Franco-British Aviation (FBA) Flying Boat

(Ministry of Information)

The FBA Type A and the similar Type B and C were a family of reconnaissance flying boats produced in France prior to and during World War I.

All three were unequal-span pusher biplane flying boats with a single step hull with ash longerons covered in laminated plywood, divided by bulkheads into eight compartments. The empennage was carried on an upswept curved extension of the hull made from steel tubing. The pilot and observer sat side by side in the open cockpit. Wikipedia

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