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AEG G.II

German Empire ·first flight unknown· bomber

AEG G.II, photo 1 of 1
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what is it?

The AEG G.II was a biplane bomber built by the Allgemeine Elektricitäts-Gesellschaft (AEG) during the First World War for the Imperial German Army's (Deutsches Heer) Imperial German Air Service (Luftstreitkräfte). It was an improved version of the AEG G.I with more powerful engines. The G.II was typically armed with a pair of 7.92 mm (.312 in) machine guns and 200 kg (440 lb) of bombs.

base stats

  • speed 140 km/htop speed
  • size 2,050 kgmax take-off weight
  • built 27made in total

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

spec sheet

first flight
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introduced
1915
number built
27
role
bomber
origin
German Empire
makers
AEG
engines
2× Benz Bz.III
crew
3
length
9.1 m
max take-off weight
2,050 kg
top speed
140 km/h
range
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Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.

Sources: Wikidata Q2468724, Wikipedia: AEG G.II (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.

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