Speed Scout | |
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Role | scout |
Designer | Maurice and Emile Berkmans |
First flight | 1917 [1] |
Number built | 1 |
The Berkmans Speed Scout was an early American biplane scout built by the Berkmans brothers for the United States Army Air Service. It was tested in 1918 with positive results, but the end of World War I meant no production order was received, and no more aircraft were built.
Data from Angelucci, 1987. pp. 58. [1]
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