Nieuport 17 B 1566 - C Flight, No. 60 Squadron, 2nd June 1917--RETIRED. - MIB-ONE AVAILABLE!
$350.00

John Jenkins Designs - RETIRED COLLECTION

Item Number: ACE-02

Knights of the Skies

NIEUPORT 17 B 1566
C Flight, No. 60 Squadron, 2nd June 1917
Not Lmited ed.
MODEL DIMENSIONS approx 11” x 4” x 8” MATERIALS Mixed Media

The Nieuport 17 entered service in 1916 and became a mainstay of Allied squadrons during the first world war.
In 1917, Canadian fighter ace Billy Bishop flew his Nieuport 17 in combat against German pilots, including an engagement with Manfred von Richthofen -- the infamous "Red Baron".
After he shot down his fifth plane, the ground crew produced a can of blue paint and gave his plane the distinctive blue nose, despite the regulation against customized paint schemes.
Bishop shot down 72 enemy aircraft and earned the Victoria Cross, Distinguished Service Order and Bar, Military Cross, and Distinguished Flying Cross.

(188)