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AEG G.IV

A German twin-engine biplane bomber that served on Western Front night and tactical bombing missions during the First World War.

Archive ID: afm_0000047
AEG G.IV, shown in the selected representative source image.Air Service, United States Army / Wikimedia Commons · U.S. federal government public domainImage source

A German twin-engine biplane bomber that served on Western Front night and tactical bombing missions during the First World War.

Primary roleBomber
OriginGerman Empire
ManufacturerAllgemeine Elektricitäts-Gesellschaft (AEG)
Documented variants1
Crew modeCrewed
AirframeFixed Wing

Development

AEG G.IV was developed by Allgemeine Elektricitäts-Gesellschaft (AEG) in German Empire as a bomber. Its recorded airframe configuration is fixed wing, with the family classified in the archive as core combat-aircraft scope.

Operational History

Operationally, AEG G.IV is represented primarily in the bomber role. The sourced variant records include service with German Luftstreitkräfte. Its documented combat-history coverage includes World War I. Role tags attached to the family include tactical bomber.

Variants and Lineage

Major variants represented in the structured record include G.IV.

Variants

DesignationTypeRoleRecorded operators
G.IVProductionBomberGerman Luftstreitkräfte

Sources and further reading

Structured references supporting this aircraft family, variants, specifications, and narrative sections.

  1. German Aircraft of the First World War — Putnam · Tier 3
  2. AEG G.IV — Wikipedia · Tier 5