| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | "N556" |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Nieuport 11 Bebe |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Nieuport 11 Bebe |
| Aircraft Version: | Nieuport 11 |
| C/n (msn): | 976 |
| Operator Titles: | France - Air Force |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Paris - Le BourgetMap |
| Country: | France |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: LFPB IATA: LBG Local: - Other: - |
| Collection: | Musée de l'Air et de l'Espace |
| Photo Date: | 4 March 2022 |
| Photo by: | Alastair T. Gardiner |
| Photo ID: | 452736 |
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Although painted as N556, this is actually N976. In the spring of 1914, Gustave Delage designed a small (baptized "Bébé" Nieuport because of its size) single-seat biplane to take part in the Gordon-Bennett Cup. From this humble beginning, a combat aircraft emerged in Autumn 1915 with great agility and manoeuvrability, due in large part because the lower wing is slightly smaller than the upper wing. This example is on display in the colours of Commander Charles de Tricornot de Rose, an air combat pioneer who grouped these new fighters into dedicated units, so they could operate together more effectively. This photo is copyright © Alastair T. Gardiner, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 11 April 2022, and has since been viewed 429 times. |