F.B.A. Type H

Hydravions Franco-British Aviation (F.B.A.) built several flying boats during WWI, and the Type H was the most numerous. In fact, it may have been the most numerous flying boat of the entire war, with 982 built in Italy and several hundred in France. It was a development of the Type B airframe, but a 150hp Hispano-Suiza vee engine was used for increased power. The wings were redesigned and about half a meter wider, the tailplane was altered, and the hull was strengthened. A crew of three was carried: two flight personnel and a nose gunner.

They were also used in small numbers by Belgium, Spain, the U.K., and the U.S.A.

In Italy, at lest 982 were built: 38 in 1916; 367 in 1917; and 477 in 1918. A handful of Italian Type H's were shifted to the RNAS at Otranto.

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