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Otis Glenn · 18 April 2009, 08:18 PM

Continuing with this thread:

This is Albatros D.V 1177/17. He was flying this aircraft around the time he took command of Jagdgeschwader Nr.1 after he came back from extended leave following his 52nd victory. It was one of his all-red machines.

This is Albatros D.V 4693/17 and is the aircraft he was flying when he received a head wound during aerial combat. He crash-landed this machine and there are several photos of this plane. Some sources say he was able to fly this aircraft again upon his return to service.

The next aircraft covered are his Fokkers and I am still waiting to decide on some research that I am conducting. This focuses on the possible interpretations of 477/17. I currently have another thread on the aerodrome about this.

Need help on Dr.1 477/17 for MVR Aircraft Project

Basically, the other Triplane I build in 1/48 will be determined by how 477/17 is marked. If it looks like either of these:

Then I will build 152/17 in the following markings:

If I decide on the following scheme for 477/17.

I will probably switch from 152/17 to 102/17:

The centerpiece of this collection will be a 1/32 model of Dr.I 425/17. This kit is actually very far along and is almost ready for painting. The interior is done and I just need to do rigging pre-work and some touch-up filling and sanding before painting. I wanted to get the Roden kit out of the way first because of all the detail available to 1/32 scale and because there are a lot of corrections that need to go into the Roden Triplane.

There is one other plane that I would love to include in this collection that I have virtually no information on. At the beginning of his career, while serving with Kasta 8 over Verdun, Richthofen fitted a machine gun to the top wing of his Albatros C and shot down a Nieuport with this arrangement. Although not officially credited with the kill, this is one of his first combat successes. I would love to depict this airplane although I know that finding the exact aircraft would be next to impossible. I would be glad to settle with a generic Kasta 8 Albatros C fitted with a forward gun and accurately marked for this unit at the time of this event, 26 April 1916. I have seen some references that this was an Albatros C.III. I happen to have one of the old Eduard kits of this plane and would love to add Richthofen’s Albatros C to this collection, if possible.

Thanks for looking at this loooooong thread. If anyone has any suggestions or can offer any information to help, it would be greatly appreciated.

Happy Modeling everyone!

Glenn

18 April 2009, 08:18 PM	#2 (permalink)
Otis Glenn Observer Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Richmond, VA Posts: 75	Richthofen project part 2. Continuing with this thread: This is Albatros D.V 1177/17. He was flying this aircraft around the time he took command of Jagdgeschwader Nr.1 after he came back from extended leave following his 52nd victory. It was one of his all-red machines. This is Albatros D.V 4693/17 and is the aircraft he was flying when he received a head wound during aerial combat. He crash-landed this machine and there are several photos of this plane. Some sources say he was able to fly this aircraft again upon his return to service. The next aircraft covered are his Fokkers and I am still waiting to decide on some research that I am conducting. This focuses on the possible interpretations of 477/17. I currently have another thread on the aerodrome about this. Need help on Dr.1 477/17 for MVR Aircraft Project Basically, the other Triplane I build in 1/48 will be determined by how 477/17 is marked. If it looks like either of these: Then I will build 152/17 in the following markings: If I decide on the following scheme for 477/17. I will probably switch from 152/17 to 102/17: The centerpiece of this collection will be a 1/32 model of Dr.I 425/17. This kit is actually very far along and is almost ready for painting. The interior is done and I just need to do rigging pre-work and some touch-up filling and sanding before painting. I wanted to get the Roden kit out of the way first because of all the detail available to 1/32 scale and because there are a lot of corrections that need to go into the Roden Triplane. There is one other plane that I would love to include in this collection that I have virtually no information on. At the beginning of his career, while serving with Kasta 8 over Verdun, Richthofen fitted a machine gun to the top wing of his Albatros C and shot down a Nieuport with this arrangement. Although not officially credited with the kill, this is one of his first combat successes. I would love to depict this airplane although I know that finding the exact aircraft would be next to impossible. I would be glad to settle with a generic Kasta 8 Albatros C fitted with a forward gun and accurately marked for this unit at the time of this event, 26 April 1916. I have seen some references that this was an Albatros C.III. I happen to have one of the old Eduard kits of this plane and would love to add Richthofen’s Albatros C to this collection, if possible. Thanks for looking at this loooooong thread. If anyone has any suggestions or can offer any information to help, it would be greatly appreciated. Happy Modeling everyone! Glenn