AIRCRAFT COLOURS AND MARKINGS OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR ERA

Nieuport 21


The Ni.21 was an attempt at providing a light-weight long-range escort. Using the fuselage and wings of the Ni.17, but equipped with the 80hp engine of the Ni.11. The 21 can be distinguished from the 11 by its parallel flying wires and cheek fairings, and from the 17 by its engine.




Nieuport 21 N1615
Sgt Raoul Lufbery
September 1916
Source: N.124 DF Special
REVISED 8/06
 


British Nieuport 21