Behind its steel centre section, the R.1 had a wider semi-monocoque fuselage with cabin accommodation for two crew members during long reconnaissance sorties. The wireless operator-gunner sat at the forward end, with his wireless equipment mounted above a folding table. A rearward extension of the cabin roof shielded the navigator-observer from the slipstream when he moved into the open rear cockpit. That position let him use a sextant, rangefinder, or camera.
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Cabin space for long reconnaissance sorties
A wider, semi-monocoque fuselage provided enclosed working space for the R.1's reconnaissance crew on long sorties.