Eduard 1/48 Albatross D.111 (8035)

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Eduard 1/48 Albatross D.111 (8035)

In January 1917, the German air fighting squadrons were successively armed with Albatros D.IIIs. This new type was a successor of the Albatros D.I and Albatros D.II and had the same engine, but in contrast to them, its wings were arranged as a "sesquiplane", similar to the French Nieuport - the narrow bottom wing was joined to the wide top wing by characteristic "V" struts. Despite initial problems with warping of the wings, the aircraft was very successful at the front, particularly during "Bloody April" in 1917, and it was also very popular with the pilots. The firm Albatros Werke GmbH in Johannisthal made three series of Albatros D.III. D.1910-2309/16, D.600-649/17 and D.750-799/17. The engine cooler was mounted in the centre of the top wing up to serial number D.2200/16 and then it was moved to the right side of the wing. Production continued in an East German factory, Ostdeutsche Albatros Werke (OAW) in Schniedemühl from spring 1917, where 840 aircraft were produced. The Albatros D.III also served in 1918 with some of the non-fighting squadrons.

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