The following table lists the Henry Farman aircraft (with Gnome engines) operated by the RFC.
French manufactures issued each aircraft with a construction number, which in most cases ran sequentially commencing at 1.
In addition a further sequential 'series number' was issued, commencing at 1 for the first aircraft of each series. Similar types were considered to be one series: for example the Morane L and Morane LA were both considered to be the 'L' series.
French military aircraft also received a military serial or SFA (Service des Fabrications de l'Aviation) which was shown on the tail of the aircraft, prefixed by a letter code indicating the manufacturer, 'F' being used for Farman.
The system caused much confusion to the RFC and as a result the available records do not allow a complete cross-reference of RFC serials to French identities.
The table includes only early aircraft, and excludes the majority of Farman aircraft manufactured in the UK under licence by the Aircraft Manufacturing Co. ('Airco') and Grahame-White.
RFC serial | c/n | series | SFA | type | eng typ | eng no | received | comment |
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208 | Henry Farman (2) | 70Gn | 17.07.12 | to CFS as 412 | ||||
209 | Henry Farman (1) | 70Gn | 09.07.12 | to CFS as 420 | ||||
244 | Henry Farman F.20 | 80Gn | 00.00.13 | |||||
268 | Henry Farman F.20 | 80Gn | 18.03.13 | |||||
274 | Henry Farman F.20 | 80Gn | 5192 | 31.03.13 | ||||
275 | Henry Farman F.20 | 80Gn | 05.04.13 | |||||
276 | Henry Farman type | 80Gn | 07.04.13 | Grahame-White built | ||||
277 | Henry Farman type | 80Gn | 10.04.13 | |||||
284 | Henry Farman type | 80Gn | 14.04.13 | |||||
286 | Henry Farman F.20 | 80Gn | 15.04.13 | |||||
294 | Henry Farman F.20 | 80Gn | 00.00.13 | |||||
295 | Henry Farman F.20 | 80Gn | 00.00.13 | |||||
330 | Henry Farman F.20 | 80Gn | 00.00.14 | |||||
339 | Henry Farman F.20 | 80Gn | 00.00.14 | |||||
340 | Henry Farman F.20 | 80Gn | 02.05.14 | |||||
341 | Henry Farman F.20 | 80Gn | 00.00.14 | |||||
346 | Henry Farman F.20 | 80Gn | 00.00.14 | |||||
350 | Henry Farman F.20 | 80Gn | 3213 | 00.00.13 | ||||
351 | Henry Farman F.20 | 80Gn | 18.04.13 | |||||
352 | Henry Farman F.20 | 80Gn | 24.04.13 | |||||
353 | Henry Farman F.20 | 80Gn | 25.04.13 | |||||
363 | Henry Farman F.20 | 80Gn | 00.00.14 | |||||
364 | Henry Farman F.20 | 80Gn | 00.00.14 | |||||
367 | Henry Farman F.20 | 80Gn | 00.00.14 | |||||
393 | Henry Farman F.20 | 80Gn | 31.07.14 | |||||
412 | Henry Farman | 80Gn | 04.10.12 | renumbered ex 208 | ||||
420 | Henry Farman | 80Gn | 04.10.12 | renumbered ex 209 | ||||
434 | Henry Farman type | 80Gn | 24.04.13 | Grahame-Wight built | ||||
435 | Henry Farman type | 80Gn | 00.00.13 | |||||
440 | Henry Farman F.20 | 80Gn | 2355 | 00.00.13 | ||||
444 | Henry Farman F.20 | 80Gn | 00.00.13 | |||||
445 | Henry Farman F.20 | 80Gn | 00.00.13 | |||||
455 | Henry Farman F.20 | 80Gn | 2945 | 31.10.13 | ||||
456 | Henry Farman F.20 | 80Gn | 225 | 00.00.13 | ||||
461 | Henry Farman F.20 | 80Gn | 3333 | 14.02.14 | ||||
462 | Henry Farman F.20 | 80Gn | 3333 | 00.00.14 | ||||
467 | Henry Farman F.20 | 80Gn | ||||||
502 | Henry Farman F.20 | 80Gn | 00.00.15 | Airco built | ||||
503 | Henry Farman F.20 | 80Gn | 00.00.15 | Airco built | ||||
504 | Henry Farman F.20 | 80Gn | 15.01.15 | Airco built | ||||
505 | Henry Farman F.20 | 80Gn | 26.01.15 | Airco built | ||||
506 | Henry Farman F.20 | 80Gn | 17.02.15 | Airco built | ||||
507 | Henry Farman F.20 | 80Gn | 25.02.15 | Airco built | ||||
508 | Henry Farman F.20 | 80Gn | 05.03.15 | Airco built | ||||
509 | Henry Farman F.20 | 80Gn | 06.03.15 | Airco built | ||||
510 | Henry Farman F.20 | 80Gn | 12.03.15 | Airco built | ||||
511 | Henry Farman F.20 | 80Gn | 00.04.15 | Airco built | ||||
512 | Henry Farman F.20 | 80Gn | 00.04.15 | Airco built | ||||
513 | Henry Farman F.20 | 80Gn | 17.05.15 | Airco built | ||||
558 | Henry Farman F.20 | 80Gn | 3318 | 21.04.15 | Airco built | |||
559 | Henry Farman F.20 | 80Gn | 20.04.15 | Airco built | ||||
560 | Henry Farman F.20 | 80Gn | 3382 | 04.05.15 | Airco built | |||
561 | Henry Farman F.20 | 80Gn | 04.05.15 | Airco built | ||||
562 | Henry Farman F.20 | 80Gn | 04.05.15 | Airco built | ||||
563 | Henry Farman F.20 | 80Gn | 15.05.15 | Airco built | ||||
564 | Henry Farman F.20 | 80Gn | 08.06.15 | Airco built | ||||
565 | Henry Farman F.20 | 80Gn | 26.06.15 | Airco built | ||||
566 | Henry Farman F.20 | 80Gn | 26.06.15 | Airco built | ||||
567 | Henry Farman F.20 | 80Gn | 01.07.15 | Airco built | ||||
568 | Henry Farman F.20 | 80Gn | 01.07.15 | Airco built | ||||
569 | Henry Farman F.20 | 80Gn | 16.08.15 | Airco built | ||||
653 | Henry Farman F.20 | 80Gn | 3091 | 27.08.14 | Airco built | |||
669 | Henry Farman F.20 | 80Gn | 3937 | 09.09.14 | Airco built | |||
680 | Henry Farman F.20 | 80Gn | 4021 | 23.09.14 | Airco built | |||
685 | Henry Farman F.20 | 80Gn | 00.10.14 | Airco built | ||||
689 | Henry Farman F.20 | 80Gn | 12.10.14 | Airco built | ||||
699 | Henry Farman F.20 | 80Gn | 20846 | 00.00.14 | Airco built | |||
708 | Henry Farman F.20 | 80Gn | 00.00.14 | Airco built | ||||
719 | Henry Farman F.20 | 80Gn | 00.00.14 | Airco built | ||||
720 | Henry Farman F.20 | 80Gn | 00.00.14 | Airco built | ||||
728 | Henry Farman F.20 | 80Gn | 00.00.14 | Airco built | ||||
738 | Henry Farman F.20 | 80Gn | 00.00.14 | Airco built | ||||
1801 | Henry Farman F.20 | 80Gn | 1727 | 18.08.14 | ||||
1802 | Henry Farman F.20 | 80Gn | 30.08.14 | |||||
1803 | Henry Farman F.20 | 80Gn | 30.08.14 | |||||
1804 | Henry Farman F.20 | 80Gn | 30.08.14 | |||||
1805 | Henry Farman F.20 | 80Gn | 01.09.14 | |||||
1806 | Henry Farman F.27 | 80Gn | 01.09.14 | |||||
1813 | Henry Farman F.20 | 80Gn | 12.09.14 | |||||
1814 | Henry Farman F.20 | 80Gn | 12.09.14 | |||||
1817 | Henry Farman F.20 | 80Gn | 23.09.14 | |||||
1818 | Henry Farman F.20 | 80Gn | 23.09.14 | |||||
1821 | Henry Farman F.20 | 80Gn | 30.09.14 | |||||
1822 | Henry Farman F.20 | 80Gn | 02.10.14 | |||||
1823 | Henry Farman F.20 | 80Gn | 02.10.14 | |||||
1824 | Henry Farman F.20 | 80Gn | 01.11.14 | |||||
1826 | Henry Farman F.20 | 80Gn | 05.11.14 | |||||
1835 | Henry Farman F.20 | 80Gn | 4050 | 13.10.14 |
serials 7746-7749 were Henry Farman F.27 with 80Gn built by Farman in France and sent to Airco for engines
serials 7752-7755 were Henry Farman F.27 with 80Gn built by Farman in France and sent to Airco for engines
Subsequently a large quantity of machines were built in the UK by Airco and Grahame-White