jasta 43

[osterkamp]

Hi dear gentlemen,back from my duty in middle east,i begon to realize the fokker DVII of the ltn d R Jacobs. If i know that some aircraft have some part of fuselage or wings have red color on their marking(Ex:raesch; front fuselage,vernicke; half part of the fuselage and maybe the superior wing ,Keller;striped fuselage and red wing)maybe that the jacob's figther have somme red area on this marking nose and striped fuslage and wing????
One more time i need your help,tia regards Frederic

[Dan_San_Abbott]

Frederic:
When Jasta 18 was transferred from the German 6.Armee on 13 June 1918 to the German 19.Armee, Jasta 18 turned in their Fok.D./VII aircraft to Armee Flugpark 6. AFP 6, reissued those Fok.D.VII machines to Jasta 43. All the machines had forward half of the fuselage vermillion, with the radiator shell and under cowl and rear fuselage white. The upper surface of both wings were were also vermilion. Jasta 43 worked around these colors. After studying the photograph of Ltn. Jakobs Albatros built Fok.D.VII, it is my opinion that, he extended the vermilion to the leading edge of the white tailplane, fin and rudder, Ltn. Jakobs had two white bands each side of the man in the half moon symbol. The wings were covered with 5 color printed fabric with salmon pink rib tapes.
Hope this helps.
Blue skies,
Dan-San

[osterkamp]

Thanks Dan-san ,for your answer(always fast and precise) but have you idea about an another ltn dR of this jasta,the Lt Simons who fly with the number 3 TIA, best regards from Belgium,Frédéric

[osterkamp]

Ok for the Ltn Jacobs but for the ltn dR Simons.... I think that his fokker have a red nose and a red & white stripped fuselage but for the superior Wing i dont have an idea,if dan san or gregvan have some news..... TIA regards from Begium,Frédéric.