AEG C-series of fighter-bomber

AEG C.IV
The AEG-produced C-series of aircraft provided German frontline troops with a versatile offensive performer throughout the course of World War One.

The AEG C-series of fighter-bomber was a development of Allgemeine Elektritzitats Gesellschaft and was a principle aircraft available to Imperial Germany during the First World War. Seeing action on all fronts, the system was of a highly versatile design and fought capably as a fighter but more importantly as a bomber.

The C.IV represented the most potent and mass-produced system in the series. The twin-seat, single engine aircraft was a further development of the AEG company's successful line of B-type unarmed twin-seat trainers and reconnaissance aircraft. Besides the C.IV variant, a night-fighting bomber was also included in production towards the end of 1916. This particular system maintained the capabilities of its daytime predecessor but offered up provision for up to 6 x 110lb bombs to be taken aloft. In all, the system served frontline units well throughout the whole course of the war.