The Fairey F.2 was a British fighter prototype designed in 1916.
It was ordered by the Admiralty as a massive three seat long-range fighter that could perform escort missions deep within enemy territory, which would later inspire the Caudron R.11.
It featured a three-bay biplane installation and a four wheel undercarriage. The wings could be folded at one point behind the engines. It was armed with two Lewis 0,303 machine guns, one at the nose and another dorsal one just behind the wings.
it was built at Harlington and transported by road to Northolt Airfield where it flew for the first time on 17th May 1917. However, the Admiralty was no more interested on an airplane of these characteristics and it was found to be slow and hard to maneouver so it never went beyond the prototype stage.
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