A late Nieuport fighter adopted by the American Expeditionary Force as a stopgap and notable as the first fighter flown in combat by American units under American command.
Development
Nieuport 28 was developed by Nieuport in France as a fighter. Its recorded airframe configuration is fixed wing, with the family classified in the archive as core combat-aircraft scope.
Operational History
Operationally, Nieuport 28 is represented primarily in the fighter role. Its documented combat-history coverage includes World War I. Role tags attached to the family include air superiority.
Variants and Lineage
Major variants represented in the structured record include Nieuport 28C.1.
Variants
| Designation | Type | Role | Recorded operators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nieuport 28C.1 | Production | Fighter | — |
Representative specifications
Configuration-specific profiles are shown separately so values from different variants are not blended into one false “standard” aircraft.
Nieuport 28C.1 — C024 official-museum technical baseline
Powerplant: 1 × Gnome N-9 rotary, 160 hp
Armament: Two Vickers .303-caliber machine guns.
Sources and further reading
Structured references supporting this aircraft family, variants, specifications, and narrative sections.
- Nieuport 28 — National Museum of the United States Air Force · Tier 2