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Sopwith Camel

The Sopwith Camel was the most successful allied fighter plane of WWI. It shot down more enemy aircraft than any other fighter of any of the warring nations. However, because of its tricky handling characteristics, more men lost their lives while learning to fly it than died while using it in combat. The Camel was produced in Great Britain and went into action in June 1917 with the 70 Squadron ,Royal Flying Corps and 4 Squadron, Royal Naval Air Service. In the hands of an experienced pilot, it was highly maneuverable and at its best combat altitude of 12,000 feet, it can be very difficult to defeat in a dogfight.

Spad XIII

The Societe Pour Anonyme Depurdussin (SPAD) line of scouts became renowned in WWI. The S.VII was fast, especially on the level, but also in a climb or a dive. It was also a very stable gunnery platform. The SPAD VII first flew in 1916, over 3,500 were built. The SPAD XIII was an improved VII, being larger, refined and far more powerful. The S.XIII was a good gun platform, fast, sturdy and powerful. But it was not easy to fly and the engine was not entirely satisfactory. About 7300 were built from 1917. They were clean, sturdy biplane fighters that eventually equipped most French, Italian, American and Belgian fighter units, as well as being sold to many other countries after WWI. The SPAD line of fighters were the most important French fighters of WWI.

Nieuport 28

The Nieuport 28 (N.28C-1) was the first fighter airplane flown in combat by pilots of the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) in WWI. Although the Nieuport 28 is considered obsolete , American pilots maintain a favorable ratio of victories to losses with it. The Nieuport is more maneuverable than the sturdier SPADD XIII that it replaced , but it had a reputation for fragility and a tendency to shed its upper wing fabric in a dive. Even so, many American aces of WW I - including 26-victory ace Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker - flew the French-built Nieuport at one time or another in their careers.