Breguet-Michelin BUM
| Breguet BUM | |
|---|---|
| Role | Bomber |
| Manufacturer | Breguet |
| Introduction | 1915 |
| Primary user |  France
|
| Number built | 50 [1] |
| Variants | Breguet-Michelin BLM |
| Engine | 200hp Canton-Unné |
| Armament | front flexible Hotchkiss or Lewis 455kg of bombs |
The Michelin brothers volunteered to build copies of the Breguet BU3 prototype, but they envisioned the plane would serve better as a bomber than a fighter. Fifty were built with the 200hp Canton-Unné engine and designed the Breguet-Michelin BUM (aka the BM10). "BUM" stands for "Pusher, Canton-Unné, Michelin". They served in 1915-1916 with the similar Breguet-Michelin BLM and the Breguet-Michelin 4 in some of the earliest dedicated bombing units.
References
- Citations
- ↑ Davilla, p.88.
- Bibliography
- Dr. James J. Davilla and Arthur M. Soltan. French Aircraft of the First World War. Flying Machines Press, 1997. ISBN 0-9637110-4-0.