Vickers F.B.5 Gunbus

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British Vickers F.B.5 pusher biplane on grass with three uniformed men; one sits at the machine gun, another on the fuselage, and a third poses by the landing gear.

Vickers F.B.5 Gunbus

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Also known as: F.B.5 Gunbus, Gunbus

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…of this machine, the Vickers F.B.5 Gunbus, entered service in early 1915 as the first production aircraft designed from the outset with air-to-air armament. The French armed similarly configured Voisin pushers with machine guns (one had shot down a German aircraft as early as October 5, 1914), but, burdened with…
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…of this machine, the Vickers F.B.5 Gunbus, entered service in early 1915 as the first production aircraft designed from the outset with air-to-air armament. The French armed similarly configured Voisin pushers with machine guns (one had shot down a German aircraft as early as October 5, 1914), but, burdened with…
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