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

L.F.G. W
   Only a single example of the L.F.G. W two-seat reconnaissance seaplane was built, No. 509. It was little more than a modified Albatros C Ia airframe (which machine L.F.G. built under licence) mounted on a float chassis. The floats themselves were unusual in being of basically cylindrical shape with two deep built-on steps. Seaplanes were built at the L.F.G. Bitterfeld plant and did not bear Roland trade mark. Engine, 150 h.p. Benz Bz III.