Martinsyde S.1

The Martin-Handasyde Scout 1 was a British biplane aircraft of the early part of the First World War built by Martin-Handasyde Limited.

Design and development
It was a single-seat biplane with a Gnome engine in tractor configuration.

Operational service
Sixty of the S.1 were built and these were used for about 6 months on the Western Front by the Royal Flying Corps before it was relegated to training. Although initially intended for use in Home Defence operating from the UK, it was found to be inadequate for that too.

Operators

 * Australian Flying Corps
 * Mesopotamian Half Flight
 * Royal Flying Corps
 * No. 1 Squadron RFC
 * No. 2 Squadron RFC
 * No. 4 Squadron RFC
 * No. 5 Squadron RFC
 * No. 6 Squadron RFC
 * No. 9 Squadron RFC
 * No. 10 Squadron RFC
 * No. 12 Squadron RFC
 * No. 14 Squadron RFC
 * No. 16 Squadron RFC
 * No. 18 Squadron RFC
 * No. 19 Squadron RFC
 * No. 20 Squadron RFC
 * No. 22 Squadron RFC
 * No. 23 Squadron RFC
 * No. 24 Squadron RFC
 * No. 25 Squadron RFC
 * No. 30 Squadron RFC
 * No. 25 Squadron RFC
 * No. 30 Squadron RFC