is significant not only as the only one of its kind in existence, but as the only preserved German, twin-engined combat aircraft from World War I. The aircraft was brought to Canada in 1919 as a war trophy. It has been at the museum since 1970. Variants AEG G.IV Tactical bomber AEG G.IVg Fitted with an increased span three-bay wing. AEG G.IVk Armoured ground-attack aircraft fitted with two 20 mm Becker cannon, one in a dorsal mounting and one in a turret under the nose. Five built. Operators Luftstreitkräfte Specifications (AEG G.IV) See also References Notes Citations Bibliography Grey, Peter and Owen Thetford. German Aircraft of the First World War. London: Putnam, 1962. . Molson, Kenneth M. Canada's National Aviation Museum: Its History and Collections. Ottawa, Canada: National Museum of Science and Technology, 1988. . Munson, Kenneth. Aircraft of World War I. Shepperton, UK: Ian Allan, 1967. . Sharpe, Michael. Biplanes, Triplanes, and Seaplanes. London: Friedman/Fairfax Books, 2000. . Williams, Anthony G. and Emmanuel Gustin. Flying Guns: World War I and its Aftermath 1914–32. Ramsbury, Wiltshire, UK: Airlife Publishing, 2003. . External links Plan 1919 A.E.G. G.IV G.IV 1910s German bomber aircraft Aircraft first flown in 1916