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The Lioré et Olivier LeO 7 was a French bomber escort biplane designed and built by Lioré et Olivier for the French Air Force.
Lioré et Olivier 7 | |
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Role | Bomber escort biplane |
Manufacturer | Lioré et Olivier |
First flight | 1922 |
Primary users | French Air Force French Navy |
Number built | 39 |
The LeO 7 was three-seat bomber escort biplane developed from the LeO 5 ground-attack biplane. Appearing in 1922 the production version (the LeO 7/2) had a wide-track landing gear and gunner's cockpits in the snub nose and amidships. The pilot was located in a cockpit just behind the wing trailing edge.[1]
Twenty LeO 7/2s were built followed by 18 LeO 7/3s which were a navalised version with increased wingspan.
Data from The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft[2]
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