B.E.12 (Total: 303, Canadian: 3, Group 0)
Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.12
Photo of prototype B.E.12 in RFC service markings taken in 1915/16.
Unknown, probably either a service member of the RFC or an employee of the Royal Aircraft Factory. - Published in : Cheesman, E.F. Fighter Aircraft of the 1914-1918 War, Harleyford, 1960 - and several times before and since that date.
Unknown, probably either a service member of the RFC or an employee of the Royal Aircraft Factory. - Published in : Cheesman, E.F. Fighter Aircraft of the 1914-1918 War, Harleyford, 1960 - and several times before and since that date.
The Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.12 was a British single-seat aeroplane of The First World War designed at the Royal Aircraft Factory. It was essentially a single-seat version of the B.E.2.
Intended for use as a long-range reconnaissance and bombing aircraft, the B.E.12 was pressed into service as a fighter, in which role it proved disastrously inadequate, mainly due to its very poor manoeuvrability. Wikipedia
Wikipedia Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.12
Harold Skaarup Web PagesB.E.12 serial 6661
s/n 6661
Royal Aircraft Factory
6661
Known Units: 65
last update: 2025-November-20
B.E.12 serial A572
s/n A572
Coventry Ordinance Works
A 572
Known Units:
last update: 2025-November-20
B.E.12 serial B727
s/n B727
RAE
B 727
Known Units: 75
last update: 2025-November-20