| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | M 4870 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Macchi M.5 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Macchi M.5 |
| Aircraft Version: | Macchi M.5 |
| C/n (msn): | |
| Operator Titles: | Italy - Navy |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Hampton - Langley AFBMap |
| Region / Country: | Virginia, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KLFI IATA: LFI Local: LFI Other: - |
| Photo Date: | December 1917 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 473332 |
| Photo Comment |
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The M.5 was a fighter aircraft, considered the best of it type. This may be the prototype as production models had a fin under the rudder where this aircraft has an open framework. Photo taken by the US military while it was testing the aircraft at the Langley experimental station. Photo from: National Archives at College Park, Maryland This photo was added on 2 July 2022, and has since been viewed 325 times. |