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Bristol Scout A - D and S.2A

For a description of the format and data included in Production Tables, see here.

Produced Variants

Scout A Single seat sporting biplane using the fuselage of the uncompleted Coanda Type S.B.5. One 80 h.p. Gnome powerplant.
Scout B As Scout A except in detail, notably wing bracing and the engine cowling. One 80 h.p. Gnome powerplant.
Type 1 Scout C
 		 Fighting biplane version of Scout B, with revised cowling, cockpit shape and upper decking amongst other minor improvements. Powerplant as indicated.
Type 2 Scout D
 		 Improved production version of Scout C, with detail improvements and provision for armament. One 80 h.p. Gnome powerplant.
Type 3 Scout D As Type 2 with 80 h.p. Le Rhône 9C powerplant.
Type 4 Scout D As Type 2 with 100 h.p. Monosoupape-Gnome powerplant.
Type 5 Scout D As Type 2 with 110 h.p. Clerget powerplant.
Type 8 S.2A Two seat side-by-side training biplane derived from the Scout D. One 110 h.p. Clerget 9Z powerplant.


Production List Page Top
Scout A - D
Type 8 S.2A

Serial Range C/n Type Batch Qty Conv. Canc'd Notes
 1 aircraft built by the British and Colonial Aeroplane Company, Filton, Bristol, Somerset, as a private venture. First flew February 1914.
   206  Scout A  1      Sold to Lord Carberry in June 1914.
 2 aircraft built by the British and Colonial Aeroplane Company, Filton, Bristol, Somerset. Requisitioned by the RFC to contract A.2616 in August 1914.
 644, 648  229, 230  Scout B  2      
 24 aircraft built by the British and Colonial Aeroplane Company, Brislington, Somerset, for the RNAS to contract C.P.67209/14. Delivered between February and August 1915.
 1243  450  Scout C  1      80 h.p. Gnome powerplant.
 1244 - 1260  463-479    17      80 h.p. Gnome powerplant.
 1261 - 1266  486-491    6      80 h.p. Gnome powerplant.
 12 aircraft built by the British and Colonial Aeroplane Company, Brislington, Somerset, for the RFC to contract A.2824. Delivered between April and June 1915.
 1602 - 1613  451-462  Scout C  12      80 h.p. Gnome powerplant.
 75 aircraft built by the British and Colonial Aeroplane Company, Brislington, Somerset, for the RFC to contract A.3242. Delivered between July 1915 and February 1916.
 4662 - 4667  480-485  Scout C  6      80 h.p. Gnome powerplant.
 4668 - 4699  492-523    32      Nos 492-495 80 h.p. Gnome powerplant, remainder 80 h.p. Le Rhône.
 5291 - 5327  784-820    37      80 h.p. Le Rhône powerplant.
 50 aircraft built by the British and Colonial Aeroplane Company, Brislington, Somerset, for the RNAS to contract C.P.74782/15/X. Delivered between September 1915 and March 1916.
 3013 - 3049  524-560  Scout C  37      80 h.p. Gnome powerplant.
 3050 - 3062  771-783    13      80 h.p. Gnome powerplant.
 50 aircraft built by the British and Colonial Aeroplane Company, Brislington, Somerset, for the RFC to contract 94/A/319. Delivered between February and June 1916.
 5554 - 5603  1044-1093  Type 2 Scout D  50      Delivered without engines.
 80 aircraft built by the British and Colonial Aeroplane Company, Brislington, Somerset, for the RFC to contract 87/A/185. Delivered between June and September 1916.
 7028 - 7057  1094-1123  Type 3 Scout D  30      Delivered without engines.
 A1742 - A1791  1381-1430    50      
 70 aircraft built by the British and Colonial Aeroplane Company, Brislington, Somerset, for the RNAS to contract C.P.145461/15/X. Ordered as Type 5 Scout D but delivered as Type 4 Scout D between
 April and August 1916.
 8951 - 9000  1124-1173  Type 4 Scout D  50      8976 transferred to the Central Flying School of the Australian Flying Corps as CFS10 in
             September 1916.
 A2376 - A2380        (5)    8981 - 8985 transferred to the RFC (Note 1)
 A3006 - A3020        (15)    8986 - 9000 transferred to the RFC (Note 1)
 30 aircraft built by the British and Colonial Aeroplane Company, Brislington, Somerset, for the RNAS to contracts C.P.127042/16 and C.P.130592/16/X. Delivered between November and December 1916.
 The company declined a follow on request for 40 more aircraft.
 N5390 - N5399  1837-1846  Type 4 Scout D  10      
 N5400 - N5419  1847-1866  Type 2 Scout D  20      
           40  
 3 aircraft converted by the British and Colonial Aeroplane Company, Filton, Bristol, Somerset, into Type 5 Scout D, in March 1916.
 (5554 - 5556)  1045-1047      (3)    
  Total Production 374 (23) 40  

Serial Range C/n Batch Qty Conv. Canc'd Notes
 2 aircraft ordered from the British and Colonial Aeroplane Company, Filton, Bristol, Somerset, to meet an Admiralty requirement. Requirement cancelled and the order transferred to the War Office.
 3692 - 3693  1377-1378      2  
 2 aircraft built by the British and Colonial Aeroplane Company, Filton, Bristol, Somerset, to contract 87/A/372 for the RFC. Delivered in June and July 1916.
 7836 - 7837  1377-1378  2      
  Total Production 2   2  



Production Summary

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Scout - All Aircraft By Type
Type Built New Conv. Canc'd Total
 Scout A 1     1
 Scout B 2     2
 Type 1 Scout C 161     161
 Type 2 Scout D 70   40 110
 Type 3 Scout D 80     80
 Type 4 Scout D 60     60
 Type 5 Scout D   (3)   3
  374 (3) 40  

S.2A - All Aircraft By Type
Type Built New Conv. Canc'd Total
 Type 8 S.2A 2   2 4
  2 0 2  


Notes
  1. A2376 - A2380 and A3006 - A3020 were allocated for renumbering 8981 - 9000, transferred from the RNAS to the RFC. Of these, 8994 - 8999 were retained by the RNAS and it is uncertain if any others were transferred.

Production References
  1. Bristol Aircraft Since 1910, C.H. Barnes (Putnam, 1964)
  2. British Aeroplanes 1914-18, J.M. Bruce (Putnam, 1957)
  3. Aeroplanes of the Royal Flying Corps, The, J.M. Bruce (Putnam, 1982)
  4. Air Enthusiast Quarterly No 32
  5. http://www.adf-serials.com.au/home.htm

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