Morane-Saulnier V

The Morane-Saulnier V, also known as the Type V and officially the MS.22, was a French single-seat fighter of the First World War, developed in parallel with the Type I. It was similar to the I but larger, with a bigger wing and deeper ventral contours that held extra fuel tanks, giving it a three-hour endurance. A development fitted with ailerons was planned as the Morane-Saulnier U but never flew. Developed at the beginning of 1916 mainly to meet a Royal Flying Corps requirement, it was officially accepted in May 1916, but like the Type I it proved unpopular and was retired from service only five months later. In 1917 eighteen were in service with the Imperial Russian Air Service, and these are believed to have passed to the Bolshevik Red Air Fleet during the Russian Revolution.