AEG B.I
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The AEG B.I was a German two-seat biplane unarmed reconnaissance aircraft produced in very small numbers in 1914. It formed the basis for the more successful B- and C-type aircraft from AEG.
Operators
- {{flag|German Empire}}
- Luftstreitkräfte
Specifications (AEG B.I)
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See also
Bibliography
- {{cite book |last1=Herris |first1=Jack |title=A.E.G. Aircraft of WWI: A Centennial Perspective on Great War Airplanes |date=2015 |publisher=Aeronaut Books |location=n. p. |isbn=978-1-935881-28-5|series=Great War Aviation Centennial Series|volume=16}}
External links
{{Commons category}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20051003210047/http://www.luftfahrtmuseum.com/htmi/itf/aegb1.htm AEG B.I at the Virtual Aviation Museum]
{{AEG aircraft}}
{{Idflieg B-class designations}}
{{World War I Aircraft of the Central Powers}}
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Category:1910s German military reconnaissance aircraft
Category:Aircraft first flown in 1914