The Nieuport 17 was a French biplane fighter aircraft of the First World War. It was developed by Gustave Delage (Nieuport company) and put into service in March 1916.
Derived from the Nieuport 12 equipped with a more powerful engine, larger wings and a better structure, the first aircraft were equipped with an engine of 110 hp (82 kW), later with a 130 hp engine (97 kW). It was a plane but very handy lower wings tended to break during extreme maneuvers.

From March 1916 Nieuport 17 was used by the French army, but was also adopted by most of the Allied armies. The Canadian ace Billy Bishop was awarded the Victoria Cross while flying a Nieuport 17.

The Germans were impressed by the performance of the hunter French, realized very faithful copy: the Siemens-Schuckert DI (fr) which was built in 94 copies.

Famous pilot who distinguished themselves on this unit were: Albert Ball, Billy Bishop, Georges Guynemer and Charles Nungesser.

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