Breguet 17

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Role Heavy fighter
Manufacturer Breguet
First flight 1918
Primary user French Army
Number built ca. 100


The Breguet 17 was a biplane two-seat fighter developed in France towards the end of World War I and operated by that country during the 1920s.

Design and development

The Breguet 17 was a derivative of the highly successful 14 bomber, but somewhat scaled down and carrying a more powerful engine and heavier machine gun armament in place of a bomb load. The French Army was impressed enough to place orders for 1,000 of these aircraft during 1918, to be delivered the following year. The end of World War I also ended these plans, but some limited production did take place into the early 1920s.

Operational history

The type was operated as the Bre.17C.2 with several escadrilles as a supplement to existing aircraft, but never formed the basis of any one unit on its own. A single example was converted into a prototype night fighter, but no production ensued.

Variants

Bre.17C.2
Main production version.
Bre.17
Night fighter prototype.

Operators

 France

Specifications

General characteristics

Performance

Armament

References

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