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Vickers F.B.5 (Fighter plane)

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Topical headingVickers F.B.5 (Fighter plane)
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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 alsoFighter planes
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Found inWork 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)