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The Vickers Gunbus FB5 (Fighting Biplane 5) was a two seater Biplane with the Observer operating a Lewis machine Gun. The Vickers Gun bus was the first aircraft conceived and built  as a air to air combat aircraft and was a pusher bui Plane wiht the aengine mounted in the rear of the fuselage. The Vickers Gunbus F.B.5 first joined the war with the Royal Flying Corps 5 squadron on the 5th February 19156. and sone on the 25th July 1915 fully equipped no. 11 Squadron at Villers-Bretonneux in France on the western front. The first Victoria Cross of number 11 squadron was 2nd Lt G.S.M Insall on the 7th November 1915 when he a German aircraft . in November 1915 number 18 Squadron was fully equipped with Vickers Gunbus FB5's  But the Vickers Gunbus was outclassed by many of the German aircraft and their service role was a short one. The remaining examples were mostly used as trainers

Leutnant Hans von Keudell by Ivan Berryman.

An early star of Jasta 1, von Keudell is depicted here in his Halberstadt D.III, (instantly identifiable by his initial K on the fuselage side) as he drifts into position to exploit the blindspot of a Vickers Gunbus, late in the day in 1916. Von Keudells closing tally was 11 confirmed victories, but a possible 12.

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Vickers Gunbus FB5 by Tim Fisher.

This aircraft entered service with the RFC in February 1915. Nicknamed the gunbus, it was the first British aircraft to be designed as a fighting machine from the start. The plane was armed with a single .303 inch Lewis machine gun, fired by the observer. It was only a short period of time before it was outclassed by German aircraft carrying synchronised forward firing machine guns.

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Original painting by Tim Fisher. Image size 30 inches x 20 inches (76cm x 61cm). Price £2200.00

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