Nieuport 21

Nieuport 21
General information
TypeFighter
ManufacturerNieuport
Primary usersAéronautique Militaire
History
Introduction date1916
Retired1920s
Developed fromNieuport 17

The Nieuport 21 (or Nieuport XXI C.1 in contemporary sources) was a French single-seat, single-engine fighter aircraft used during World War I. The aircraft was used by the French, Russian, British and American air forces. After the war, the Nieuport 21 was a popular civil aircraft.