Nieuport 17bis

Nieuport 17bis and 23bis
Role Fighter
National origin France
Manufacturer Nieuport
Designer Gustave Delage
Built by Nieuport & General Aircraft
Introduction 1 February 1917
Status Retired
Primary users Royal Naval Air Service
Royal Flying Corps
Aéronautique Militaire
Number built 84+ 17bis and 17 23bis
Developed from Nieuport 17
Variants Nieuport 24

The Nieuport 17bis C.1 (or Nieuport XVIIbis C.1 in contemporary sources) was a World War I French single-seat sesquiplane fighter that was produced under licence in the United Kingdom in small numbers for the Royal Naval Air Service.

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