| Avro 504 | |
|---|---|
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| General information | |
| Type | Trainer, fighter, bomber |
| Manufacturer | Avro |
| Primary users | Royal Flying Corps |
| Number built | 11,303 including Japanese, Soviet and other foreign production[1] |
| History | |
| Manufactured | 1913–1932 |
| Introduction date | 1913 |
| First flight | 18 September 1913[2] |
| Retired | 1934 |
The Avro 504 was 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]
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- ^ a b Holmes, 2005. p 23.
- ^ "Avro 504 (Foreign Derivatives)". britishaviation-ptp.com. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ^ "Avro 504J & Avro 504K". BAE Systems | International. Retrieved 17 November 2022.