08/31/2019. Remarks by Johan Visschedijk: "The Bre V, derived from the Bre IV bomber late in 1915, was regarded by the Aviation Militaire as a two-seat escort fighter or reconnaissance-fighter, and possessed a configuration similar to that of the earlier BUC/BLC. Powered by a 220 hp Renault 12Fb twelve-cylinder liquid-cooled engine, the Bre V fighter, or Bre V Ca2, never equipped a complete escadrille, a few aircraft of this type being issued to each of the units operating the Bre V B2 bomber version, for which it was expected to act as escort.

Armament comprised a 1.46 in (37 mm) Hotchkiss cannon on a flexible mounting in the forward cockpit and a rear-firing 0.303 in (7.7 mm) Lewis gun on an elevated mounting over the leading edge of the upper wing. Eleven Bre V fighters were operational with the Aviation Militaire by February 1, 1916, but the type was generally unpopular."