Developed from the earlier successful Nieuport 11, Nieuport 17, and Nieuport 24 pursuit aircraft, the Nieuport 27 was an agile and well-armed adversary that was very much a match for most German pursuit aircraft of the last two years of the war. Many of France's most accomplished pilots flew the Nieuport 27 in combat. With it they generated an excellent kill/loss ratio. Pilots found the Nieuport 27 to have few vices and many attributes.