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Royal Aircraft Factory RE8 Cockpit Instruments

Steve Buster Johnson
Jun 13, 2017
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I received a request last week regarding the cockpit instruments that were standard in the Royal Aircraft Factory RE8, one of the mainstays of the Corps squadrons in the Royal Flying Corps / Royal Air Force during WW1. I have reproduced below a photograph of a typical RE8 cockpit and labelled each gauge/instrument to the best of my knowledge.

Royal Aircraft Factory RE8 cockpit instruments identified

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