DAYTON, Ohio -- Lorraine-Dietrich 8Be on display in the Research & Development Gallery at the National Museum of the United States Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo)
Note: This engine is located in the Research & Development Gallery on a controlled-access portion of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. The gallery will close until further notice beginning May 1, 2013, as part of budget reduction requirements due to sequestration.
Production of the French Lorraine-Dietrich V-8 type engine began in late 1917 and included the 8B, 8Ba, 8Bd and 8Be. This 8Be engine is of the same general type as that used in the two-place SPAD XVI aircraft of World War I.
