Luftverkehrsgesellschaft m.b.H. (L.V.G. or LVG) was a German aircraft manufacturer based in

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- Johannisthal, which began constructing aircraft in 1912, building

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-type aircraft. The company constructed many reconnaissance and light bomber biplanes during World War I. The raid on London in 1916 was conducted by one

LVG C.IV The LVG C.II was a 1910s Germany, German two-seat reconnaissance biplane designed at the LVG (aircraft manufacturer), Luft-Verkehrs-Gesellschaft for the ''Luftstreitkräfte''. Development The C.II was developed from the LVG B.I, with the pilot a ...

. It dropped its bombs near

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, but was shot down by French anti-aircraft gunners on its way home.

Aircraft

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LVG B.I The LVG B.I was a 1910s German two-seat reconnaissance biplane designed by Luft-Verkehrs-Gesellschaft for the ''Luftstreitkräfte''. Development LVG had been involved in the operation of dirigibles before it started design, in 1912, of the comp ...

- reconnaissance and later trainer aircraft *

I - reconnaissance and later trainer aircraft *

II - trainer aircraft * LVG C.I - first tandem-seated aircraft with observer-manned machine gun *

LVG C.II The LVG C.II was a 1910s German two-seat reconnaissance biplane designed at the Luft-Verkehrs-Gesellschaft for the '' Luftstreitkräfte''. Development The C.II was developed from the LVG B.I, with the pilot and observer positions reversed, ad ...

- reconnaissance aircraft *

LVG C.V The LVG C.V was a reconnaissance aircraft produced in large numbers in Germany during World War I.Taylor 1989, 615 Design and development The C.V was a conventional two-bay biplane design of its day, with unstaggered wings of equal span and tan ...

- reconnaissance aircraft *

LVG C.VI The LVG C.VI was a German two-seat reconnaissance and artillery spotting aircraft used during World War I. Development The aircraft was designed by Willy Sabersky-Müssigbrodt and developed by Luft-Verkehrs-Gesellschaft (LVG) in 1917. The C.VI ...

- more than 1,000 aircraft of this type were produced * LVG C.VIII - prototype only * LVG C.IX - not finished *

LVG D 10 Luftverkehrsgesellschaft m.b.H. (L.V.G. or LVG) was a German aircraft manufacturer based in Berlin- Johannisthal, which began constructing aircraft in 1912, building Farman-type aircraft. The company constructed many reconnaissance and light bombe ...

LVG D.II The LVG D.II (company designation D 12) was a German fighter plane built by LVG in World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents i ...

- prototype only *

LVG D.III __NOTOC__ The LVG D.III was a German fighter plane built by LVG in World War I. Design The D.III was similar to the LVG D.II in that it was a single-seat biplane fighter with wings of unequal span and a plywood covered semi-monocoque fuselage. ...

- prototype only *

LVG D.IV __NOTOC__ The LVG D.IV was a German fighter plane built by LVG in World War I. Design The D.IV was similar to the D.III in having a plywood covered semi-monocoque fuselage, but the 195hp Benz Bz IIIb V-8 direct drive engine allowed for a cleane ...

- prototype only *

LVG D.V __NOTOC__ The LVG D.V was a prototype German biplane fighter built by LVG in World War I. Design The D.V was a single-seat biplane fighter which featured a slab-sided plywood-covered fuselage as well as equal span wings, both of which had strai ...

- prototype only *

LVG D.VI __NOTOC__ The LVG D.VI was a prototype German biplane fighter built by LVG in World War I. Design The D.VI was a single-seat biplane fighter which featured a slab-sided plywood-covered fuselage as well as an almond-shaped rudder. Unlike the LVG ...

- prototype only *

LVG E.I The LVG E.I was a German two-seat monoplane of World War I. The E.I was unusual among monoplanes of its time in that it featured ailerons as opposed to the then-conventional (for monoplanes) wing warping. It was fitted with both a rearward firin ...

- experimental aircraft with two machine guns *

LVG G.I The LVG G.I, (company designation KD.VII), was a prototype German bomber aircraft built by LVG during World War I. Design The LVG G.I was a three-seat biplane equipped with two Benz Bz.III engines driving handed propellers. LVG designed it as a ...

- bomber aircraft * LVG G.II - triplane *

LVG G.III The LVG G.III was a large, twin engine triplane bomber built in Germany near the end of World War I. Only one was completed. Design and development The LVG G.III is sometimes known as the Schütte-Lanz G.V or Schütte-Lanz Schül G.V as it was a ...

- triplane bomber designed by Schütte-Lanz but built by LVG, the Schütte-Lanz G.V

Other aircraft manufactured at LVG

Albatros B.II The Albatros B.II, (post-war company designation L.2) was an unarmed German two-seat reconnaissance biplane of the First World War. Design and development Designed by Robert Thelen based on his 1913 Albatros B.I, the B.II was the aircraft that ...

* Albatros C.II *

Gotha G.IV The Gotha G.IV was a heavy bomber used by the (Imperial German Air Service) during World War I. It was the first mass-produced large airplane. Development Experience with the earlier G.III showed that the rear gunner could not efficientl ...

Sablatnig SF 5 Sablatnig was a German aircraft manufacturer and airline. After the conclusion of World War I, in August 1919 Sablatnig offered government subsidised services between Berlin and Bremen using its Sablatnig P.III commercial biplanes in conjunction ...

Aircraft

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Other aircraft manufactured at LVG

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