| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 6177 |
| Other Marks: | 14 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Nieuport 28 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Nieuport 28 |
| Aircraft Version: | Nieuport 28C-1 |
| C/n (msn): | 6493 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Seattle - Boeing Field / King County InternationalMap |
| Region / Country: | Washington, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KBFI IATA: BFI Local: BFI Other: - |
| Collection: | Museum of Flight |
| Photo Date: | 16 June 2016 |
| Photo by: | Arjun Sarup |
| Photo ID: | 840971 |
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On display at the Museum of Flight. Nieuport had reached the design limit of the Nieuport 17, doing away with the V-strut sesquiplane design for the Type 28 which had wings of almost equal proportion braced by parallel struts. It was powered by a Gnome 9N rotary engine. Around 300 Nieuport 28s were built, mainly used by the U.S. Army Air Service due to their availability. This aircraft is displayed in the markings of Lt. Quentin Roosevelt of the 95th Aero Squadron with its "Kicking Mule" emblem on the fuselage. Pres. Roosevelt's son was killed on 14 Jul 1918 in aerial combat over France. This photo is copyright © Arjun Sarup, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 28 August 2025, and has since been viewed 33 times. |