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Albatros D.III
Manufacturer : Albatros Flugzeugwerke
The D.III entered squadron service in December 1916, On 23 January 1917, a Jasta 6 pilot suffered a failure of the lower right wing spar.[3] On the following day, Manfred von Richthofen suffered a crack in the lower wing of his new D.III. On 27 January, the Kogenluft (Kommandierenden General der Luftstreitkräfte) issued an order grounding all D.IIIs pending resolution of the wing failure problem. On 19 February, after Albatros introduced a reinforced lower wing, the Kogenluft rescinded the grounding order.New production D.IIIs were completed with the strengthened wing while operational D.IIIs were withdrawn to Armee-Flugparks for modifications, forcing Jastas to use the Albatros D.II and Halberstadt D.II during the interim Albatros built approximately 500 D.III aircraft at its Johannisthal factory. In the spring of 1917, D.III production shifted to Albatros' subsidiary, Ostdeutsche Albatros Werke (OAW), to permit Albatros to concentrate on development and production of the D.V. Between April and August 1917, Idflieg issued five separate orders for a total of 840 D.IIIs. The OAW variant underwent its Typenprüfung in June 1917. Production commenced at the Schneidemühl factory in June and continued through December 1917. OAW aircraft were distinguishable by their larger, rounded rudders. Peak service was in November 1917, with 446 aircraft on the Western Front. The D.III did not disappear with the end of production, however. It remained in frontline service well into 1918. As of 31 August 1918, 54 D.III aircraft remained on the Western Front. In the autumn of 1916, Oesterreichische Flugzeugfabrik AG (Oeffag) obtained a licence to build the D.III at Wiener-Neustadt. Deliveries commenced in May 1917. The aircraft were officially designated as Albatros D.III(Oeffag), but were known as Oeffag Albatros D.III in Austro-Hungary, and just Oeffag D.III in Poland |
Albatros D.III
Albatros D.III Artwork Collection |
One in the Bag by Ivan Berryman | Oberleutnant Godwin Brumowski by Ivan Berryman. | Brothers in Arms by Ivan Berryman. |
Godwin von Brumowski by Ivan Berryman. | Outnumbered by Ivan Berryman. | A Pair of Aces by Ivan Berryman. |
Duel Above the Piave by Ivan Berryman. | The Last Victory by Ivan Berryman. | Drachen Slayer by Ivan Berryman. |
Close Combat - The 31st Victory by Ivan Berryman. | Oblt Friedrich Navratil by Ivan Berryman. | The Maestro Strikes Again by Ivan Berryman. |
Josef Kiss by Ivan Berryman. (PC) | Bird of Prey by Ivan Berryman. (PC) | Tribute to Heinrich Gontermann by Ivan Berryman. |
Tribute to Julius Buckler by Ivan Berryman. | Tribute to Erich Lowenhardt by Ivan Berryman. | Austro-Hungarian Ace by Stan Stokes. |
Top Aces for : Albatros D.III | ||
A list of all Aces from our database who are known to have flown this aircraft. A profile page is available by clicking the pilots name. | ||
Name | Victories | Info |
Adolf Schulte | 9.00 | |
Joachim von Bertrab | 5.00 |
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