List of Avro Aircraft Types
Type
Name
Notes
Photograph
503
503
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An improved version of the 501
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Purchased by the German Government and built under licence
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Formed the basis for the Gotha Seaplane development
504
504
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First single-engined aeroplane to bomb German soil
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One of the most influential trainer aircraft in history
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Over 8,000 built
501
501
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A large 'Hydro-aeroplane' ordered by the Admiralty
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Converted to a landplane due to unsatisfactory performance
508
508
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Pusher biplane intended as a two seat reconnaissance aircraft
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Struggled to match the performance of the 504 and wasn't developed
510
510
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The last development in the 501/503 series of float seaplanes
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Served at Coastal Air Stations during World War I
511
511
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Appeared at the 5th Olympia Aero Show during March 1914
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Was due to take part at the 3rd Aerial Derby on 6th June but was damaged beforehand
519, 522, & 528
519, 522, & 528
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The 519, 522, and 528 were a series of long-range bombers
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Built during 1915-16 and served with the RFC and RNAS
521
521
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Designed as a high speed unarmed observation aeroplane
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The prototype crashed on 21st September 1916, killing its pilot Lt W.H.S. Garnett
523
523 Pike
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Designed in 1915 to satisfy the War Office specification for a 'Class II Fighting Biplane'
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Found to be dangerously tail heavy on a test flight but landed safely when Roy Dobson climbed along the front fuselage!
527
527
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An attempt to resurrect the 504 as a fighter aeroplane
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Project shelved after trials at Farnborough in 1916
