R.A.F. B.E.12a

Just as the BE.2c had not miraculously transformed into a nimble fighter in the guise of the BE.12, the BE.2e fared no better as the R.A.F. B.E.12a. The increase in horsepower and removal of the observer certainly helped, but the 12a was at its heart a docile, stable flyer. For a short period in the summer of 1917, one unit in France used the BE.12a, but they did serve in quieter theaters, and in the Home Defense role a BE.12a shot down one Zeppelin.

1:144 Scale

 * Shapeways: Columbia Aerodrome, CA "Home Defense"