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The was a biplane with a pusher propeller and a sprung landing gear with a front support wheel to minimize the risk of overturning during a bad landing. The forward cockpit was occupied by the observer gunner, with the pilot sitting behind him at a higher level. Interestingly, in February 1915, this type of plane was tested with a brake parachute. This was probably the first time in history that a braking parachute was used on an airplane. The was mainly used for the needs of the army: for reconnaissance and for the escort of other aircraft, and it proved to be very worthy in the battles against enemy aircraft. Often grouped with fighters, the fought back against the Fokker monoplanes that dominated the skies at the time. The plane was also occasionally used to attack ground targets on the front line and in actions on the enemy’s rear communications. In the second half of the war, the was widely used as a night bomber; for this purpose, the aircraft were pain
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