A.E.G. G.IV

The bane of the A.E.G. G.III was its unreliable Mercedes D.IV long-crankshaft engine, so when the improved D.IVa became available, it was soon deployed in the AEG G.IV. The G.IV was used for both day and night bombing. Though it lacked the lifting power and range of its Gotha and Friedrichshafen contemporaries, its welded-steel fuselage was robust and it saw wide usage. Though its bomb load was lighter than its competitors, it was easier to fly and to land.

A few G.IVs were given a wider wingspan and were known as the A.E.G. G.IVb of 1917.

The G.IV served on the Eastern and Western Fronts, Macedonia and -- starting in late 1917 -- night attacks on Italian cities.

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1:144 Scale

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1:285/6mm/1:288 Scale

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1:300 Scale

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1:350 Scale

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