LVG C.II

LVG C.II
Although mislabeled as an Albatros C.III in the Bundesarchiv photo collection this is in fact an LVG C.II. Note the Bergman machine gun in the rear gunner's turret.
Role reconnaissance/light bomber
National origin Germany
Manufacturer Luft-Verkehrs-Gesellschaft
Introduction late 1915
Primary user Luftstreitkräfte
Number built approx. 300
Developed from LVG B.I

The LVG C.I was a 1910s German two-seat reconnaissance biplane designed by Luft-Verkehrs-Gesellschaft for the Luftstreitkräfte.

Development

The C.II was developed from the LVG B.I, with the pilot and observer positions reversed, adding a ring-mounted machine gun to the rear. The increase in weight required a larger engine, the Benz Bz.III. Few C.I's were built before the C.II was introduced. It incorporated structural improvements and a more powerful engine.[1]

Operational history

The C.II was the first fixed-wing aircraft to bomb London, when six bombs were dropped near Victoria station on 28 November 1915.[1] (The first air raid on London was by the Zeppelin LZ 38, in the early hours of 1 June 1915.)

Variants

Operators

 German Empire
  Switzerland

Specifications (C.II)

Data from Donald, David, The Encyclopedia of World Aircraft (pg 553). (1997). Prospero Books. ISBN 1-85605-375-X

General characteristics

Performance

Armament

See also


Related lists

List of military aircraft of Germany

Notes

  1. 1 2 Donald, 1997, p. 553.

References

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