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s first air unit specifically trained for long-range bombing – in
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where construction and testing were completed. At this point,
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Bréguet built 17 BUC/BLCs for the
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245:neared completion, the Bréguet factory at
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417:Version of BLC for RNAS, powered by
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746:World Aircraft Information Files.
732:British Naval Aircraft Since 1912
655:Taylor and Alexander 1969, p. 73.
552:54.0 m (581 sq ft)
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1448:Single-engined pusher aircraft
614:1 × trainable 37 mm (1.46 in)
210:-configured aircraft, leading
157:, also known variously as the
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702:Combat Aircraft of the World.
564:1,535 kg (3,384 lb)
558:1,160 kg (2,557 lb)
1458:Aircraft first flown in 1914
1443:1910s French bomber aircraft
277:(B for pusher-driven, U for
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58:operating with No. 5 Wing,
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331:Royal Naval Air Service
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60:Royal Naval Air Service
715:Taylor, Michael J. H.
236:tricycle undercarriage
198:Design and development
1407:Gyroplane Laboratoire
528:two, pilot and gunner
285:, was the definitive
102:Louis Charles Bréguet
646:Taylor 1989, p. 202.
508:Specifications (BUC)
674:parmentier, Bruno.
372:Bréguet prototype.
317:Operational history
128:Primary users
473:Romanian Air Corps
423:Rolls-Royce Falcon
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568:Powerplant:
279:Canton-Unné
271:French Army
255:German Army
247:La Brayelle
224:unstaggered
174:World War I
132:French Army
1432:Categories
1376:Universale
1286:Deux-Ponts
681:23 October
626:References
599:Endurance:
550:Wing area:
186:Royal Navy
1402:Gyroplane
1321:Louisette
1316:Leviathan
1276:de Chasse
1236:Bellatrix
804:Gyroplane
616:Hotchkiss
538:Wingspan:
513:Data from
430:Operators
345:de Chasse
298:Hotchkiss
243:prototype
191:de Chasse
98:Designer
56:de Chasse
18:Breguet 4
1453:Biplanes
1356:Provence
1351:Nymphale
1346:Nautilus
1336:Michelin
1306:Integral
1296:Fauvette
1291:Épaulard
1226:Atlantic
819:Type III
786:aircraft
607:Armament
363:Variants
228:cockpits
147:ca. 100
92:Michelin
1341:Mouette
1331:Mercure
1281:Cinzano
1271:Colibri
1261:Choucas
1241:Bizerte
1214:By name
824:Type IV
814:Type II
784:Breguet
601:3 hours
544:Height:
532:Length:
466:Romania
425:engine.
357:Belgium
305:(C for
287:Renault
241:As the
232:nacelle
216:Type IV
208:tractor
204:pusher-
167:biplane
159:Type IV
88:Bréguet
64:Belgium
1366:Saigon
1361:Sahara
1311:Jaguar
1301:Fulgur
1266:Colmar
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839:Type G
834:Type A
829:Type V
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170:bomber
75:Bomber
40:Bre.4
1417:G.111
1412:G.11E
1221:Alizé
631:Notes
526:Crew:
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263:André
251:Douai
230:in a
206:over
71:Role
62:, in
1371:Taon
1326:Mars
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960:280T
736:ISBN
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706:ISBN
683:2013
570:1 ×
265:and
220:span
180:and
161:and
153:The
122:1914
112:1914
1256:BUM
1251:BUC
1246:BLC
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