|
Date: |
|
Description: | 18th June 1919.
In view, two of the best known fighter planes used by the Imperial German Air Service. The wrecked aircraft in the centre had crashed from a height of 6,000 feet. It is an Albatross Scout (with dummy), type D.V. The aircraft was fitted with a 160 h.p. Mercedes engine and had a total weight, when loaded, of 2,031 lbs. It took 35 minutes and 25 seconds to climb to a height of 15,000 feet and was fitted with two Spandau guns firing through the propeller, which could be fired separately or together. It was the introduction of this type of fighter in early 1917 which gave Germany the advantage in aerial warfare over France. By April 1917 the RFC was suffering 30% losses of men and aircraft. On the left is a Fokker Biplane, type D.V11., fitted with a 200 h.p. Mercedes Engine. It was a single seater Scout, brought down on the 8th July 1918. It had been manufactured on 29th April 1918. This type of aircraft had superb ability and high altitude and, was the only aircraft singled out to be surrendered to the Allies in the Armistice document. This machine was one of Captain Baron Von. Richthofen's Circus. | License: | http://www.leodis.net/article.aspx?id=12 | Rights holder: | Leeds Central Library | Subjects: | Royal Air Force Aircraft Exhibition war Roundhay Park | Source: | Leodis - A photographic archive of Leeds | Identifier: | http://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?id=20... | Go to resource |
|
|