This Royal Aircraft Factory B.E. 2 was built in 1915 by the British and Colonial Aeroplane Company Limited and served with No. 7 Squadron RFC from 1916 to 1917. It was restored by the RCAF in 1957 and 1958 and added to the Canada Aviation and Space Museum collection in 1964.
Royal Aircraft
Factory B.E.2C
The B.E.2c operated in France, mainly for reconnaissance and military observation, although some were single-seat bombers. Withdrawn from action in 1917, many continued as trainers until the war’s end. In all, 3,260 B.E. 2s were built.