Vzfw Schmid's Albatros DV Jasta 32b

Brad Cancian · 28 June 2006, 01:09 AM

Hi all,

Does anyone have any photos of Vzfw Otto Schmid's Albatros DV that he flew in Jasta 32b? I have Bob Pearson's profile of the aircraft showing it had a black tail with lozenge wings, rudder and elevator and a black eagle insignia on the fuselage (the eagle insignia carried crosses on white fields on its wings).

I understand that the book "Aus der Chronik der Jagdstaffel 32" has photos of this aircraft but as I do not have ready access to this book I was wondering if anyone had any scans of this aircraft they could post here or e-mail to me. I am particularly interested in any photos of the eagle insignia.

Any help would be much appreciated!

Thanks in advance,

BC

StephenLawson · 30 June 2006, 03:17 AM

I think you can find several shots of this bird in some recent issues of Over the Front courtesy of our own Greg VanWyngarden. Maybe he will chime in here?

Cigogne · 30 June 2006, 01:28 PM

There are two different Albatros D.V aircraft flown by Schmid with similar markings. One took a direct hit by Flak in the engine area just below the guns and damaged/broke some of the cabane struts, etc. The second aircraft had a different eagle marking, similar in appearance coincidentally to that which appeared on

Frank Linke-Crawford's Oeffag-built Albatros D.III 153.11 and 153.16.

Brad Cancian · 1 July 2006, 09:23 PM

Hi all, I would like to thank Greg VanWyngarden who very kindly sent me some pics of exactly what I was after.

Greg, you are a Saint!

BC