Armstrong Whitworth Atlas

Atlas
General information
TypeArmy cooperation aircraft
ManufacturerArmstrong Whitworth
Primary usersRoyal Air Force
Number built478
History
Manufactured1927 - 1933
Introduction date1927
First flight10 May 1925
Retired1935(RAF), 1942(RCAF)

The Armstrong Whitworth Atlas was a British single-engine biplane designed and built by Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft. It served as an army co-operation aircraft for the Royal Air Force (RAF) in the 1920s and 1930s. It was the first purpose-designed aircraft of the army co-operation type to serve with the RAF.