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| Fairly sturdy and easy to fly, the Avro 504 was used by the Royal Naval Air Service to conduct bombing raids into German territory at the beginning of the war. The first plane to strafe troops on the ground, it was also the first British plane to be shot down by enemy ground fire. Better aircraft soon replaced the Avro 504 in combat, but it remained the standard British trainer for the duration of the war. |
| | Country: | Great Britain | Manufacturer: | Avro | Type: | Trainer | First Introduced: | July 1913 | Number Built: | 8340 | Engine(s): | Gnome Monosoupape, rotary, 100 hp Le Rhône, rotary x 1, 110 hp Clerget 9B, 130 hp | Wing Span: | 36 ft | Length: | 29 ft 6 in | Height: | 10 ft 5 in | Empty Weight: | 1,231 lb | Gross Weight: | 1829 lb | Max Speed: | 82 mph (Gnome) 95 mph (Le Rhône) 94 mph (Clerget 9B) | Ceiling: | 16,000 (Le Rhône) 13,000 ft (Gnome) | Endurance: | 3 hours | Crew: | 2 | Armament: | 1 Lewis .303 machine gun |
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