R.E.8 (Total: 2,881, Canadian: 28, Group 0)
Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.8
Royal Aircraft Factory (Reconnaissance Experimental) R.E.8 (Serial No. C2281), "Punjab 22 Simla Hills", built by Daimler Company Ltd. Coventry, ca 1918
The Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.8 was a British two-seat biplane reconnaissance and bomber aircraft of the First World War designed and produced at the Royal Aircraft Factory. It was also built under contract by Austin Motors, Daimler, Standard Motors, Siddeley-Deasy and the Coventry Ordnance Works.
Intended as a replacement for the vulnerable B.E.2, the R.E.8 was widely regarded as more difficult to fly and gained a reputation in the Royal Flying Corps for being "unsafe" that was never entirely dispelled. Although eventually it gave reasonably satisfactory service, it was never an outstanding combat aircraft. Nonetheless, it remained the standard British reconnaissance and artillery observation aircraft from mid-1917 to the end of the war, serving alongside the rather more popular Armstrong Whitworth F.K.8.
More than 4,000 R.E.8s were eventually produced; these aircraft saw service in a range of different theatres, including Italy, Russia, Palestine and Mesopotamia, as well as the Western Front. The R.E.8 was rapidly withdrawn from service after the end of the conflict, by which time it was regarded as totally obsolete. Wikipedia
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Harold A Skaarup Web PageR.E.8 serial A3203
s/n A3203
Austin Motor Co. Ltd.
A 3203
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R.E.8 serial A3210
s/n A3210
Austin Motor Co. Ltd.
A 3210
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R.E.8 serial A3265
s/n A3265
Austin Motor Co. Ltd.
A 3265
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R.E.8 serial A3604
s/n A3604
The Daimler Company Ltd.
A 3604
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R.E.8 serial A3636
s/n A3636
The Daimler Company Ltd.
A 3636
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R.E.8 serial A3655
s/n A3655
The Daimler Company Ltd.
A 3655
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R.E.8 serial A3742
s/n A3742
Siddelley-Deasy Motror
A 3742
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R.E.8 serial A3769
s/n A3769
Siddelley-Deasy Motror
A 3769
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R.E.8 serial A3854
s/n A3854
Napier
A 3854
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R.E.8 serial A4172
s/n A4172
The Daimler Company Ltd.
A 4172
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R.E.8 serial A4190
s/n A4190
The Daimler Company Ltd.
A 4190
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R.E.8 serial A4191
s/n A4191
The Daimler Company Ltd.
A 4191
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R.E.8 serial A4621
s/n A4621
Standard Motors
A 4621
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R.E.8 serial B832
s/n B832
RAF
B 832
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R.E.8 serial B7888
s/n B7888
RAF
B 7888
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R.E.8 serial C2274
s/n C2274
The Daimler Company Ltd.
C 2274
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R.E.8 serial C2307
s/n C2307
The Daimler Company Ltd.
C 2307
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R.E.8 serial C2308
s/n C2308
The Daimler Company Ltd.
C 2308
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R.E.8 serial C2325
s/n C2325
The Daimler Company Ltd.
C 2325
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R.E.8 serial C2393
s/n C2393
The Daimler Company Ltd.
C 2393
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R.E.8 serial C2406
s/n C2406
The Daimler Company Ltd.
C 2406
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R.E.8 serial C2474
s/n C2474
The Daimler Company Ltd.
C 2474
Known Units: ;7
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R.E.8 serial C2596
s/n C2596
The Daimler Company Ltd.
C 2596
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R.E.8 serial C2643
s/n C2643
The Daimler Company Ltd.
C 2643
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R.E.8 serial C2789
s/n C2789
The Daimler Company Ltd.
C 2789
Known Units: ;5
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R.E.8 serial C5069
s/n C5069
Coventry Ordinance Works
C 5069
Known Units: ;5
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R.E.8 serial C5090
s/n C5090
Coventry Ordinance Works
C 5090
Known Units: ;13
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R.E.8 serial D4833
s/n D4833
RAF
D 4833
Known Units: ;4
last update: 2025-December-05