Vickers F.B.5
Fighter aircraft; first operational purpose-built fighter / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Gunbus" redirects here. For other uses, see Gunbus (disambiguation).
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 .303 in (7.7 mm) 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.
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Vickers F.B 5 "Gunbus" | |
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Airworthy Gunbus replica built in 1966 and painted in RFC colours | |
Role | Fighter |
Manufacturer | Vickers Limited |
Designer | Archibald Reith Low |
First flight | 17 July 1914 |
Introduction | November 1914 |
Retired |
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Primary user | Royal Flying Corps |
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