The Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.8 is a British two-seat biplane reconnaissance and bomber aircraft of the First World War that was 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.

After rectification of the tendency of early production aircraft to spin as the RFC/RAF’s most widely used type of Corps reconnaissance aircraft from 1917 it served with some 21 Squadrons and as well as the Western Front. R.E.8s operated in Italy and Palestine and finally in Egypt until November 1920.

The RE8 (Research Experimental 8) was by 1918 the standard two-seater reconnaissance aircraft of the Royal Flying Corps and, at its inception, the Royal Air Force. It was a biplane designed by the Royal Aircraft Factory as a successor to the BE2 series, and was meant to be an improved and more powerful aircraft.

Single-engine (Royal Aircraft Factory 4a air-cooled V12) biplane, WW1 British reconnaissance and artillery-spotting aircraft, crew of 2. This aircraft was delivered to the Royal Air Force on 25 …

The R.E.8 was equipped with V-shaped 12-cylinder air- cooled engine the RAF4a. The aircraft was designed to carry a radio and photographic equipment for recon and artillery spotting duty. It could also carry a small bombload on underwing racks. A very versatile aircraft for its time.

One of the most readily recognisable two-seaters of ‘The Great War’, the Royal Aircraft Factory RE8, forever associated with music hall comedian Harry Tate, was extensively, and successfully, employed for artillery observation, photo reconnaissance and light bombing.

Single-engine two-seat observation aircraft. In order to replace the Belgian Air Service’s BE.2c observation aircraft, plagued by many design flaws the Belgian Government acquired 22 Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.8 (R.E. stood for “Reconnaissance Experimental) in late 1916.

2016年7月17日 · R.E.8 - Base Series Designation; initial production models; fitted with RAF 4a engine of 140 horsepower.

The RE8 was designed to perform reconnaissance and artillery spotting roles. It was a satisfactory aeroplane, over 4 000 were produced and served on various fronts until the end of World War I.

The Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.8 was a British two-seat biplane aircraft designed and built during World War I. It was intended as a reconnaissance and artillery observation aircraft, and it was …