• An enormous silver biplane with a large forward cockpit compartment. On the underside of the lower wing is a red, white, and blue roundel marking.
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    A French-built night bomber, the Voisin Type 8 was equipped with cockpit lights. The Museum’s Type 8 is the oldest surviving aircraft designed as a bomber.

  • An enormous silver biplane with a large forward cockpit compartment. On the underside of the lower wing is a red, white, and blue roundel marking.

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October 07, 2014

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Eric Long

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NASM2018-10173-S

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