The Lioré et Olivier LeO 7 was a French bomber escort biplane designed and built by Lioré et Olivier for the French Air Force.
Design and development The LeO 7 was three-seat bomber escort biplane developed from the LeO 5 ground-attack biplane. Appearing in 1922 the production version (the LeO 7/2) had a wide-track landing gear and gunner's cockpits in the snub nose and amidships. The pilot was located in a cockpit just behind the wing trailing edge.Taylor and Alexander 1969, pp. 97-98.
Operational history Twenty LeO 7/2s were built followed by 18 LeO 7/3s which were a navalised version with increased wingspan.
Variants LeO 7 Prototype LeO 7/2 Production version for the Armée de l'Air (French Air Force), 20 built LeO 7/3 Production version for the Aéronautique Navale (French Naval Aviation), 18 built.
Operators
French Air Force French Navy
Specifications (LeO 7/2)
References
Notes
Bibliography Hartmann, Gérard. Les Avions Lioré Et Olivier. Boulogne-Billancourt, France: ETAI. 2002. (in French) Taylor, John W. R. and Jean Alexander. Combat Aircraft of the World. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1969. . Taylor, Michael J. H. Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions, 1989. .