Immediately after arrival in France a group of officers went to Paris in order to purchase additional machines from French manufacturers. The first batch of aircraft were numbered 801 onwards until it was realised this sequence had been allotted to the RNAS. They were subsequently renumbered in the 1801- sequence. The list shows purchases up to 31.12.14
Serial | Type | Date | Pilot | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1801 | H Farman | 18.08.14 | 5Sq | Carmichael delivered |
1802 | H Farman | 20.08.14 | 5Sq | Borton delivered |
1803 | H Farman | 22.08.14 | 5Sq | Vaughan delivered - f/l Senlis and arrested by French as no markings. |
1804 | H Farman | 30.08.14 | 5Sq | |
1805 | H Farman | 01.09.14 | 3Sq | |
1806(1) | H Farman | 01.09.14 | 3Sq | Aircraft wrecked on delivery. number re-used. |
1806(2) | H Farman | 01.09.14 | 5Sq | |
1807 | Be2c | 02.09.14 | 2Sq | Renumbered ex 602 on arrival in France*. Given logbook of 239 |
1808 | Bleriot | 06.09.14 | 3Sq | |
1809 | Bleriot | 06.09.14 | 3Sq | |
1810 | Bleriot | 09.09.14 | 3Sq | |
1811 | Bleriot | 10.09.14 | 3Sq | |
1812 | Bleriot | 10.09.14 | 3Sq | |
1813 | H Farman | 12.09.14 | 3Sq | |
1814 | H Farman | 12.09.14 | 5Sq | |
1815 | Bleriot | 13.09.14 | 3Sq | |
1816 | Bleriot | 21.09.14 | 3Sq | |
1817 | H Farman | 23.09.14 | 3Sq | |
1818 | H Farman | 23.09.14 | 5Sq | |
1819 | Bleriot | 29.09.14 | 3Sq | |
1820 | Bleriot | 29.09.14 | 3Sq | |
1821 | H Farman | 30.09.14 | 3Sq | |
1822 | H Farman | 02.10.14 | 5Sq | |
1823 | H Farman | 02.10.14 | 5Sq | |
1824 | H Farman | 01.11.14 | 5Sq | |
1825 | Bleriot | 03.11.14 | 3Sq | |
1826 | H Farman | 05.11.14 | AP | |
1827 | M Farman | 27.11.14 | HQ | |
1828 | Bleriot | 30.11.14 | AP | |
1829 | Morane | 02.12.14 | 3Sq | |
1830 | M Farman | 27.10.14 | HQ | |
1831 | Bleriot | 25.10.14 | 3Sq | |
1832 | Bleriot | 22.10.14 | 3Sq | |
1833 | Bleriot | 21.10.14 | 3Sq | |
1834 | Bleriot | 21.10.14 | AP | |
1835 | H Farman | 21.10.14 | 3Sq | |
1836 | Bleriot | 28.10.14 | 3Sq | |
1837 | Bleriot | 31.10.14 | 3Sq | |
1838 | Bleriot | 31.10.14 | 3Sq | |
1839 | M Farman | 02.12.14 | HQ | |
1840 | M Farman | 05.12.14 | 9Sq | |
1841 | M Farman | 06.12.14 | 9Sq | |
1842 | Bleriot | 21.12.14 | AP | |
1843 | Morane | 24.12.14 | 3Sq | |
1844 | M Farman | 26.12.14 | 9Sq | |
1845 | Morane | 26.12.14 | 3Sq |
* The BE2c arrived in France by air with no serial painted on the machine (it flew with 'BE2C' on the tail) and no logbook. The Aircraft Park were unsure of it's identity and thus gave it a serial taken from the block of numbers issued to the Expeditionary Force for purchases in France. As the aircraft had no log book and the Aircraft Park had no supply of blank logbooks they re-used the log book of BE2a 239 which had been struck off the day before.