LVG C.II | |
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LVG C.II armed with a Bergman machine gun in the observer's cockpit. | |
Role | reconnaissance/light bomber |
National origin | Germany |
Manufacturer | Luft-Verkehrs-Gesellschaft |
Introduction | late 1915 |
Primary user | Luftstreitkräfte |
Number built | c. 300 |
Developed from | LVG B.I |
The LVG C.II was a 1910s German two-seat reconnaissance biplane designed at the Luft-Verkehrs-Gesellschaft for the Luftstreitkräfte.
The C.II was developed from the LVG B.I, with the pilot and observer positions reversed, adding a ring-mounted machine gun to the rear. The increase in weight required a larger engine, the Benz Bz.III. Few C.I's were built before the C.II was introduced. It incorporated structural improvements and a more powerful engine. [1]
The C.IV was the first fixed-wing aircraft to bomb London, when six bombs were dropped near Victoria Station on 28 November 1916. [1] (The first air raid on London was by the Zeppelin LZ 38, in the early hours of 1 June 1915.)
Data from Donald, David, The Encyclopedia of World Aircraft (pg 553). (1997). Prospero Books. ISBN 1-85605-375-X
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LVG C.II armed with a Bergman machine gun in the observer's cockpit. | |
Role | reconnaissance/light bomber |
National origin | Germany |
Manufacturer | Luft-Verkehrs-Gesellschaft |
Introduction | late 1915 |
Primary user | Luftstreitkräfte |
Number built | c. 300 |
Developed from | LVG B.I |
The LVG C.II was a 1910s German two-seat reconnaissance biplane designed at the Luft-Verkehrs-Gesellschaft for the Luftstreitkräfte.
The C.II was developed from the LVG B.I, with the pilot and observer positions reversed, adding a ring-mounted machine gun to the rear. The increase in weight required a larger engine, the Benz Bz.III. Few C.I's were built before the C.II was introduced. It incorporated structural improvements and a more powerful engine. [1]
The C.IV was the first fixed-wing aircraft to bomb London, when six bombs were dropped near Victoria Station on 28 November 1916. [1] (The first air raid on London was by the Zeppelin LZ 38, in the early hours of 1 June 1915.)
Data from Donald, David, The Encyclopedia of World Aircraft (pg 553). (1997). Prospero Books. ISBN 1-85605-375-X
General characteristics
Performance
Armament
Related lists
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cite book}}
: CS1 maint: ignored ISBN errors (
link)