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Originally Posted by Rbailey
Kees - I have only Gray and Thetford to go on, but they show a picture of a rotary engined model designated CI that differs from the B's by a different rudder and was supposedly developed from the BII. The rudder in the other picture from the French source matches the rudder on the G&T picture of the CI.
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Hi RBailey. I checked the Gray and Thetford for the Halberstadt C.I. This shows a two seater with the observer in the back seat with a MG. IMO this machine differs from the machines on your second picture. These machines are looking very much like Fokkers, specifically the early M models. Noteworthy is the Fokker comma shaped rudder.
Interesting and certainly rare picture. I hope somewhere lies an original in great quality, but this is what we have now.
I noted a small connection between Fokker and Halberstadt, which is worthy of investigation. The
Halberstadt A.II (factory designation F 14) is given as an improved copy of the F
okker M 8. This may give a clue why this machines on your picture look so close to Fokkers.
Source: Lange. Typenhandbuch der deutschen Luftfahrttechnik.
I will have a look in the Halberstadt article published in Cross & Cockade (UK) by Pardee.
Cheers
Kees