Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2

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World War I military aircraft biplane military reconnaissance aircraft single‑engine aircraft

The Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2 was a British single-engine biplane widely used during the early years of World War I for reconnaissance, light bombing, and training.

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All labels observed (7)

Label Occurrences
Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2 canonical 12
B.E.2a 2
B.E.2b 2

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf World War I military aircraft ⓘ
biplane ⓘ
military reconnaissance aircraft ⓘ
single‑engine aircraft ⓘ
aircraftCategory observation aircraft ⓘ
aircraftConfiguration two‑seat biplane ⓘ
armament light defensive machine gun in later versions ⓘ
bombLoad light bomb load under wings or fuselage ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
crew 2 ⓘ
criticizedFor poor maneuverability ⓘ
vulnerability to enemy fighters ⓘ
designer Geoffrey de Havilland ⓘ
engineType piston engine ⓘ
enteredServiceWith Royal Flying Corps ⓘ
era early 1910s aircraft ⓘ
firstFlight 1912 ⓘ
fuselageConstruction wooden structure with fabric covering ⓘ
introduced 1912 ⓘ
landingGearType fixed tailskid undercarriage ⓘ
manufacturer Royal Aircraft Factory ⓘ
notableFor extensive early‑war service on the Western Front ⓘ
good stability as an observation platform ⓘ
notableVariant Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: B.E.2a

Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: B.E.2b

Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: B.E.2c

Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: B.E.2d

Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: B.E.2e
operatedFrom Middle Eastern theatre of World War I ⓘ
Western Front ⓘ
powerplant Renault V‑8 engine ⓘ
primaryRole reconnaissance aircraft ⓘ
retired 1919 ⓘ
secondaryRole light bomber ⓘ
trainer aircraft ⓘ
status retired from military service ⓘ
successor Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.8 ⓘ
tailConfiguration conventional tailplane and fin ⓘ
usedBy Royal Air Force ⓘ
Royal Flying Corps ⓘ
Royal Naval Air Service ⓘ
usedFor aerial reconnaissance ⓘ
artillery spotting ⓘ
light bombing ⓘ
observer training ⓘ
pilot training ⓘ
usedInConflict World War I ⓘ
wingConfiguration two‑bay biplane ⓘ

Referenced by (22)

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

Royal Flying Corps → usedAircraftType → Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2 ⓘ
James McCudden → aircraftFlown → Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2 ⓘ
Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2 → notableVariant → Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: B.E.2a
Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2 → notableVariant → Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: B.E.2b
Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2 → notableVariant → Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: B.E.2c
Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2 → notableVariant → Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: B.E.2d
Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2 → notableVariant → Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: B.E.2e
No. 2 Squadron RAF → aircraftOperated → Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2 ⓘ
No. 8 Squadron RAF → aircraftOperated → Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2 ⓘ
No. 14 Squadron RAF → aircraftOperated → Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2 ⓘ
BE2 → notableVariant → Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2 ⓘ
subject surface form: Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2
this entity surface form: B.E.2a
BE2 → notableVariant → Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2 ⓘ
subject surface form: Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2
this entity surface form: B.E.2b
BE2 → notableVariant → Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2 ⓘ
subject surface form: Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2
this entity surface form: B.E.2c
BE2 → notableVariant → Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2 ⓘ
subject surface form: Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2
this entity surface form: B.E.2e
RE8 → introducedAsReplacementFor → Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2 ⓘ
subject surface form: Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.8
No. 15 Squadron RAF → aircraftOperated → Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2 ⓘ
Royal Aircraft Factory → designed → Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2 ⓘ
Royal Aircraft Factory → designed → Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.12
Royal Aircraft Factory → notableAircraft → Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2 ⓘ
Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.8 → predecessor → Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2 ⓘ
XI(F) Squadron → aircraftOperated → Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2 ⓘ
No. I Squadron → aircraftOperated → Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2 ⓘ