Nieuport 17bis and 23bis | |
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Role | Fighter |
National origin | France |
Manufacturer | Nieuport |
Designer | Gustave Delage |
Built by | Nieuport & General Aircraft |
Introduction | 1 February 1917 [1] |
Status | Retired |
Primary users | Royal Naval Air Service Royal Flying Corps Aéronautique Militaire |
Number built | 84+ 17bis and 17 23bis |
Developed from | Nieuport 17 |
Variants | Nieuport 24 |
The Nieuport 17bis C.1 (or Nieuport XVIIbis C.1 in contemporary sources) was a World War I French single-seat sesquiplane fighter that was produced under licence in the United Kingdom in small numbers for the Royal Naval Air Service.