Avro 504

Avro 504
General information
TypeTrainer, fighter, bomber
ManufacturerAvro
Primary usersRoyal Flying Corps
Number built11,303 including Japanese, Soviet and other foreign production[1]
History
Manufactured1913–1932
Introduction date1913
First flight18 September 1913[2]
Retired1934

The Avro 504 is a single-engine biplane bomber made by the Avro aircraft company and under licence by others. Production during World War I totalled 8,970 and continued for almost 20 years,[2] making it the most-produced aircraft of any kind that served in any military capacity during the First World War. More than 10,000 were built from 1913 until production ended in 1932.[3][4]

  1. ^ "Avro 504". britishaviation-ptp.com. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  2. ^ a b Holmes, 2005. p 23.
  3. ^ "Avro 504 (Foreign Derivatives)". britishaviation-ptp.com. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Avro 504J & Avro 504K". BAE Systems | International. Retrieved 17 November 2022.