"Image featuring a Caudron C23 BN2 aircraft, equipped with a Salmson 270 engine, conducting night bombing during World War One. The aircraft had a top speed of 94 miles per hour at 6500 feet and a climb rate of 13000 feet in 41 minutes, even when fully loaded. It had a crew of a pilot and 2 passengers, armed with five flexible guns. The plane could carry a load of bombs weighing 1200 lbs and had an endurance of 5 hours. The aircraft model is called Hotel Caudron 023 BN2."

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Photo credit: © piemags/NSC / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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