WWI German aviation footage

WWI German aviation footage Jan 21, 2015 23:08:37 GMT 12

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Post by nuuumannn on Jan 21, 2015 23:08:37 GMT 12

Amazing footage, thanks for posting. I do like the first clip of Richtofen and other famous German pilots including a wingnut-eared youthful looking Hermann Goering; Richtofen is seen with Dr 1 102/17, his first triplane from September 1917.

The Bundesarchiv's aircraft recognition leaves a lot to be desired though; although the caption for the first clip states the first aircraft taking off are 'Albatros C's, they are in fact Aviatik C IIIs. The reconnaissance bomber with the skull and cross bones is a DFW C V and the first twin engined bomber shown is an AEG G IV, followed by the Gotha G Vs. There's also a brief shot of an Italian Caproni Ca-11 and the aeroplane Goering is flying is not an 'Albatros C V' as in the caption, but is likely his personal red nosed, white fuselaged Fokker D VII. The second clip down correctly identifies the Riesenflugzeug as a Zeppelin Staaken R XIV and the seaplane is a Zeppelin Staaken 8301. The third clip caption states the seaplanes are 'Albatros W 4's, they are actually Friedrichshafen FF 33L patrol escort seaplanes. This footage was filmed at the Mole at Zeebrugge; the distinctive harbour wall can be seen in the aerial shots. The aircraft were towed in and out of the railway sheds using a train, which is shown in the clip.

The fifth clip down caption states the aircraft are 'Albatros C V's, but are in fact Albatros D IIs and the last clip states the seaplane is a 'Brandenburg W 12', but it isn't. Not sure what it is, but it's not a Brandenburg. Ernst Heinkel was the Brandenburg designer and his aircraft had a distinct look about them with a small fixed fin usually protruding below the fuselage, not like the aircraft in the clip.

Post by hbpencil on Jan 21, 2015 19:28:33 GMT 12

Post by nuuumannn on Jan 21, 2015 23:08:37 GMT 12