Built in 1915, this Nieuport 12 was a gift to Canada from the Government of France. Arriving from France in February 1917, the War Trophies Board exhibited the aircraft across North America as a war relic. It is one of only two known to exist worldwide.
Nieuport 12
Designed for observation, the Nieuport 12 served with the Royal Flying Corps, the Royal Naval Air Service, and the air forces of France, Italy and Russia. It operated with the RFC and RNAS in 1916, but was not popular with crews and was withdrawn from front-line operation by the spring of 1917.