The aircraft was used by the French, Russian, British and American air forces.
While it had a similar airframe to the Nieuport 17, it was equipped with a less powerful Le Rhône 9C engine as it was originally intended as a long range escort fighter.
A small number were used by a number of air arms in the early post war period, including the Finnish Air Force (the Whites) which had captured a Russian aircraft in Tampere in 1918 and which was used until 1923.
Russian Empire Soviet Russia Ukrainian People's Republic Data from French Aircraft of the First World War[5] and Nieuport 1875-1911[6]General characteristics Performance Armament
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