Breguet U2

Breguet U2
Role	Reconnaissance
Manufacturer	Breguet
First flight	1913
Primary user	France
Number built	U.K. (RFC/RAF)
Engine	110-130hp Canton-Unné
Armament	none
Max Speed	110 km/h (68 mph)

The Breguet U2 was a pre-war biplane with thin, circular cross-section and a cruciform tail. One escadrille used them from August 1914 through November 1914, when they were replaced with Voisin 3s. They were flown only with "great apprehension".^[3]

They served with No.2 and 4 Squadrons RFC (before going to France), where they were nicknamed the "Tin Whistle".^[1]

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References

Notes

↑ At least one machine carried a rearward-firing Hotchkiss MG.^[1]
↑ Plane counts are approximate and based of escadrille usage in Davilla'97.

Citations

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Lamberton, p.98.
↑ Davilla, p.85.
↑ Davilla, p.85.

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.
W.M. Lamberton and E.F. Cheesman, Reconnaissance & Bomber Aircraft of the 1914-1918 War. Great Britain: Harleyford Publications Ltd., 1962. ISBN 9780900435027

[2] At least one machine carried a rearward-firing Hotchkiss MG.^[1]

[5] Plane counts are approximate and based of escadrille usage in Davilla'97.

[Lamberton98-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Lamberton, p.98.

[Davilla61-3] Davilla, p.85.

[Davilla85-4] Davilla, p.85.

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