LVG
| Company type | Private company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Aviation, Aircraft manufacturing |
| Founded | 1912 |
| Headquarters | Johannisthal, Berlin , Germany |
| Products | Reconnaissance and light bomber biplanes |
Luftverkehrsgesellschaft m.b.H. (commonly known as L.V.G. or LVG) was a German aviation company situated in Johannisthal, Berlin. Established in 1912, the firm initially produced aircraft modeled after the designs of Farman. Throughout the First World War, LVG specialized in manufacturing numerous reconnaissance and light bomber biplanes.
An LVG C.IV was responsible for the 1916 bombing raid on London, releasing explosives close to London Victoria station. On its return flight, it was downed by French anti-aircraft fire.Template:Fix/category[citation needed]
Original Designs
- LVG B.I – initially reconnaissance, later adapted as a trainer aircraft
- LVG B.II – served reconnaissance and subsequently training roles
- LVG B.III – designed as a trainer
- LVG C.I – first LVG model featuring tandem seating with an observer-operated machine gun
- LVG C.II – reconnaissance aircraft
- LVG C.IV – reconnaissance type
- LVG C.V – reconnaissance model
- LVG C.VI – over 1,000 units manufactured
- LVG C.VIII – remained at prototype stage
- LVG C.IX – project left incomplete
- LVG D 10
- LVG D.II – prototype only
- LVG D.III – prototype only
- LVG D.IV – prototype only
- LVG D.V – prototype only
- LVG D.VI – prototype only
- LVG E.I – experimental craft equipped with dual machine guns
- LVG G.I – bomber aircraft
- LVG G.II – triplane configuration
- LVG G.III – a triplane bomber designed by Schütte-Lanz but constructed by LVG, also known as Schütte-Lanz G.V
Aircraft Produced Under LVG Manufacture
Further reading
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Luftverkehrsgesellschaft (LVG).Template:Preview warning
- Grosz, Peter M.: LVG C.VI, Windsock Datafile Nr. 17, Albatros Prod. Ltd, Berkhamsted 1989
- Heinz J. Nowarra: Flugzeuge 1914-1918. München 1959.
- Karlheinz Kens, Hans Müller: Die Flugzeuge des ersten Weltkriegs. München 1966, ISBN 3-453-00404-3.
- Karl R. Pawlas: Deutsche Flugzeuge 1914-18. Nürnberg 1976, ISBN 3-88088-209-6.
- Günter Kroschel, Helmut Stützer: Die deutschen Militärflugzeuge 1910-18. Wilhelmshaven 1977, ISBN 3-920602-18-8.