| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 2345 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Vickers FB-5 Gunbus |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Vickers FB-5 Gunbus |
| Aircraft Version: | Vickers FB-5 Gunbus (replica) |
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| Operator Titles: | UK - Air Force |
| Aircraft Name: | Bombay (2) |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Hendon (closed)Map |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Airport Codes: | None |
| Collection: | RAF Museum Hendon / London |
| Photo Date: | 26 July 2016 |
| Photo by: | Peter de Jong |
| Photo ID: | 24648 |
| Photo Comment |
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The Vickers company began thinking about air-to-air fighting in 1912, and came up with pusher aircraft to avoid firing at one's own propeller. It went wrong in building two-seaters with a flexible gun, however, and the Gunbus, which first flew in July 1914 and first fought a German aircraft on Christmas Day, 1914, was too slow to be an effective fighter. This replica was once airworthy as G-ATVP. This photo is copyright © Peter de Jong, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 10 December 2017, and has since been viewed 369 times. |