LC control no. | sh2012004582 |
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Topical heading | Vickers F.B.5 (Fighter plane) |
Variant(s) | F.B.5 (Fighter plane) Fighting Biplane 5 (Fighter plane) Gunbus (Fighter plane) Vickers Fighting Biplane 5 (Fighter plane) Vickers Gunbus (Fighter plane) |
See also | Fighter planes Vickers aircraft |
Found in | Work cat.: Bruce, J.M. Vickers FB.5, 1996. Wikipedia, Nov. 29, 2012 (The Vickers F.B.5 (Fighting Biplane 5), known as the "Gunbus", was a British two-seat pusher military biplane of the First World War; armed with a single Lewis Gun operated by the observer in the front of the nacelle, it was the first aircraft purpose-built for air-to-air combat to see service, making it the world's first operational fighter aircraft) Virtual Aircraft Museum website, Nov. 29, 2012: Aircraft Directory, United Kingdom (Vickers F.B.5 Gunbus, 1914) The Aerodrome website, Nov. 29, 2012: Aircraft, Great Britain (Vickers F.B.5) |