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Albatros B.II

Страна: Германия

Год: 1914

Albatros - WDD / W.1 - 1913 - Германия<– –>Albatros - L 3 / L 9 - 1914 - Германия


В.Кондратьев Самолеты первой мировой войны


АЛЬБАТРОС B-I/B-II/B-III / ALBATROS B-I/B-II/B-III

   Весной 1914 года молодой талантливый инженер Эрнст Хейнкель возглавил конструкторское бюро фирмы Альбатрос Флюгцойгверк в Иоханнештале. Под его руководством была разработана серия чрезвычайно удачных многоцелевых двухместных бипланов, получивших наибольшее распространение в немецкой фронтовой авиации на раннем этапе Первой мировой войны.
   Все они имели деревянный фюзеляж-полумонокок с работающей фанерной обшивкой и характерную стреловидную форму оперения. На всех стояли однорядные двигатели жидкостного охлаждения с тянущим винтом. Крылья с деревянным каркасом, полотняной обшивкой и межкрыльевыми стойками из стальных труб каплевидного сечения.
   Первым появился трехстоечный "Альбатрос" B-I, установивший летом 1914-го несколько авиационных рекордов. Вскоре за ним последовал "Альбатрос" B-II несколько меньших размеров с двухстоечной бипланной коробкой.
   Оба типа были приняты на вооружение и выпускались в большом количестве на заводах фирм Альбатрос (включая филиал Остдойч Альбатрос Верк - OAW), Бавариш Флюгцойгверк (BFW), Авиатик, Кондор, Роланд, Меркюр и Линке-Хоффман. Строилась также учебная модификация B-IIa.
   В соответствии с тогдашней авиационной "модой" на ранних "Альбатросах" пилот сидел в задней кабине, а летнаб - в передней. Это препятствовало установке на машины защитного вооружения. Поэтому уже в начале 1915 года Хейнкель спроектировал на базе B-II модификацию C-I с классическим размещением экипажа и пулеметной турелью Шнейдера в задней кабине.
   В 1914-1916 годах разведчики "Альбатрос" были, пожалуй, самыми известными немецкими аэропланами как на западном, так и на восточном фронтах. Экипажи ценили эти машины за прочность, надежность и высокие летные данные. А благодаря простоте и доступности пилотирования учебные B-IIa использовались в летных школах до конца войны. В России слово "Альбатрос" даже стало нарицательным. После изучения трофейных образцов так нередко называли любой двухместный биплан аналогичной конструкции.
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   Данные об объемах серийного выпуска "Альбатросов" весьма приблизительны. Однако с уверенностью можно сказать, что в 1914-1915 годах построено не менее 2000 машин различных модификаций. Помимо немецких, на них летали австрийские и болгарские экипажи. Несколько экземпляров B-III продано в Швецию.


ДВИГАТЕЛЬ
  
   B-I и B-II - "Мерседес", 100 или 120л.с., или "Бенц", 110 л.с. или "Аргус", 120 л.с.
  
  
ВООРУЖЕНИЕ
  
   Не предусмотрено.


А.Александров, Г.Петров Крылатые пленники России


Трудно установить, "Авиатик Б. I" походил на "Альбатрос Б. I" (21) или наоборот: тот же 100-сильный мотор, те же радиаторы "Хазет", та же двух- или трехстоечная коробка крыльев... Следует искать более мелкие отличия. Фирма "Альбатрос Верке АГ" (Albatros Werke AG) была основана в 1909 г. и первой ее продукцией стали выпускавшиеся по лицензии аппараты французской конструкции "Антуанетт", "Фарман", "Соммер" (Antoinette, Farman, Sommer). Затем последовали "Голуби" Этриха различных конфигураций, а всего за 1911-1913 г.г. компания произвела 106 бипланов и 37 монопланов. После назначения в 1913 г. главным конструктором Эрнста Хейнкеля (Ernst Heinkel) началась работа над машинами класса Б, чье рождение было подготовлено трудами дипломированного инженера Громана (Grohmann). Первая модель не получила широкого распространения, хотя в 1914 г. она являлась одной из основных в германской авиации. Ее прочный, обшитый плоскими фанерными листами корпус повторялся в более поздних типах. Первоначально его не красили, а только лакировали, но у пленного аппарата, изображенного на снимке 21, киль и руль поворота покрыты белой краской.
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   Немцы снабжали "Альбатросами Б. I" и своих австро-венгерских союзников, у которых эти аэропланы, наряду с бипланами Б. II, были сначала известны под порядковыми номерами, а затем как серия 21. Захваченная русскими, одна из таких машин с номером 21.20 запечатлена на снимке 25 (из коллекции Т. Копанского). Знакомые красно-белые полосы и черные кресты почти в средней части крыльев выглядят более естественно, чем русская трехцветная кокарда на хвосте пленной германской "птицы", представленной на следующем кадре (26, а): круги выписаны на месте бывшего креста, который все еще просматривается через средний - синий - цвет недостаточный плотности. Еще интересней на этой картинке тросовая проводка управления элеронами, идущая из задней, пилотской кабины. Зная о трудностях соседей с производством самолетов и желая расширить свой рынок, в 1914 г. компания " Альбатрос" открыла дочернее предприятие в Австро-Венгрии, названное сначала тем же именем, но трансформированное в начале 1917 г. в "Феникс Флюгцойгверке АГ" (Oesterreichisch-Ungarische Albatros-Flugzeugwerke AG, затем Phonix Flugzeugwerke AG). Помимо прототипа с обозначением 20.01, из цехов австро-венгерского "Альбатроса" модель Б. I выходила в сериях 23, 21.3, 24, 24.5, 22 и 21.7, но все ее представители несколько отличались от германского базового образца, коим служил "Альбатрос Б. II". На фотографии 26, б (из коллекции М. Маслова) трофейный австрийский "Альбатрос" с сохранившимся на фюзеляже номером 23.03 и именем UZ находится в ангаре 6-го авиапарка (второй аппарат слева).
   Вообще, переход от Б. I к Б. II был незаметен и, вероятно, четко очерченной конструктивной границы между двумя типами не существовало. Модель Б. II всегда являлась двухстоечным бипланом с остроугольным килем и рулем поворота, она оснащалась двигателями "Мерседес Д. I" 100 л. с. и "Мерседес Д. II" 120 л. с. (соответственно модели Б. II и Б. Па), "Бенц Бц. II" 110 л. с. (Б. II) и "Аргус Ас. II" 120 л. с. (Б. IIа) и производилась по лицензии 7 германскими фабриками, в том числе варшавской "Рефла Милитер-Веркштетен" (Refla Militar-Werkstatten). Упомянутая модификация Б. Па оборудовалась двойным управлением и служила учебной машиной первой ступени до самого конца войны. "Альбатрос Б. II", обладая хорошими летными характеристиками и экономичным двигателем, пришелся, что называется, ко двору в учебных подразделениях, что и обеспечило продолжение его карьеры даже после отзыва из боевых частей. Став популярным в германской авиации, в 1915 г. тип Б. II начал "поступать" и в русскую, где он естественным образом сохранял все свои черты, за исключением опознавательных знаков: наши наносились поверх неприятельских (27). Любопытно, что зимой в заснеженной России пленные аппараты продолжали использоваться на колесном шасси (28; не исключено, что данный "Альбатрос" принадлежал 12-му, интернациональному отряду истребителей, в котором служили летчики: поручик Жеребцов, русский; штабс-капитан Зветко Старипавлов, болгарин; поручик Ян Махлапуу, эстонец; и охотник Инсельберг, немец. С ними летал наблюдателем подпоручик Вальфрид Эрхард Никанен, финн), хотя позднее оно все-таки заменялось лыжами. Весной или в оттепель на раскисших летных полях случались аварии (29, из коллекции Т. Копанского), но ведь и на более твердом грунте без них не обходилось (30, из коллекции Т. Копанского). К несчастным случаям вели и неграмотные действия пилотов и механиков. Вопрос: "Что же он делает?" - невольно возникает при взгляде на снимок 31, где служивый прямо-таки борется с пропеллером. В то же время наши и неприятельские авиаторы старались обезопасить себя от нежелательных случайностей, а потому некоторые машины имели "бронированный пол кабины" - как та, что на фотографии 32. Рядом с самолетом стоит прапорщик К. К. Арцеулов из 18-го корпусного авиаотряда. Впоследствии он стал известным летчиком-истребителем, но в 1915 г., после окончания Качинской (Севастопольской) школы, его основной фронтовой работой были воздушная разведка и корректировка артогня. Во время таких вылетов случалось всякое. Так например, 13 апреля 1915 г. трофейный "Альбатрос Б. II" с номером Б. 389/15 (последняя цифра указывает год выпуска), пилотируемый поручиком Георгием Борейш и наблюдателем поручиком Леонтьевым из 23-го корпусного отряда, не вернулся с боевого задания, по-видимому сев на вражеской территории (33, а и б). А вот, вероятно, и плененный австрийский аналог германской модели Б. II, "Альбатрос Б. I", скорее всего, серии 23, стоящий на фоне ангаров "Бессоно" (Bessonneau) 6-й авиароты (34, из коллекции М. Маслова). Такие самолеты отличались от немецкого прототипа несколько увеличенными размерами и усиленной конструкцией и оснащались 145-сильными моторами "Хиро" (Hiero) с левыми выхлопными патрубками. С марта по сентябрь 1915 г. они действовали против русских в составе 5, 7, 8,10 и 15-го отрядов.


O.Thetford, P.Gray German Aircraft of the First World War (Putnam)


Albatros B II

   Before the introduction of the C class machine with an engine of upwards of 150 h.p., all unarmed two-seater biplanes in the German air force came into the B category irrespective of power. They were used initially as reconnaissance machines and subsequently for primary training duties.
   One such machine within this category to see long and widespread usage was the Albatros B II. It was a development of the pre-war three-bay Albatros B I machine, and was itself also of pre-war origin. The immensely strong plywood covered, slab-sided fuselage (first designed and used by Dipl. Ing. Grohmann in some ten aircraft before the B I), and which was to become the hallmark of so many Albatros two-seaters, was continued. It was based on four main longerons which were of ash forward of the cockpits and spruce aft of this point, and tapered to a vertical knife-edge at the rear. A rounded metal panel at the extreme nose end provided evidence that some, albeit very little, consideration had been given to "nose entry" otherwise the 100 h.p. Mercedes engine, with its cumbersome chimney exhaust manifold, was fitted to the bearers with most of the cylinder block exposed.
   As was often the case with these early machines, the pilot sat in the rear cockpit and the observer sat forward under the centre-section trestle, with no little restriction of view, although some concession to downward visibility was made in the large, square cut-outs in the lower wing roots. The usual radiator accoutrements of the period cluttered the fuselage sides adjacent to the front cockpit.
   The large, triangular, tail surfaces stemming from the B I, and to be perpetuated in the later C I, were to be seen. Both the fixed surfaces and the unbalanced rudder and elevator control surfaces were a light-gauge welded steel tube structure with fabric covering. The fin and tail-plane were braced with a streamlined steel strut.
   In the wing structure there was little departure from previous practice except to standardise on a two-bay cellule, with the top wing of slightly greater span than the bottom. By being built up on two box-spars, with the rearmost spar at approximately mid-chord and with wooden ribs of thin aerofoil section, an extremely flexible trailing edge resulted, which obtained a considerable degree of inherent stability. This asset was considered a prerequisite in these early aeroplanes and characterised many subsequent Albatros two-seaters. The ailerons were of the same structural medium as the tail surfaces and had a slight inverse taper with considerable wash-out. The operating cables were rather untidily run externally along the surfaces of the lower wing and led up to the actuating crank over pulleys near the lower extremity of the rear, outer, interplane struts.
   A quite orthodox vee-type undercarriage chassis, of streamline section steel tube, was fitted, and a claw-type brake was mounted on the centre of the axle. The ash tailskid was mounted externally on an inverted pylon structure and sprung with elastic shock chord.
   The Albatros B II operated on reconnaissance duties from the beginning of the War until well into 1915, when the hostile activities of the Allied scouts hastened the withdrawal of the B type machines and their replacement with the armed, and more powerful, C type two-seaters. However, the docility of the Albatros B II's flying characteristics, combined with the economy of its low horse-power motor, admirably suited it for training duties, and in such manner it continued to serve the German flying services.
   At a later date the airframe was strengthened, especially the tail section, and the radiators were removed from the fuselage sides to a neater installation in front of the centre-section leading-edge; additionally 100 h.p. Mercedes D I, 120 h.p. Mercedes D II or 120 h.p. Argus As II engines were installed. In this version the machine was known as the B IIa, otherwise it differed little from the B II. Dual control was fitted and the machine was used almost exclusively for ab initio pilot training until the end of the War.

TECHNICAL DATA
   Description: Two-seat reconnaissance and training duties.
   Manufacturers: Albatros Werke G.m.b.H. (Alb.).
   Sub-contractors: Ostdeutsche Albatros Werke (OAW), Bayerische Flugzeug-Werke A.G. (Bay), Luftfahrzeug Gesellschaft (Rol), Linke und Hofmann Werke (IIa only) (Li), Mercur Flugzeugbau (Mer), Kondor Flugzeug-Werke G.m.b.H. (Kon) (IIa only), Refla Militar-Werksliitlcn. Warschau(II only).
   Power Plant: One 100 h.p. Mercedes 6 cylinder in-line water-cooled engine (B II and IIa). Alternatively: 110 h.p. Bz II (B II), 120 h.p. Mercedes D II (B II and IIa), 120 h.p. Argus As II (B IIa).
   Dimensions: Span, 1280 m. (42 ft. 0 in.) B II; 12.960 m. (42 ft. 6 1/4 in.) B IIa. Length, 7.63 m. (25 ft. 0 3/8 in.). Height, 315 m. (10 ft. 4 in.). Wing area, 40.12 sq.m. (433 sq.ft.) B II; 40.64 sq.m. (439 sq.ft.) B IIa.
   Weights: Empty, 723 kg. (1,591 lb.) B II; 698 kg. (1,536 lb.) B IIa. Loaded, 1,071 kg. (2,356 lb.) B II; 1,078 kg. (2,372 lb.) B IIa.
   Performance: Maximum speed, 105 km.hr. (66 m.p.h.) B II; 120 km.hr. (75 m.p.h.). B IIa. Initial climb, 800 m. (2,624 ft.) in 10 min. B II: (2,624 ft.) in 8.2 min. B IIa. Ceiling, 3,000 m. (9,840 ft.). Duration, 4 hr.
   Armament: Nil.


J.Herris Roland Aircraft of WWI (A Centennial Perspective on Great War Airplanes 9)


Roland B.I

   The Roland B.I was in fact the Albatros B.II built under license by Roland. Apparently these aircraft were initially designated Roland B.I (870-881/14), indicating that a dozen were built. To reduce confusion Idflieg started rationalizing aircraft designations in August 1916, and the Roland B.I was sensibly re-designated the Albatros B.II(Rol) by Kogenluft directive on 18 February 1917.


J.Herris Albatros Aircraft of WWI. Vol 1: Early Two-Seaters (A Centennial Perspective on Great War Airplanes 24)


Albatros B.II

   The two-bay Albatros B.II was developed from the three-bay B.I; the B.II wing design was done by Ernst Heinkel, later to head his own aircraft company. In January 1914, a month after the three-bay DD, later B.I, was revealed; Albatros announced to the General-Inspektion des Militar-Verkehrwessens (General Inspector, Military Transport Command) that two new prototypes, the Albatros B.209/13 and B.210/13, had reached 800 meters altitude in just 5.5 minutes (the two-bay machine, later the B.II) and 7.5 minutes (the three-bay machine, later the B.l) with full military load. The Army ordered the two types in small numbers before the war and the B.II was entered in a number of flying contests.
   Pilots used to the more stable, sluggish Taube types criticized the pitch stability of the B.II, and the B.II was also nose heavy in level flight and when gliding. Albatros engineers installed a coil spring between the control stick and the pilot's seat to address this by pulling the elevators slightly up, a solution that also prevented them from dragging on the ground while taxiing. Pilots criticized the spring for creating poor control response; this time the engineers solved the problem by designing larger control surfaces that provided better stability and control - without the spring. In July 1914 the Fliegertruppe ordered that all B.I and B.II aircraft currently in production and all new aircraft should be built with the new, larger tail surfaces, and all aircraft in service would have them retro-fitted at government expense. The order applied to all B.I and B.II aircraft regardless of whether they had the long or short fuselage. Soon after war broke out and not all aircraft could be modified. Of course, the aircraft with longer fuselages were even more stable; the Austro-Hungarian Luftfahrtruppe preferred the greater stability of the long fuselage, whereas the German pilots generally preferred the short-fuselage version that offered slightly better speed and maneuverability.
   Although the three-bay B.I was initially produced in greater numbers than the two-bay B.II, the better performance and lower cost of the B.II gradually made it the favored type. B.I production was ended in spring 1915 and B.II production continued to the end of the war, first as a reconnaissance aircraft, then as a trainer. In fact, the B.II was in such demand as a trainer, and was so easy to build, that it was built under license by eight different manufacturers. Furthermore, to facilitate production a variety of different engines were used, many recycled from crashed or obsolete aircraft. These engines included the 100 hp Argus As.I, Benz Bz.I and Mercedes D.I, the 110 hp Benz Bz.II, and the 120 hp Argus As.II, and Mercedes D.II.

Albatros B.IIa

   As the war continued steel tubing became more expensive and was rationed, so Albatros redesigned the B.II airframe to eliminate as much steel tubing as possible. In the B.IIa a wooden frame replaced fuselage frame 6a made of steel tubing, a change not visible from the outside. The cabane structure and undercarriage struts of the B.II and B.IIa were not interchangeable, but the flying surfaces and wing struts were interchangeable. Both B.II and B.IIa trainers were delivered with the type of controls, single or dual, stick or wheel, specified by Idflieg, and this could vary within the same production batch.
   The Albatros B.II formed a major proportion of the B-types at the front and it was even more successful as a trainer. Orders for the B.II and B.IIa totaled 3,544 aircraft, although not all were completed due to the Armistice, and among WWI German aircraft the Albatros B.II/B.IIa was second only to the very successful DFW C.V, of which 3,955 were built.


Albatros B-Type Specifications
Albatros B.I Albatros B.II & B.IIa Albatros B.III
Engine 100 hp Mercedes D.I * 100-120 hp Argus, Benz, Sc Mercedes 120 hp Mercedes D.II
Span, Upper 14.48 m 12.80 m 11.0 m
Span, Lower - 11.10m -
Chord, Upper 1.80 m 1.80 m -
Chord, Lower 1.80 m 1.80 m -
Gap 1.80 m - -
Stagger - 0 -
Length 8.00 m (short fus.) 8.56 m (long fus.) 7.76 m 7.8 m
Height 3.15 m - -
Wing Dihedral - 2° (upper Si lower) -
Wing Sweepback - 0.5° -
Wing Area - 40.64 m2 -
Empty Weight 752 kg 725 kg -
Loaded Weight 1,197 kg 1,165 kg -
Maximum Speed 100 km/h 105 km/h -
Climb to 800m 10 minutes - -
Climb to 2,000m 35 minutes - -
* Other engines used: 75 hp Mercedes, 120 hp Mercedes D.II, 100 hp Benz Bz.II, 150 hp Benz Bz.III, 150 hp Rapp Rp.III, 140 hp Hiero


Albatros B.I, B.II & B.IIa Production Orders

Serials Types & Notes
B.209/13 to 216/13 Alb B.I/II with small fin/rudder
B.233/16 to 242/13 Alb B.I/II with small fin/rudder
B.27/14 to 31/14 Alb B.I*
B.86/14 to 87/14 Alb B.I*
B.528/14 to 537/14 Alb B.II*
B.766/14 to 784/14 Alb B.I/II*
B.795/14 to 855/14 Alb B.I/II*
B.872/14 to 882/14 Alb B.II(Rol) = Rol B.I*
B.986/14 to 1005/14 Alb B.*
B.1147/14 Alb B.*
B.1200/14 Alb B.I*
B.2/15 to 196/15 Alb B.I/B.II * (maybe other types between)
B.310/15 Alb B.II*
B.563/15 to 574/15 Alb B.II(Rol) = Rol B.I
B.611/15 to 642/15 Alb B.II
B.665/15 to 704/15 Alb B.II
B.864/15 to 875/15 Alb B.II(Rol) = Rol B.I
B.1121/15 to 1134/15 Alb B.II
B.210/16 to 289/16 Alb B.II(Bay) = Bay B.I
B.290/16 to 339/16 Alb B.II(Refla)
B.340/16 to 389/16 Alb B.II(Refla)
B.390/16 to 439/16 Alb B.II(Kon)
B.440/16 to 539/16 Alb B.II(Mer)
B.540/16 to 619/16 Alb B.II(Bay)
B.l 19/17 to 218/17 Alb B.II(Mer)
B.219/17 to 318/17 Alb B.II(Kon)
B.319/17 to 418/17 Alb B.II(Bay)
B.419/17 to 618/17 Alb B.II(Mer)
B.750/17 to 799/17 Alb B.II(Li)
B.620/17 to 688/17 Alb B.II(?)*
B.817/17 to 868/17 Alb B.II(?)*
B.1000/17 to 1249/17 Alb B.II(Rol)
B.1250/17 to 1349/17 Alb B.IIa(Li)
B.1550/17 to 1749/17 Alb B.II
B.1750/17 to 1849/17 Alb B.II(Kon)
B.1850/17 to 1949/17 Alb B.II(?)
B.1950/17 to 2299/17 Alb B.IIa(Rol)
B.2500/17 to 2799/17 Alb B.IIa(Rol)
B.3000/17 to 3049/17 Alb B.II
B.3100/17 to 3199/17 Alb B.II(?)
B.3631/17 Alb B.II*
B.3701/17 Alb B.II*
Production Notes
1. * = not the complete order
2. All built by Albatros or OAW except where licensee shown in type designation
3. Rol = Roland built
4. Bay = BFW built
5. Refla = Refla built
6. Kon = Kondor built
7. Mer = Mercur built
8. Av = Aviatik built
9. Li = Linke Holman built
10. B.II/IIa Production by Year:
1914 total orders 93
1915 total orders 334
1916 total orders 467
1917 total orders 2,650 1914-1918 total orders 3,544
  
  
Albatros B.II & B.IIa Manufacturers
Company Code Notes
Albatros (Johannisthal &. OAW at Schneidemuhl) Alb Production started early 1914.
LFG (Roland), Berlin Rol Production started late 1914.
Maschinen Fabrik Augsburg-Nurnberg (MAN) - At the request of Bavaria two aircraft were built in early 1915, with maiden flight on 27 April. MAN, a heavy equipment manufacturer, was not enthusiastic about building aircraft and its license was cancelled 23 March 1916.
BFW (Bayerische Flugzeugwerke AG, Munich) Bay Produced 72 Albatros C.IIIs, then an order for 80 B.IIIs of 30 August 1916 was changed to B.II trainers.
Albatros-Militar-Werstatten, Warsaw Refla Delivered 118 B.II trainers in 1917 after repair work began to drop off. Another 39 built by end of production 1 April 1918.
Kondor Flugzeugwerke GmbH, Essen Kon In October 1916 contracted to build 50 B.IIs with orders for 300 more in 1917, production to run through 1918.
Mercur Flugzeugbau GmbH, Berlin Mer In Oct. 1916 contracted to build 100 B.II trainers; 350 more ordered in 1917 with deliveries planned to be completed in March 1918.
Automobil und Aviatik AG, Bork Av In June 1917 contracted for 100 B.II trainers; a second order for 100 followed in August.
Linke-Hofmann Werke AG, Breslau Li Built Roland C.IIs and Albatros C.IIIs, C.Xs, and C.XIIs under license. In July 1917 contracted for 200 B.IIa trainers. The order was reduced to 150 with delivery of 30 aircraft/month scheduled to begin in March 1918.
Albatros and Aviatik (Bork) were scheduled to deliver 20 St 10 B.IIs respectively in Nov. St Dec. 1918.


The Albatros B.II in Sweden

   One German-built Albatros B.II landed in Stockholm on 23 July 1914 on its way to St. Petersburg. Overturning on landing, the aircraft was awaiting spare parts when war broke out. The pilot, Lothar Wieland, was allowed to return to Germany, with the Albatros being disassembled and reverse-engineered. In March 1915, the Albatros B.II was selected as the standard aircraft for the Swedish Army Air Service. Four different factories built Albatros B.IIs:
1. Svenska Aeroplanfabriken (SAP) built two for the Swedish Army, designated as the SAF 3. Both were delivered in 1916, and used until 1921.
2. Sodertelge Verkstader (SW) built two variants, designated as the SW 12 St SW 20 of which eight and four were built. The SW 20's were modified to operate on floats, but trials in the summer of 1917 showed that the float-equipped Albatros B.II (SW 20) had vet poor performance.
3. Nordiska Aviatik AB (NAB) built nine as the NAB 9, four of which were delivered to the Swedish Army, two to Finland and three to a civilian flying school at Furusund. One NAB 9 was later sold to Swedish movie industries, being converted as a wind machine.
4. Flygkompaniets Verkstader Malmslatt (FVM) built 25 Albatros B.II's, with 120 h.p. Mercedes engines (13) and 160 h.p. engines (12). Production lasted until 1925.
   No less than 42 were used by the Swedish Army Air Service, with five German-built aircraft entering service with the Naval Air Service. Following the establishment of an independent Flygvapnet (Air Force), between August 1919 and January 1922, five German-built Albatros B.IIa's were delivered to the Swedish Naval Air Service. Used as trainers at Hagernas, the three remaining aircraft were transferred in November 1926 to the newly-established Flygvapnet (Air Force)
   About ten Albatros B.II's were used by a variety of civilian owners until the early 1930s. Three still survive in Sweden, at Flygvapenmuseum (Air Force Museum), SE-ACR in deep storage in Gothenburg and one NAB-built aircraft at the Arlanda Civil Aviation Collection.

Jan Forsgren


J.Forsgren Swedish Military Aircraft 1911-1926 (A Centennial Perspective on Great War Airplanes 68)


Albatros B.lla

  First flown in 1914, the Albatros B.II was widely used during the Great War, initially for aerial reconnaissance but later as a primary trainer. Built in large numbers, Albatros B.II’s continued in service with several air arms well into the 1920’s. In 1920, five former Idflieg Albatros B.IIa’s were acquired by the MFV, being issued with the serial numbers Fb 1 to Fb 5.
  The previous identities are known for three of those airplanes; Johannisthal-built c/n 4880, delivered to MFV on June 12, 1920 as serial number Fb 1; c/n 4911 (Fb 2), delivered on July 1, 1920, and 799/17, delivered on December 20, 1920, as Fb 4. Based at Hagernas just east of Stockholm, the Albatros B.IIs were used for primary flight training. Three of the airplanes, serials 1, 2 and 4, were damaged in the devastating fire at Galarvarvet on August 5/6, 1921. Fb 5 was written off in a crash on September 27, 1924, and struck off charge the following month, along with Fb 3.
  The remaining three airplanes were transferred to Flygvapnet in 1926, eventually being designated as Sk 1. However, they did not arrive at Ljungbyhed until November 1926. Two were civilian-registered as S-AABU (Fb 2, on October 22, 1928), and SE-ACR (Fb 4, on September 10, 1931) respectively. The latter airplane has survived.

Albatros B.lla Technical Data and Performance Characteristics
   Engine: 1 x 120 h.p. Mercedes
   Length: 7,80 m
   Wingspan: 13,10 m
   Height: 3,25 m
   Wing area: n/a
   Empty weight: n/a
   Maximum weight: 1,092 kg
   Maximum speed: 115 km/h
   Armament: -


Albatros B.ll

  On July 26, 1914, the German pilot Lothar Wieland and the Danish passenger Paul Pollner, arrived in Stockholm in an Albatros B.II. Wieland had been sent on a demonstration and sales tour of Northern Europe, with the final destination apparently being St. Petersburg in Czarist Russia. However, upon landing at a muddy part of Ladugardsgarde in central Stockholm, the airplane turned turtle, with the propeller, fin/rudder and landing gear sustaining damage. Although replacement parts were ordered from the factory, these had not arrived when war broke out a few days later. The damaged airplane was eventually purchased for 25,000 kronor by the Swedish government, and incorporated into the Swedish government.
  At the time, the Albatros B.II was the most modern high performance airplane in Sweden. Inspected in minute detail by the engineer Lars Fjallback, who produced a set of plans while simultaneously repairing the airplane at Svenska Aeroplanfabriken (Swedish Airplane Factory, SAF). Following repairs, the Albatros B.II was flown to Malmen, and incorporated into the AFK as serial number 6. The airplane lasted until 1918, when it was written off in a crash.
  In March 1915, it was decreed that the Albatros B.II were to become a standard type of airplane in for primary flight training in AFK service. With its double set of controls, the Albatros B.II was to prove eminently suitable in this role. Fjallback’s drawings became the basis of licence production of the Albatros B.II in Sweden. In the event, between 1915 and 1925, the Albatros B.II was built by four different manufacturers.
  On July 24, 1915, six Albatros B.II 's were ordered from Svenska Aeroplanfabriken (2) and Sodertelge Verkstader (4). The former were designated SAF 3 by the factory, costing 27,000 kronor each, with the latter being designated as the SW 12, being priced at 31,000 kronor each, without engines. The pair of SAF-built airplanes were delivered in March 1916, and issued with the serial numbers 24 and 28. The four SW 12’s (serial numbers 16, 18, 20 and 22) were accepted between September 1915 and January 1916, despite the fact that all of the airplanes failed the contractual altitude test. In July 1916, an additional SW 12 (serial number 34) was delivered to the AFK in exchange for remains of three Farman HF 22’s.
  One SW 12 was experimentally fitted with floats, but proved to be unsuitable, the major issue apparently being the poor rate of climb.
  An order for four additional airplanes was placed with Sodertelge Verkstader on August 26, 1916. These airplanes were designated as the SW 20, essentially a refinement of the basic Albatros B.II. Among the features introduced on the SW 20 was reversing the pilot and observer positions to the more logical front and rear seats, as well as a redesignated fin/rudder. Additionally, the SW 20’s were powered by licence-built (by Vabis) Mercedes D.I engines. Each SW 20 cost 32,000 kronor, including the engine. The SW 20’s were issued with the serial numbers 746, 750, 752 and 754. The latter airplane was sold in early 1918 to Finland via Nordiska Aviatik AB.
  During the fall of 1916, four Albatros B.II’s were ordered from Nordiska Aviatik AB (NAB). Designated as the NAB 9, all four of these airplanes were delivered in 1917, with the serial numbers being 756, 758, 760 and 762 being issued. With Sodertelge Verkstader having ceased producing airplanes, NAB subsequently built a fifth NAB 9 (854) for the AFK. (NAB also built a few additional NAB 9’s for Finland and for the company’s own flying school, but these are out of the scope of this book.)
  As mentioned above, the primary role of the Albatros B.II in AFK service was flight instruction. However, some were also used for long-range neutrality patrols with the 1.Flygavdelningen (1.Flight Section) based at Vanersborg in southwestern Sweden and the 2.Flygavdelningen (2.Flight Section) based at Boden in northern Sweden. However, by late 1918, the Thulin FA had begun to replace the Albatros B.II in the long-range reconnaissance role.
  Production of the Albatros B.II also took place at FVM, Malmen. In the event, FVM went on to produce no less than 25 Albatros B.II’s. Out of these, 13 were powered by 120 h.p. Mercedes D.II engines (known as the Albatros 120), and 12 by 160 h.p. Mercedes engines (known as the Albatros 160). Final delivery took place in 1925.
  Following the establishment of Flygvapnet, 11 FVM-built Albatros 120’s were transferred. However, only eight of those were given the designation Sk 1 (Skolflygplan 1, ie Training Airplane Type 1) on July 1,1928. The final Sk 1’s were struck off charge in 1929.
  Ten Albatros 160’s were transferred to Flygvapnet. In the event, only seven were actually flown. One, serial number 1150, crashed on November 5, 1926. The remaining nine airplanes became 011-019. On July 1, 1926, the Albatros 160 was designated O 2 (Ovningsflygplan 2, ie Practice Airplane Type 2). Primarily used for basic training, the Albatros 160 remained in use until the early 1930’s.The final O 2 was struck off charge in January 1935.
  One FVM Albatros 120 has been preserved.

Albatros B.II (SW 20) Technical Data and Performance Characteristics
   Engine: 1 x 100 h.p. Vabis (licence-built Mercedes D.I)
   Length: 7,77 m
   Wingspan: 13,00 m
   Height: 3,30 m
   Wing area: 42 m2
   Take-off weight: 1,050 kg
   Maximum speed: 112 km/h


Preservation

Albatros B.lla

  One of five Albatros B.Ila’s purchased by the MFV in 1920, this particular airplane was transferred to Flygvapnet in 1926 as serial number 05. Struck off charge on June 27, 1928 (or possibly on April 11, 1929, depending on the source) being deemed an "older type, poor condition”. In the event, the airplane was sold to John S. Ericsson of Gothenburg, receiving the temporary registration SE-94 on May 8, 1931. Just over four months later, on September 10, 1931, the Albatros B.lla was registered as SE-ACR.
  In 1935, ownership of the airplane was transferred (albeit not officially) to the mechanic Evert Larsson, who paid 500 kronor as well as a motorcycle valued at 500 kronor for the old Albatros B.lla. The new owner replaced the Mercedes engine with a 110 h.p. Bristol Lucifer. Already on July 21, 1935, SE-ACR was written off in a crash, with the registration being cancelled shortly afterwards. However, it would appear that Larsson managed to get the airplane airworthy, continuing to fly it until 1939. The airplane was then stored in a barn near Stensjon.
  The Albatros B.lla was eventually rediscovered when an oil-mill company was doing an inventory of its stock of linseed oil. The airplane was in a very poor state of repair, with only the wings being complete. The fuselage was wrecked, with only the forward fuselage steel tube frame being recognizable. Also lacking was the landing gear, pilot’s seat, instrument panel and windscreen. The surviving parts of the Albatros B.lla were transferred by Evert Larsson to the aviation enthusiast Curt Palmblad. In 1961, Larsson donated the airplane to the Gothenburg Museum of Industrial History. Larsson subsequently stated that he had only kept the machine ”in his care”, and that it had been John Ericsson’s intention to transfer the ownership of the airplane to him at some undetermined juncture.
  Eventually restored and put on display as SE-ACR in a blue and silver color scheme, the Albatros B.lla was loaned to the local aviation historical society Kontaktgruppen, and displayed at the Karemo air museum near Kalmar. When the museum folded in the early 1990s, the Albatros B.lla was returned to Gothenburg. This historic airplane remains stored in a disassembled state to this day.


FVM Albatros 120

  Delivered to AFK on August 15, 1925 as serial number 464, this particular Albatros 120 was transferred to Flygvapnet in 1926. In September 1927, the airplane was being repaired. A new serial number, 04, was issued at the same time. On February 20, 1929, a new engine was fitted. By April 1929, the airplane was once again returned to the workshop for repairs.
  Formally struck off charge on June 14, 1929, the Albatros 120 avoided being scrapped. Its Mercedes engine removed, with the airplane being consigned to storage. At some undetermined junction, a wooden engine mock-up was built and fitted to the airplane.
  In 1967, a forward fuselage of a NAB-built Albatros B.II was donated to Flygvapenmuseum by a movie company which had used it as a wind machine, the working Mercedes engine (built by Vabis) was fitted to the Albatros 120. Apparently, it was planned to scrap the forward fuselage due to space considerations and the necessity to avoid duplication. Happily, this was not proceeded with, with the forward fuselage eventually being transferred to Arlanda Flygsamlingar.
  The Albatros 120 is on display at Flygvapenmuseum in Flygvapnet insignia.


P.Grosz, G.Haddow, P.Shiemer Austro-Hungarian Army Aircraft of World War One


Albatros B.I Series 21

  Between 12 August 1914 and 4 February 1915, the LA purchased 31 Albatros biplanes both from Albatros in Johannisthal and directly from the German air service. These were assigned the designations Alb.1 to Alb.31. In February 1915, the two-bay biplanes (Alb.1 to Alb.26 - German B.II) were re-numbered B.I series 21, and the three-bay biplanes (Alb.27 to Alb.31 - German B.I) became B.I series 22. Evidently this caused confusion, and within a short time the LFT decreed that all German-built Albatros biplanes would carry the same series designation, namely B.I 21.01 to 21.31. These biplanes were powered by the 100 hp Mercedes engine and were unarmed. In practice, many Fliks referred to the aircraft by nicknames such as Lump, Elly, Steffel, Loni, or Muzzl which were often prominently displayed on the fuselage.
  Desperately short of aircraft, air service officers went directly to German factories to pick up the aircraft and fly them home. On 9 September 1914, the British journal The Aeroplane reported that eleven Austrian officers flew six Albatros machines from Johannisthal to Vienna in the early days of the war. As they replaced the war-weary Lohner Pfeilfliegers in August-September 1914, the Albatros machines were praised as the best operational two-seaters by virtue of their ruggedness, pleasant flight characteristics, and easy maintenance. The B.I served with Fliks 1, 5, 8, 10, 11, and 13 on the Russian Front until the fall of 1915.
  The load capacity of the Albatros B.I made it the ideal choice to carry the experimental wireless equipment for frontline trials. On 27 December 1914, Uzelac and Oberleutnant Dr Leopold Kann (who supervised the installation) flew to Flik 1 in Muzzl (Alb.7) in which a wireless transmitter weighing 42 kg (92 lb) and a 220-volt generator weighing 18 kg (40 lb) were installed. What is believed to be the first wartime use of air-to-ground wireless communication to direct artillery fire occurred on 12 January 1915, when two Flik 1 officers, Oberleutnants Max Hesse and Ludwig Dumbacher, successfully spotted the salvoes of a 42cm battery fired against Russian rail supply lines at Tarnow (Galicia) with devastating effect. Subsequently Flik 1 installed similar wireless equipment in three Albatros biplanes. In September 1915 the Albatros B.I series 21 biplanes were withdrawn from operational use and assigned to Fleks 1, 2, and 5 as secondary trainers. Ten were carried in the training command inventory as of February 1917.

Albatros B.I Series 21 (Twin-Bay)
Engine: 100 hp Mercedes
Wing: Span Upper 12.80 m (41.99 ft)
Chord Upper 1.80 m (5.91 ft)
Chord Lower 1.80 m (5.91 ft)
Total Wing Area 20.1 sq m (216 sq ft)
General: Length 7.76 m (25.46 ft)
Height 3.15 m (10.33 ft)
Track 2.19 m (7.18 ft)
Empty Weight 725 kg (1599 lb)
Loaded Weight 1165 kg (2569 lb)
Maximum Speed: 110 km/hr(68 mph)
Climb: 2000m (6,562 ft) in 40 min


Phonix 20.04

  The Phonix 20.04, ordered on 4 March 1915 and powered by a 145 hp Hiero engine, was a standard Albatros B.I(Ph) series 24.5 airframe fitted with a large turret to investigate the suitability of the 3.7cm Hotchkiss rapid-fire cannon for air warfare. Test pilot Antal Feher was at the controls for the first airborne firing trials on 26 February 1917 when five shots were fired at an altitude of 1000 meters (3280 ft). Although the firing results are not known, similar Navy experiments had demonstrated that the firing rate was too slow to achieve effective results. In May 1918, the 20.04 was used for airborne cinematographic experiments before being attached to the weapons research group at Fischamend for trials involving the 12 kg (26 lb) aircraft bomb and the 1 kg (2.2 lb) Fliegermaus anti-personnel bomb. In 1920, the 20.04, less engine, was offered for sale to Czechoslovakia.


Phonix 20.05, 20.06, and 20.07

  On 28 March 1915, Flars ordered three Albatros B.I(Ph) series 24 aircraft, powered by 145 hp Hiero engine, for the purpose of testing various machine gun installations mounted over the center section to provide forward firepower in the absence of a workable interrupter gear. Aircraft 20.07 was used to flight test the first wing cellule designed by Professor Knoller to improve the climbing characteristics of the B.I design. In the spring of 1916, all three aircraft were fitted with the new 200 hp Hiero engine for performance trials involving radiator evaluation and propeller matching. The three Phonix prototypes continued to give useful service. Aircraft 20.05 was flown by Flek 2 as a trainer and written-off in July 1918. Aircraft 20.06, re-engined with a 145 hp Hiero(Mar) engine, was assigned to the Flars test group at Fischamend and in June 1918 used for radio and weapon trials. Aircraft 20.07, modified as a dual-control trainer, was assigned to Flek 2 and written-off in November 1917.


Phonix 20.17

  Only two references to the elusive Phonix 20.17, powered by a 145 hp Hiero engine, have been found. In August 1918 the Phonix 20.17 was attached to Flek 3 at Thalerhof where it was again listed as "stored in damaged condition" in October 1918.


Albatros B.I(Ph) Series 23 (First Series) and Series 21.3

  The Oesterreichisch-Ungarische Albatros Werke (henceforth referred to as Phonix) received its first production contract on 17 August 1914 calling for one prototype (oAlb. 01) and 29 series machines. Two additional aircraft, ordered in March 1915, brought the total delivered to 31. The original designation, oAlb.1 to oAlb.31, was changed to Albatros B.I(Ph) 23.01 to 23.31 in February 1915. The Albatros B.I(Ph) production drawings as prepared by Phonix were based on the German 100/120 hp Albatros B.II but given slightly larger overall dimensions, additional wing bracing, and minor structural changes to accommodate the more powerful 145 hp Hiero engine. The B.I(Ph), like its German B.II counterpart, was a versatile, rugged machine and, being easy to fly, the series remained in training service through 1918.
Acceptances began in January 1915 and the first aircraft arrived at the Front in March. They were used for general reconnaissance work by Fliks 5, 7, 8, 10, and 15 on the Russian Front, by Fliks 6 and 9 in Serbia, and by Fliks 2, 8, and 12 on the Isonzo Front until replaced by newer aircraft beginning September 1915.
  In 1916, about 20 of the B.I(Ph) series 23 aircraft were returned to Phonix for conversion to trainers. In the process, ten became the Albatros B.I(Ph) series 21.3 and the rest became B.I(Ph) series 24 trainers. The new series 21.3 aircraft were fitted with dual controls and Marta-built Hiero engines, and in 1918 three had repaired 100 hp Mercedes engines installed. The converted trainers served with the officer's flying school at Wiener-Neustadt and Fleks 2, 3, 6, 8, 9, and 22 through 1918.
  In several instances the original LFT records regarding the conversion number are ambiguous and confusing, a situation impossible to clarify because the individual aircraft records have been destroyed. Unless noted, the conversions shown below are believed correct:
Conversion Number Original Number Conversion Number Original Number
21.30 23.07 24.30 (b) 23.06
21.31 (a) 23.12 24.39 23.26
21.32 23.18 24.40
21.33 23.19 24.41 23.09
21.34 23.21 24.42 23.24
21.35 23.22 24.44 (c) 23.10
21.36 23.23 24.72 (d) 23.20
21.37 23.25 24.75 (e) 23.17
21.38 23.27 24.81 23.28
21.39 23.31 24.83 23.30
(a) 23.12 is also listed as converted to 24.01 and 24.40.
(b) 24.30 later became 24.70.
(c) 24.44 later became 24.80.
(d) 24.72 is recorded as having been converted from 24.11.
(e) 24.75 is recorded as having been converted from 24.03.

Albatros B.I(Ph) Series 23 Specifications
Engine: 145 hp Hiero
Wing: Span Upper 13.20 m (43.31 ft)
Span Lower 11.37 m (37.30 ft)
Chord Upper 1.80 m (5.91 ft)
Chord Lower 1.80m (5.91 ft)
Sweepback Upper 3 deg
Sweepback Lower 3 deg
Gap 1.78 m (5.84 ft)
Stagger 0 m (ft)
Total Wing Area 40.9 sq m (440 sq ft)
General: Length 8.35 m (27.39 ft)
Height 3.33 m (10.93 ft)
Track 2.22 m (7.28 ft)
Empty Weight 860 kg (1896 lb)
Loaded Weight 1235 kg (2723 lb)
Maximum Speed: 110 km/hr (68 mph)
Climb: 1000m (3,281 ft) in 10 min 40 sec


Albatros B.I(Ph) Series 24 and Series 24.5 (Second Series)

  In August 1914, Phonix engineers were already at work improving the Albatros B.I(Ph), later known as series 24, by reducing the weight, installing a new radiator, and improving the sweepback adjusting mechanism. A total of 82 Albatros B.I(Ph) series 24 biplanes were built, composed of 53 new aircraft and 29 converted from older series 23 or 24 airframes.
Qty Series No. Order Date Comments
32 24.01-32 28 Mar 1915 includes 4 converted series 23
9 24.33-46 8 Sep 1915 includes 5 converted series 23
(24.47-50) numbers not assigned
16 24.51-66 20 Jul 1915 Knoller wing from 24.51 up
20 24.67-86 converted series 23 and 24
  Power was supplied by a 145 hp Hiero engine and three aircraft (24.14, 23, and 30) were later fitted with Daimler engines. The first production machine was accepted in July 1915, and by December the type was operational with Fliks 2, 4, 8, and 12 on the Isonzo Front, Flik 9 and 15 in the Balkans, and Flik 7 in the East. According to expert Karl Meindl, credit for the first air victory scored on the Italian Front goes to Oberleutnants Hassan Risa Effendi Pieler and observer Roman Florer when, flying Albatros B.I(Ph) 24.10, they downed an Italian Farman with a Mauser pistol on 13 September 1915.
  It was soon apparent that even the lightened series 24 had difficulty climbing over 2200 meters (7218 ft), a distinct liability in mountainous country. At Flars' request, Professor Knoller designed a new wing cellule to increase the rate of climb and operational ceiling. The Knoller KNV wing (Knoller Verspannung? - Knoller bracing) had increased span and area, a new rib profile, and a tapered planform supported by diagonal wing-tip struts. At least 12 series 24 aircraft were retro-fitted with the KNV wing. It was also installed on 16 new machines (24.51 to 24.66), ordered in July 1915 and scheduled for delivery in August-September 1915, but acceptances were delayed until early 1916. The series 24.5 served for a short time with Fliks 2, 4, 12, and 19 on the Italian Front until about May 1916, when they were gradually replaced by the Brandenburg C.I.
  In mid-1916, Phonix retro-fitted 20 Albatros B.I(Ph) series 23 and 24 aircraft for advanced training service, receiving in the process the KNV wing, dual controls, and a new designation (24.67 to 24.86):
Conversion Number Original Number Conversion Number Original Number
24.67 24.17 24.77
24.68 24.78 24.09
24.69 24.15 24.79 24.29
24.70 24.30 24.80
24.71 24.13 24.81 23.28
24.72 24.11 24.82
24.73 24.07 24.83 23.30
24.74 24.05 24.84
24.75 24.03 24.85
24.76 24.01 24.86
  Twelve B.I(Ph) series 24 aircraft were modified in 1916-1917 for dual controls, but unlike the above machines, they did not receive a new designations. They were 24.16, 23, 32, 34, 36, 38, 40, 54, 59, 61, 63, and 66. Single Albatros B.I(Ph) series 24 aircraft continued to serve individually as advanced trainers with Fliks 4, 8, 14, 19, 28, and 34, but the bulk were assigned to Fleks 2, 3-6, 8, and 22 and Schulkompagnie 1 and 2 at Wiener-Neustadt. As of September 1917, the training command operated 46 B.I(Ph) series 24 trainers, of which 28 survived the war.
  
Albatros B.I(Ph) Series 24 Specifications
Engine: 145 hp Hiero
Wing: Span Upper 13.40 m (43-96 ft)
Span Lower 11.72 m (38.45 ft)
Chord Upper 1.80 m (5.91 ft)
Chord Lower 1.80 m |5.91 ft)
Sweepback Upper 4 deg
Gap 1.78 m (5.84 ft)
Total Wing Area 42.0 sq m (452 sq ft)
General: Length 8.35 m (27.39 ft)
Height 3.33 m (10.93 ft)
Track 2.22 m (7.28 ft)
Empty Weight 834 kg (1839 lb)
Loaded Weight 1276 kg (2814 lb)
Maximum Speed: 110 km/hr (68 mph)
Climb: 1000m (3,281 ft) in 13 min 25 sec

Albatros B.I(Ph) Series 24.5 Specifications (Knoller Wing:)
Engine: 145 hp Hiero
Wing: Span Upper 13.90 m (45.60 ft)
Span Lower 11.80 m (38.71 ft)
Chord Upper 2.30 m (7.55 ft)
Chord Lower 1.70 m (5.58 ft)
Sweepback Upper 4 deg
Gap 2.05 m (6.73 ft)
Stagger 0.35 m (1.15 ft)
Total Wing Area 42.6 sq m (458 sq ft)
General: Length 8.35 m (27.39 ft)
Height 3.54 m (11.61 ft)
Track 2.22 m (7.28 ft)
Empty Weight 815 kg (1797 lb)
Loaded Weight 1252 kg (2761 lb)
Maximum Speed: 121 km/hr (75 mph)
Climb: 1000m (3,281 ft) in 8 min 54 sec

Albatros B.I(Ph) Series 22 (Third Series) and Series 21.7

  The Albatros B.I(Ph) series 22 was the third and last B.I series produced by Phonix. A total of 31 were accepted, consisting of 8 aircraft ordered on 20 July 1915 and numbered 22.01 to 22.08, and a second batch of 23 aircraft ordered on 8 November 1915 and numbered 22.10 to 22.32. The airframe was identical with the series 24 with the exception that a more powerful 160 hp Mercedes engine was installed. Production deliveries began in August-September 1915. A few of the early series 22 aircraft were delivered with the standard twin-bay wing cellule, whereas the remainder (possibly beginning with 22.05) were fitted with the Knoller KNV wing.
  The series 22 was flown as a general-purpose reconnaissance machine by Fliks 1, 10, 20, and 22 and singly by Fliks 3, 8, 11, 13, 14, 25, and 30. The added power gave the series 22 the best performance of the Phonix-built B.I aircraft which, coupled with the improved observer's armament, allowed the type to be employed in a more aggressive role. At least 18 victories (all on the Russian Front) were achieved flying the series 22, compared to only one or two with the series 23 and 24.
  Beginning September 1916, the series 22 aircraft began to be withdrawn from the Front. The 19 surviving aircraft were modified as trainers, fitted with a 100 hp Mercedes engine, and re-designated series 21.7 in the following manner:
Conversion Number Original Number Conversion Number Original Number
21.71 22.02 21.81 22.13
21.72 22.12 21.82 22.17
21.73 22.32 21.83 22.18
21.74 22.01 21.84 22.19
21.75 22.30 21.85 22.20
21.76 21.86 22.07
21.77 21.87 22.24
21.78 21.88 22.31
21.79 22.05 21.89 22.21
21.80 22.03
  The converted B.I(Ph) series 21.7 aircraft served as advanced trainers with Flek 2 in Wiener-Neustadt and singly with Fleks 3 and 22. Aircraft 21.78 and 21.83 were converted to single-seater trainers. In October 1918, eleven series 21.7 aircraft remained on the LFT inventory.

Albatros B.I(Ph) Series 22 Specifications
Engine: 160 hp Mercedes
Wing: Span Upper 13.40 m (43.96 ft)
Span Lower 11.66 m (38.25 ft)
Chord Upper 1.80 m (5.91 ft)
Chord Lower 1.80 m (5.91 ft)
Sweepback Upper 2 deg
Sweepback Lower 2 deg
Gap 1.78 m (5.84 ft)
Stagger 0 m (0 ft)
Total Wing Area 42.0 sq m (452 sq ft)
General: Length 8.35 m (27.39 ft)
Height 3.33 m (10.93 ft)
Track 2.22 m (7.28 ft)
Empty Weight 928 kg (2046 lb)
Loaded Weight 1385 kg (3054 lb)
Maximum Speed: 114 km/hr (71 mph)
Climb: 1000m (3,281 ft) in 9 min 25 sec
2000m (6,562 ft) in 22 min 30 sec
3000m (9,843 ft) in 46 min


E.Hauke, W.Schroeder, B.Totschinger Die Flugzeuge der k.u.k. Luftfahrtruppe und Seeflieger 1914-1918


20. Flugzeuge der Phönix-Flugzeugwerke, vormals Österr. Albatros
20.04 Albatros DD Knollerflügel (mit Waffenversuchseinbau: 3,7 cm-Skoda BK) H 145
20.05 Albatros DD Knollerflügel H 145
20.06 Albatros DD Knollerflügel H 145
20.07 Albatros DD Knollerflügel H 145
20.17 Albatros B.I (Flügelversuch mit ex 24.36) H 145
21.30 (ex 23.07) Albatros B.I (Österr. Albatros-Werke) Merc 100
21.31 (ex 23.12) Albatros B.I (Österr. Albatros-Werke) Merc 100
21.32 - 21.39 Albatros B.I (Österr. Albatros-Werke) Merc 100
21.71 - 21.79 Albatros B.I Umbautype Merc 100
21.80 - 21.86 Albatros B.I Umbautype Merc 100
22.01 - 22.08 Albatros B.I Knollerflügel Merc 160
22.10 - 22.32 Albatros B.I Knollerflügel Merc 160
23.01 - 23.32 Albatros B.I Knollerflügel H 145
24.01 - 24.46 Albatros B.I (viele ex Ba 23) H 145
24.51 - 24.66 Albatros B.I Knollerflügel H 145
24.67 - 24.86 Albatros B.I (Umbau Ba 24) H 145


Журнал Flight


Flight, August 21, 1914.

AIRCRAFT "MADE IN GERMANY"
WHICH MAY BE EMPLOYED AGAINST THE ALLIES.

3. The Albatros Biplane
   is already familiar to our readers through a detailed description of the machine flown by Thelen at Hendon some time ago. The main planes follow, more or less, orthodox lines, and it is the constructional detail work more than any great originality in the general design that has made these machines so popular among German military pilots. The fuselage, which is of rectangular section, is built up without the use of any internal cross-bracing, the necessary rigidity being provided by the three-ply wood covering screwed on to the longerons of the fuselage. The seats are arranged in tandem, the passengers sitting immediately behind the engine. In the nose the covering round the engine is aluminium sheeting, and inspection doors on each side give easy access to the interior. The chassis, built of steel throughout, is of a very simple and yet substantial type, without skids, but a small pivoted skid protects the tail planes against contact with the ground. A 100 h.p. Mercedes is fitted, and for ordinary purposes sufficient fuel is carried for a flight of about four hours' duration, although by substituting larger tanks this period can be considerably increased, as shown by some of the recent duration flights made on these machines in Germany.

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Albatros B.II of the k.u.k. Luftfahrtruppe circa 1915.
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Albatros B.II Goslar circa 1915.
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Albatros B.II(Rol) 1111 /17 21.28 of Flugplatz Kommandantur Doberitz, Doberitz airfield, circa mid-1918.
The text aft of the serial reads: Flugplatz Kommandantur Doberitz Telefon-Amt. Spandau 1171-75U.1608
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Albatros B.II LA31 of the Netherlands Air Service postwar.
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Albatros B.II 464 in Swedish service.
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Albatros B.II 519 in Swedish service.
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Albatros B.IIa of the Polish Air Service postwar.
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Albatros DD 890 of the RNAS circa 1915-1916. Brought to the UK in May 1914 for display, it was impressed into the RNAS at the start of the war, used as a Home Defence fighter into 1915, and survived into 1918. A new rudder was fitted.
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Albatros B.I(Ph) 22.23, Flik 1
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Albatros B.I
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Knoller-Albatros B I 24.05
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Knoller-Albatros B I 24.06 Flik 12 November 1915
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Albatros B.I
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FVM Albatros 120 serial number 04, photographed on June 20, 2022. Per Bjorkqvist
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This early Albatros with small tail surfaces was an ancestor of the B.II.
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An early Albatros B.II as indicated by its 'brow' radiator, small, early tail surfaces, and lack of markings.
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Albatros B.II serial 890 with early fin and rudder.
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Early Albatros B.II with radiator over the engine.
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A reconnaissance two-seater, having the radiator mounted above the engine.
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Albatros B.II powered by a 120 hp Benz. The design was simple, practical, and robust. The two-bay wing was cheaper to produce and maintain than the three-bay wing of the B.I and gave better performance.
The Albatros B I typified the fragility of the early reconnaissance machines fielded by the armies on both sides of the line and on all fronts. Nonetheless, the vital importance of these machines was to be displayed for the all world to see during the five-day Battle of Tannenberg that commenced on 26 August 1914, during which the Russians were rebuffed, with the loss of 30,000 dead and 90,000 captured.
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Typical Albatros B.II aircraft in service.
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Benz-powered Albatros B.II.
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3. The Albatros biplane.
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This front view of the Albatros B.II shows the attention given to minimizing frontal area.The B.II was a successful example of evolutionary, pragmatic design.
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Albatros B.II 1566/17 with As.II engine photographed at Adlershof in December 1917 during its type test. The wheels and the wing and landing gear struts are made of wood due to the rubber shortage in wartime Germany. Unlike most trainers, it was delivered in camouflage fabric.
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Ordered in July 1917, Albatros B.II(Rol) 1000/17 was the first aircraft in a batch of 250 trainers built by Roland. The wooden wheels were a reflection of the acute shortage of rubber in blockaded Germany.
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An early Albatros B.II displays its simple yet sturdy construction.
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This view of Albatros B.IIa(Rol) 2105/17 in 1918 training service shows its wooden wheels and struts and mud guards over the wheels. The strut connecting the dual controls can be seen below the fuselage.
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Albatros B.II 688/15 with additional struts bracing the tail, a wise precaution judging from the damaged rudder. The presentation of the serial number was typical of training service.
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The Albatros B.I was a typical early, unarmed two-seat reconnaissance airplane. Powered by a 100 hp Mercedes D.I, it had good flying qualities and was later used for training.
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Benz-powered Albatros B.II of Feld-Flieger Abteilung 61 ready to take off on another mission. Hptm. Eberhard von der Decken is the pilot as well as commanding officer of the unit.
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Another view of the Albatros B.II powered by a 120 hp Benz.
First flown in early 1914, this Albatros two seater, along with a slightly smaller version, was adopted by the army as the Albatros B I and B II, respectively. Between them, these two unarmed machines provided most of German aerial reconnaissance capability well into 1915. Thanks to their relatively viceless handling characteristics, both the B I and B II stayed in production, albeit relegated to the training role, into 1917. Power for both aircraft was either a 100hp Mercedes, or a 110hp Benz Bz I, giving the pair a top level speed of around 65mph at sea level.
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Albatros B.II powered by a 160 hp Mercedes.The B.II followed standard Albatros structural practice of semi-monocoque plywood fuselage and fabric-covered, wire-braced wooden wings.
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The V.G.O.I after modifications. There are now two tall fins and rudders. An Albatros B.II is in left foreground. (Peter M. Grosz collection/STDB)
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Albatros B.II 676/15 photographed with a pilot in the cockpit.
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"Альбатрос" B-II
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Albatros B II (100 h.p. Mercedes D I) .
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An early-production Albatros B.II with side radiators in pristine condition.
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Aviatik-built Albatros B.II(Av) 639/17 was built and used as a trainer.
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Albatros B IIa (120 h.p. Argus As II) .
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L.F.G. built Albatros B-type
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Ordered in October 1917 as one of a batch of 300 trainers, Albatros B.IIa(Rol) 2788/17 is shown in training service in 1918 as confirmed by the late-style insignia. The aircraft was in natural fabric finish to conserve material.
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Albatros B.II, 1914.
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Albatros B.I biplane, with 100 h.p. Mercedes motor. (on view in the "Place" and Nancy, after being brought down by a French aviator.)
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Albatros B.II(Refla) 335/16 was built as a trainer and flown by the aviation photography school at Karlshorst.
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Albatros B.II(Rol) 1111/17 trainer assigned to the Flugplatz Kommandantur Doberitz (Doberitz airfield headquarters) in 1918 as indicated by the late-war insignia. The text aft of the serial reads: "Flugplatz Kommandantur Doberitz" second line is "Telefon-Amt. Spandau", and the bottom line is "1171-75u.1608".
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Albatros B.II(Bay) trainer with wooden wheels.
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The back of this photograph identified the man under the arrow as Albert Dossenbach. He is in front of what appears to be an Albatros B.II trainer, a plane he may have flown during his training period in November/December 1915.
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Roland B.I, later designated Alb. B.II(Rol). An abundance of national insignia were applied to prevent troops shooting at their own aircraft.
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Albatros employees celebrate the 1,000th Albatros aircraft built in front of the Albatros factory at Johannisthal. The flags on the propeller may indicate the countries (Germany, Austria-Hungary,Turkey) for which planes were built.
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Albatros B.II Goslar in pristine condition despite serving in a frontline unit.
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Albatros B.II trainer with Arthur Laumann in the cockpit. Starting his operational flying career in FA(A) 265, Laumann went on to become a very successful fighter pilot, commanding Jasta 66 and then Jasta 10 and eventually scoring 28 confirmed victories. On 25 October 1918 he was awarded the Pour le Merite.
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Albatros B.II aircraft and crewmen.
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Lt. von Lauff and Lt. Willi Allmenroder during their flight training at FEA 7.
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Mercedes-powered Albatros B.II aircraft and crewmen. The observer in front sat higher than the pilot for a better field of view.
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Ordered in September 1917 as one of a batch of 350 trainers, Albatros B.IIa(Rol) 2105/17 is shown in training service in 1918. It was delivered in natural fabric finish as were most trainers.
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Albatros B.II with Mercedes engine.
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Vertical cage rack for 10kg Carbonit bomb on an Albatros B II of Feldflieger Abteilung 32; the release wire leading into the pilot's cockpit can clearly be seen. Due the limited room for these racks on fuselage sides between the side radiator and elevator operating bellcrank, they were often fitted below the fuselage. However, regardless of their position they created a great deal of drag which seriously reduced the aircraft's speed and rate of climb, especially when loaded.
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Albatros B.II(Mer) 205/17 trainer with leading edge radiator in 1917; the pilot enjoys his mascot.
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Rudolf Berthold (right) with his flight instructor Ernst Schlegel and an Albatros B.II trainer named Wiking of Armee Flugpark II. Berthold is wearing his pilot's badge, which he earned on 18 January 1915.
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Albatros B.II trainer at the Militar Fliegerschule Schneidemuhl with oversize wooden wheels to accommodate the sandy soil in the area. The ear radiators are of a more modern type.
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Korvettenkapitan Goltz, Kommandeur of the FMF, with one of his Albatros B I school machines at Johannisthal. In August 1914 the RMA actioned the pre-war-conceived FMF plan for handling the large number of direct entrants from civilian life required to provide sufficient personnel suitable for training in the trades of pilot, observer and mechanic for both landplane and seaplane units. The FMF was absorbed into the Marine-LandfIieger-Abteilung in October 1915, which formation was then responsible for the supply of personnel to all naval landplane formations.
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Vizeflugmeister Kirmss with Mercedes-powered Albatros B I S77 of I Marine-Landflieger-Abteilung at Morseele aerodrome, May 1915. Naval air observers (land or sea) did not have to hold commissioned rank, as was required in the Army Air Service. The weapon is a 25-shot Mauser Selbstladegewehr (semi-automatic rifle) and its effectiveness, used from the front cockpit, restricted by bracing wires, struts and the rotating wooden propeller, could not have been great; yet this comprised the only armament for the majority of naval two-seat landplanes until August 1915, when examples of the Albatros C I, armed with a machine-gun on a rotatable ring on the rear observer's cockpit, began to arrive.
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Mercedes-powered Albatros B.II aircraft and crew ready for another mission.
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A Madsen gun has been fitted to this Albatros B.II. The field of fire for this flexible gun was restricted by the observer's position in the front cockpit. This observer is Oblt. Hans Schilling, a highly decorated observer of FFl.Abt. 22. Schilling was KIA on 4 December 1916, shot down by French ace Charles Nungesser. A carbine was carried to enable the crew to hunt game if forced down behind the lines on the Eastern Front, and perhaps for personal protection regardless of location; this crew is on the Western Front.
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Benz-powered Albatros B.II B.570/15 with pilot Oblt. Bennecke and observer Vogt.
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Benz-powered Albatros B.II B.570/15 with pilot Oblt. Bennecke and observer Vogt.
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Albatros B.II with unusual, asymmetrical positioning of wing crosses under the upper wing.
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An Albatros B.II apparently at a front-line unit being visited by nurses.
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Albatros B.II in training service.
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Albatros B.II B.142 with dark finish serves as background for this pleasing group photograph.
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Albatros B.II 'MFS 27' at the Militar Flieger Schule at Schneidemuhl.
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Roland B.I, later designated Alb. B.II(Rol), of Feldflieger Abteilung 21 being inspected by General von Emmich in the Spring of 1915. Unarmed from the factory, the captured Hotchkiss gun has been added at the unit for use by the observer in the front seat. The armed Albatros C.I with observer in the rear was developed from the unarmed B.II.
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Albatros B.II(Bay) 569/17 trainer in 1917. This BFW-built aircraft has a darker finish.
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Albatros B.II and dignitaries at the Albatros factory at Johannisthal.
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Various Albatros B.II trainers from the Bruckman album. Bruckman's grandfather, Gustav Bauer, is in the center of three of the pilot lineups and later flew for the Pfalz company.
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Albatros B.II aircraft with a variety of marking styles.
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At an unidentified training unit a C.XII(Bay) rests in the left foreground with another behind it. From center are Albatros C.I 1535/15, an Albatros B.II, an AEG G.IV, and a DFW C.V.
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Aviatik P15 B.505/15 is in the foreground of this unit lineup. Behind it is an LVG B-type, an Albatros B-type, and another Aviatik P15 B-type. These three aircraft types formed the core of early German reconnaissance units.
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DFW C.I C.1505/15 is in the left center background in front of the Fokker Eindecker in this photo of Feld-Flieger Abteilung 61. LVG B.I and Albatros B.II aircraft form part of this motley collection. (Bruno Schmaling)
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A varied collection of two-seaters at a German airfield in 1915. The aircraft are Albatros B IIs , Aviatik B Is and B IIs.
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Germania Flight School, training aircraft. From left to right: Albatros B I (Germ.), Rumpler C.I."13" (Germ.), Albatros B II (Germ., 1915). The photo was not taken before April 1918, because only at this time, as can be seen in the picture, Balkenkreuz replaced the "Iron Crosses".
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A Mercedes-powered Albatros B.II in the field ready for takeoff.
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An Albatros B.II with side radiators takes off past the aircraft on its nose at left.
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Albatros B.II in flight with a primitive tube on the fuselage side for the observer to drop bombs through.
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Ski-equipped Albatros B.II flying over snowy terrain.
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This Albatros B.II was mounted on skiis for training pilots of the Bayerische Gebirgs-Ubungs FliegerAbteilung (Bavarian mountain training unit) in Sonthofen. The wireless antenna is visible below the fuselage, bomb racks are visible under the fuselage between the rear undercarriage struts, and a dynamo without propeller is attached to the starboard front undercarriage strut.
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The Albatros DD that Robert Thelen demonstrated at Hendon on March 27, 1914, after impressment into RNAS service as Serial 890 in August 1914 and fitting the two-bay wings brought with the aircraft. The aircraft was essentially a B.II with modified elevators and rudder fitted by the RNAS. It was flown as a home defence fighter into 1915 and flew actively into February 1918.
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An early production Albatros B.II dual-control trainer with rear-view mirror fitted for the instructor.
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Albatros B.II reconnaissance biplane of 1915, as arranged for road transport.
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Albatros B-type aircraft are being built in the Albatros factory.
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A parade of new Albatros B-types leaves the factory on their way to the front. Given the railroad tracks in the background that indicate the normal delivery method, this photograph was likely posed for publicity.
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Early Albatros B.II in Austro-Hungarian service.
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Albatros B.I, 20.01, das Flugzeug hat "überlebt" und ist im Heeresgeschichtlichen Museum in Wien ausgestellt
Albatros B.I, 20.01, самолет «выжил» и выставлен в Музее истории армии в Вене.
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The Phonix 20.04 at Aspern in February 1917 with the 3.7 cm Skoda-Hotchkiss cannon installed.
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Albatros DD, 20.04, versuchsweiser Einbau einer 3,7 cm-Skoda-Kanone
Albatros DD, 20.04, экспериментальная установка 3,7-см пушки Skoda
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Phonix 20.04. The fuselage of the standard Albatros B.I(Ph) series 24.5 airframe has been widened to provide space for the turret installation of the Hotchkiss cannon.
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The 37mm Hotchkiss L/23 rapid-fire cannon installed in the Phonix (Albatros ???) 20.04 prototype for firing trials, 29 August 1918.
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The Phonix 20.05 was used to develop service criteria for the new 200 hp Hiero engine. For these trials, the aircraft was fitted with the Knoller wing cellule.
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The Knoller wing cellule was first tested on the Phonix 20.07. The prototype was later modified for dual control, as shown here, and flown by Flek 2 as a trainer.
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Leutnant Bela Feszl (leather jacket) of Flik 1 with Albatros Alb.7 Muzzl (later B.I 21.07) on 25 November 1914 shortly after being transferred from Flik 14. It should be noted that the two- bay biplane, shown here in its earliest version, was designated B.II by the German air service.
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Albatros Muzzl 21.07 fitted with wireless transmitting equipment. The large spool enabled the observer in the front cockpit to lower the wireless antenna while aloft. As a trainer, Muzzl was attached to Flek 2 in December 1916 and written-off in April 1917.
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Some early aircraft used Roman numerals as did this Albatros XXII, later changed to Albatros B.I 21.22. The machine carried mail into the besieged Przemysl fortress on 15 December 1914.
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Albatros B.I, 21.27, Flik 1, rechts Feldpilot Oblt Ludwig Duinbacher
Albatros B.I, 21.27, Flik 1, справа пилот Oblt Ludwig Duinbacher
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The Albatros B.I(Ph) 21.38, converted to a dual-control trainer from aircraft 23.27 in 1916, served with Flek 9 until written-off in October 1918.
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Oberleutnant Alfred Schindler and his Albatros B.I series 21 being readied for take-off at Przemysl. A monkey mascot hangs from the center section strut.
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Albatros B.I(Ph) 22.01 of Flik 1 on the airfield at Zastawna in late autumn 1915. A few of the early series 22 aircraft were delivered with the original two-bay wing cellule.
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Albatros B.I(Ph) 22.01. It appears that the series 22 aicraft were the first to have a factory-installed gun ring. The one shown here was a precursor of the standard, tubular gun ring.
Albatros B.I, 22.01, Flik 1, Flugzeugverlust am 7. Juli 1915
Albatros B.I, 22.01, Flik 1, потерян 7 июля 1915 г.
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Albatros B.I(Ph) 22.02 of the Austro-Hungarian Luftfahrtruppe serving in a frontline Flik uses the more efficient leading edge radiator to cool its 160 hp Mercedes engine. The Phonix-built Albatros B.I(Ph) was based on the German Albatros B.II although unlike the German-built B.II it was armed from the factory with an observer's flexible machine gun. (Peter M. Bowers Collection/The Museum of Flight)
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Albatros B.I, 22.12, Flik 10
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The majority of the series 22 were delivered with KNV wings. Shown here is Albatros B.I(Ph) 22.20 of Flik 20 on the Wladimir Wolynski airfield in 1916. In June-July 1916, Flik 20 aircrews achieved two victories flying this aircraft.
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The tapered planform of the KNV wing is evident in this photo of Albatros B.I(Ph) 22.28. It was flown by Flik 1 on the Eastern Front between March and October 1916. The generator under the nose indicates that wireless equipment was installed.
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Albatros B.I, 23.01
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Albatros B.I(Ph) 23.02 of Flik 15 was destroyed by fire during refueling at Brzesko on 7 April 1915. Series 23 aircraft can be identified by the fuselage side radiators.
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The sheet-steel fuselage armor fitted to series 23 aircraft can be discerned underneath the observer’s position on this Albatros B.I(Ph) 23.07. At the Front the armor was often regarded as superfluous and removed. In 1916 this machine was converted to a trainer and re-numbered 21.30.
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Lineup of Albatros B.I(Ph) serving with the Austro-Hungarian Luftfahrtruppen at the flight test line at Aspern. The second aircraft is 23.12. The 145 hp Hiero was used in the Albatros B.I(Ph) 23 series, and many mounted an observer's gun. The Phonix-built Albatros B.I(Ph) was based on the German Albatros B.II. The Company had received its first contract for the type in August 1914 and the first of these reconnaissance machines were with front-line units by March 1915.
Five new Albatros B.I(Ph) series 23 biplanes on the flight test line at Aspern. All flight testing was carried out at Aspern where Phonix was allocated several hangars for this purpose.
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Albatros B.I(Ph) 23.24 of Flik 7 on the Russian Front demonstrating the rudimentary gun mountings installed in the field. The machine gun is the 6.5mm Schwarzlose M.12 originally built for export to Greece. Unlike the German B.II, the Phonix-built version had additional center-section struts.
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Albatros B.I, 24.05
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Albatros B.I(Ph) 24.06 served with Flik 12 from September 1915 through February 1916 at Aisovizza, Isonzo Front. The mountainous terrain made altitude performance a priority with aircrews.
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Albatros B.I, 24.23
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Albatros B.I(Ph) 24.36 was fitted with an experimental single-bay wing of greatly reduced span. It was attached to the training command from 1917 through 1918.
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New Albatros B.I(Ph) 24.55 demonstrates the KNV wing cellule. The aircraft was flown by Flik 2 in February-March 1916 and later assigned to training service.
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Albatros B.I, 24.55, Flik 2. Frühjahr 1916, Isonzofront, „Kraxe“ von Feldpilot Kpl Otto Wanner mit Beobachter I hr Hermann Mehrfurth
Albatros B.I, 24.55, Flik 2. Весна 1916, Фронт Изонцо, "Крушение" пилота Kpl Отто Ваннера с наблюдателем Германом Мехрфуртом.
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Preparing for take-off at Flik 4 in Aisovizza is the Albatros B.I(Ph) 24.57. The empty generator platform under the propeller hub shows that wireless equipment was not carried. The simple machine gun tripod was installed in the field.
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Albatros B.I. 24.58
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Converted to an advanced trainer, the Albatros B.I(Ph) 24.72 was used for gunnery and wireless instruction at the officer’s flying school at Wiener-Neustadt. A standard tubular gun ring was installed during conversion from 24.11.
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Albatros B.I(Ph) 24.81, converted from aircraft 23.28, was fitted with the new Knoller wing cellule but retained the side radiators, the fuselage armor, and the characteristic pilot’s visor. It was attached to Schulkompagnie 1 in Wiener-Neustadt until written-off in April 1917.
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The semi-circular gun mount, fitted to an Albatros B.I(Ph), was a field modification that presaged the standard tubular-ring turret of 1916. The webbed ammunition belt for the Schwarzlose M 7/12 gun is fed from a standard-issue drum.
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A very early Albatros B.II in Army service. (Photo: Arlanda Civil Aviation Collection, via Jan Forsgren)
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In late July 1914, Lothar Wieland and Paul Pollner arrived in Stockholm in an Albatros B.II. The airplane overturned on landing, with the propeller being smashed and the fin and undercarriage being damaged. Although spares were ordered from Germany, these had not arrived when war broke out. The Albatros B.II was obtained by the Swedish government. It is seen here under guard outside the A1 Artillery Regiment barracks in August 1914. Via Swedish Aviation Historical Society
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SW 12 serial number 22 was the fourth SW-built Albatros B.II. Via Arlanda Flygsamlingar
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Originally delivered in 1924, Albatros 120 serial number 464 was transferred to Flygvapnet two years later. Struck off charge in 1929, this particular Albatros 120 is preserved at Flygvapenmuseum. Via Swedish Aviation Historical Society
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An Albatros B.II built by the Swedish Army Air Service workshops at Malmslatt. Powered by a 160 hp Mercedes engine, this particular variant was designated O 2 in Swedish Air Force service, being used as a basic trainer. Serial 519 was originally accepted in November 1923 as serial 3156, before being handed over to Flygvapnet in 1926. In November 1928, it was reserialled as 519, and in January 1932 as 5668 before being struck off charge in January 1935! (Photo: Arlanda Civil Aviation Collection, via Jan Forsgren)
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Another view of Albatros B II serial 519. (Photo: Arlanda Civil Aviation Collection, via Jan Forsgren)
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A close-up of NAB-built Albatros B.II serial number 756 at Malmen. Via www.digitaltmuseum.se
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NAB-built Albatros B.II serial number 760 at Malmen. Note the enlarged rudder. Via www.digitaltmuseum.se
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An Albatros B.II built by Nordiska Aviatik Aktiebolag (NAB). This is serial 854, entered service in September 1919, being struck off charge in June 1925. (Photo: Arlanda Civil Aviation Collection, via Jan Forsgren)
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A rare air-to-air picture of FVM-built Albatros 120 serial number 1140. Via www.digitaltmuseum.se
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A rare air-to-air picture of FVM-built Albatros 120 serial number 1140. Via www.digitaltmuseum.se
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An unidentified AFK Albatros B.II at a similarly unidentified location. Via Swedish Aviation Historical Society
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Possibly the Albatros B.II imported by Malmo Flygkompani (Malmo Aviation Service) on 28 June 1920, which in April and May 1921 applied for permission to begin regular passenger air traffic. The application was refused, and the aircraft had in al likelihood left Sweden prior to October 1921. (Photo: Arlanda Civil Aviation Collection, via Jan Forsgren)
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One of five German-built Albatros B.IIa's taken on charge by the Swedish Naval Air Service between August 1919 and December 1920. Used for primary flight training at Hagernas near Stockholm, three surviving aircraft were passed to the newly formed Flygvapnet (Air Force) in late 1926 This is serial number 5, which was struck off charge in September 1924. (Photo: Arlanda Civil Aviation Collection, via Jan Forsgren)
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MFV Albatros B.II serial number 4 at Hagernas following a slight mishap. Via Swedish Aviation Historical Society
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The Albatros 120 serial number 04 photographed in June 1976 during the 50th Anniversary of Flygvapnet. Via Arlanda Flygsamlingar
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Operated by both MFV and Flygvapnet, this Albatros B.II was temporarily registered as SE-94 in 1931. Since the mid-1990's it has been confined to storage in Gothenburg. Via Swedish Aviation Historical Society
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An unidentified, civilian-registered Albatros B.II. (Photo: Arlanda Civil Aviation Collection, via Jan Forsgren)
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This Albatros B.II photographed post-war appears to be owned by a company, perhaps a flight school?
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Albatros B.II in post-war training service with the Netherlands.
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LVG C.VI (in middle) with two Albatros B.II trainers postwar. These aircraft were seized by the Czech authorities for their use but Czech insignia have not yet replaced German insignia. (Zahalka)
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Albatros B.II in post-war Polish service.
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Albatros B.IIa 1302/17 ADA in Polish training service post-war wore colorful markings.
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This Albatros B.II served as a trainer in post-war Poland and has had a typical training accident. Its radiator is in front of the wing, not a side radiator.
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This Albatros B.IIa, formerly 2574/17, wears a flamboyant color scheme during its civil service in postwar Poland. It uses a more modern radiator in front of the upper wing instead of side radiators, indicating it was built as a trainer.
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This Albatros B.II served as a trainer in post-war Latvia and has its radiator in front of the wing, not a side radiator, indicating it was built as a trainer.
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Captured Albatros B.II in service with the Imperial Russian Air Service.
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The side radiators on the Albatros B.I(Ph) 24.40 dual-control trainer are a sure sign that it was converted from a series 23 airframe. The throttle can be seen on the right side. The arrow on the control wheel spoke indicates when the controls are centered.
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Wireless equipment installed in the rear cockpit of the Albatros B.I(Ph) 24.72, showing the antenna spool, the antenna weight, and the opening in the corrugated metal floor.
Журнал - Flight за 1915 г.
Sketch showing the very complete set of instruments carried on the captured German Albatros reconnaissance biplane.
Журнал - Flight за 1915 г.
The compass has been mounted in a somewhat unusual fashion on the Albatros biplane, as shown in the sketch. It is placed in the inner portion of the top plane, where it can be seen by both pilot and observer.
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Mercur-built Albatros B.II(Mer) 457/16 trainer after a ground accident with another B.II trainer.
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Albatros B.II(Rol) B.876/14 on its nose after a problematic landing.
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Albatros B.II trainer LA31 in post-war service with the Netherlands has had a rough landing in a snow-covered field, which was not the only time it was abused;
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Albatros B.II trainer LA31 in post-war service with the Netherlands is over-turned.
Журнал - Flight за 1915 г.
FUSELAGE ECONOMY. - Four members of the Albatros family, all of which are fitted with the same size fuselage. In this manner three different types of land machines can be provided simply by substituting wings of various sizes, whilst the larger size machine is turned into a seaplane by fitting floats instead of the usual undercarriage.
Журнал - Flight за 1915 г.
In one of the captured Albatros biplanes the petrol service tank is mounted on top of the upper plane. As will be seen from the sketch, it is fitted with the usual gauge for indicating the amount of petrol in the tank.
Журнал - Flight за 1915 г.
Inspection door for the aileron cable pulley on the Albatros biplane.
Журнал - Flight за 1915 г.
The bracing cables of the captured Albatros biplanes are held together by the neat little clips shown in the accompanying sketch. In earlier models of these and other German machines small slotted rubber or fibre balls were used for this purpose.
Журнал - Flight за 1915 г.
Rudder and elevator crank levers of the Albatros biplane.
Журнал - Flight за 1915 г.
Sketch showing how lower wing spars are attached to the body of the captured Albatros biplane.
O.Thetford, P.Gray - German Aircraft of the First World War /Putnam/
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Albatros B.I(Ph) Series 23
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Albatros B.I(Ph) Series 22 (KNV Wing)
Журнал - Flight за 1915 г.
THE CAPTURED ALBATROS BIPLANE. - Plan, side and front elevations to scale.