J.Herris LVG Aircraft of WWI. Vol.3: Types C.VI-C.XI & Fighters (A Centennial Perspective on Great War Airplanes 36)

LVG Post-War

  Like other German aircraft manufacturers, LVG tried to survive post-war by converting military designs to civilian use, but soon failed due to the limited market and the restrictions of the Treaty of Versailles as the Allies intended. The two post-war LVGs were both modifications of the C.VI.


LVG P.I & P.II

  The LVG P.I was a post-war modification of the wartime LVG C.VI to carry two passengers in the rear cockpit. The photo of what is thought to be the sole P.I produced shows the modifications were very minor. However, a number of existing C.VI aircraft were converted to civil use after the Armistice.
  The drawing shows the intention to enclose the rear cockpit to improve passenger comfort. This more extensive modification was actually completed in 1919 as the P.II despite the limited market for these aircraft, the extensive competition from other firms doing the same thing with their late-war C-types, and the Allied determination to destroy the German aviation industry via the terms of the Treaty of Versailles. However, the LVG "Limousine" remained a one of a kind.



LVG Aircraft in Sweden

  Although relatively few LVG aircraft were used in Sweden, they served both with civilian and military operators. A total of four LVG C.V's, eight LVG C.VI's and one LVG P.I were sold to Sweden.

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LVG P.I

  One LVG P.I was bought in November 1919 by former RAF pilot G.L.R Henderson. Henderson was an employee of P O Herrstroms Flygkompani, which offered air experience flights across Sweden, using Avro 504's, an Airco DH 6, an FK 8, and several Fairey IIIC's. Formal paperwork completed, the aircraft arrived in Sweden on 27 January 1920. While flown by another former RAF pilot, Youell, on 26 February, one of the turnbuckles failed, resulting in a forced landing. The LVG was inspected on 18 March, but no permit to fly resulted. On 18 November 1920, the LVG was offered to the Naval Air Service. Unsurprisingly, the offer was rejected. At the time, the aircraft was located at Barkarby airfield north of Stockholm.

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Jan Forsgren