Morane-Saulnier P

The Morane-Saulnier Type P, with official designations MS.21, MS.24 and MS.26, was a French two-seat parasol-wing reconnaissance aeroplane of the First World War. Morane-Saulnier built 595 for the French air force and it was also used by the British until 1916 to 1917. Compared with its ancestor the Type L it had ailerons, a more streamlined fuselage, a redesigned internal structure and better speed and armament, taking details such as the spinner known as the casserole from the Type N. The MS.21 had a 110 horsepower Le Rhone 9J, the MS.24 was built for the Royal Flying Corps with an 80 horsepower Le Rhone 9C, and the MS.26 had a 120 horsepower Le Rhone in a full cowling. Some were converted as ground-handling trainers or into single-seat fighters.