This Nieuport 12, serial N1504, was used by Flight Sub-Lieutenant Arthur Ince who became the first Canadian to shoot down an enemy aircraft during the First World War.
Built in 1915, this Nieuport 12 was a gift to Canada from the Government of France. Transported from France to Halifax by steamship in February 1917, the War Trophies Board exhibited the aircraft across North America as a war relic, to raise public support for the war effort. This Nieuport was the first aircraft that the Canadian government retained for its historical significance.
The skilled conservation team at the Canada Aviation and Space Museum, Rockcliffe Airport, Ottawa, restored it to appear as it would have during its 1917 exhibition tour.
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