Vickers F.B.5
| Vickers F.B 5 "Gunbus" | |
|---|---|
| Airworthy Gunbus replica built in 1966 and painted in RFC colours | |
| General information | |
| Type | Fighter |
| Manufacturer | Vickers Limited |
| Designer | |
| Primary user | Royal Flying Corps |
| Number built |
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| History | |
| Introduction date | November 1914 |
| First flight | 17 July 1914 |
| Retired |
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The Vickers F.B.5 (Fighting Biplane 5) (known as the "Gunbus") was a British two-seat pusher military biplane of the First World War. Armed with a single .303 in (7.7 mm) Lewis gun operated by the observer in the front of the nacelle, it was the first aircraft purpose-built for air-to-air combat to see service, making it the world's first operational fighter aircraft.