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Dear Totoroman,
Aside from bending Dan-San's ear continually, here are two suggestions as to how to learn more about German two-seaters,
1. Find a copy of Peter L. Gray's "German Aircraft of the First World War" (Putnam & Company, or the Doubleday editions). While this old book is somewhat flawed by modern standards, it is still one of the best places to start. This book sometimes turns up on eBay, or can be found from used book dealers.
2. Actually, much of the research you ask for has been done and published, just not in one single work. I am of course talking about the superb series of Datafiles from Ray Rimell's Albatros Productions. Most of the German volumes have been authored by the amazing Peter Grosz, and offer superbly illustrated, detailed examinations of the aircraft - though, as mentioned above, first-hand combat experiences are lacking. Most of these are still available from the publisher. Here's a partial list:
No. 13: Albatros C.III
17: LVG C.VI
27: Halberstadt CL.II
35 : Rumpler C.IV
39: Junkers J.I
43: Halberstadt CL.IV
53: DFW C.V
55: Hansa Brandenburg W.29
57: Albatros C.I
61: Hansa Brandenburg W.12
63: Aviatik C.I
67: AEG C.IV
69: HalberstadtC.V
71: LVG C.V
73: Friedrichshafen FF 33E
75: Ago C.I
77: Albatros C.VII
79: Rumpler C.I
81: A;batros C.V
87: Albatros B.I
That's not counting all of the single-seaters, multi-engined bombers, and Allied types that have been covered.
By the way, from April 30 1917 until August 31 1918, the most numerous German two-seater ( C type) in frontline inventory was the DFW C.V, peaking at 51% of all C-types in August 1917 and staying above 40% for over a year. Idflieg eventually contracted for a total of 3955 DFW C.V's by the war's end.
Greg VanWyngarden
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