NIEUPORT 27

Description

The Nieuport 27 was the last model of the well-known French fighter family of WWI, whose lineage began in 1916 with the famous Nieuport 11 Bébé. The aircraft was an improved version of its predecessor, the Nieuport 24, in a design which resolved certain structural problems, in particular with the tail surfaces. However, the Nieuport 27 appeared too late and could not compete with newer fighters such as the SPAD S XIII, and therefore almost all completed aircraft of this type were sent to training units. Apart from France, the Nieuport 27 was used by the British Royal Flying Corps, the USA, Italy, Japan and Soviet Russia. (Scale : 1/72e)