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Hansa-Brandenburg C.I

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Год: 1915

Фронтовой самолет

Hansa-Brandenburg - W - 1914 - Германия<– –>Hansa-Brandenburg - FB - 1915 - Германия


В.Кондратьев Самолеты первой мировой войны


ГАНЗА-БРАНДЕНБУРГ B-I/C-I / HANSA-BRANDENBURG B-I/C-I

   Цельнодеревянный двухстоечный биплан со смешанной обшивкой. Фюзеляж покрыт фанерой, крылья и оперение - полотном. Капоты алюминиевые. Характерной внешней особенностью аппарата были "заваленные" вовнутрь стойки бипланной коробки.
   Самолет разработан Эрнстом Хейнкелем в конце 1915 года, вскоре после перехода с фирмы Альбатрос Флюгцойгверк на фирму Ганза-Бранденбург.
   Аэроплан получился вполне удачным, однако Ганза-Бранденбург, специализировавшаяся на гидропланах, не приняла новинку, предпочтя продать лицензию на выпуск машины австрийцам.
   Уже в начале 1916-го серийное производство "Бранденбурга" (для краткости первую часть названия обычно отбрасывали) развернулось на венской фирме Феникс и будапештской UFAG.
   Выпускались две модификации: C-I - основная и B-I - уменьшенных размеров без вооружения. Как правило их называли просто "большой Бранденбург" и "маленький Бранденбург", причем "маленькие Бранденбурги" применялись главным образом в летных школах.
   "Большие Бранденбурги" начали поступать на русско-австрийский и итало-австрийский фронты весной 1916 года. По воспоминаниям, они пользовались большой любовью пилотов за легкость управления, устойчивость и хорошие взлетно-посадочные характеристики.
   Солидная грузоподъемность позволяла задействовать их не только для разведки и корректировки артогня, но и в качестве бомбардировщиков.
   "Бранденбурги" нередко совершали налеты на города и военные объекты в северной Италии.
   По окончании войны многие уцелевшие "Бранденбурги" достались "по наследству" новым государствам, возникшим на месте распавшейся Австро-Венгерской империи. В 1919 году их применяли украинские вооруженные формирования в войне с поляками, а также ВВС Венгерской советской республики. Отдельные машины состояли на вооружении в Советской России, Чехословакии, Румынии и Югославии.


ДВИГАТЕЛЬ
  
   "Австро-Даймлер", 160, 185, 200 или 210 л.с., "Мерседес", 160л.с., "Геро" ("Иеронимус"), 200 или 230 л.с., "Бенц", 220 л.с.
  
  
ВООРУЖЕНИЕ
  
   Стрелковое: 1 курсовой несинхронный 8-мм "Шварцлозе" над верхним крылом, позднее - синхронный "Шварцлозе" M.16/R над мотором и "Шварцлозе" 07/12 на турели в задней кабине,
   Бомбовое: 100-170 кг
  
  
ЛЕТНО-ТЕХНИЧЕСКИЕ ХАРАКТЕРИСТИКИ
(с двигателем "Геро" 230 л.с.)
  
   Размах, м 12,3
   Длина, м 8,4
   Высота, м 3,11
   Площадь крыла, кв.м 38,5
   Сухой вес, кг 886
   Взлетный вес, кг 1196
   Скорость максимальная, км/ч 158
   Время набора высоты, м/мин 4000/36
   Потолок, м 5000
   Продолжительность полета, ч 3,5
   Экипаж, чел 2


А.Александров, Г.Петров Крылатые пленники России


Покинув в 1914 г. компанию "Альбатрос", Эрнст Хейнкель перешел работать в фирму "Бранденбургише Флюгцойгверке" (Brandenburgische Flugzeugwerke), основанную в январе того же года Иго Этрихом. В октябре 1915 г. произошло ее слияние с принадлежащим австрийскому магнату Камилио Кастильони гамбургским предприятием "Ханза Флюгцойгверке" (Camilio Castiglioni; Hansa Flugzeugwerke), в результате чего появилась фирма "Ханза унд Бранденбургише Флюгцойгверке АГ" (Hansa und Brandenburgische Flugzeugwerke AG, сокращено Brandenburg = "Бранденбург"). Два завода компании, находившиеся в Германии, снабжали аэропланами авиацию Центральных держав, и одной из самых удачных моделей, выпускавшейся по лицензии до самого окончания войны австро-венгерскими фирмами "Феникс" и "Уфаг" (Phonix; Ufag = Ungarische Flugzeugwerke AG), был "Бранденбург Ц. I", двухстоечный двухместный биплан-трактор (т. е. с тянущим винтом), оснащавшийся моторами от 160 до 230 л. с. Русские летчики не раз сталкивались в воздухе с такими аппаратами и не всегда последним удавалось благополучно выйти из боя. 24 мая 1917 г. не повезло аппарату постройки "Уфаг" с номером 64.55, которого сбил в районе Тарнополя ас Е. Н. Крутень (39). Это была его седьмая победа. Экипаж неприятельского самолета - пилот капрал Антон Лагер и наблюдатель оберлейтенант Виллибальд Пацельт (Anton Lager, Willibald Patzelt), оба из Flik 18, оказался в плену. Всего через 13 дней Евграф Крутень погиб после того, как его "Ньюпор 17" вошел в штопор при полете над аэродромом.


C.Owers Hansa-Brandenburg Aircraft of WWI Vol.1: Landplanes (A Centennial Perspective on Great War Airplanes 17)


Brandenburg Type DD & C.I
  
   The DD was evolved from the LDD and featured a 160-hp Mercedes engine and careful design to reduce drag and weight. The tail surfaces were also revised. Possessing a remarkable performance for the time, the prototype DD was purchased by Flars and given the serial 05.07. The machine was entered into active service and ended up as a trainer, being written off in August 1917. In addition, ten DD biplanes were ordered under the designation C.I.(12) The C.I had a long and distinguished history and was manufactured in Germany by Brandenburg (80); and in Austro-Hungary by Phonix (446) and UFAG (732) as summarized below. It was still in front line service in 1918, a remarkable achievement for a 1915 design, and more so when the conditions it operated in are compared with the Western Front. The design was capable of accepting ever more powerful engines up to 240-hp and was to remain competitive with the Allies aircraft to the end of hostilities. Easy to fly and capable of accepting considerable punishment, the C.I was Brandenburg and Heinkel's greatest contribution to Austro-Hungarian aviation in the war. The 1,258 C.Is built comprised 26.4% of the total number of 4,768 aircraft accepted by the Luftfahrtruppen during the conflict, making it the iconic Austro-Hungarian aircraft of the war.
   Brandenburg received an order for ten series 61.5 Type C.I biplanes in September 1915 based on the prototypes performance at the Front. This was followed by an unprecedented order for 119 machines, of which 48 were contracted to UFAG.
   The C.I was constructed in typical Brandenburg fashion with ply covered fuselage. The pilot and gunner sat close together in a communal cockpit. The gunner had a gun rail on early aircraft that was replaced by a gun ring in later production aircraft. The pilot was given a machine gun in late 1916. This was mounted in a fairing mounted on the top wing's centerline. A Synchronised Schwarzlose was eventually provided, mounted on the port side under the cowling panels.
   The two-bay wings featured the inward sloping steel tube struts with light wooden fairings that were a feature of Brandenburg types. The wings were constructed around two spars and braced internally with wire and steel compression tubes. A cut-out in the trailing edge of the top wing was provided to improve the pilot's vision. The wings had dihedral the upper one carrying the steel tube framed, fabric covered ailerons. As heavier and more powerful engines were fitted the wings were given sweep-back.
   The tail surfaces were constructed of steel tube with fabric covering as were the ailerons. The large, triangular tailplane was mounted on top of the top longerons. Some Series the tailplane had a convex leading edge. Plain rudders gave way to a horn-balanced one in later series. A robust undercarriage carried a claw brake.
   The first C.I biplanes were forwarded to combat squadrons in March 1916 and it was immediately successful with pilots praising its performance compared to other two-seaters that they had been forced to fly. It soon became the mount of aces with Julius Arigi and his observer Johan Lasi credited with downing five Italian Farman pusher biplanes on 22 August 1916, while serving with Flik 6. The 34a Squadriglia lost only two aircraft on this day, Farman 1707 of sergente Leonida Schionaa with his observer capitano Franco Scarioni, and the Farman of caporale Francesco Rossi and tenente Attilio Viziano. Both crews were rescued unharmed.
   The third series from Brandenburg (Series 64.5) had the Phonix designed "universal" fuselage that enabled the fitting of cameras, radio, or bombing equipment according to the mission. The rear spar had an adjustment that allowed for sweep back to the wings. This series remained in front line service until the end of 1917. Surviving machines went on to become advanced trainers.
   Phonix received its first order for the C.I in December 1915. The Series 26 reconnaissance aircraft were well received and in late 1917 those fitted or retrofitted with the 185hp Daimler engine were preferred by pilots to the newer UFAG built machines. The second series from Phonix had the universal fuselage.
   The C.I was to have a long service life after the war in the air forces of Poland, Rumania, Yugoslavia and Czechoslovakia. Civil versions also were used in Austria, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Switzerland and Norway.
   In addition to the Austro-Hungarians, the German Navy used the C.I. Six C.I biplanes were delivered to the Navy's landplane section beginning with serial LF 165 in June 1915. This machine was armed with a single machine gun and powered by the 150-hp Benz Bz.III engine, and survived until written off in March 1916. LF 166 to LF 170 were obtained early in November 1915. One served with II Marine Feld-Flieger Abteilung. As all five were written off on the same date of 30 November 1916, it would appear that they were unsatisfactory for the service required by the Navy.(13) An earlier Brandenburg had been accepted by the Navy on 17 April 1915 for the Freiwilliges Marine Fliegerkorps (Volunteer Navy Flier Corps). Described as a sea-landplane, it was fitted with a Mercedes D.III engine and later a Maybach Mb.III. It survived until it was written off on 16 December 1916. The actual type designation of this machine, LF 108, has not been determined.
   At least one captured C.I was flown by the Russians. It or another C.I survived to appear in Soviet red star markings.
   At the end of the war the Austro-Hungarian Empire broke up. On 16 October 1918 the Emperor offered autonomy to the main ethnic groups within the empire. This action was too late and the empire was already splitting up with Hungary becoming a new country under a Soviet Government, the Croats and Slovnes joining the South-Slav Kingdom (later Yugoslavia), the Rumanians in the Transylvania electing to join with Rumania and the dismembered Poland began to reunite as a country. A new Austrian Republic was created on 12 November 1918, and was involved in border wars with the newly emerging nations. The air arm of the republic was equipped with Brandenburg C.I reconnaissance machines and D.I fighters.(14) The air arm saw considerable service but with the signing of the Treaty of St. Germain on 10 September 1919, Austria was forbidden an air arm. The Austrian Air Police (Osterreichische Flugpolizei) was formed to retain a nucleus of trained personnel but its aircraft had to be destroyed. The Austrian Air Force {Osterreichische Luftstretkrafte] was officially formed as part of the Army on 1 May 1934, but had been in secret existence for several years beforehand. Five Brandenburg C.I biplanes served with this force from 1931 to 1935.
   Nearly all versions of the original Austro-Hungarian-constructed Brandenburg C.I biplanes were used in Czechoslovakia. They were obtained from those abandoned at the end of the war and as purchases from Austria.
   The type was built, without a license agreement, in Czechoslovakia as the Aero A-14 with 230-hp Hiero N motor, A-15 with 230 Hiero L motor, and as the A-26 with the 185-hp BMW motor. The A-14 and A-15 were patterned after the UFAG Series 369 while the A-26 was based on the Phonix Series 26.
   Aero produced 25 of the A-14 biplanes in 1922. The Czechoslovakian air arm used the C.I mostly as a trainer with dual controls. The Ceskoslovenske statni aerolinie (CSA - Czechoslovakian State Airline) received 17 of the biplanes. These were modified to three-seaters with provision for two passengers. The Czech air service received 24 A-15 trainers during 1922-23. These machines could carry small bombs under the wings or larger bombs under the fuselage. The observer controlled the release of the bombs. With the designation An-15 the machine was modified for training in night flying. When the military finished with the types they were sold at low prices to aero clubs.
   During the Russian Civil War at least one C.I served in the markings of the Don Air Corps, 1st Southern Unit in the Spring of 1919.
   Poland obtained many aircraft from the former Austro-Hungarian forces at the end of the war. 33 and 15 Brandenburg C.I and B.I biplanes respectively, were obtained from Krakow, Lwow, Lublin and Przemsl airfields together with Oeffag and Lloyd two-seaters. A further damaged C.I, 26.62, was captured from Ukrainian forces on 5 June 1919. Only 11 Brandenburg C.I biplanes of Austro-Hungarian origin could be made airworthy, the remainder going into store for spare parts. A further nine were constructed in Poland at first at the Lwow workshops, and after the workshops were destroyed by fire on 4 February 1920, at the Krakow workshops. Two Polish built aircraft were destroyed in the Lwow fire. The C.I was to make the first combat mission of the Polish air arm when one was flown to bomb Ukrainian troops at the railway station at Persenkowka on 5 November 1918.
   A significant number of Brandenburg C.I biplanes were manufactured in Rumania in the 1920s. Equipped with MARTA-Benz, NAG and 220-hp and 250-hp Austro-Daimler motors, also obtained from abandoned or captured sources. The Arsenalul Aeronauticii, the first Rumanian aircraft factory, was founded on 1 July 1920 in Bucharest. It initially was responsible for the repair of aircraft but in 1922 it began to manufacture copies of the UFAG 269 version of the C.I, producing some 120 copies of the C.I biplane.(15)
   One C.I ended up on the Swiss civil register as CH-28. Nominated as a Brandenburg/Phonix machine, it had a 185-hp Austro-Daimler motor.
   Six Brandenburg C.I biplanes were sent to Japan post-war. They were Series 129, 169, 269, 369 and 429 machines. Unlike the W.29, they were not used as the basis for manufacture. The C.I was to have a long service life post war in the air forces of Poland, Rumania, Yugoslavia and Czechoslovakia. Civil versions also were used in Austria, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Switzerland, and Norway.

(12) The Typenschau records that the Phoenix C.I and UFAG C.I were license-built versions of the Type LDD.
(13) Research by late P.M. Grosz.
(14) Phonix KD, D.I, D.II,and D.III fighters were used by the Flying Troops according to Green, W. "Aerial Alpenstock", Flying Review, December 1969, P.49.
(15) According to Air Enthusiast, UK,Vol.1 No.1,the number produced was 72.


Brandenburg C.I Production
Serials Manufacturer Notes
26.01 - 26.70 Phonix 160-hp AD
27.01 - 27.88 Phonix 160-hp AD
29.01 - 29.40 Phonix 200-hp AD
29.50 - 29.89 Phonix 200-hp Hiero
61.01 - 61.24 UFAG 160-hp AD
61.51 - 61.60 Brandenburg 160-hp AD
61.61 - 61.72 Brandenburg 160-hp AD
63.01 - 63.32 UFAG 160-hp AD
63.51 - 63.86 Brandenburg 160-hp Mercedes
64.01 - 64.48 UFAG 160-hp AD
64.51 - 64.72 Brandenburg 160-hp AD
67.01 - 67.56 UFAG 160-hp AD
68.01 - 68.64 UFAG 160-hp AD
69.01 - 69.48 UFAG 200-hp AD
69.50 - 69.99 UFAG 200-hp Hiero
129.01 - 129.72 Phonix 200-hp Hiero
169.01 - 169.02 UFAG 220-hp Benz
169.31 - 169.142 UFAG 220-hp Benz
169.151 - 169.180 UFAG 250-hp Benz
229.01 - 229.32 Phonix 200-hp Hiero
269.01 - 269.72 UFAG 200-hp AD
329.01 - 329.56 Phonix 200-hp Hiero
369.01 - 369.72 UFAG 230-hp Hiero
369.101 - 369.132 UFAG 230-hp Hiero
369.141 - 369.210 UFAG 230-hp Hiero
429.01 - 429.48 Phonix 230-Hiero
Note: AD = Austro-Daimler


Brandenburg-Built Brandenburg C.I Specifications
Source Typenschau Type DD* Brandenburg 3-view Type DD PMG Series 61.5 PMG Series 63.5 PMG Series 64.5
Span, m 13.12/12.32 12.300/11.700 12.30/11.70 12.30/11.70 12.30/11.70
Length, m 8.20 ca 8.150 8.15 8.40 8.30
Height, m - - - 3.20 3.20
Sweepback - - 0° 0° 1°
Wing Area, m2 43.46 38.2 38.2 37.0 35.0
Wt. Empty, kg - 741 741 770 745
Wt. Loaded, kg - 1,215 1,215 1,219 1,219
Speed in km/hr - - 151 142 144
Time to 1000 m - 6 min 40 5 min 20 sec 5 min 21 sec 6 min 35 sec
Time to 3000 m - - 25 min 10 - -
Time to 5000 m - 36 m 40 - -
Motor - 160-hp Austro 160-hp Daimler 160-hp Mercedes 160-hp Daimler
* The Typenschau gives the same specifications for the FD, LDD, and DD, indicating that these machines are confused in this publication.


Phonix-Built Brandenburg C.I Specifications
Source Typenschau Phonix C.I* PMG Series 26 PMG Series 27 PMG Series 29.5 PMG Series 129 & 229 PMG Series 29
Span, m 13.12/12.32 12.30/11.30 12.30/11.70 12.30/11.70 12.30/11.70 12.30/11.70
Length, m 8.20 - 8.40 8.37 - 8.37
Height, m - 2.95 3.20 3.20 - 3.20
Sweepback - 1° 1° 1° 1°
Wing Area, m2 43.46 38.4 38.4 38.4 - 38.4
Wt. Empty, kg - 797 778 805 794 811
Wt. Loaded, kg - 1,238 1,219 1,238 1,230 1,260
Speed in km/hr - 145 148 163 159 154
Time to 1000 m - 6 min 20 5 min 30 4 min 12 3 min 58 4 min 50
Time to 3000 m - - 26 mih 5 17 min 36 - -
Time to 5000 m - - - 54 min 40 - -
Motor 160 & 210-hp Austro-Daimler / 200 & 230-hp Hiero 160-hp Daimler 160-hp Daimler 200-hp Hiero 200-hp Hiero 200-hp Daimler
* There are two entries for the Phonix C.I (Brandenburg C.I) in the Typenschau. Dimensions quoted are the same with only the engines being different. There is no identification of which series relates to which entry.


Czech-Built Aircraft Based on the Brandenburg C.I
Pattern Aircraft Czech Type Motor Notes
UFAG Series 369 Aero A-14 230-hp Hiero N 25 constructed in 1922. Serials Ae-H-2.01 - 2.25, then A14.1 - A14.25.
UFAG Series 369 Aero A-15 230-hp Hiero L 24 constructed 1922-1923. Br-L-2.01 -Br-L-2.24, then Al5.1 - Al5.24. Equipped for bombing.
Phonix Series 26 Aero A-26 185-hp BMW nia 23 constructed in 1923. 26.1 - A26.23.

Brandenburg C.I Biplanes in Czechoslovakian Service
Serial Notes
26.10 06.11.18, Al-Ma (16) test flight. W/off 1925, Military Aviation Training Centre Cheb.
26.17 03.01.19, Al-Ma test flight. Civil L-BIZF. W/off 23.02.31, Moravian Aero Club.
26.39 30.04.19, Al-Ma test flight. Was filmed at air show in 1933 when registered OK-IZG.
26.48 10.01.20, purchased by Zuzman. 18.08.25, Military Aviation Training Centre Cheb.
26.53 13.11.18, at Al-Ma assessment of condition. Civil L-BIZE. 10.05.29, W/off West Bohemian Aero Club Plzen, due wear &. tear.
26.56 13.11.18, at Al-Ma assessment of condition. W/off 04.04.24, Military Aviation Training Centre Cheb.
26.64 13.11.18, from AL-Ma to air corp. W/off 08.08.24, Military Aviation Training Centre Cheb.
26.70 13.11.18, at Al-Ma assessment of condition. W/off 28.03.22, after crash, Military Aviation Training Centre Cheb.
27.12 24.04.19, test flight. W/off 18.08.25, after crash, Military Aviation Training Centre Cheb.
27.19 09.04.19, at Al-Ma test flight. W/off 19.11.20, after crash, Aviation Workshops Olomouc.
27.32 16.02.20, Main Aviation Workshops Prague, test flight. W/off 18.08.25, after crash, Military Aviation Training Centre Cheb.
27.49 10.01.20, purchased by Zuzman in Austria. W/off 09.09.24, 1st Aviation Regiment, after crash.
27.61 13.11.18, at Al-Ma assessment of condition. W/off 25.05.29, 2nd Field Squadron, shot down in border war with Hungary.
27.64 12.04.19, at AL-Ma test flight. W/off 31.10.23, Military Aviation Training Centre Cheb, after crash.
27.79 17.09.18, date account for repairs by Aero. W/off 31.10.23, Military Aviation Training Centre Cheb, after crash.
27.88 13.11.18, Al-Ma tendered for repair, W/off 06.12.22, Aviation Workshop Olomouc.
29.29 12.03.20, Main Aviation Workshop Prague, after repairs. 22.10.25, for sale.
129.18 19.11.18, confiscated in Lanskroun. W/off 13.08.25, Military Aviation Training Centre Cheb.
329.49 25.10.19, Main Aviation Workshop Prague, test flight. W/off 1925, stored at Military Aviation Training Centre Cheb.
169.70 15.11.18, at Aviation Company Prague. W/off 31.10.23, Military Aviation Training Centre Cheb, training aid.
169.99 03.12.18, Al-Ma order to repair. W/off 31.01.24, after crash Military Aviation Training Centre Cheb.
269.41 05.11.18, confiscated near Strakonice. W/off 14.06.29, after crash Main Aviation Workshop Olomouc.
369.17 13.03.19, tender for repair by Aero. W/off 24.10.22, Main Aviation Workshop Olomouc.
369.67 27.10.19, received from Al-Ma. W/off 31.10.23, Military Aviation Training Centre Cheb.
369.68 30.03.19, test flight after repair by Aero. W/off 01.08.20, after crash Main Aviation Workshop Olomouc.
369.108 13.03.19, tender for repair by Aero. W/off 22.07.22, after crash Military Aviation Training Centre Cheb.
369.118 14.03.19, tender for repair by Aero. W/off 12.11.21, after fatal crash of 17.10.21.
369.160 18.10.19, taken over from Aviation Arsenal by Aero. W/off 31.10.23, Military Aviation Training Centre Cheb.
369.166 26.04.21, test flight with 2nd Aviation Regiment after received from Aero Lloyd. W/off 09.09.26, after crash.
369.178 09.11.18. W/off 05.11.21, destroyed by fire Main Aviation Workshop Prague.
(16) Al-Ma was a civil aviation repair workshop, the only such firm in the newly-formed Czechoslovakian Republic, and as a result received many of the early aircraft for reconstruction.


UFAG-Built Brandenburg C.I Specifications
Source Typenschau UFAG C.I* PMG Series 61 PMG Series 64 PMG Series 68 PMG Series 63
Span, m 13.12/12.32 12.30/11.70 12.30/11.70 12.30/11.70 12.30/11.70
Length, m 8.20 8.23 8.23 8.23 8.23
Height, m - 2.95 2.95 3.41 3.41
Sweepback - 1° 1° - 1°
Wing Area, m2 43.46 38.5 38.5 38.5 38.5
Wt. Empty, kg 850 803 771 797 794
Wt. Loaded, kg 1,350 1,256 1,213 1,244 1,247
Speed in km/hr 140/160 138 140 146 -
Time to 1000 m 6.55/3.95 min 5 min 40 6 min 55 5 min 28 6 min 58
Motor 160-hp Austro- Daimler/160-hp Mercedes/200 & 230-hp Hiero/220-hp Benz 160-hp Daimler 160-hp Daimler 160-hp Daimler 160-hp Mercedes
* There is only one entry for the UFAG C.I in the Typenschau. It states that the type is the license-built Type LDD.


UFAG-Built Brandenburg C.I Specifications
Source PMG Series 67 PMG Series 69 PMG Series 169 PMG Series 263 PMG Series 369
Span, m 12.30/11.70 12.30/11.70 12.30/11.70 12.30/11.70 12.30/11.70
Length, m 8.23 8.35 8.35 8.35 8.30
Height, m 3.41 3.33 3.33 3.33 3.15
Sweepback 0.5°
Wing Area, m2 38.5 36 36 36
Wt. Empty, kg 789 799 930 827 880
Wt. Loaded, kg 1,236 1,251 1,381 1,278 1,331
Speed in km/hr 154 177 160 158 165
Time to 1000 m 5 min 05 5 min 24 4 min 15 4 min 30 4 min
Time to 3000 m 16-18 min 18-19 min 14-16 min
Time to 5000 m 50-55 min 50-58 min 48-55 min
Motor 160-hp Daimler 200-hp Hiero 250-hp Benz (Mar) 200-hp Daimler 230-hp Hiero


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


01. — 010. Flugzeuge ausländischer Produktion (Самолеты иностранного производства)
05.07 Brandenburg C (Vortype C.I) Merc 160

20. Flugzeuge der Phönix-Flugzeugwerke, vormals Österr. Albatros
20.08 Brandenburg C.I (Motorversuch) H 200
20.09 Brandenburg C.I (Motorversuch) H 200
20.13 Brandenburg C.I (Motorversuch mit ex 29.90) Bz 220
23.01 Brandenburg C.I (neu 129.01) H 200
23.02 Brandenburg C.I (neu 129.02) H 200
26.01 — 26.08 Brandenburg C.I Dm 160
26.09 — 26.71 Brandenburg C.I (Ph) Dm 160
27.01 (ex 26.71) Brandenburg C.I (Ph) Dm 160
27.02 — 27.79 Brandenburg C.I (Ph) Dm 160. 185
27.80 — 27.88 Brandenburg C.I (Ph) Dm 185
29.01 — 29.41 Brandenburg C.I (Ph) Dm 200
29.51 — 29.79 Brandenburg C.I (Ph) H 200
29.80 — 29.90 Brandenburg C.I (Ph) H 200 (Fi)
129.01 — 129.72 Brandenburg C.I (Ph) H 200 (Fi)
229.01 — 229.32 Brandenburg C.I (Ph) H 200
329.01 — 329.56 Brandenburg C.I (Ph) H 200 (Fi)
429.01 — 429.58 Brandenburg C.I (Ph) H 230

60. Flugzeuge der Ungarischen Flugzeugfabrik A.G. (Ufag) Budapest und Hansa Brandenburgische Flugzeugfabrik Brandenburg/Briest
60.51 Brandenburg DD Prototyp für C.I Dm 160
60.54 Brandenburg DD Getriebeflugzeug Dm 300
61.01 — 61.24 Brandenburg C.I (U) Dm 160
61.51 — 61.72 Brandenburg C.I (Br) Dm 160
63.01 — 63.32 Brandenburg C.I (U) Merc 160
63.51 — 63.86 Brandenburg C.I (Br) Merc 160
64.01 — 64.48 Brandenburg C.I (U) Dm 160
64.51 — 64.72 Brandenburg C.I (Br) Dm 160
67.01 — 67.56 Brandenburg C.I (U) Dm 160
68.01 — 68.40 Brandenburg C.I (U) Dm 160
68.41 — 68.69 Brandenburg C.I (U) Dm 160
69.01 — 69.48 Brandenburg C.I (U) H 200
69.50 — 69.99 Brandenburg C.I (U) H 200
169.01 — 169.149 Brandenburg C.I (U) Bz 220
169.150 — 169.177 Brandenburg C.I (U) Bz 250
269.01 — 269.82 Brandenburg C.I (U) Dm 200
369.01 — 369.209 Brandenburg C.I (U) H 230

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Brandenburg DD prototype as built
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Brandenburg DD 05.07, the prototype after the over-wing gun ring was removed and the serial was painted on after purchase by Flars.
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Brandenburg C.I 26.02
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Hansa-Brandenburg C I 26.17 Versuch mit MG-Turm (erste Ausführung)
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Brandenburg C.I 26.17 with initial fairing for observer evaluated at Flik 13 in August 1916.
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Brandenburg C.I 26.17 with enlarged fairing for observer evaluated at Flik 13 in August 1916. The fairing was extended to reduce turbulence over the tail.
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Brandenburg C.I 26.63 of Flik 20. On 19 June 1917 Korp. Skiakovitz and Ltn. Dechant in 26.63 were part of a formation of 3 aircraft attacked by 5 Nieuports. They downed one of the attackers but 26.63 was forced down with a damaged engine.
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Hansa-Brandenburg C I 29.09 Flik 19 Sommer 1917
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Hansa-Brandenburg C I 29.54 Flik 16 Juli 1917
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Brandenburg C.I 29.54 of Flik 23. The red fuselage band was the Flik marking.
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Brandenburg C.I(Ph) 29.64 flown by Hptm. Adolf Heyrowski, CO of Flik 19D, July 1918. The fuselage bands were the Flik marking. Heyrowski scored at least 5 victories in 29.64 with various observers.
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Hansa-Brandenburg C I 29.64 Flik 19 Ghirano Jänner 1918
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Hansa-Brandenburg C I 61.64 Julius Arigi Flik 6 Skutari August 1916
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Brandenburg-built C.I 61.70 was part of the only C.I series with unbalanced rudder; the slanted Mercedes radiator was only fitted to Brandenburg-built C.Is.
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Brandenburg C.I 63.53 at Aspern, July 1916. Part of the only batch of C.Is powered by the 160 hp Mercedes D.III, this aircraft was shot down by Russian ground fire on January 11, 1917. Presentation of the serial as "6353." instead of "63.53" is distinctive.
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Hansa-Brandenburg C I 64.14 Raoul Stojsavljevic Flik 16 D Villach Sommer 1916
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Brandenburg C.I(U) 64.17 SVETOVAR.
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Brandenburg C.I(U) 64.20; the white background of the fuselage insignia has been scrapped away.
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Brandenburg C.I(U) 64.22 VICI of Flik 13.
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"Ганза-Бранденбург" С-I, 13 эскадрилья ВВС Австро-Венгрии, август 1916г.
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Brandenburg C.I 64.65 in postwar Polish service.
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Hansa-Brandenburg C I 67.03 Roman Schmidt Flik 13 Lesiowka April 1917
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Hansa-Brandenburg C I 68.11 Flik 16 D Villach April 1917
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Brandenburg C.I(U) 68.16; the fuselage insignia has been painted over.
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Brandenburg C.I(U) 69.22.
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Brandenburg C.I(U) 69.66.
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Brandenburg C.I(U) 69.71 of Flik 26, Spring 1918. The red 81 black band was the Flik 26 unit marking. The fuselage cross applied at the factory has been scrapped off.
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Brandenburg C.I(U) 169.01 flown by Hptm.Schwarzbock, CO of Flik 16/D, July 1918.
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Brandenburg C.I(U) 169.51 of Flik 69S, Gajarine Aerodrome, June 1918. The cross on the rudder and fin was the Flik 69S unit marking and is thought to have been green as shown here.
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Brandenburg C.I(U) 169.76 of Flik 71D, Giai Aerodrome, late Spring 1918.
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Brandenburg C.I(U) 169.112 of Flik 69S, Gajarine Aerodrome, June 1918. The cross on the rudder and fin was the Flik 69S unit marking and is thought to have been green as shown here.
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Brandenburg C.I(U) 169.119 of Flik 71/D, Giai Aerodrome, late Spring 1918.
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Brandenburg C.I(U) 169.XX in night-bomber finish.
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Brandenburg C.I 229.04 in postwar Yugoslavian service.
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Brandenburg C.I(U) 269.78 in postwar Hungarian service.
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Brandenburg C.I(Ph) 329.50 of Flik 265, Summer of 1918.
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Hansa-Brandenburg C I 329.50 Flik 26 S Piavefront Sommer 1918
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Hansa-Brandenburg C I 369.09 Waffenversuchsflik des Fliegerarsenals
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Brandenburg C.I(U) 369.35 of Flik 44.
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Brandenburg C.I(U) 369.36.
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Brandenburg C.I(U) 369.43 of Flik 12.
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Hansa-Brandenburg C I 369.144
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Hansa-Brandenburg C I 429.29
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Brandenburg C.I(Ph) 429.29 seen at Aspern, Summer 1918.
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Brandenburg C.I(Ph) 429.29 seen at Aspern, Summer 1918. This alternative depiction is based on research on the paint on the Aviatik D.I in the Vienna Technical Museum. Chemical analysis indicated the original colors may have been light and dark gray as shown here, which aged to the tan and green shown above. However, no contemporary evidence confirms the grays and the tan and green seen on the existing aircraft seem more likely to be the original colors.
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Hansa-Brandenburg C I 429.36 Andreas Dombrowsky Flik 57 Rb San Godega di Urbano Herbst 1918
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Brandenburg C.I(U) 429.46 at Wiener-Neustadt, Summer 1918.
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Brandenburg C.I(U) 429.46 in postwar Polish service; additional camouflage has been applied.
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Brandenburg C.I(U) 429.46 in postwar Polish service. After crashing, the aircraft was given a new, Polish-built fuselage in January 1919 and then served with Nos. 9 & 5 Squadrons in 1920/21.
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Brandenburg C.I "5" in postwar Yugoslavian service.
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Views of a reproduction Brandenburg C.I being built in Vienna, Austria by Craftlab Restaurations, Modell und Ausstellungsbau Gmbh. The reproduction is being built like an original aircraft and the workmanship is extraordinary. The team expects to fly it by the end of 2015. The team is also building two reproduction Brandenburg D.I fighters.
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Craftlab Restaurations, Modell und Ausstellungsbau Gmbh is also building a reproduction Brandenburg C.I. Here is shown the threaded fitting for the rear spar of the lower wing that enabled the wing sweep to be adjusted, an interesting feature of all C.I aircaft.
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The prototype Type DD (w/n DD94) was flown by Franz Reiterer to a new altitude record of 5,000 m in 58 minutes with three passengers on 22 September 1915. He broke two other records with the machine. Flars was so impressed they bought the machine. For military service Brandenburg installed a tubular scaffold that enabled a second gunner to aim his machinegun over the top wing while the rear gunner had his machinegun mounted on a spigot mount. This clumsy arrangement was not popular with crews and would have reduced performance. It was soon removed. (AHT AL0579-050)
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Brandenburg C.I, Flugzeugnummer 05.07
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Purchased by the Austro-Hungarians, the DD was given the serial 05.07. On 18 November 1915, the machine brought down an Italian aircraft when crewed by Ltn. Bogut Burian and Oblt. Stefan von Vuchetich. After service at the Front it was to end its days as a trainer, being finally written off in August 1917.
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20.08 displays a large windscreen for the pilot, the close proximity of the two crew members and the mounting for the observer's machine gun when at rest.
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Brandenburg C.I, 23.02, spater umbenannt in 129.02.
Brandenburg C.I, 23.02, позже переименован в 129.02.
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23.02 on a snow covered airfield. Note that the serial is stencilled on the interplane struts.The cross on the tail carried over from the rudder to the fin, hence the piece "cut" out of the cross in this photograph.
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Brandenburg C.I 23.56 and Brandenburg D.I 65.53 on a front-line airfield prepare for a sortie. The D.I was used as an escort fighter for the slower reconnaissance aircraft. The rudder cross on the D.I is marked on a white panel.
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The C.I could be operated on skis in winter. C.I 26.02 is supported by jacks under the wings while the undercarriage was changed over.
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A barograph is mounted on the inner interplane struts of this Series 26 ski-equipped C.I.
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Close-up details of a ski equipped Series 26 Brandenburg C.I - 26.08?
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An early Phonix produced C.I, 26.09, with gravity tank mounted on top of the upper wing. It wears the standard early color scheme of clear doped fabric and varnished ply surfaces. The Series 26 was the first series of the C.I built by Phonix. Aspern 1916
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Truing up 26.12. The large permanent hangar is noteworthy.
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Phonix-built 26.17 had trials with a "pulpit" fairing to give the observer a clear field of fire over the upper wing. The machine was tested by Flik 13 for front-line evaluation. The "pulpit" was an example of the fine woodworking skills of the Phonix craftsmen.
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Brandenburg C.I, 26.17, erste Bauausführung mit MG-Turm
Brandenburg C.I, 26.17, первый вариант с пулеметной башней
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Phonix-built 26.17 had trials with a "pulpit" fairing to give the observer a clear field of fire over the upper wing. The machine was tested by Flik 13 for front-line evaluation. The "pulpit" was an example of the fine woodworking skills of the Phonix craftsmen.
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Brandenburg C.I, 26.17, zweite Ausführung; beide Versionen haben sieh nicht bewährt, Flugzeug schlecht steuerbar
Бранденбург C.I, 26.17, вторая версия; Обе версии не прошли проверку, самолет сложно контролировать.
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The extended fairing on 26.17 was introduced to reduce turbulence over the tail.
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Brandenburg C.I, 26.44, Flik 29, rumänische Front 1916, Feldpilot Karl Koudela stürzte damit am 30. Juni 1917 ab, Totalhavarie, die Besatzung blieb unverletzt
Brandenburg C.I, 26.44, Flik 29, румынский фронт 1916 г., пилот Карл Кудела разбился 30 июня 1917 г., самолет полностью разбит, экипаж не пострадал.
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The twin barrels protruding from the "Baby Coffin" of this C.I are stated to be two M 7/12 machine guns. The observer's weapon is a Bergman MG 15 nA. This particular C.I(Ph), serial 26.63, was flown by Korp. Sziakovitz with Ltn. Friedrich Dechant in command. On 19 June 1917, three machines were attacked by five Nieuports, they succeeded in downing one of the attackers but 26.63 was forced down by its engine being shot up. 26.63 was with Flik 20 at one time.
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Another squadron dog finds itself in the photograph of 26.65. Several Series 26 aircraft were fitted with dual controls and some were still in service in late 1918. (AHT AL0319-42)
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The serial number (27.X7) of this C.I is stencilled on the interplane struts but is not clear. The small "windows" at the side of the pilot's cockpit is the external Cellon enclosure for the compass. The Series 27 was the second series from Phonix; it replaced the Series 26 in August 1916.
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C.I 27.23 displays the "European" style of depicting a "7" and the varnished ply finish to good effect.
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Brandenburg C.I, 27.24, Versuchsbau mit MG-Turm
Brandenburg C.I, 27.24, с экспериментальной пулеметной башней
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Brandenburg C.I, 27.40
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Aircraft 27.57 on a permanent airfield with large structures in the standard Brandenburg C.I finish before camouflage was introduced. The Series 27 had the universal fuselage.
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Brandenburg C.I, 27.75, Flik 35; links sitzend Feldpilot Kpl Maysai, der am 26. April 1917 vom italienischen Piloten Baracca abgeschossen wurde
Brandenburg C.I, 27.75, Flik 35; Слева сидит пилот Kpl Майсай, сбитый 26 апреля 1917 года итальянским летчиком Бараккой.
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Brandenburg C.I, 27.77, Flik 35, Sommer 1918
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Line up of Series 27 Brandenburg C.I biplanes. The first two, 27.81 and 27.75, do not bear a fuselage cross, while the machine third in line has had its fuselage cross either painted over or, more likely, scrapped off. From album of Ltn. Leo Fanisch of Flik 44.
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Brandenburg C.I, 27.88, Flugfeld Aspern
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Brandenburg C.I, 29.09, Flik 19
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Brandenburg C.I 29.53 with crew and ground crew. Flars created a Series 27.8 for the Series 27 with a 200-hp Hiero engine installed but changed the designation to Series 29.5, the third Phonix series. By mid-1917 the earlier series was being outclassed and the need was for a more powerful engine than the 160-hp Daimler. The C.I fuselage could take ever more powerful engines.
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Brandenburg C.I 29.54 at a later stage of its career when with Flik 23 about June 1917, when its upper surfaces have been camouflaged and a dark diagonal stripe (red/black?) added to the fuselage.
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Brandenburg C.I, 29.64. Dieses Flugzeug hat eine besonders ausreichende Bewaffnung, zwei MGs am Oberflügel, ein MG für den Beobachter und drei MGs im Rumpf für Tiefangriffe. Vor dem Flugzeug Beobachter Oblt Ladislaus Hauser
Brandenburg C.I, 29.64. Этот самолет имеет усиленное вооружение, два пулемета на верхнем крыле, один пулемет для наблюдателя и три пулемета в фюзеляже для дальних атак. Перед самолетом наблюдатель Oblt Ладислав Хаузер
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Crewmen board C.I 29.64 before a sortie.
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The large reel behind the airman posing with 29.73 would mostly likely contain the wireless aerial. Note the large windscreen and Cellon housing for the compass.
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Brandenburg C.I, 29.87, Flik 35. Isonzofront, vor dem Flugzeug Oblt Wirth
Brandenburg C.I, 29.87, Flik 35. Фронт Isonzo, перед самолетом Oblt Wirth
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Photographed on Gardolo airfield on 27 September 1918, C.I 29.89 was received in plain finish but now has the fuselage and upper surfaces overpainted at Flep level in a camouflage pattern. The incorrect thick fuselage crosses were probably added at this time. This machine is named KOMET and carried the gravity tank on the upper wing. The pilot is Stabsfeldwebel Karl Maurer, while the observer was the future Austrian Minister of Education, Oberleutnant Dr. Hans Pernter.
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The C.I was developed before a synchronizing mechanism was available, hence the scaffold on the prototype. However, this machine, 61.01, seen here at Fischamend, has a forward-firing, synchronized Schwarzlose machine gun, therefore why this experimental raised gun mount was built onto this airframe is unknown. The raised gun ring did not prove successful in the field.
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Personnel pose with 61.08. This machine had a machine gun above the upper wing alongside the gravity tank. The Series 61 from UFAG was ordered in December 1915. (AHT AL0579-051)
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Brandenburg C.I 61.09 of Flik 4 ready for another mission. This early aircraft is in plain markings and carries no over-wing gun canister.
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The crew of Flik 17's 61.13 check their map and prepare for takeoff. Note the canvas hangar in the background. (The original prints were made on stipple photographic paper that accounts for the strange finish). (AHT AL0579-046-049)
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A fine study of 61.16. Lack of armament suggests that this machine is a trainer or squadron hack. (AHT AL0319-43)
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Brandenburg C.I 61.21 appears to wears its factory finish.
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UFAG-built C.I 61.21 at Aspern appears to be in factory finish. This early aircraft has no over-wing gun.
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Brandenburg C.I, Flugzeugnummer 61.22
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Assembling 61.24 at Flik 17. The machine has the summer cowling with fuselage cooling louvers. The wing panels are fitted together before being mated to the fuselage.
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C.I 61.53 displays a small radiator and the gravity tank is under the top wing. Series 61.5 saw an order for 10 biplanes placed in October 1915. These were ready by the end of December awaiting their 160-hp Daimler engines to be delivered from Vienna.
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Engine installation detail of C.I 61.53 with German Daimler Mercedes radiator and early type of interrupter gear. The gravity fuel tank mounted under the cabane struts and the radiator shape and location are variable on the different models of the C.I.
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Brandenburg C.I 61.57 was another victim of Francesco Baracca.The lower rail of the gun ring rests on the upper longeron below the cockpit edge. (AHT AL0579-113)
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Brandenburg C.I 61.65 on a typical front-line airfield. The Series 61 had the 160-hp Daimler engine.
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Identified as 61.68, a Brandenburg-constructed C.I of the second production batch of 12 ordered in December 1915, this C.I has an elevated gun ring and "Baby Coffin" machine gun mount on the upper wing.
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Waiting for action crewmen relax with their Series 63 Brandenburg C.I biplanes. 63.32 is second in the line-up.
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Pristine finished C.I serial 63.53 of the second series manufactured by Brandenburg. 63.51 - 63.86 were ordered in December 1915.
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Brandenburg C.I, Flugzeugnummer 63.53.; Flugzeuge mit dem Punkt nach der Zahl kamen direkt aus dem Brandenburgischen Stammwerk in Deutschland
Brandenburg C.I, номер 63.53.; Самолет с точкой после номера прибыл прямо из штаб-квартиры Бранденбурга в Германии.
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UFAG-built C.I 64.01 with pulpit gunner's housing.
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Brandenburg C.I 64.01 of Flik 4 at Aisovizzo bei Gorz is shown without the streamlined housing for the gunner it once carried.
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64.04 has a machine gun mounted above the upper wing in front of the gravity fuel tank in the Flars (Fliegerarsenal)-developed MWF Nr.2 mount with its ammunition canister under the upper wings and connected to the machine gun by the trough shown.
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Brandenburg C.I 64.06 in a tent hangar with the ground crew taking a break.
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The armament of 64.07 comprised a Schwarzlose M 7/12 mounted above the gravity tank in this Flars-designed fixture tentatively identified as the MWF Nr.I mounting. The box in front of the pilot contained ammunition for the upper wing machine gun. The poor aerodynamic qualities of this installation soon led to better methods being adopted.
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Note the wing-walk at the starboard lower wing root.
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This photograph appears to show the loading the fuselage of 64.36 onto a wagon, however close examination shows that it would not fit with the landing gear attached. Notice that the compass housing does not have Cellon windows, and the engine is fully cowled. (AHT AL0860-120)
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C.I 64.57 after losing a wheel. This early C.I is in plain finish and no over-wing gun canister is mounted.
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64.57 appears to have suffered the collapse of the port wheel without any further damage. The Series 64.5 was the third series ordered from Brandenburg. This series had the universal fuselage that allowed quick installation of cameras or bombing equipment depending on the task required for the machine. By July 1917 Series 64.5 machines were operating on the Eastern Front.
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Brandenburg C.I 64.60 with crew ready for another mission.
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Close-up of the crew in the cockpit of a series 64 Brandenburg C.I. This series 64 machine has the gravity tank mounted above the wing, leaving a discernible gap between the wing panels. The Cellon cover to the compass is well illustrated.
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Manhandling 67.07. Points of interest in this photograph are the wind-driven ASI (air speed indicator) on the port interplane struts, the wing walk at the fuselage, the fuselage cross appears to have been painted over, and there is a long legend (unfortunately unreadable here) stencilled after the serial number.
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The stencil on the cabane strut identifies this aircraft as Brandenburg C.I 67.09. The close proximity of the pilot to the observer is well shown.
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Brandenburg C.I. Flugzeugnummer 67.10, Flik 43
An Ufag-built Brandenburg CI in Poland mid 1917; over 1.200 of this type were built for use by the Austrians and Ufag contributed over 700 of these.
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Another of Flik 43's C.I biplanes, 67.15 displays the completely cowled engine of this series as built. Note the lack of a pilot's windscreen.
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67.21 with fully cowled engine as built; the cowlings were sometimes removed in service, especially during hot weather. Note the very neat, correctly-proportioned fuselage national markings.
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Brandenburg C.I, Flugzeugnummer 67.21
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Brandenburg C.I, Flugzeugnummer 67.30, Flik 1. Photoaufklärer mit Telekamera und Sottoskop
Brandenburg C.I, самолет № 67.30, Flik 1. Самолет фоторазведки с телекамерой и "соттоскопом".
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Brandenburg C.I serial 67.36 from Flik 43. Note the cartridges for the observer's flare gun on the fuselage side.
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Brandenburg C.I 67.36 appears to have suffered from an anti-aircraft burst.
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67.51 has lost the fabric on its port upper wing. There is a Schwarzlose mounted on the side of the fuselage.
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Brandenburg C.I, Flugzeugnummer 67.68
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C.I 68.16 as it appeared from the factory with all national insignia in the usual positions and a fully cowled engine.
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Another C.I with the fuselage cross painted over, 68.16 displays how the mechanics accessed the engine for routine maintenance. The third series produced by UFAG, the Series 68 was identical to the series 64 until 68.41 from whence small structural differences were made to the airframe. (AHT AL0860-133)
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This unknown airman and dog provide a close-up of C.I serial 68.26. There is no white field to the fuselage cross. From album of Ltn. Leo Fanisch of Flik 44. (AHT AL0995-041)
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The communication between the crew is well illustrated by this portrait of 68.38. Again this C.I has the stencilling behind the serial, which reads HOHENSTEURER SEILE Mussen Gekreuzt Sein (Elevator cables must be crossed.)
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Brandenburg C.I, Flugzeugnummer 68.52, Flugfeld Aspern
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Ufag-built Brandenburg CI of Fliegerkompanie 36 with a selection of weapons.
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Close-up of a Series 68 C.I.
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An early series 69 C.I was painted in camouflage after manufacture, obscuring its serial number.
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An UFAG-built C.I of the 69 series with Fhnr. Barbieri of Flik 22. The aircraft has been camouflaged in an unknown overall dark color.
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Brandenburg C.I, Flugzeugnummer 69.02, probeweise mit Abgassammler versehen, ab Juni 1918 als Postflugzeug vorgesehen
Brandenburg C.I, самолет № 69.02, на опытной основе оборудован выхлопным коллектором, с июня 1918 года предназначен для использования в качестве почтового самолета.
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The crew of C.I 69.33 are well wrapped up to encounter the cold of altitude flying. From album of Ltn. Leo Fanisch of Flik 44. (AHT AL0995-002)
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Brandenburg C.I, Flugzeugnummer 69.50, Fliegerkompanie 26 im Mai 1917, Beobachter Lt Fritz Schusterschitz (links). Feldpilot Fw Franz Koudela (rechts)
Brandenburg C.I, номер 69.50, Fliegerkompanie 26, май 1917 г., наблюдатель лейтенант Фриц Шустершиц (слева). Пилот Fw Franz Koudela (справа)
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Hauptmann Johann Steiner and Oberleutnant Albert Fix of Flik 26D pose with 69.50 in standard finish. Note the serial repeated on the interplane struts.
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C.I 69.53 in a unit lineup with other C.I and D.I Brandenburgs.
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C.I 69.71 wears the red and black fuselage stripes assigned as a unit marking to Flik 26 by an army command order of 14 April 1918. Pilot Kowalczik scored two victories in this aircraft.
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Brandenburg C.I, Flugzeugnummer 69.91, im Juni 1917 der Fiiegerkontpanie 46 zugewiesen
C.I 69.91 also had a camouflaged fin and rudder.
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Crew pose with their C.I, a Series 69 machine. The fuselage and metal panels are over-painted in what Dr. Martin O'Connor refers to as "overall heavy splotching." Note the radiator plumbing. (AHT AL0319-38)
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This late model C.I, 129.35, of Flik 21 on the Italian front in the summer of 1917, has the fabric upper surfaces camouflaged, probably at Flep level. Oberleutnant Arthur Klose-Kuschel of Flik 21 brought down a Nieuport for his second victory on 19 August 1917, in this aircraft. He was KIA a little over a month later when he was shot down in flames by Italian Spads.
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The fuselage of Brandenburg C.I serial 129.55 with fuselage stripes, rests on a lorry in the background.This photograph gives a good idea of the conditions that the unit occupied.
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This C.I appears to be a series 169 machine; however, its serial cannot be read clearly on the dark hexagon camouflage. This photograph is full of atmosphere with the canvas hangars, ground crew, various colored uniforms. Note that the "Baby Coffin" machine gun housing on the upper wing is open.
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The ply fuselage of a series 169 Brandenburg C.I shows combat damage.
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Brandenburg C.I of the 169 series abandoned at Egna on 10 November 1918. It has the serrated camouflage on all surfaces, including rudder and fuselage, with the original wing crosses overpainted and new crosses outboard. Interestingly, the patee crosses on the fuselage and tail look like those on Richthofen's Fokker Dr.I 425/17.
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Brandenburg C.I 169.08 wearing the markings of Flik 16 on 6 July 1918 photographed with its crew. The text under the elevator translates as: "Elevator cables must be crossed."
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Brandenburg C.l, Flugzeugnummer 169.40
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Another airfield scene with ground crew and their paraphernalia of saw horses and ladders. The stark contrast of the dark varnished fuselage to the clear doped wings together with the lack of a fuselage cross is noteworthy. The serial appears to be 169.51.
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Brandenburg C.I, Flugzeugnummer 169.69. am 22. März 1918 Notlandung bei San Leonardo, Feldpilot Fw Franz Koudela (links). Gen.Stabs Hptm Rudolf Hanak (rechts)
Brandenburg C.I, номер 169.69. Аварийная посадка около Сан-Леонардо 22 марта 1918 года, летчик Франц Кудела (слева). Gen.Stabs Hptm Рудольф Ханак (справа)
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Detail of the tailplane support strut of 169.72. The fuselage has been over-painted with a stipple effect while the fin has a sworl effect that was achieved with sponges according to the research of the late Dr. M. O'Connor.
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Oblt. Imre Jeszenszky, Commanding Officer of Flik 71D, photographed in C.I 169.75 in May 1918. The C.I has the over-wing gun canister and appears to be painted in at least two camouflage colors.
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Hptm. Erwin Schwarzbock, commanding officer of Flik 16, photographed in front of C.I 169.101 on 29 July 1918. The stylized "S" marking is for Schwarzbock. He survived the war and passed away 31 October, 1974, at 87 years of age.
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The observer is taking on carrier pigeons to a C.I identified as 169.112 on 2 July 1918. Pigeons were an essential method of sending messages before wireless telephony was truly developed. The hexagon camouflage is well displayed. Points to note are the slim machinegun barrel from the "Baby Coffin" (twin-barrel machinegun?); the forward gun sight on the exhaust pipe, and gun ring details. (For another view of this machine see Cross & Cockade International Vol.18, No.2, P.79).
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C.I 169.112 (?) setting off.
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"Landung 2.7.18." 169.112 returning from a mission.
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169.112's crew give a mission debrief. The hexagon camouflage on the rudder shows well in this photograph.
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Anton Riediger in C.I 169.119 of Flik 71D; the aircraft wears a colorful hexagonal camouflage scheme.
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Officer examining the downward-firing installation in a C.I, probably 229.02. From December 1917 experiments were carried out with downward firing guns. Batteries of three, four and six Schwarzlose guns were tried, initially firing vertically but then angled forward. The Germans adopted this method in their J series of machines. From album of Ltn. Leo Fanisch. (AHT AL1011-007)
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Three downward-firing MG7/12 machine guns have been fitted to 229.02. The Series 429 was to be fitted with armor plate around the engine and was to have downward firing guns. The 230-hp Hiero (Fi) engine allowed for the carrying of armor, the downward-firing guns and bombs. With armor in short supply the Series 429 machines were used for normal reconnaissance duties.
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Close-up of downward firing guns mounted in a Brandenburg C.I. As a Schlachtflugzeug unit, Flik 69 probably had one of the specially converted ground attacked biplanes for operational trials. As related in Volume 1 Series 429 machines were used for general duties due to a shortage of armor plate.
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This C.I bears the serial 229.04 on the nose. The base camouflage appears to have been overpainted white.
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Loading bombs on Phonix-built Hansa-Brandenburg C.I 229.05 of Flik(Fliegerkompanie) 35, St. Veir airfield, Summer 1917. This unit formed in November 1916 and spent its first year on the Isonzo Front. This machine in plain finish appears to never have had a cross applied to the fuselage plywood sides.
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Brandenburg C.I, 229.09
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Brandenburg C.I, Flugzeugnummer 269.06
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The battles around the Isonzo were fierce both on the ground and in the air; a line-up of Hansa-Brandenburg CIs of Fliegerkompanie 101G at Ivacca, late 1917.
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Brandenburg C.I, 329.36
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Brandenburg C.I, 329.50, Flik 26. San Godega di Urbano, "Leibmaschine" des Feldpiloten Oblt Woral
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Pilot Jakob Machiedo Edl. von Palilo stands in front of a C.I of the 369 series with painted hexagons overall upper surfaces.
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A 369 series C.I with Feldpilot Oblt. Arpod Pindter von Pindfenshofen, chief pilot of Flik 74J during May-September 1918. Earlier he had been an observer with Flik 12D.
The wings of this C.I appears to be pre-printed hexagon fabric more in keeping with the German style of "lozenge" fabric than the usual Austro-Hungarian examples.
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Observer Lt. Peter stands in front of an UFAG-built C.I of the 369 series on 30 July 1918. The aircraft has a 230-hp Hiero engine.
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Brandenburg C.I, Flugzeugnummer 369.09, Februar 1918, Waffenversuchsfiik des Fliegerarsenals, später k.u.k. Luftpost
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Brandenburg C.I 369.11 with Oblt. Franz Weintritt and Korp. Franz Sigl of Flik 16. C.I 169.03 is in the background.
E.Hauke, W.Schroeder, B.Totschinger - Die Flugzeuge der k.u.k. Luftfahrtruppe und Seeflieger 1914-1918
Brandenburg C.I,. Flugzeugnummer 369.12, Motornummer 34012, Fliegerkompanie 62, Mai 1918, später Waffenversuchsflik des Fliegerarsenals
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The crew of Zugsfuhrer Tecsi and Oberleutnant Vwira pose in Brandenburg C.I 369.17 of Flik 26S, late summer 1918. Note the crude machinegun mount on the upper wing to give additional firepower. The late camouflage scheme of two colors follows the earlier hexagon scheme. The straight cross position on the fuselage would have made a good aiming point for any enemy gunner. (AHT AL0579-053)
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Brandenburg C.I 369.107 (369.17 ???) of Flik 26S with crew Zugsfuhrer Tesci and Oblt. Vwira in the late summer of 1918.
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369.18 is camouflaged on the upper fabric surfaces. The Series 369, the ninth produced by UFAG, was delivered from August 1917 to June 1918.
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NCO pilots, including Sift, Czerny, Hollriegh, and Berth, of Flik 16 with C.I 369.20 in the background.
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C.I 369.20 of Flik 16 in Italy during winter.
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Brandenburg C.I 369.23 of Flik 12Rb has been camouflaged in an unknown overall dark color. Unfortunately, the crewmen are not identified.
E.Hauke, W.Schroeder, B.Totschinger - Die Flugzeuge der k.u.k. Luftfahrtruppe und Seeflieger 1914-1918
Feldmarschal leutnant Zeidler in the backseat of C.I 369.78 (369.28 ???) during a visit to Flik 19 at Ghirano.
Brandenburg C.I, Flugzeugnummer 369.28 (369.78 ???). Feldmarschal Zeidler inspiziert die Flik 19D, Flugfeld Ghirano. Das Flugzeug ging am 3. Mai 1918 bei Cimadolma verloren. Nach Photoflug im Luftkampf mit einem Spad der 91. Squadron brennend abgeschossen. Feldpilot Zgsf Josef Friedrich und Beobachter Oblt Karl Rosenbaum gefallen
Brandenburg C.I, номер 369.28 (369.78 ???). Фельдмаршал Зейдлер осматривает Flik 19D, аэродром Гирано. Самолет был потерян в Чимадольме 3 мая 1918 года. Сбит горящим во время фоторазведки в воздушном бою со Spad 91-й эскадрильи. Пилот Zgsf Йозеф Фридрих и наблюдатель Oblt Карл Розенбаум погибли
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This dark-colored C.I (369.31) has been equipped with landing lights for night bombing.
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Officers of Flik 44 pose with 369.35. Note the lightning bolt insignia. (AHT AL0995-020)
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C.I 369.36 in plain finish with cloverleaf marking.
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Brandenburg C.I 369.40 photographed in June 1918. This aircraft was shot down in flames on 8 June 1918 while serving with Flik 11F. The C.I in the background carries the red/white/red fuselages stripes of Flik 19.
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C.I 369.43 wears plain finish with a marking that appears to be the red/white/red marking of Flik 12.
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UFAG-built C.I 369.48 of Flik 450 at Levico with two other C.I aircraft; a Phonix C.I rests in the far right background.
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C.I(U) 369.158 with 230-hp Hiero in two-color camouflage with the rudder partially over-painted.
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Phonix-built Brandenburg C.I 429.29 on Aspern airfield, Summer 1918, in a late sprayed camouflage scheme. Note the stencilled data table above the forward undercarriage strut and the blast tube for the synchronised machine gun and the lack of a fuselage cross. Series 429 was the eighth produced by Phonix.
E.Hauke, W.Schroeder, B.Totschinger - Die Flugzeuge der k.u.k. Luftfahrtruppe und Seeflieger 1914-1918
Brandenburg C.I, 429.46, Oeffag-Flugzeugfabrik in Wr. Neustadt
В.Кондратьев - Самолеты первой мировой войны
"Бранденбурги" С-I хорошо проявили себя на всех фронтах
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In the Summer of 1917, a Brandenburg D.I and two C.I aircraft of Flik 16 rest on Seebach airfield.
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Line up of C.I biplanes.The permanent structures with flags and wind sock are noteworthy. (AHT AL0995-017)
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The men and C.I aircraft of Flik 71 being inspected.
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A Lloyd C-type leads this line up with Brandenburg C.I reconnaissance machines. Note fuselage and wings stored in the canvas hangar. (AHT AL0995-045)
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This C.I has the early 300 mm thick radiator that was prone to problems and was replaced by a 200 mm one. Note the Fliegerarsenal-designed canister under the wing centre-section. This fed the gun mounted above the upper wing.
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As illustrated on the preceding page, this C.I has the Fischamend-designed upper wing gun installation with it's disc-shaped ammunition canister under the wing that contains the ammunition for the over-wing gun.
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Brandenburg C.I biplanes in a permanent hangar.
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Truing up the rigging of an UFAG-built C.I. The wood and fabric fairing of the bracing cables and the aluminium sleeves at the top and bottom ends of the wing struts were typical of UFAG-built C.I aircraft. (AHT AL0860-035)
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C.I in a large permanent hangar. (AHT AL0860-034)
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"Flieger Start 2.7.18." Details to note are the twin-barrel machinegun in the over-wing mounting, bomb racks under the fuselage, nose cowl, and how the hexagons tend to appear one color in some lighting conditions, especially the dark colors.
The Hansa-Brandenburg C.I was a sturdy and robust aircraft design that lent itself well to improvements through refinement and installation of ever more powerful engines. Built by the parent company and license-built by three other firms, it flew from late 1915 through the end of the war as a frontline aircraft. It was used by other air forces well into the 1930s.
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Typical airfield setting for the C.I. Note the permanent wooden hangars, steep terrain, and wooden rails for moving the aircraft on boggy ground.
Журнал - Flight за 1917 г.
FROM "THE WAR IN ITALY." - An Austrian Aviatic captured by the Italians.
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This Brandenburg C.I has the plain unbalanced rudder.
Журнал - Flight за 1917 г.
FROM "THE WAR IN ITALY." - An Austrian biplane of the Aviatik type captured by the Italians.
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Front view of a C.I in winter.
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This C.I has an airfoil radiator mounted in the top wing. The experiment was unsuccessful.
Jane's All The World Aircraft 1919 /Jane's/
A Brandenburg Two-Seater Biplane, built by "Oeffag" in 1916
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Brandenburg C.I with engine running ready for take off. The wheel covers carry the national insignia and an over-wing gun canister is fitted.
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This C.I has the full engine cowling and gun ring but no armament. It may be a post-war photograph. The metal "cup" at the side of the pilot's cockpit would have been the housing for the compass. (AHT AL0319-044)
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Albatros J.I 09.01 was formerly German Militar-Nummer J.400/17. A Brandenburg C.I is in the background. (AL0613-002)
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In similar surroundings this C.I has a fully-cowled engine. The differences in the plumbing for the engine between the two aircraft are noteworthy, as is the Phonix logo on the fin. The serial number is marked on the struts as well.
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C.I biplanes setting off for a mission.
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Early C.I without gun canister and in plain finish taking off on a mission.
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UFAG-built 67.48 taking off from a mountain airfield.
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From the album of V. Svozil is this photograph of a C.I taking off.
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Brandenburg C.I biplane in flight. (AHT AL0995-107)
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Brandenburg C.I in flight. (AHT AL0995-107)
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A Brandenburg C.I of Flik 30 in flight over railway station Maramaros-Sziget. The stark light, clear-doped fabric surfaces stand out against any dark background. It is surprising it took so long for the Austro-Hungarians to introduce camouflage for the C.I biplanes. (AHT AL0442-023)
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A Brandenburg C.I in flight. (AHT0995-129)
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Early C.I 64.46 of Flik 4 on a mission over the Isonzo Front.
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The fin and rudder are a dark color on this C.I that retains the white panel for the fuselage cross. Field camouflage was common for the C.I. (AHT AL0282-01)
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Three Brandenburg C.I aircraft and two D.I fighters of Fluggeschwader 1 return to land at Divacca airfield after a mission.
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Colorful Brandenburg C.I with 50 cm camera wearing a personal marking on the fuselage and quartered wheel covers, possibly from Flik 57.
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At altitude in flight the handling of the bulky cameras would have been more difficult than this demonstration.
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Brandenburg C.I with ground crew in a tent hangar.
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Hptm. Nikitsch strikes a heroic pose with his C.I. The metal panels are in natural finish and stand starkly against the varnished ply fuselage.
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Anton Riediger stands in front of an early UFAG- built C.I.
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Alois Vrecl on the left with an unidentified airman pose with a C.I.
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Two airmen in full flying clothes with their C.I.The man on the right is Vojtech Svozil.
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Officers in a variety of uniforms pose with nurses in front of a C.I. This machine has dark upper surfaces to the wings as evidenced by the white outline to the wing crosses. (AHT AL0995-130)
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A C.I forms the backdrop for these airmen.
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"Verladen von Fliegerbomben 2.7.18." Loading bombs on a C.I in plain finish. The curved horizontal tailplane and fully-cowled engine may be noted.
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Two different types of bombs for the C.I. This machine has the hexagon type camouflage.
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Debriefing after a sortie? This interesting photograph shows the pilot exiting the cockpit via the gunner's cockpit. The upper wing surfaces have been camouflaged as indicated by the white surround to the cross.
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This C.I is unarmed. It is unknown whether the material is being loaded for a drop or unloaded to the waiting troops. Possibly post-war.
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A group of NCO pilots Flik 4 on the Isonzo Front with an UFAG-built C.I in the background.
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"Befehlsausgabe an die Flieger 28.6.18." Pilots and observers are briefed on their mission. The C.I in the background is camouflaged in the hexagon scheme. The upper wing crosses have no white outline.
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A parade.
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"Montieren von Fliegerbomben 28.6.18." Preparing bombs for the C.I machines. The two C.I biplanes are in different color schemes.The machine to the left appears to be in the hexagon scheme, while the other is in a plain finish. Neither appears to have fuselage crosses. Both machines have the late gun ring.
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"Dekorierung von Fliegermannschaft 3.7.18." Crew receiving their decorations. Again the two C.I biplanes in the background have different color schemes.
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“Einsetzen der Torpedo-Bomben 28.6.18." Loading bombs to the underside of the fuselage of a C.I. Note the late style gun ring and flare cartridges on the fuselage side, lack of fuselage cross and serial.
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Anywhere you can rest your head! The gentleman in the cot is comfortable despite the proximity of bombs and ammunition!
В.Обухович, А.Никифоров - Самолеты Первой Мировой войны
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This Phonix built machine has the early gun rail mounting an Italian twin barrel Villar Perosa machine gun. Many of these guns were captured by the Germans and Austro-Hungarians at the battle of Caporetto in October 1917. The barrels could be fired singly or both together to give 3000 rpm, however it did not have sufficient striking power for aerial combat and was soon discarded. (AHT AL0579-052)
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The pilot of this C.I is Vojtech Svozil.The fuselage turtledeck has a metal panel behind the observer's cockpit.
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The upper wing surfaces of both wings and the 'baby coffin' gun container of this C.I were over-painted in a make-shift, brush-applied camouflage scheme. The crewman is not known.
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A captured Revelli (Fiat) Model 1914 6.5 mm machinegun mounted on a front-line Brandenburg C.I.The Italians gave up the Revelli in favor of the Lewis gun.
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Close-up of the cockpit of a late C.I with the wooden gun ring. Note the rearview mirror.
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The pilot and observer sat close together in the C.I to facilitate communication. This machine has the early gun rail. The fuselage and metal panels appear to be over-painted a dark color. (AHT AL0995-113)
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Ltn. Leo Fanisch in a Brandenburg C.I. From album of Ltn. Leo Fanisch. (AHT AL0995-117)
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This C.I has a late style gun ring.
H.Cowin - Aviation Pioneers /Osprey/
This close-up of the crew accommodation of a Hansa-Brandenburg C I can be dated to late 1916 or after, thanks to the presence of the pilot operated 8mm Schwarzlose machine gun over the upper wing. The ring mounting of the observer's flexibly-mounted Schwarzlose is just visible to the left of his forearm. This type was built exclusively in Austria by Hansa-Brandenburg's local subsidiary and the aircraft's Austro-Hungarian Air Service serial, 64.07, further identifies it as being the seventh of a sub-contracted production batch built by UFAG. Most C Is employed a 160hp Austro-Daimler. Operationally deployed initially in early 1916, the C I's modest 87mph top level speed at sea level may not have impressed, but its high altitude capability did. With an operational ceiling of 19,030 feet, the C I, once at height was largely impervious to interception. This helps explain why the type was never quite usurped by the later and faster Aviatik C I and remained operational until war's end.
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These two C.I biplanes have the modified Type II VK twin gun "Baby Coffin" gun mounting. The guns had to be slightly staggered and the boxes enlarged to fit the two MG 16 guns. A Fokker biplane is in the background.
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Close-up of a C.I with Schwarzlose machine guns above the wing and on the observer's gun rail. Note the long ammunition feed on the port side. The center-section strut between the exhaust pipes of the 5th and 6th cylinders has a metal sheath and this is repeated on the other side. A gimbal compass is situated outside the pilot's cockpit.This machine has no fuselage cross. Note also the thick covering of the bracing wires. (AHT AL0503-012)
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Front view of a "Baby Coffin" over-wing gun mount on a Brandenburg C.I, this one with a single gun.
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Detail view of a "Baby Coffin" with a twin-barrel machine gun installed.
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The crew are thought to be Hptm. Vince Martinek, pilot, and Obltn. Bela Gerey at the machinegun of this version of the pulpit mounting. This machine was tried at Flik 34.
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A-5 had a much modified rear cockpit for passengers with a permanent ladder attached to the outside of the fuselage. It is reported to have been operated by the Austrian police. It survived until at least 1935.
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Austria retained some B.I biplanes after the war. A-8 is captioned as belonging to a Police unit. The much modified Brandenburg C.I, civil registration A-5, is in the background.
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This photograph captured three Austrian civil aircraft together on an airfield: the first aircraft is stated to be a Brandenburg B.I, followed by a Phoenix fighter and a Brandenburg C.I, registration A-47.
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A-20 and A-47 show that the registration was applied to the upper wings as well as below the lower wings of Austrian civil Brandenburg C.I biplanes. A-47 became OE-POA and was a police aircraft as was A-20.
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A-21 bears a heraldic emblem on the rudder. The cockpits have been modified and extended aft. This machine was modified from a Series 369 machine.
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Austrian civil C.I registration A-59 was operated by an aero club. It crashed 3 September 1933.
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This Austrian C.I, civil registration A-85, in red and white markings on rudder and struts was used by the Austrian Police in an effort to get around the Peace Treaty provisions.
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Detail of the bomb racks under a C.I fuselage. The wing walk, claw brake, and foot step details may be seen. Note how the undercarriage bracing has been wrapped with fabric.
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Detail of the under-wing bomb rack of a C.I biplane. The fuselage has a field-applied mottle finish.
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Variations on the exhaust manifold and armament installations on the C.I are shown. Here is a typical installation.
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Variations on the exhaust manifold and armament installations on the C.I are shown. The aircraft here has a non-standard night-flying exhaust manifold/muffler and a Priesel synchronized gun installation.
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Brandenburg C.I fuselage on wagon with engine to rear. Note the shape and location of the radiator and the gravity fuel tank. (AHT AL0860-137)
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The variety of motorized transport of Brandenburg units is displayed here. (AHT AL0860-104)
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Hoisting a 200-hp Hiero engine out of an UFAG-built Brandenburg C.I.
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Fabric work on a C.I stabilizer and fin. In front on the table is a rear landing gear strut from a Phonix-built C.I.
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Top of the upper wing of an UFAG-built C.I showing the camouflage pattern.
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Repairing a Brandenburg C.I wing.
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Probably taken at a repair depot this photograph depicts three fuselages of the most important Austro-Hungarian types undergoing maintenance/repair work, the Oeffag Albatros D.III, Brandenburg D.I and C.I. All three machines feature wooden frameworks with ply covering giving a strong, robust structure.
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An inspection of Rumanian Brandenburg C.I biplanes.
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These Yugoslavian C.I biplanes have the cross in circle wing insignia. The rudders bear the tail stripes and serial.
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Yugoslavian C.I serial 76.32 with the early chevron wing insignia. Note the "12" on the fin and the fuselage stripe.
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The radiator on this C.I appears to be the same as that used by Aviatik for its D.I and C types. This installation significantly changes the profile of the C.I. Note the serial and stencilling on the light blue/white/red rudder.
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A similar radiator installation, Zagreb, 1926.
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Unarmed Yugoslavian C.I Serial 09.04 in training mode.
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In typical Yugoslavian color scheme with fuselage stripe this Brandenburg C.I has ended up in a typical C.I landing pose! Note the stencil on the fuselage nose.
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A training crash, 22 March 1925. Note the white stripe to the fuselage of the right aircraft and the shape of the tailplane and elevators.
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Brandenburg C.I fuselages under construction in Yugoslavia. The wooden framework with ply covering did not need any internal wire bracing, a feature that is often misrepresented on plans of Brandenburgs.
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A series 369 Czech Brandenburg C.I.
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This Czech Brandenburg C.I has a wind-driven generator mounted on the lower wing. Note the lower wing tip skids. (AHT AL0656-080)
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Czechoslovakian air arm Brandenburg B.I and C.I biplanes. Note the unusual underwing marking of the machine to the left.
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Late-production Rumpler Rubild Mb 7955/18 and a Brandenburg C.I of the Czechoslovakian air arm. Typical of the early airforces of the nations that emerged after WWI, the Czechoslovaks used whatever aircraft they could obtain.
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The Czechoslovakian air arm also operated the C.I on skis.
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A Czech airman poses with his Aero version of the Brandenburg C.I. Note the skids under the lower wing tips indicating that this is a training machine. (AHT AL0656-070)
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This Brandenburg C.I has a synchronised machine gun for the pilot, note the bulge behind the blast tube. The gun ring is the late version. Possibly post-war in Czechoslovakia.
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Line up of Czech C.I aircraft at Nitra in 1919. The first machine is a series 369 machine with a synchronised machine gun; note the bulged nose panel and blast tube.
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The civilians in this photograph don't know that they are there only to provide scale to this Czech built Brandenburg C.I serial A15.12. Points of interest are the streamlining of the cabane struts, the separation of the pilot and observer by a ply panel containing the raised gun ring support, the foot step, wing walk and metal panels. The white panel behind the person on the right is the white field for the unit insignia.
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This C.I serial 27.47 was used by the Czechoslovakian police. The machine bears the early red, white and blue roundel national insignia. 15 September 1920.
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An Aero-built Brandenburg C.I serial Ae.H2.10. Note how the observer's cockpit was built up compared with the original.
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An interesting line-up of Czechoslovakian aircraft. The first aircraft appears to be a modified Brandenburg B.I. This machine has the inward-sloping Brandenburg form of interplane struts but the tailplane is divided by the fuselage. The next aircraft is Brandenburg C.I (Z-A-4) without national insignia; then two Anatra biplanes with the Czechoslovakian flag insignia, and finally what looks like a glider.
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Close-up of Brandenburg C.I marked "Z-A-4"showing the revised rear cockpit.
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This civil Czech Brandenburg C.I retains its military camouflage under the application of the civil registration L-BIZE. Registered in September 1926, it crashed on 29 July 1928, with the registration cancelled the following year.
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Aero A-14, registration L-BARP, circa 1923. Registration cancelled 1925.
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The change in the civil registration saw the L prefix being replaced by OK.
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This C.I biplane has been fitted with a radio apparatus. The long communal cockpit of this civil version is well shown here.
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This Aero A.14, Czechoslovakian built version of the C.I, c/n A.14.19, was registered OK-LIQ and flown by Masarykova letecka liga (MLL) at Uzhhorod, note the MLL logo on the fuselage. This machine was written off on May 8, 1936. (AHT AL0656-075 & 079)
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These two colorful Czech civil Brandenburg C.I biplanes are adorned with the logo "Falco" of the First Prague Aviation Company. This company gave joy and charted flights. It was in service from 1920 to 1922 when it merged with the Ikarus company. Note the French passenger aircraft in the background.
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A civil Czech C.I biplane stirs up a dust storm for the cameraman.
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Line-up of Czech aircraft. Five C.I type biplanes and a solitary Breguet 14 are in the line-up. Note how the front and rear cockpits have been joined into the one opening on the first machine.
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Czech Brandenburg C.I bearing the first style of Czech national markings, red/white/blue roundels.
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Czech built Brandenburg C.I biplanes in flight. These aircraft have the flag type national insignia. (AHT AL0459-207)
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This camouflaged Czech C.I displays the flag national insignia on the rudder.
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This crashed C.l displays another variation of the original Czech national marking. Note that the roundel was also carried on the rudder.
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Series 27 Brandenburg C.I with early Czech national insignia, Pezinok 1919.
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No matter who operated the C.I, it appears in similar positions to this in many photographs. This Czech machine has lost a wheel on landing.
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This night flying Czech C.I, as evidenced by the landing lights, is unusual in that it has dark lower surfaces to the tailplane however the upper wing has a light colored lower surface. The addition of the wing tip skids and the dampener exhaust are noteworthy.
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Polish C.I serial 429.46 mounts a Parabellum machine gun on a late gun ring for the observer. Note the rough field-applied camouflage scheme. Early Polish checkerboard markings.
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Unarmed C.I serial 64.65 in Polish markings. This machine was used as a trainer at the III Aviation Park in 1919. It was with No. 6 Squadron when it was damaged on 7 August 1920, and was probably not repaired.
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The solitary Brandenburg C.I in this lineup of Polish Nieuport and Bristol Fighters has the old rudder markings.
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Polish C. serial 429.46 served with No.9 and 5 Squadrons during 1919. Seriously damaged in January 1919 it was rebuilt at the III Aviation Park, receiving a new fuselage. In 1920-1921 it was used by No.5 Squadron. The Polish checkerboard national markings are located inboard.
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Polish manufactured C.I serial 67.111.7 displays the enlarged gun ring. Built at Lwow in May 1920, it served against the Bolsheviks until the end of September 1920 as the last C.I on this front. Note the red/white elevators.
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Crashed Polish Brandenburg. Note the out-board position of the national markings on the wings.
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This Brandenburg C I was probably captured in the Ukraine. At the end of 1921 only one aircraft of this type remained in RKKVF service.
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Hungarian Red Air Arm C.I.
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Hungarian Red Air Arm C.I in typical C.I landing position!
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269.78 of the Hungarian Red Air Arm was powered by a 210-hp Austro Daimler engine. Note the late gun ring.
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Powered by a 220-hp Benz (Marta) is Brandenburg C.I serial 169.208 of the Hungarian Red Air Arm bears the red star on the rudder only.
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Ex-kuk Ba27 became Swiss-registered CH-26.
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Swiss C.I. The rudder and wing panels would be red with white letters.
А.Александров, Г.Петров - Крылатые пленники России
(КПР 39)
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C.I cockpit. The restriction to the pilot's forward view is evident in this view. (AHT AL0860-041)
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Detail of a C.I cockpit. The compass is housed on the outside of the port side of the fuselage. The pilot's restricted forward view is well illustrated. (AHT AL0860-042)
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The early gun rail mount for the observer's Schwarzlose machine gun as well as the rear view mirror and pilot's control wheel may be seen in this cockpit view.
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Interesting view of the observer's cockpit of a 269-series C.I.
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In this experimental installation designed by Oblt. Guido Priesel the ammunition was stored in the wooden gun ring. The installation allowed for an all-round arc of fire. Note the lowered handles on the MG 07/12. The same installation was tried out by the German Navy in May 1918 on a Brandenburg W.12. It was probably too heavy for ease of movement and was not developed further.
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It is easy to see how this C.I would have turned over given the thick vegetation in which it force-landed. The rough, hilly terrain would indicate the Italian Front.
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It appears to be a universal trait that the crew pose with their embarrassing landings.
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A not uncommon sight of a C.I. Note the camera on the ground in front of the wings.
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Possibly the same C.I being recovered. The small hole under the observer's cockpit was for the aerial fairlead.
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This early Brandenburg C.I apparently crashed in a take-off accident since it is still armed with bombs, some of which have been torn from their racks by the force of the crash.
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The early straight-edged horizontal tailplane is well illustrated.
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Another example of local camouflage appears on this over-turned C.I.
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C.I of Flik 38 with unit marking on the wheel covers crashed near Pieve di Soligo on 15 July 1918.
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C.I serial 26.13 has come to an abrupt halt demolishing the starboard wings. The gravity tank is mounted on top of the wing center.
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Brandenburg C.I serial 26.20 after a crash landing in the shallow waters of Sereth Lake. (AHT AL0282-02 & 04)
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The happy crew of 26.53 pose with their dog. The large rocks lying on the field would indicate that this is not the airfield. (AHT AL0503-014)
E.Hauke, W.Schroeder, B.Totschinger - Die Flugzeuge der k.u.k. Luftfahrtruppe und Seeflieger 1914-1918
Inspecting a badly damaged 26.63.The Series 26 machines were highly regarded, especially when they were retrofitted with the 185-hp Daimler engine.
Brandenburg C.I, 26.63, Flik 20. Bei einem Aufklärungsflug erhielt die Maschine einen Schrapnelltreffer, Pilot der Maschine war Feldpilot Zgsf Franz Zuzmann.
Brandenburg C.I, 26.63, Flik 20. Во время разведывательного полета машина получила осколочное попадание. Пилот Zgsf Franz Zuzmann.
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Brandenburg C.I 27.17 in an embarrassing position. A Phonix logo is on the fin.
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27.34 appears to have lost a wheel while landing. (AHT ALT011-013 & 014)
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Brandenburg C.I 29.54, in a typical C.I pose.
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It appears that the landing gear of 61.01 has failed causing this accident. The first Brandenburg C.I biplanes built by UFAG, the Series 61 were built from Phonix drawings.
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Brandenburg C.I 61.09 of Flik 4 at Wippach was another victim of a landing accident. Sudden gusts of wind could easily upset these light aircraft during landing and cause a result like this.
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The mountainous terrain that 61.20 operated in forms the backdrop to its demise.
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All that is left of Brandenburg C.I 61.60. The strength of the plywood fuselage is shown by the rear surviving virtually intact despite the impact that demolished the front of the machine.
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The remains of 61.69. An attempt has been made to camouflage the fuselage.
E.Hauke, W.Schroeder, B.Totschinger - Die Flugzeuge der k.u.k. Luftfahrtruppe und Seeflieger 1914-1918
Brandenburg C.I, Flugzeugnummer 63.25, abgestellt zu Fallschirmversuchen in Aspern, 1918. Zusammenstoß mit einem Aviatik-Berg D.I, Flugzeugnummer 315.08, am 27. September 1918
Brandenburg C.I, номер 63.25, полигон для испытаний парашютов в Асперне, 1918 год. Столкновение с самолетом «Aviatik-Berg D.I», номер 315.08, 27 сентября 1918 года.
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The spectacular landing of 63.29 provides the backdrop for this group photograph. These two photographs show the way the ply fuselage tones show differently under different conditions of lighting.
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Brandenburg C.I 64.04 on its nose at Flik 26 in June 1917 appears to be in factory finish.
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By the evidence of the damage to the wings and tailplane 64.08 has been righted after turning over on its back.
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C.I 64.20 in a common pose for WWI aircraft.
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C.I 64.20 after hitting a light rail line. The white surround to the fuselage cross has been scrapped off to remove its aid to any aggressor as an aiming point.
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64.30 has suffered the problem of a seemingly good field to still have enough growth to snag the landing gear, as indicated by the vegetation around the landing gear, and turn the C.I upside down.The Series 64 was the second series produced by UFAG. The Series 68 was identical but serials over 64.5 were assigned to Brandenburg.
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C.I 64.47 hit the pole with its port wings and apparently then dived into the ground based on the damage to the fuselage.
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Above: Brandenburg C.l 64.47 after a crash.
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67.37 in a typical Brandenburg C.I pose. Of course, the C.I was hardly unique for nose stands during its era; rough fields and susceptibility to shifts in wind direction affected all aircraft of the period.
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Italian ace Francesco Baracca and an unknown pilot pose in front of the Brandenburg C.I, serial 68.03, of Flik 16 that he and Sergente Goffredo Gorini brought down on 25 November 1916, in Vai Chiarso, near Tolmezzo. The pilot, Korporal Fritz Fuchs, was killed in action, while the observer, Ltn. Kalman Sarkozy, was wounded and made a POW. Note the stencilled legend aft the serial "HOHENSTEURER SEILE MUSSEN GEKREUZT SEIN" - elevator wires must be crossed. This legend is seen on other Series 68 aircraft.
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Brandenburg C.I 68.05 of Flik 6 has suffered a different type of landing accident by running off the smooth part of the field some time in 1916. Early aircraft had a claw-brake at most.
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The standard finish of clear doped wings made the C.I stand out against a dark background. An attempt has been made to camouflage 69.09, that force landed on 23 May 1917, from overhead observation.
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C.I 69.16 appears to have landed on the roof of this house and then slid off. Note that the wing crosses have a white edge and the white is much lighter than the undersurface color of the wings. The sixth series from UFAG saw the airframe adopting the new 200-hp Hiero engine. The first machines were accepted from January 1917.
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C.I 69.22 has had its fuselage cross scrapped off, leaving the ply a lighter shade than the surrounding fuselage. (AHT AL0995-110)
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C.I 69.38 after a crash that was no doubt exciting to the crew. It received a hand-painted application of camouflage paint of at least two colors over the factory finish, and the underside of the lower wing carries a darker finish than clear-doped linen that required an outline around the insignia.
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Personal and unit insignias on a C.I are rare. Here 69.66 carries a lightning bolt. The rudder and fin are camouflaged and this would probably include the upper surface of the wings. The under-wing crosses have white outlines. From 69.5 the Series 69 machines had the 200-hp Hiero (Fi) engine and were delivered from April 1917.
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Unusually, this Series 69 Brandenburg C.I had an aerofoil surface between the undercarriage legs. 200-hp Hiero motor.
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Interesting points shown in this photograph of a Phonix C.l (129.05 or 129.09) are the machine gun mounted on the upper wing, gun rail for the observer and field camouflage to the fabric surfaces: upper surfaces of the wings, tailplane and fin, leaving the fuselage unpainted. The rudder is a solid dark color. Note also the absence of a fuselage cross.
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This series 169 C.I has a dark-painted fuselage with the serial outlined in a lighter (grey?) color. Note the damage to the fuselage and tailplane as well as the three tailplane support struts.
E.Hauke, W.Schroeder, B.Totschinger - Die Flugzeuge der k.u.k. Luftfahrtruppe und Seeflieger 1914-1918
Brandenburg C.I, Flugzeugnummer 169.01, Fliegerkompanie 10, Gardolo, im Juli 1918 kassiert
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Brandenburg C.I, Flugzeugnummer 169.76, Fliegerkompanie 71D, Giai
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This wrecked C.I, serial 169.153, was shot down near Treviso in late summer 1918. The camouflage is a sprayed scheme with soft edges to the colors. The colors have been suggested as a dark green over a grey. This machine displays the early and late positions of the upper wing crosses. The early curved type has been over-painted
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C.I 229.12 GRAL II after a rough landing. Series 129 and 229 were structurally identical. The Series 229 had the 200-hp Hiero.
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"Any landing you can walk away from..." This crew are undoubtedly happy that they survived this landing in 269.02. This machine is from Flik 28D and photographed on Godega airfield, 27 March 1918. The camouflage, which was incomplete at the time of the crash, was applied at the Flik and has carefully avoided the wing cross.
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C.I 269.03 of Flik 16 in Feltre after an accident in 1918.
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C.I 269.04; one sometimes gets the impression that a nose-stand was a required maneuver to qualify for a pilot's license.
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C.I 269.04; one sometimes gets the impression that a nose-stand was required for a pilot's license.
E.Hauke, W.Schroeder, B.Totschinger - Die Flugzeuge der k.u.k. Luftfahrtruppe und Seeflieger 1914-1918
Brandenburg C.I, Flugzeugnummer 269.34, Fliegerkompanie 33, am 20. September 1917 nach einem Luftkampf mit einem rumänischen Nieuport (Capt Mikhaletta) über Kezdi Vasarhely nähe Szarhegy notgelandet. Feldpilot Zgsf Josef Peiger leicht verletzt
Brandenburg C.I, номер 269.34, Fliegerkompanie 33, совершил аварийную посадку 20 сентября 1917 года после воздушного боя с румынским Nieuport (капитан Михалетта) над Кезди Васархей недалеко от Сархеги. Пилот Zgsf Йозеф Пайгер получил легкое ранение
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The crew of 269.62, a machine from the eight series produced by UFAG, pose for the obligatory photograph after a rough landing of their C.I biplane. The various holes in the bottom of the fuselage for observation, camera, bomb dropping, and aerial lead are well displayed. The insignia on the fuselage is the lightning bolt of Flik 44. (AHT AL0996-124)
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329.01 appears to have tried to land on the office roof. The Series 329 machines suffered from nose heaviness. Various methods were tried to overcome this, including rigging the wings with forward sweep.
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Brandenburg C.I 329.06 has no fuselage cross, white outlines to the national insignia on the rudder and lower wings, and the upper-surface fabric appears to be a hexagonal camouflage. Series 329 was the seventh produced by Phonix.They were built together with the Series 29 and had the same lowered engine bearers to improve the pilot's forward view.
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C.I 369 series of Flik 71 was forced down by the Italians. The crew was Feldpilot Zugsf. Josef Gias and Oblt. Abt.The solid fuselage stripe was the Flik 71 unit marking.
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Austro-Hungarian warplanes abandoned at Aidussino in November 1918 symbolize the defeat and disintegration of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. An UFAG-built Brandenburg C.I (369 series?) is in the foreground. A Phonix D.II rests on its nose with Phonix C.I 121.60 upside down. The noses of an Aviatik D.I and UFAG C.I are at right.
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The remains of 369.27. This machine had the correct, straight arm, narrow late cross on the top wings and the thick cross under the lower wings.
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The remains of 369.30. Apparently this machine never had a fuselage cross. Note the gun ring, fuselage damage, and the white, red, white fuselage bands of Flik 19D.
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C.I 369.41 of Oblt. Trefbrunner crashed on 16 June 1918. It carried the multi-color hexagon camouflage pattern and the original insignia.
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Two views of UFAG-built Brandenburg C.I 369.51 crashed at San Vendimiano; the aircraft carried a hexagon camouflage scheme over all upper surfaces.
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Two views of the crash of C.I 369.61 on 16 June 1918. The aircraft was painted in large hexagons over the upper surfaces.
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C.I 369.163 shot down near Treviso. The new Balkan Cross insignia was applied to the wing tip but the original Iron Cross insignia is still visible inboard. The wing was painted in two colors, with the top color applied with a sponge. The original cross appears to have been overpainted with the lighter of the two colors applied to the wing.
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The wreck of C.I 429.27. Note the camouflage scheme with soft edges between colors and straight type crosses.
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The fuselage appears virtually intact on this dark camouflaged C.I. It has the early gun rail.
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This appears to be the remains of a C.I that had the late straight cross markings. The officer with his arm in a sling may well have been the pilot of this wreck.
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Probably anti-aircraft damage to a C.I in the late straight cross markings.
C.Owers - Hansa-Brandenburg Aircraft of WWI. Volume 1 - Landplanes /Centennial Perspective/
Drawing showing the armament system produced by the kuk Fliegerarsenal, Fischamend, in order to give the C.I a forward-firing gun before a synchronizing system was available.The round ammunition canister under the upper wing center-section may be seen in the accompanying photographs.
C.Owers - Hansa-Brandenburg Aircraft of WWI. Volume 1 - Landplanes /Centennial Perspective/
Brandenburg Type DD Factory Drawing
C.Owers - Hansa-Brandenburg Aircraft of WWI. Volume 1 - Landplanes /Centennial Perspective/
C.Owers - Hansa-Brandenburg Aircraft of WWI. Volume 1 - Landplanes /Centennial Perspective/
C.Owers - Hansa-Brandenburg Aircraft of WWI. Volume 1 - Landplanes /Centennial Perspective/
C.Owers - Hansa-Brandenburg Aircraft of WWI. Volume 1 - Landplanes /Centennial Perspective/
C.Owers - Hansa-Brandenburg Aircraft of WWI. Volume 1 - Landplanes /Centennial Perspective/
C.Owers - Hansa-Brandenburg Aircraft of WWI. Volume 1 - Landplanes /Centennial Perspective/
Brandenburg DD
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"Ганза-Бранденбург" C-I