Voisin IV explained

The Voisin IV was a French two-seat bomber and ground attack aircraft of World War I.

Design

The Voisin IV was a biplane with a single engine in a pusher configuration, developed by Voisin in 1915 with staggered wings. It differed from earlier Voisin combat aircraft designs in having a mounted or 47mm cannon.^[1]

Variants

• Voisin LB : Two-seat bomber, ground-attack biplane.
• Voisin LBS : Improved version.

Operators

• Aéronautique Militaire

Bibliography

• Book: Bruce . J.M . The aeroplanes of the Royal Flying Corps (Military Wing) . 1982 . Putnam . London . 0-370-30084-X.
• Book: Guttman . Jon . et al. . Pusher aces of World War 1 . 2009 . Osprey . Oxford . 978-1-84603-417-6.
• Klaauw. Bart van der. Unexpected Windfalls: Accidentally or Deliberately, More than 100 Aircraft 'arrived' in Dutch Territory During the Great War . Air Enthusiast . March–April 1999 . 80 . 54–59 . 0143-5450.

Further reading

• Book: Enzo . Angelucci . The Rand McNally encyclopedia of military aircraft, 1914-1980 . 1982 . Military Press . San Diego . 0-517-41021-4.

Notes and References

1. Book: Davilla. Dr. James J.. Soltan. Arthur . French Aircraft of the First World War. Flying Machines Press. Mountain View, CA. 1997. 978-1891268090.