Gotha G.II

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The Gotha G.II was a World War I German twin-engine heavy bomber that marked an early step in the development of the famous Gotha long-range bomber series used against Allied targets.

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Gotha G.II canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bomber aircraft ⓘ
aircraftCategory strategic bomber ⓘ
aircraftConfiguration biplane ⓘ
aircraftRole heavy bomber ⓘ
long-range bomber ⓘ
aircraftType fixed-wing aircraft ⓘ
airForceBranch German Army Air Service ⓘ
airframeMaterial wood-and-fabric construction ⓘ
armamentType bombs ⓘ
defensive machine guns ⓘ
conflict World War I ⓘ
countryOfOrigin German Empire ⓘ
crew 3 ⓘ
4 ⓘ
designedBy Gotha design team ⓘ
designedFor long-range bombing missions ⓘ
operations against Allied targets ⓘ
developmentRole early step in Gotha long-range bomber development ⓘ
engineConfiguration twin-engine ⓘ
engineCount 2 Mercedes D.IVa engines ⓘ
enginePlacement twin nacelles between wings ⓘ
era 1910s ⓘ
firstFlightDate 1916 ⓘ
followedBy Gotha G.III ⓘ
introduced 1916 ⓘ
landingGearType fixed landing gear ⓘ
manufacturer Gothaer Waggonfabrik ⓘ
nationality German ⓘ
notableFor pioneering German heavy bomber operations ⓘ
numberOfEngines 2 ⓘ
originPeriod World War I era ⓘ
powerplant Mercedes D.IVa inline engine ⓘ
precededBy Gotha G.I ⓘ
primaryUser Luftstreitkräfte ⓘ
propulsionType piston engine ⓘ
series Gotha G-series bombers ⓘ
serviceEntryContext early phase of German strategic bombing campaign ⓘ
tailConfiguration biplane tail unit ⓘ
usedAs front-line bomber ⓘ
training aircraft ⓘ
usedBy Imperial German Air Service ⓘ
wingConfiguration twin-bay biplane wings ⓘ

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Gotha G.III → predecessor → Gotha G.II ⓘ