Hanriot H.D.1

The nimble Hanriot H.D.1 was never accepted by France's Aviation Militaire, probably because it used the same engine as the Nieuport 16 and 17, which was already in production. It found great proponents, though, in Italy and Belgium and (after the war) Switzerland.

Seventy-nine HD.1s were ordered by Belgium and the supplied First Escadrille starting in August 1917, and as they arrived HD.1s were used by most Belgian fighter escadrilles. Ninth and Eleventh used HD.1s through the end of the war.

In Italy, the HD.1 was found to be superior to the Nieuport 17 and Italian pilots were impressed with this strength and agility. Production began in the winter of 1916-1917. Italian HD.1s moved the machine gun from its original port-offset position to central. 76ª Squadriglia rececived their first on August 1717 and the by November they were in use by eight squadriglia. By the Armistice it was still in service with about eighteen squadriglia, sometimes mixed with other types. Seventeen hundred Italian HD.1s were ordered and 831 were delivered before the Armistice.

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