially the need for reconnaissance aircraft to be able to defend themselves, was not widely anticipated. As a result, the B.E.2 was originally designed without any provision for armament.
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the struts and wires supporting the centre section of the top wing. In practice, the pilot of a B.E.2 almost always operated the camera, and the observer, when he was armed at all, had a rather poor field of fire to the rear, having, at best, to shoot back over his pilot's head. Whenever bombs were to be carried, or maximum endurance was required, the observer would normally have to be left behind.
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of war. Relatively large orders were placed for the new version, with deliveries of production aircraft starting in December 1914. During 1915, this model replaced the early B.E.2s in the squadrons in France. The B.E.2c used the same fuselage as the B.E.2b, but was otherwise really a new type, being fitted with new staggered wings of different planform, while
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The type that replaced the B.E.2a and B.E.2b (as well as the assortment of other types in use at the time) in the reconnaissance squadrons of the RFC in 1915 was the B.E.2c, which had also been designed before the war. The most important difference in the new model was an improvement in stability – a
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This was not an isolated victory; five more German airships were destroyed by Home Defence B.E.2c interceptors between October and December 1916. As a consequence of these losses, the German Army's airship fleet ceased raids over England: German naval airship raiders of 1917 flew at higher altitudes
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shaft packed with an explosive charge and fitted with a sharp four-sided nose and metal plates that acted as fins; this would have been attached to a winch-mounted cable and carried by a single B.E.2. It was intended for the fighter to approach a Zeppelin from above, after which the grapnel would be
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It was still necessary for the observer to be located over the centre of gravity, in front of the pilot, to ensure fore and aft balance when the aircraft was flown "solo". In this awkward position, his view was poor, and the degree to which he could handle a camera (or, later, a gun) was hampered by
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were variants developed to provide the B.E.2 with an effective forward-firing armament. The B.E.12 (a single-seater) went into production and saw squadron service, mainly as a Zeppelin interceptor, however neither variant was ultimately a great success as both designs had been superseded by the time
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The B.E.2d was a dual control version of the "c" variant and was provided with full controls in the front cockpit as well as in the rear. This meant that there was no room for the fuel tank under the observer's seat; instead a centre section gravity tank was fitted. To ensure adequate endurance this
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The early models of the B.E. 2 had already served in the RFC for two years prior to the outbreak of the Great War, and were among the aircraft that arrived with the British Expeditionary Force in France during 1914. Like all service aircraft of this period, they had been designed at a time when the
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which aimed to provide an inherently stable aeroplane. This allowed the crew's full attention to be devoted to reconnaissance duties and was also desirable for safety reasons. The first example, a converted B.E.2b, flew on 30 May 1914 and the type went into squadron service just before the outbreak
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Early production aircraft had unequal span wings, similar to those fitted on the B.E.1, and at first there was no decking between the pilot and observer's seats, although this was added later. Sandbag loading tests revealed that the safety margin of the rear spar was somewhat less than that of the
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The B.E.2 became the subject of controversy. From the B.E.2c variant onward, it had been developed to be inherently stable, which was helpful for artillery observation and aerial photography duties. However this stability was achieved at the expense of manoeuvrability; moreover the observer, in the
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It was first flown by de Havilland on 4 December 1911. but was not flown again until 27 December, following the substitution of a Claudel carburettor for the original Wolseley, which had allowed no throttle control. Other minor modifications were made over the following weeks: the undercarriage
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The designation B.E.2a was assigned to the first production aircraft having first appeared on a drawing showing an aircraft with unequal span wings with slight dihedral dated 20 February 1912. These differed from the B.E.1 and B.E.2 in possessing a revised fuel system, in which the streamlined
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dropped to an acceptable level; official records indicate that during the second quarter of 1916, the B.E.2 actually had the lowest loss rates of all the major types then in use by the service. Encouraged by this, the RFC took delivery of large numbers of the BE.2e, which promised improved
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during August 1912. It was barred from competing officially as O'Gorman was one of the judges, but its performance was clearly superior to the other entrants and on 12 August 1912 it achieved a British altitude record of 10,560 ft (3,220 m) while being flown by de Havilland with
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At the outbreak of war, these early B.E.2s formed part of the equipment of the first three squadrons of the RFC to be sent to France. A B.E.2a of No.2 Squadron was the first aircraft of the Royal Flying Corps to arrive in France after the start of the First World War, on 26 August 1914.
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B.E.2ds supplied to Belgium were not only re-engined with Hispano engines, but at least some of them had the pilot and observer's seating positions reversed, giving the latter a much better field of fire. Some Belgian B.E.2cs were similarly modified, and at least one was fitted with a
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The B.E.1 had a long career as a research aircraft: trialling many of the modifications made to later B.E.2 variants. By the time it was finally struck off charge in 1916 it resembled a contemporary B.E.2b. Among other equipment tested for the first time in this airframe was early
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and an ovoid rudder hinged to the sternpost. There was no fixed vertical fin. The main undercarriage consisted of a pair of skids each carried on an inverted V-strut at their rear and a single raked strut at the front while an axle carrying the wheels was bound to the skids by
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front; to remedy this, a revised wing was designed with a deeper rear spar, and consequently a different aerofoil section. Later production aircraft also had equal-span wings. These modifications were retrofitted to the majority of the remaining earlier production aircraft.
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responsible for ordering the B.E.2, but Mervyn O'Gorman was effectively dismissed as supervisor of the Factory by a "sideways promotion", while many of the most talented individuals amongst the factory's designers and engineers followed de Havilland into private industry.
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of the time, with their relatively long exposures. Unfortunately, in this case the stability was coupled with "heavy" controls and relatively poor manoeuvrability. A suitable engine was not available in sufficient quantities to replace the air-cooled Renault – the
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Renault and in having equal-span wings. Its number was not allocated as a separate type, but numbers allocated to early Royal Aircraft Factory aircraft were the constructor's numbers rather than type designations. Sometimes described as a "rebuild" of either a
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was a rectangular section fabric-covered wire-braced structure, with the pilot seated aft behind the wings, and the observer in front under the centre section. This arrangement allowed the aircraft to be flown "solo" without affecting the aircraft's
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as used by ground troops, or even fitted a Lewis gun. The performance of the early Renault powered models of the B.E. was degraded by any additional weight, and in any case the carriage of this weaponry proved of questionable effectiveness.
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In the absence of any official policy regarding armament, more aggressive crews improvised their own. While some flew entirely unarmed, or perhaps carried service revolvers or automatic pistols, others armed themselves with hand-wielded
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B.E.2c and B.E.2d aircraft still under construction when the new model entered production were completed with B.E.2e wings. To rationalise the supply of spare parts these aircraft were officially designated as the "B.E.2f" and "B.E.2g".
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About 3,500 B.E.2s were built by over 20 different manufacturers. An exact breakdown between the different models has never been produced, if only because so many B.E.2s were completed as later models than originally ordered.
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research and the design and construction of actual aircraft was not officially sanctioned. O'Gorman got around this restriction by using the factory's responsibility for the repair and maintenance of aircraft belonging to the
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It was intended to fit the new, uprated RAF 1b but this engine did not achieve production status, and the B.E.2e used the same engine as its predecessor, considerably reducing the expected improvement in performance.
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The B.E.2b which followed the original production standard benefitted from various improvements. It had a revised cockpit coamings, which gave better protection from the elements, and revised controls to both the
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This agitation prompted the setting up of two enquiries; one into the management of the Royal Aircraft Factory, and another into the high command of the Royal Flying Corps, the latter of which being headed by a
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An incident illustrating both the poor level of piloting skills with which new RFC pilots were sent to France in 1917 and the level of popularity of the B.E.2e on the Western Front at that time is recorded by
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throughout the rest of the conflict. In spite of the type's rather unresponsive controls, it was capable of executing comprehensive (if somewhat stately) aerobatics, and was by no means a bad trainer.
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While the majority of operational B.E.2s served on the Western Front, the type also saw limited use in other overseas theatres. At least one pair of B.E.2s were among the aircraft dispatched with
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and Candas. One crashed in transit, three crashed on landing and one went missing (the pilot was killed). Lee, the pilot of the only aircraft to arrive safely, wrote in a letter to his wife:
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During this time, multiple long-distance flights were conducted using individual B.E.2s, especially by personnel of No. 2. Squadron. On 22 May 1913, Captain Longcroft flew his aircraft from
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designation was formulated in accordance with the system devised by O'Gorman, which classified aircraft by their layout: B.E. stood for "Blériot Experimental", and was used for aircraft of
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A B.E.2a (an early variant with unequal span wings) was built from original plans and completed in February 2014. It is on display at the RAAF Museum, Point Cook, Victoria, Australia.
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tank was large, adding drag that reduced performance, particularly in the climb. Most B.E.2ds were used as trainers, where their dual controls and five-hour endurance were of benefit.
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raiders. The interceptor version of the B.E.2c was flown as a single-seater, outfitted with an auxiliary fuel tank on the centre of gravity in the position of the observer's seat.
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dropped and appropriate manoeuvring employed to strike the surface of the Zeppelin with it: it then would bury itself and explode, causing ignition of the airship's hydrogen gas.
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Fortunately, by this time, the B.E.2e was already being rapidly replaced on the Western Front by later types, but this was from several points of view more than a year too late.
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Nonetheless, the B.E.2s were already in use as light bombers as well as for visual reconnaissance; an attack on Courtrai Railway station on 26 April 1915 earning a posthumous
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By the spring of 1917, however, conditions on the Western Front had changed again; the German fighter squadrons having been re-equipped with better fighters, especially the
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The WW1 Aviation Heritage Trust has been operating a TVAL-built BE2e in England since 2014. It resides currently at Stow Maries Great War Aerodrome in Essex.
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on 3 October 1917: the British pilot and observer were both killed and were buried by "The Bulgurs" with full military honours. Both were reinterred in
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Once the threat from the Fokker monoplanes had been effectively contained by the introduction of a new generation of Allied fighters, such as the
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From 1917 onwards, the B.E.2 was generally withdrawn from both the front line and night fighter use. The surviving examples continued in use for
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A flying B.E.2c replica (registered G-AWYI) was built by pilot and engineer Charles Boddington at Sywell, UK in 1969 for use in the film
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performance, and combined the stability of the B.E.2c with rather "lighter" controls (which held the promise of better manoeuvrability).
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being essentially an uprated version of the French engine – so that the improvement in the B.E.2c's performance was less than startling.
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below the centre section of the wing was moved to behind the engine although the main fuel tank remained under the observer's seat.
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The new tactic proved to be highly effective. On the night of 2–3 September 1916, a single B.E.2c was credited with the downing of
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I felt rather a cad not crashing too because everyone is glad to see death-traps like Quirks written off, especially new ones.
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A similar tactic of firing from below was employed in the Second World War by German night fighters armed with the so-called
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The UK's latest non-flying reproduction was completed around 2008 at Boscombe Down, Wiltshire, and is now displayed with the
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replaced the wing warping used on earlier models. The tailplane was also new, and a triangular fin was fitted to the rudder.
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The B.E.2 was almost identical to the B.E.1, differing principally in being powered by a 60 hp (45 kW) air-cooled
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The first pair of B.E. aircraft were flown within two months of each other and had the same basic design, the work of
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to avoid interception, reducing their effectiveness. Daylight raids by heavier-than-air bombers were also planned.
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224 lb (102 kg) of bombs (with full bomb load it was usually flown as a single-seater as unarmed)
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After the first few aircraft, production machines were powered by a development of the Renault engine, the
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As early as 1914, some B.E.2as went to Australia, where they served as trainer aircraft for the nascent
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described the B.E.2c as "a bloody awful aeroplane". Unable to cope with such a primitive fighter as the
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Operational B.E.2c with RAF 1a engine, "V" undercarriage, streamlined sump cowl, and upper wing cut-out
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The performance of the B.E.2 was inadequate to intercept airships flying at 15,000 feet much less the
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on 26 April 1911). The team responsible for its design came under the direction of British engineer
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genuinely useful characteristic, especially in aerial photographic work, using the primitive plate
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and nicknamed 'Rio de Janeiro Britons Nos. 1 & 2' were two of the first aircraft used by the
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bombers that emerged during 1917, and its career as an effective home defence fighter was over.
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of the Royal Flying Corps. These were possibly the first examples of the type to enter service.
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Surviving restored aircraft and reproductions are on display at several museums, including the
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on 21 March 1916, claiming that RFC pilots in France were being "rather murdered than killed".
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B.E.2a in France in 1915 with Union Jack national insignia used before roundels became standard
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B.E.1., originally captioned 'The Silent Army Aeroplane'. Note radiator between cabane struts.
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for roll control. The wings were of unequal span with the upper wing's span being 36 ft
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During the pre-war period, those B.E.2s that had reached service were primarily flown by
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By late 1915, the B.E.2 was proving to be vulnerable to the recently introduced German
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A simpler and much more practical solution proved to be to attack from below, using a
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B.E.2f serial A1325 has been restored to airworthiness by The Vintage Aviator Ltd in
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During 1916, the B.E.2cs began to be superseded by the B.E.2e. This variant had new
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wheels were moved back 12 in (300 mm), the wings (which originally had no
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The vulnerability of the B.E.2c to fighter attack became plain in late 1915, with
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Among other projected weapons intended to attack airships from above, including
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The first production order was placed with British manufacturing conglomerate
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Other prototypes of the production B.E.2 series were produced, including the
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Reconnaissance, light bomber, night fighter, trainer, coastal patrol aircraft
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A B.E.2e was used to conduct the first flight across Australia, flying from
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An aerial reconnaissance camera of 1916 as operated by the pilot of a B.E.2c
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On 19 February 1917, a B.E.2c was used to conduct the British Army's first
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duties during March 1915. Later classes featured purpose-built gondolas.
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Hispano powered Belgian B.E.2d with synchronised Vickers gun and gun ring
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biplane with parallel-chord unstaggered wings with rounded ends and used
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front seat ahead of the pilot, had a limited field of fire for his gun.
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was virtually identical, except for the engine originally installed.
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fighters, leading to increased losses during the period known as the
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The Fokker Eindecker was the nemesis of the B.E.2 in 1915/early 1916
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Another B.E.2e was one of the first two aircraft (the other was an
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The B.E.2c was a major redesign, and was the result of research by
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engine; however, the B.E.1 used only the powerplant of the Voisin.
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attacking the B.E.2c and the Royal Aircraft Factory in the
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and more powerful engine. The B.E.12a had B.E.2e wings.
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A number of B.E.2 fuselages were employed as makeshift
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An SS class airship using a B.E.2 fuselage as a gondola
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10,000 ft (3,000 m) in 45 minutes 15 seconds
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but was destroyed in an accident on 2 September 2020.
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Airship Heritage Trust, Retrieved: 19 October 2015.
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Henley-on-Thames, UK: Foulis. 3368:No Parachute – a fighter pilot in World War I 3209:"Aircraft of Central Flying School 1909–1918" 2963:"Replica Royal Aircraft Factory BE2c, G-AWYI" 2912:, Volume XII, No. 577, 15 January 1920, p.88. 2811: 2804: 2802: 2800: 2798: 2796: 2687: 2685: 2683: 2646: 2628: 2598: 2403: 2401: 2399: 1007:", which were introduced into service by the 964:to reinforce friendly forces fighting in the 3401: 2850: 2694: 2664: 2662: 2660: 2658: 2616: 2573: 2571: 2483: 2481: 2479: 3287: 3037: 2671: 2538: 2499: 2490: 2467: 2449: 2442: 2440: 2342: 2340: 2317: 254:to be designed at what was then called the 211:in 1912 and the type served throughout the 3538: 3524: 3053: 3051: 3049: 2793: 2680: 2637: 2396: 2389: 2387: 2257:List of aircraft of the Royal Flying Corps 2008:Training schools at Chingford and Cranwell 1151:Norwegian Armed Forces Aircraft Collection 1038:when it flew out the sole casualty of the 3404:"Further Notes on Full-Scale Experiments" 3270: 3245: 3028: 2766: 2749:"R.F.C Inquiry Committee:Interim Report." 2712: 2703: 2655: 2607: 2568: 2529: 2476: 2458: 2428: 1264:: Prototype, officially a rebuild of the 3460: 3383: 3298:Aeroplanes of the Royal Aircraft Factory 3185: 3176: 2520: 2511: 2437: 2419: 2410: 2337: 2187:Normally 1 × .303 in (7.7 mm) 2040: 1297: 1174: 1163: 1048: 986: 736: 683: 595: 570: 550: 530: 477: 461: 308: 3496: 3234:Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps 3046: 2384: 2349: 2308: 2299: 2252:List of aircraft of the Royal Air Force 2037:Specifications (B.E.2c – RAF 1a engine) 960:. At least one B.E.2 was dispatched to 834:, then a young RFC novice, in his book 3960: 3479: 3422: 3392: 3329: 2375: 1089:) owned by the new Australian airline 971:A BE2e was lost in aerial combat over 643: 3519: 3443: 3374: 3346: 3227: 3167: 3158: 3139: 3122: 3105: 3096: 2589: 2580: 2559: 2171:6.3 lb/sq ft (31 kg/m) 2118:4-bladed wooden fixed-pitch propeller 2084:11 ft 1.5 in (3.391 m) 1396:operated a single B.E.2e for training 802:, the rate of B.E.2c losses over the 219:between September and December 1916. 3310: 1227:Montrose Air Station Heritage Centre 1181:Montrose Air Station Heritage Centre 608:wings, similar to those used on the 266:, the factory's superintendent. The 3365: 3300:. London: The Crowood Press, 1999. 3290:The Aeroplane: An historical survey 2078:37 ft 0 in (11.28 m) 1239: 317:This was ostensibly a rebuild of a 13: 3131:. pp. 478–482. Archived from 3114:. pp. 393–397. Archived from 2072:27 ft 3 in (8.31 m) 1147:United States Army Aviation Museum 982: 895:firing a mixture of explosive and 430:The B.E.2 flew extensively at the 14: 4004: 3501:. London: Arms and Armour Press. 3463:British Naval Aircraft Since 1912 2994:. Old Sarum Airfield Museum. 2012 2090:371 sq ft (34.5 m) 1213:Boscombe Down Aviation Collection 1018: 648: 3973:Military aircraft of World War I 3066:Crick, Cowen & Edwards, 2015 2191:for observer, sometimes several. 2016: 1579: 1538: 1516: 1510:operated a single aircraft only. 1493: 1471: 1449: 1427: 1361: 1170:Canada Aviation and Space Museum 855: 719:2nd Lt. William Rhodes-Moorhouse 679: 200:, designed and developed at the 40: 3983:Single-engined tractor aircraft 3978:Royal Aircraft Factory aircraft 3547:Royal Aircraft Factory (R.A.F.) 3448:. No. 53. pp. 24–32. 3423:Slater, Steve (November 2011). 3334:. No. 80. pp. 54–59. 3275:. No. 18. pp. 61–76. 3163:. 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New York: Da Capo Press. 2730:Bruce, 16 April 1954, p.478 2201: 2096:1,370 lb (621 kg) 1508:Royal Netherlands Air Force 1326:: B.E.2d with B.E.2e wings. 1320:: B.E.2c with B.E.2e wings. 1097:Survivors and reproductions 192:is a British single-engine 10: 4009: 3366:Lee, Arthur Gould (1968). 3313:The Royal Aircraft Factory 3099:British Aeroplanes 1914–18 2928:. Retrieved 23 April 2017. 2856:Bruce, 1966, pp.9 & 12 2847:Robinson, 1971, pp.204–209 1531:Norwegian Army Air Service 1201:Von Richthofen & Brown 1135:Militaire Luchtvaartmuseum 1078:, accompanied by Sergeant 18: 3929: 3893: 3877: 3822: 3772: 3756: 3688: 3672: 3651: 3580: 3554: 3410:. London: HMSO: 111–115. 3402:O'Gorman, Mervyn (1919). 3181:. 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B.E.2c drawing 2044: 1416:Central Flying School 1301: 1178: 1167: 1052: 990: 966:Eastern Mediterranean 897:incendiary ammunition 740: 687: 640:they were completed. 599: 588:on the rear cockpit. 574: 554: 534: 481: 465: 319:Voisin pusher biplane 312: 295:Geoffrey de Havilland 272:tractor configuration 256:Royal Balloon Factory 103:Geoffrey de Havilland 21:Be-1 (disambiguation) 3673:Coastal Experimental 3581:Blériot Experimental 3397:. London: Blandford. 3228:Dolev, Eran (1986). 3215:. adf-serials.com.au 3194:. adf-serials.com.au 3172:. London: MacDonald. 3161:The B.E.2, 2a and 2b 3118:on 27 November 2014. 2700:Bruce, 1966, pp.9–10 2643:Penrose, 1969, p.100 2625:Cheesman, 1962, p.50 2508:Hare, 2012, pp.40–42 2496:Hare, 2012, pp.35–37 2334:Cheesman, 1962, p.46 2286:cannon installation. 1975:No. 1 Wing (Dunkirk) 1420:Point Cook, Victoria 954:Point Cook, Victoria 937:. They were used to 25:BE2 (disambiguation) 3823:Santos Experimental 3689:Farman Experimental 3370:. 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Manufacturer
Royal Aircraft Factory
Vickers
Bristol Aeroplane Company
Ruston
Geoffrey de Havilland
E.T. Busk
Royal Flying Corps
Royal Air Force
Aviation Militaire Belge
Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.9
Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.12
tractor
biplane
Royal Aircraft Factory
Royal Flying Corps
First World War
airships
Fokker Eindecker
Fokker Scourge
fixed-wing aircraft
Royal Balloon Factory
Mervyn O'Gorman
tractor configuration
Blériot company
aeronautical
Royal Flying Corps

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