Avro 523 Pike

The Avro 523 Pike (the first Avro aircraft to receive a name) was a British multi-role combat aircraft of the First World War that did not progress past the prototype stage. It was intended to provide the Royal Naval Air Service with an anti-Zeppelin fighter that was also capable of long-range reconnaissance and bombing.

523 Pike
Role Multi-role military aircraft
Manufacturer Avro
Designer Roy Chadwick
First flight May 1916
Primary user Avro
Number built 2
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