Nieuport 12

Nieuport 12 and 12bis
Nieuport 12 A.2 prototype
General information
TypeReconnaissance(Artillery)/Fighter/Trainer
ManufacturerNieuport
Designer
Statusretired
Primary usersFrance
Number built300+[1]
History
Manufactured1915–1918
Introduction date1915
First flight1915
Developed fromNieuport 10

The Nieuport 12 (or Nieuport XII in contemporary sources) was a French sesquiplane reconnaissance, fighter aircraft and trainer used by France, Russia, Great Britain and the United States during World War I. Later production examples were built as trainers and served widely until the late 1920s.

  1. ^ Hartmann, Gérard. "Les Nieuport de la guerre" (PDF). Dossiers historiques et techniques aéronautique française (in French). Retrieved 20 August 2015.