At least two F.E.2bs were fitted with 150 hp (110 kW) RAF 5 engines (a pusher version of the RAF 4 engine) in 1916 but no production followed. [17] The F.E.2h was an F.E.2 powered by a 230 hp (170 kW) Siddeley Puma .

First introduced as a two-seat fighter on the Western Front in late 1915 the Beardmore-engined Royal Aircraft Factory F.E. 2b and its successor the similar Rolls-Royce engined F.E. 2d were later used extensively in the night bomber role in Europe which is the variant represented by the RAF Museum’s aircraft at Hendon.

The FE2b was originally introduced as a two-seat fighter on the Western Front in the First World War in late 1915, escorting unarmed reconnaissance aircraft in patrols over enemy lines. German fighter aircraft could outperform FE2s by late 1916. Later FE2s were adapted for night bombing.

The Vintage Aviator Ltd., FE2b is finished in the colors of an early production aircraft bearing the serial 6341 of No. 25 Squadron RFC, flown by Capt. Douglas Grinnell- Milne and observer Corporal D MacMaster.

Whether conducting artillery spotting, bombing, reconnaissance and, even when pressed, fighter operations, FE2b crews were among their RFC’s most redoubtable. The ‘Fee’, together with the DH2, did much to counter the threat of Fokker’s Eindeckers and even against more modern German fighters would prove itself to be a formidable adversary.

2019年5月19日 · One 119 kw (160 hp) Beardmore six-cylinder in-line liquid-cooled engine. One 7.7 mm (0.303 in) Lewis machine gun in front cockpit. Built by the Royal Aircraft Factory at Farnborough, the FE.2 (Fighter Experimental 2) first appeared in 1911, entering production in August 1913 as a fighting scout aircraft.

2015年8月5日 · Weighing in at 200 pages, this history of Geoffrey de Havilland’s brainchild details the development of the aircraft (Fe2a – Fe2h), its use in training and Home Defense units, day and night operations on the Western Front, the Fee’s service as an experimental (armaments and bombing) platform, during marine operations, and overseas (in Australia).

supply 60 complete 160hp Beardmore-powered FE2b aircraft serialled D3776 - D3835, delivered between weeks ending 1 May 1918 and 12 October 1918. These were a follow

In the second half of the war, the F.E.2b was widely used as a night bomber; for this purpose, the aircraft were painted black and equipped with night take-off and landing equipment. The performance of the F.E.2b with the 120 hp Beardmore engine was not outstanding and from time to time attempts were made to improve its flight characteristics.

The history of Henry Folland‘s initial design, the FE2a through FE2b/c/d to h; details training, day operations, night bombing, home defence, experimental developments, marine operations; Presentation and aircrew indexes and a full serials listing.