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Otis Glenn · 18 April 2009, 08:16 PM

Hello Everyone:

I have started a rather large modeling project focusing on the various aircraft flown by

Manfred von Richthofen starting with his Albatros D.II and ending with Fokker Dr.I 425/17. I wanted to run the aircraft I am planning on doing by the members of the forum in hopes of closing some gaps in my research and maybe picking up some tips pertaining to camouflage, painting, marking and the like. Also, if other modelers know I am involved in the project it will be harder fo me to slack off and not get it done.

There will be nine models in all and almost all of them have turned out to be Eduard 1/48 kits with the exception of one. The first one is the following:

There were several pictures of this Albatros D.II taken with Richthofen standing in front of it during his time with Jasta 2. It is likely that this is his D.II 491/16.

This Albatros D.III was one of the first (some books state the very first) of this series to be flown flown by Richthofen. He flew it around the time he first came to Jasta 11 and it was eventually passed on to his brother Lothar. Could this be the aircraft he was flying when his lower wing cracked? Serial numbers unknown.

This is a Halberstadt D.III. Richthofen flew the Halberstadt while the Albatros D.IIIs were grounded due to the wing failures. Most publications Show this as a D.II, but there were more recent D.III and D.V Halberstadts available to Jasta 11. Records only mention a “Halberstadt D”. There is a Richthofen Halberstadt thread on the Aerodorme that has been helping me with this, but I would love some more information. I will be using the Blue Max Halberstadt kit for this.

This Albatros D.III is in the markings of the one he used during

Bloody April. I have seen a few different serial numbers for aircraft he flew including 2253/17, 789/17, and others. I need to know which Albatros he most likely flew during Bloody April, because the serial numbers will let me know the position of the upper wing radiator.

This is the end of part one of this post.

18 April 2009, 08:16 PM	#1 (permalink)
Otis Glenn Observer Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Richmond, VA Posts: 75	Manfred von Richthofen Modeling project. Hello Everyone: I have started a rather large modeling project focusing on the various aircraft flown by Manfred von Richthofen starting with his Albatros D.II and ending with Fokker Dr.I 425/17. I wanted to run the aircraft I am planning on doing by the members of the forum in hopes of closing some gaps in my research and maybe picking up some tips pertaining to camouflage, painting, marking and the like. Also, if other modelers know I am involved in the project it will be harder fo me to slack off and not get it done. There will be nine models in all and almost all of them have turned out to be Eduard 1/48 kits with the exception of one. The first one is the following: There were several pictures of this Albatros D.II taken with Richthofen standing in front of it during his time with Jasta 2. It is likely that this is his D.II 491/16. This Albatros D.III was one of the first (some books state the very first) of this series to be flown flown by Richthofen. He flew it around the time he first came to Jasta 11 and it was eventually passed on to his brother Lothar. Could this be the aircraft he was flying when his lower wing cracked? Serial numbers unknown. This is a Halberstadt D.III. Richthofen flew the Halberstadt while the Albatros D.IIIs were grounded due to the wing failures. Most publications Show this as a D.II, but there were more recent D.III and D.V Halberstadts available to Jasta 11. Records only mention a “Halberstadt D”. There is a Richthofen Halberstadt thread on the Aerodorme that has been helping me with this, but I would love some more information. I will be using the Blue Max Halberstadt kit for this. This Albatros D.III is in the markings of the one he used during Bloody April. I have seen a few different serial numbers for aircraft he flew including 2253/17, 789/17, and others. I need to know which Albatros he most likely flew during Bloody April, because the serial numbers will let me know the position of the upper wing radiator. This is the end of part one of this post.