Felixstowe F.2A

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The Felixstowe F.2A was a British First World War flying boat patrol aircraft renowned for its long-range maritime reconnaissance and anti-submarine operations.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Felixstowe F.2A canonical 3
Felixstowe F.3 2

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf First World War aircraft ⓘ
flying boat ⓘ
military aircraft ⓘ
patrol aircraft ⓘ
aircraftType biplane ⓘ
armament Lewis machine guns NERFINISHED ⓘ
bombs ⓘ
category 1910s military aircraft ⓘ
British military aircraft ⓘ
flying boats of the United Kingdom ⓘ
conflict World War I ⓘ
surface form: First World War
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
crew 4 ⓘ
5 ⓘ
designer John Cyril Porte NERFINISHED ⓘ
developedFrom Curtiss H-12 NERFINISHED ⓘ
engineConfiguration twin-engine ⓘ
enginePlacement tractor configuration ⓘ
engineType piston engine ⓘ
firstFlight 1917 ⓘ
introduced 1917 ⓘ
manufacturer Dick, Kerr & Co. NERFINISHED ⓘ
Phoenix Dynamo Manufacturing Company NERFINISHED ⓘ
Royal Aircraft Factory NERFINISHED ⓘ
Short Brothers NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sopwith Aviation Company NERFINISHED ⓘ
maximumSpeed 95 knots ⓘ
about 110 mph ⓘ
notableFor improved hull design for better seaworthiness ⓘ
long endurance patrols over the North Sea ⓘ
operatedFrom Felixstowe seaplane station NERFINISHED ⓘ
various coastal bases in the United Kingdom ⓘ
operationalUse Atlantic approaches patrols ⓘ
North Sea patrols ⓘ
powerplant 2 × Rolls-Royce Eagle VIII V-12 engines ⓘ
range about 360 miles ⓘ
retired early 1920s ⓘ
role anti-Zeppelin patrols ⓘ
convoy escort ⓘ
serviceCeiling about 10,000 ft ⓘ
successor Felixstowe F.3 NERFINISHED ⓘ
Felixstowe F.5 NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedBy Royal Air Force ⓘ
Royal Naval Air Service NERFINISHED ⓘ
United States Navy ⓘ
usedFor anti-submarine warfare ⓘ
long-range reconnaissance ⓘ
maritime patrol ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Rolls-Royce Eagle → notableAircraft → Felixstowe F.2A ⓘ
Rolls-Royce Eagle → notableAircraft → Felixstowe F.2A ⓘ
this entity surface form: Felixstowe F.3
Rolls-Royce Eagle VIII V-12 piston engine → usedOnAircraft → Felixstowe F.2A ⓘ
subject surface form: Rolls-Royce Eagle VIII
Rolls-Royce Eagle VIII V-12 piston engine → usedOnAircraft → Felixstowe F.2A ⓘ
subject surface form: Rolls-Royce Eagle VIII
this entity surface form: Felixstowe F.3
No. 210 Squadron RAF → aircraftUsed → Felixstowe F.2A ⓘ