R.A.F. B.E.8

The R.A.F. B.E.8 was one of the rare R.A.F. pre-war planes with a rotary tractor engine. It was nicknamed "The Bloater", perhaps due to its large cowling. Small-scale production was undertaken and only a handful were sent with units to France to fill out the rolls, where they survived only a short time before replacement. Most B.E.8s instead ended up as trainers in 1914-1915.

The B.E.8a was a trainer variant from early 1915 with wings similar to the R.A.F. B.E.2c.