The Lioré et Olivier LeO 20 was a French night-bomber aircraft built by Lioré et Olivier.
Development The LeO 20 was a development of the LeO 122 prototype. It won the 1926 French ministry competition for a new night-bomber, and received an order for 50 aircraft. The first were delivered at the end of 1926 and flight tested at Villacoublay in 1927. A total of 311 aircraft were delivered to the French air arm, ending in December 1932.
Variants LeO 20twin-engine night bomber with Gnome-Rhône 9Ady engines (320 built) LeO 201re-designation for parachute trainers converted from LeO 20 LeO 203four-engine version with Gnome-Rhône 7Kb engines LeO H-20/4floatplane version of LeO 203 LeO 206production version of LeO 203 with revised nose, ventral "balcony" and tail gun (37 built) LeO 207similar to LeO 206 but with different nose and smaller "balcony" (3 built) LeO 208similar to LeO 20 but with enclosed cabin and Gnome-Rhône 14Mrs engines
Operators/Units using this aircraft
French Air Force 21st Regiments d'Aviation 22nd Regiments d'Aviation 12th Regiments d'Aviation 34th Regiments d'Aviation Aeronautique Militaire School French Navy
Royal Romanian Air Force
Specifications (LeO 20)
See also
References
Bibliography Hartmann, Gérard. Les Avions Lioré Et Olivier. Boulogne-Billancourt, France: ETAI. 2002. (in French)