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9. Lohner B.VII 17.19, Flik 5

10. Lohner B.VII 17.36, Flik 17

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16. Lloyd C.11 42.45, Flik 14

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26. Brandenburg C.I(Ph) 329.08, Flik 101/G

27. Brandenburg C.I(Ph) 429.22, Flars

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28. Brandenburg C.l(U) 369.127, Flik 59/D

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29. Brandenburg C.I(U) 369.158

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33. Knoller C.II(Lo) 119.15

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38. Aviatik C.I 137.01, Flik 50/D

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39. Aviatik C.I{Lo) 214.07, Flik 22/D

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40. Aviatik D.I 38.37, Flik 63/J

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41. Aviatik D.I 138.XX, Flik 7 4/J

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42. PhOnix D.I 228.(18), Flik 60/J

43. PhOnix D.J 328.22, Flik 12/Rb

44. Phonix D.I 328.26, Flik 14/J

45. Phonix D.Ila 422.21, Flik 55/J

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46. Phonix C.I 121.17, Flik 28/D
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51. Phonix D.111 222.126

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52. Lloyd C.V 46.30, Flik 53/D

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53. UFAG C.I 161.37

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56. Albatros D.111(Oef) 253.64, Flik 42/J

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 Fokl<er 03.91 (M 16)
On learning that the Fokker M 16 two-seat prototype
possessed superior perforn1ance, the LFT comn1and urgently
requested War Mi11istry approval to purchase "one
experimental Fokker biplane, powered by a 160 hp Dain1ler
e11gi11e, because the do1nestic designs have inadequate
perfor1na11ce." An e11gin.e had already been dispatched to
Schwerin. On 24 Dece111ber1915, Fokker received an order for
one M 16 prototype a11d a provisional co11tract for 16
production ruachines. Because flight trials l1ad 11ot been
con1pleted, tl1e production contract was changed i11February
1916 i11favor of 24 B.II series 03.6 biplanes. In the event tl1at
the prototype proved successful, Aviatik was to 1nanufacture a
derivative under lice11se (see Aviatik 30.06). Followi11g
designer Martin Krel1tzer's flight den1onstratio11s for a groL1p
of visiting Flars representatives, the M 16 (w/11 435) was
sl1ipped to Aspen1 01113 April 1916 for evalL1ation. However,
the fligl1t trials were tern1inated when the Aviatik 30.06
crashed on 7 May. The Fokker M 16, nurnbered 03.91, was
assigned to Flck 6 in Wiener-Neustadt until placed in storage
and officially wrjttcn-off in April 1918.
 Max Broci11er (03.41), and a two-seater fro111Flil, 8 sl1ared a
Fokker A.III Series 03.4 victory over Capro11i C. 703 rettrrning fro1n the raid. Three
furtl1er victories ,vere recorded by Fokker A.ITTfighters of Fli k
Weeks before Gerrnan frontline units received the 11e\.v
19: OberleutnanL l'vlaxi1T1ilia11Perini (03.42) sl1ot do\v11 a
Fokker E.I (M SK.MG) fighter ar111ed with the revolutio11ary
Voisin for his first victory on 10 May 1916; Stabsfeldwebel
synchronized rnachine gun, t.l1eLFT lznew of its existence arid
Stefa11 Huzjan (03.52), a Voisi11 for his second victory;
had ordered 12 111onoplane fighters 011 7 Ju11e 1915, followed
Oberleul11ant Hat1tz111ayer (03.42), a Caudron for l1is tl1ird
by further pl1rchase orders totalling 3,3 fighters. Due to
victory. No victories were recorded by the Fokker A.III
Western Fro11t de111ands, the Gern1a11 air service refused to
fighters assigned to Fliks 8, 12, and 28 on tl1e Isonzo Front.
grant export pern1ission u11til late 1915, wl1en the sale of 12
Obviotrsly so few figl1ters l1ad a negligible itnpact on the air
Fokker E.III_(M 14) figl1ters was approved. LFT acceptance of
\Var, particularly since pilots were prohibited fron1 follo,ving
the 12 E.Jll tighters, designated A.III 03.41 to 03.50, 03.53, and
tl1eir prey over tl1e lines to prevent the syncl1ronizatio11
03.54, began in February 1916 a11d ended in Jtrly, jt1st as tl1e
n1echanis1n fro111falling i11to enerny hands. Moreover, the
Fokker rno11opla11efighter \Vas in process of bei11greplaced on
A.III was rapidly becon1ing obsolete. An LFT st1m1nary dated
tl1e Western Fro11t.(lI Aircraft 03.41 and 03.42 \Vere powered by
10 August 1916, co1nparing tl1e A.III \.vith tl1e ne\v
the French-bui It 100 hp Gno111erotary engine, the rernai11der
Branclenbtrrg C.I, praised the latter as being superior in botl1
by the 100 l1p Oberursel. speed a11d cli1nb. With tl1e introduction of the ne,v
It shotrld be noted that at the tin1e wl1e11 tl1e 12 E.III
Brandenburg a11dAlbatros biplane fighters in Noven1ber 1916,
figl1ters were under construction i11 Nove111ber 19 I 5 t\vo
the Fokker A.III ,vas shifted to tl1e less-active Eastern Front I
Fokker E.I fighters \.vere already operational witl1 Flik 4 ;n the
servi11g vvitl1 Fliks l, 8, 9, 13, 18, 25, a11d 29 until the
Italian Front. The t\vo figl1ters, nu111bered E.I 64/15 a11d65/15
re1nai n ing two or tl1ree 111acl1ineswere withdrawn to e11cltl1eir
(80 l1p Oberursel engine), l1ad been accepted by the Gerrnan
career as single-seat trai11ers.
air service on 4 Nove1nber 1915 and left tl1e Fokker factory
the next day. The question of \.vl1ether they arrived at Flik 4
directly fron1 Sch\~rerin or ,.vere diverted fron1 a Gerrnan Fokker A.ill Series 03.4
s~uadro11 on tl1e Easter11 Front ren1ains open. Initially Flik 4 Engine: 100 hp Obenusel
pilots flew the E.l figl1ters i11 tl1eir Gern1an n1arkings u11til \Ving: Span Upper I ().04 Ill (32.94 ft)
' ' Chord Upper 1.80 111 {5.91 ft)
t l1e t,vo fighters vvere designated J\.III 03.51 and 03.52 Total Wing Area 16.0sq m [172sq fr)
respectively. General: Length 7.20 111(23.62 ft)
Height 2.40 111 17.87 ft)
Oberleutnan'l Hassa11 Riza Effendi Pieler fle,v the first Enipty \Vcight 400 kg (882 lb)
recorded Fokker A.111cornbat sortie on 12 November 1915 to Loaded ½'eight 615 kg (1356 lb)
i11t~rcept a flight of Caproni bon1bers attacking th.e Flik 4 Maxi1nun1 Speed: l40 lon/hr [87 1nph)
Clin1b: 1000111(3,281 ftl in 5 min
a1rf1eld at Aisovizza, but a ja1nn1ed gun forced hi111to retire. 2000111(6,562 ftJ in j 5 111111
Hauptrnann Mathias Bernath, CO of Flik 4 £lyi11g03.51 3000n1 (9,843 ftl in 30 1nin
(ex-E.I 64/15), vvas credited ,.vith the first Austro-Ht111garian
s111gle-seat fighter victory when he do,vned .-111 Italia11 Maurice
Farn1a11bipla11e near San Lorenzo di Mossa on 25 Nove111ber Fokl,er A.III Series 03.51-52
1915. On 18 Febrt~ary 1916, a Caproni squadron 011its way to 80 hp Obenusel
Engine:
bomb _Laibacl1 (Ljt1bljana) \.vas intercepted by Haupt1nan11 Wing: Span Upper 8.95 111(29.36 ft)
He1~r1ch Kostrba (03.51) and Bernath (03.42). Tl1ey both Total Wing Area 16.0 sc1m 1172 sq ft)
General: Length 6.75 Ill (22.15 ft)
received credit for do\.vning Caproni C.478 at 0845 hours. Height 2.88 Ill (9.45 ft)
Kos_trba obtained his second victory by shooting down an Track 2.00 111 (6.56 ft)
En1pty \Veight 358 kg (789 lb)
Ital1a11 Catrdron at 0925 l1ours. Tvve11ty-five n1int1tes later, Loaded \,Veight 563 kg ( 1241 lb)
Kostrba, Oberleut11a11tLt1dwig Hautzn1ayer (03.52), Fiihnrich Maximum Speed: 130 kn1/hr (81 1llphj
Cli111b: 1000,n (3,281 ft} in 7 tllin
2000m (6,562 ftl in 20nlin
[l) Since the first t\.VO LFT 1nonoplanes were designated Etrich A.I 3000111(9,843 ft} in 40 nlin
[Fd) and A.II (Fd), the third n1onopla11e received the designation
A.III.
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Fokker A.ill 03.43 was flo'vvn by

pilots of Flik 8 and 19 011 the
Isonzo Front i.J.1May 1916. This
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03.42, 03.41, 03.52, and 03.51,
probably in February 1916 on
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Fol<k:erSeries 03.55 (Ml 7)

Engine: 100 hp Obenusel
Wing: Span Upper 8.75 m (2S.71 ft)
Chord Upper 1.15 Ill (3.77 ft)
Chord Lower 1.15 Ill 13.77ftl
Gap 1.30 ,n (4.27 ftl
Stagger 0.30 L11(0.98 ft)
Total Wing Area 18.5 sq 01 (199 sq Et)
General: Length 6.40 rn (21.00 ftl
Height 2.76 Ill (9.06 ft)
Track 1.70 n1 1s.ss ftl
Empty Weight 427 kg (942 lhl
Loaded \.Veight 634 kg (1398 lb)
Maxin1um Speed: 145 k111/hr(90 1nph!
Climb: 1000,n (3,281 ftl in 4 min 30 sec
Fokker A.III 03.51, one of the two or tlv:ee unarmed A.III trainers 2000n1 (6,S62 ft) in 9 1nin 30 sec
3000m (9,S43 ft) in 17 111in
based at Flek 6 in Wiener-Neustadt in 1917. 40001n 113,124 ftl in 27 min

Fokker Series 03.55 to 03.60 (M 17}

In July 1916, the LFT accepted Fokker's offer to sL1bstitute
the M 17 bipla11e fighter for tl1e last six E.IIl mo11opla11esthen
on order. Curre11tly in productio11 for the Gern,an air service
as the Fok.lzer D.II, tl1e M 17 was powered by a 100 hp
Obert1rsel engi11e and fitted with twi11-bay wings eqt1ipped
witl1 ,-ving-warping controls. One M 17 was accepted in
September 1916 and the remaining five were delivered in
October and Novc1nber. Tl1ey were assigned the nu1nbers
03.55 to 03.60, but no type designation (B.II wot1ld have been
appropriate) l1as been found in LFT records. Dee1ned
unsuitable for front-line service due to its slow speed and
climb, the unar1ned M 17 was relegated to training dltties at
Flcks 6, 7, and 16. Three M 17 trainers were still il1 service in
mid-1918. Aircraft 03.60 was tested with an experi111ental
"wing bralze" in Ja11uary 1917 at Aspem.
Fokker 03.55 (M 17} con1ing in for a landing after a training flight.
Delivered in September 1916, this 1nachine was wrillen-off in
October 1918.

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Schwerin
The Folzlzer Flugzeugwerlze was an important supplier to
the Austro-Hungarian air service in the early years of the war.
By the time the LFT ceased purchasing aircraft from Germany
in 19161 over 100 Folzlzer aircraft had been delivered, ranlzing
second only to Hansa-Brandenburg. As in Germany, Anthony
Folzlzer actively sought the advice and opinions of pilots with
combat experience to determine the lzind of aircraft his
engineering staff should design. During his visits to Vienna
and Budapest, Folzlzer became friends with influential Flars
officials, among them Theodor van Karman and Richard van
Mises. Lilze no other 1 Folzlzer lzept his name in the limelighti
the LFT reports are filled with references to his aircraft 1 while
liaison officers in Germany reported on the latest
developments at Schwerin. The first aircraft built by MAG in
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early 1917 were Folzlzer designs, but perhaps Folzlzer s most
satisfying one came in late 1918 with the LFT's decision to
order the Folzlzer D.VII into mass production as the principal
fighter of 19 19, a 1b e it to o 1ate to ma lze a difference .
Considering Folzlzer's involvement with Austro-Hungarian
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aviation throughout the war, it is curious that Folzlzer s boolz
The Flying Dutchman hardly mentions the role he and his
company played.

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of aircraft production at MAG, posing in front of the Fokker V 12
(win 1980) fighter at Mdtydsfold in the spring of 1918.
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Designer and test pilot Martin Kreutzer and Fokker (r) in the cockpit
of the Fokker M 16 (03.91} at Schwerin, posing with three visiting
Flars officers, including Oberleutnant Hans Mandl in the flying
tunic. The date is January-February 1916.

Fokker B.I Series 03

The long-lived Folzlzer B.I (Type M 7 and M 10) biplane
was flown throughout the war by scores of Austro-Hungarian
airmen, first as a light reconnaissance aircraft and then as a
basic and secondary trainer. It was praised for its tractable and
safe flight characteristics. The LFT purchased a total of 39
Folzlzer biplanes and one M SL monoplane according to the
followi,:,.Lg~c,b...ed1ile:.
Qty Type Series Number Order Date
11 M 7 03.01, 02, 04-12 20 September 1914(a)
1 M SL 03.03 29 January 1915
12 M 10 03.13-24 17 October 1914
4 M 7 03.25-28 6 May 1915 (rebuilt, less engines)
12 M 10 03.29-40 29 January 1915 (less engines)
(a) It is known that Fokker sent ex-B.494-505/14 to the LFT.
The first 12 biplanes, released by the German air service
to help relieve the critical aircraft shortage, were delivered in
January-February 1915 and received the designation Folz.I to
Folz.12. In February 1915, the designation was changed to
Folzlzer B.I 03.01 to 03.40. Inexplicably, number 03.03 was
assigned to the Foklzer M SL monoplane, although it did not
belong to this series. The last Folzlzer B.I was delivered in
January 1916. Four M 7 biplanes rebuilt (i.e.: repaired) by the
Folzlzer worlzs were numbered 03.25 to 03.28. All M 7 and
M 10 machines were powered by the 80 hp Oberursel U.O
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rotary engine.
As of mid-1915, the unarmed Folzlzer B.I saw service in the
Ballzans with Flilz 6, on the Eastern Front with Flilzs 14, 25,
and 27, on the Isonzo Front with Flilzs 4, 8, 12, and 19, and
with Flilzs 16 and 17 in Karnten and the Tirol until early 1916.
Flilz 6 found that the B.I's low rate of climb and ceiling made
them useless in the mountainous terrain of Montenegro. It
was soon replaced by more powerful machines. A few B.I
biplanes remained at the Front as trainers until February 1917.
At home they were assigned to Flelzs 3, 4, 6, 8, and 9 as
secondary trainers. Seven were still active on 31 August 1918.
The Folzlzer 03.03 (M SL) unarmed monoplane was
initially attached to Flelz 6 as a ''practice aircraft," possibly in
preparation for the arrival of the Foklzer monoplane fighters
that were ordered in July 1915. Reported damaged on 30
August 1915, the Folzlzer 03.03 subsequently was assigned to
Flilz 8 as a trainer and was written-off in March 1918.
394 AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN ARMY AIRCRAFT OF WORLD WAR ONE

Fokl<er B.I (M 7) Series 03 Fol<lzer B.I (M 10) Series 03

Engine: 80 hp Oberursel Engine: 80 hp Oberursel
Wing: Span Upper 11. 70 m (38.39 ft) Wing: Span Upper 11.30 m (37.07 ft)
Span Lower 7.20 m (23.62 ft) Span Lower 7. 77 m (25.49 ft)
Chord Upper 1.50 m (4.92 ft) Chord Upper 1.6 m (5.25 ft)
Chord Lower 1.50 m (4.92 ft) •
Chord Lower 1.6 m (5.25 ft)
Total Wing Area 26.0 sq m (280 sq ft) Stagger 0 m {Oft)
General: Length 8 .00 m (26.25 ft) Total Wing Area 28.0 sq m (301 sq ft)
Height 2.95 m (9.68 ft) General: Length 7 .SOm (24.61 ft)
Empty Weight 380 kg (838 lb) Height 2.50 m (8.20 ft)
Loaded Weight 679 kg (1497 lb) Empty Weight 409 kg (902 lb)
Maximt1m Speed: 130 k111/hr(81 1nph) Loaded Weight 712 kg (15 7o 1b l
Climb: 1000m (3,281 ft) in 8min Climb: 2000m (6,562 ft) in 25 min
2000m (6,562 ft) in 15 min 30 sec

Fol<ker 03.03 (M SL)

Engine: 80 hp Oberursel
Wing: Span Upper 11.0 m (36.09 ft)
Chord Upper 1.80 m {S.91 ft)
General: Length 6.90 m (22.64 ft)
Maxi1nun1 Speed: 130 km/hr (81 mph)
Climb: 1000m (3,281 ft) in 4 min 30 sec
2000m (6,562 ft) in 15 min
 j

The Fokker B.I 03.10 (M 7) of

Flik 6 on the Igalo airfield
(Montenegro Front} in August
1915. The old designation Fk 10
is barely visible below the new
number.

Affectionally dubbed Oelsardine (oil sardine) for the greasy rotary- Fokker B.I 03.22 (M 10} of Flik 8 on Haidenschaft airfield (Isonzo
engine exhaust which coated pilot and airframe, this Fokker B.I Front} in December 1915. The aircraft was still active as a trainer in
03.09 (M 7) is shown here serving out its career as a secondary October 1918.
trainer with Flek 6.
 GERMAN AND FOREIGN AIRCRAFT 395

Fokker B.I 03.32 (M 10) of Flik 4

on the Aisovizza airfield (Isonzo
Front) in November 1915. The
rocky ground, typical of the
conditions on the Italian Front,
was toizgh on aircraft and
aircrew alike.

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 •

This Fokker B.I (M 10) shows

the wing skids that were
..
mounted on some aircraft. • ..
Compared to the M 7, the M 10 lff
f It
IIIJ
lt
had higher king-posts, lower 'i!J:UJdlif§fti tt•
cockpit fairing, and different '' •
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Oberleutnant Wedige von

Froreich (1) of Flik 8 posing with
the Fokker 03. 03 (M SL) at
Haidenschaft, 25 December
1915. It is inconsistent with the
LFT numbering system that an
A-type monoplane was given a
series nu1nber from among a
large group of biplanes, but this
may simply have been a matter
of expediency.
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Fokker B.111 Series 04.1 Fokker B.ill Series 04.1

Engine: 100hp Mercedes
Son1eti1ne in April 1916, Flars officials were astounded \Ving: Span Upper 9.05 111 (29.69 ft)
Chord Upper 1.25 Ill (4,]0 ft)
whe11 tl1e Fokker M 18 prototype (w/n 501) arrived at Asper11 Total \Ving Arca 22.0 sq m (237 sq ft)
"witl1ou t prior l<now ledge or co11sent," a11 u11precede11ted General: Length 5.70 111 (18.70 ft)
Height 2.69 111 (8.83 ft)
event to be sure, but one typical of Fokl<er's sales tactics. Tl1e Track I. 70 m (5.58 ft)
120 hp Mercedes-powered M 18 was favorably received as the E1npty v\leight 442 kg (975 lb)
LFT required a tra11sition trainer.. Consequently, the Loaded Weight 700 kg ( 1544 lb)
Maxi1nu1n Speed: 150 lun/hr (93 mph)
production 111acl1i11eswere 1nodified, fitted with a 100 l1p Cli1nb: IOOOrn(3,281 ft) in 6 n1in 10 sec
Mercedes engi11e and, unlike tl1e prototype, vvitl1 wing- 2000111
(6,562 ft) in 15 1nin IO sec
3000m (9,843 ft) in 25 min 25 sec
warping control. Production began in June 1916 but redesign 4000111
(13,124 ft) in 39 ,nin 34 sec
of the wing to accon11nodate warping control inc11rred so1ne
delay. Eightee11 fighter-trainers, less engine, vvere for1:nally
purcl1ased i11 Decen1ber 1916, altl1ougl1 only a total of 17
entered LFT inventory. Tl1ese were desigi1ated B.III 04.11 to
04.27. The M 18 prototype (w/n 501), originally n11n1bered
03.92, ,vas re-nu111bered 04.11. Seven productio11 n1achines
,-vere accepted in A11gust and nine in Septe1nber 1916. It
appears that son1e, b11tnot all, B.III n1achines were fitted with
a free-firing 111acl1i11e
gu11111ou11tedover tl1e ce11ter section.
In October 1916, Flil<s 4, 12, 19, and 28 (Iso11zoFront), 16
(I(iirnten), and 17, 21, and 24 (S011thTirol) began to receive the
B.III fighter-trainers tl1at were flow11 pri111arily "to accusto111
pilots to tl1e 1nore po,-verf11l Brandenburg D .I." The B.III
trainer ,vas retired fro111 the Front i11 February 1917 and
assigi1ed to Flel< 6. Duri11g 1917 MAG, wl10 built tl1e Fol<ker
B.III (series 04.3) 11nder license, repaired and ref11rbished
several trainers, enabling the1n to re111ainin service until late
1918.

Above: The Fol<ker M 18 (win

501) proLoLype photographed al
the Gerznan test center at
Doberitz in the spring of 1916.
' ,.,~~"'fr. lt ,vas povvered by o 120 hp
1 lVIercedes engine and armed
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n1achi11egun.
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Above: The Fokker !'vf 18 (1-v/n

501) prototype as delivered Lo
Aspern in April 1916. It now
has the characteristic button-
shaped rudder and was
u11arn1ed. The assigned
designation was 03. 99 (laler
04.11).
'The Fokker M 18 {,v/n 501)
protolype, now re-designated
B. III 04.11, ancl a production
B.TTI (04.27) ,vere assigned lo
Fluggesch\-vader I when il ,vas
established in necen1ber 1916.
The B. ITT 04.11 1vas used as an
unarzned trainer through
February 1917 at Divacca.
 CERtvlAN AND FORE.IGN AIRCRAFT 401

Fol<ker B.II erie 03.6 Fokker B.Il Series 03.6

--------
Engine: 80 hp Oberur~cl
Because the Fokker M 16 prototype (03.91) flight trials Wing: Spun Upper 7.20 Ill (23.62 ft)
Chord Upper 1.25 11\ (4.10 ft)
were still undcrway, in February l 916 Flars purchased 24 Chord lower 1.25 m (4.10 ft)
Fokker B.Il IM 17) fighter-trainers in lieu of the scheduled 16 Gap 1.30 m (4.27 ft)
Srnggcr 0.30 Ill (0.98 ft)
M 16 biplanes. ln July 1916 a "large nun1ber of con1plctcd B.11 Toto! Wing Arca 16.0 sq 1n I 172 sq ft)
fighters were stored at the Fokker factory awaiting arrival of General. length 6.20 m (20.34 ft)
Height 2.71 m (8.89 ft)
machine guns." Unbeknownst to the resident LIT inspector, 1 70 1n (5.58 ft)
Truck
tl1esc were to be installed at Aspern, and tl1c suggestion that E1npty Weight 27•1kg (604 lb)
Fokker arman1ent expert Ingenieur l-[einrich Lubbe perform loaded \Vc1glu 481 kgi1061 lb)
Mrun1nu1nSpeed: 130 kmjhr ISI n1phI
this task was rejected. Records show that only 23 Fokker B.II,
numbered 03.61 to 03.83, were accepted: 03.6 l in April, l9
aircraft (less engines) in August, and three i11 Scpte1nbcr 1916.
As delivered to the LFT, the Fokker B.II had single-bay wings,
a 80 hp Oberursel engine, and wing-warping controls that
were considered 111ore suitable than ailerons for training
purposes.
The B.II 03.61 lw/n 499) prototype re111ained at Aspern
until June 1916 \.Yl1en it was dispatched to Flik 11 011 the
Eastern Front for evaluation. An a1nusing episode related by
pilot Pius Moosbrugger shows the caution with which
aircrews approached the unfan1iliar rotary engine:
Since the engine had to be started by swinging the Above: At Sch~ver111, Anthony Fokker posing 111 the ne~v B.11 (M 17
propeller and the pi lot had no throttle control, we felt single-bay) prototype. Upon delivery to the LFT in April 1916, it was
a real danger existed should the aircraft leap forward designated 03.61 (win 499).
and injure the ground crew. Our solution was to tie
tl1e Baby Fokker to a tree by its tail skid, and after the
engine was running properly, we si1nply cut the rope
witb an axe. Unfortunately, the shortage of expensive
castor oil soon made it necessary to send the Baby
Fokker hon1e.
Returned to Aspem, the 03.61 was used {or testing a variety of
1nacbine-gun installations. The ren1aining B.II biplanes, •
I
assigned to Fleks 4, 6, a11d 8, served as u11ar111edsingle-seal
trainers, a role they perf onned through 1918.

Right: The 8.11 03.61 prototype ,vas ar1ned with a synchronized

Bergmann LMG 15nA and a Schwarzlose M 16 mounted outside of
the propeller arc, a sure sign that the synchronization proble1n had
not been 1nasterecl for this weapon

Sent to Flik 11 al Stanislau on

the Eastern Front in June 1916
for evaluation, the B.II 03.61
was arzned with a single
Berg111annLMG 15nA machine
gun. It was lhe only series 03.6
aircraft to carry arma1nent. As
a trainer, 03.61 was based at
Flek 6 in Wiener-Neustadl in
October .1918.
 GER~IAN AND FOREIGN AIRCRAFT 403

The castor oil in the exhaust

fumes has stained the fa bric of
this Fokl<er B.Il 03.64 trainer of
Piek 6. The characteristic
Foki<er "button" rudder was
• standard on production
111achi11es.

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The unarn1ed Fokker B.11 03.83 -. ...,, ·•. -· .

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fighter-trainer, last n1achi11e of l
the series, with Hauptrnann
Blischarsky al Piek 4 in
Szo111bathely.

Oberleutnant Fritz Bislrischan in B.II 03. 77 performing for press

photographers in Wiener-Neustadt, 1918.
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Scale in feet:
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This Fokker D.I{MAG) was
photographed on the Flik 30
airfield at Czernowitz. The
aircraft carried no serial
numbers on the fuselage.
This Fokker D.I{MAG) was
photographed on the Flik 30
airfield at Czernowitz. The
aircraft carried no serial
numbers on the fuselage.
 Fokker D.I(MAG) Series 04.4 Specifications
Engine: 160 hp Oben1rsel
Wing: Span Upper 9.60 m (31.50 ft)
Span Lower 9.60 m (31.50 ft)
Chord Upper 1.25 m (4.10 ft)
Chord Lower 1.25 m (4.10 ft)
Dihedral Upper 0 deg
Dihedral Lower 0 deg
Sweepback Upper 0 deg
Sweepback Lower 0 deg
Gap 1.25 m (4.10 ft)
Stagger 0.30 m (0.98 ft)
Total Wing Area 21.4 sq m (230 sq ft)
General: Length 6.35 m (20.83 ft)
Height 2.40 m (7.87 ft)
Track 1.69 m (5.54 ft)
Empty Weight 480 kg (1058 lb)
Loaded Weight 687 kg (1515 lb)
Maximum Speed: 153 km/hr (95 mph)
Climb: 1000m (3,281 ft) in 2 min 40 sec
2000m (6,562 ft) in 7 min 15 sec
3000m (9,843 ft) in 16 min 30 sec
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 GERJ\llAN AND FOREIGN AIRCRAFT 409

Fokker D.VII {Series 04.200?)

At tl1e close of tl1c First Figl1ter Competition at Adlersl1of
i11Fcbn1ary 1918, Fol<l<erinfor111edtl1c LFT liaison officer that
a D.VII with a11 all-wood, veneer-covered fuselage (replacing
steel tubi11g and fabric) would soon appear at MAG for
de111onstration. In the event, this particular varia11t (w/n 2268)
was diverted to tl1c Second Fighter Co1npetition i11May 1918
and never reached Matyasfold. Tl1e shortage of steel tubi11g
1notivated Flars to ask Fokker to build a second, all-wood
D.VII, powered by a 200 hp Daimler engine. As with the
previous machine, tl1e woode11 f11selage was constructed at
Fok:ker's recently-acquired Flugzeugwerl<e Lubecl<-
Traven1u11de. When flight tested at Schweri11 011 8 and 14
A11g11st 1918, tl1e wooden D.VII achieved climb rates
con1parable to the standard BMW-engi11ed version. It left
Schweri11 011 27 Aug11st for Aspern wl1ere it was reported
stored in damaged co11dition 0112 Septen1ber 1918. Perhaps
there was little reaso11 to repair tl1e fighter, for Gerrnany,
produci11g sufficie11t aircraft-q11ality steel tubi11g for its ow11
needs, l1ad guaranteed tl1e LFT eno11gh tonnage to support tl1e
projected D.VII production progra111.
- In August 1918, after evaluating tl1e Fokker 90.05 (V 22),
Flars chose the Fol<ker D.VII to s11persede tl1e Aviatik D.I and
Albatros D.III fighters begi11ning October 1918. The
production progra1n pron111lgated in A11gust 1918 sched11led
delivery of 660 Fol<l<erD.VII fighters bctwee11 Dece1nber 1918
and Marcl1 1919, co11sisti11gof 255 built by Aviatik, 225 by
Fol<ker, 150 by MAG, and 30 by Tl1one &. Fiala. Productio11 by
WKF and Lohner was considered b11t no firn1 co111111it1ne11ts
were made (sec Appe11dix 6).
Flars awarded Fokker a co11tract for 75 Fol<ker D.VII

Below: The second Fol<ker D. VTT with wooden, plywood-covered

fuselage photographed at the Liibeck-Trave1uiinde factory prior to
delivery on 27 August 1918.

•
•
410 AUSTR0-1-fUNCARIAN ARMY AIRCRAFT OF \.VORLD WAR ONE

fighters less engine and ar1nament in Ai1gust 1918. A second

Fokl<er D.VII (Wooden Fuselage)
order of 150 fighters was awaiting ,.var 111inistry approval. Tl1e
Engine: 200 hp Dailnler
LFT delivery schedule called for 10 figl1ters in October 1918, Cli111b: 1000111(3,281 ftl in 21nin
15 in Noven1ber, and thereafter 50 per month througl1 Marcl1 20001n (6,S62 ftl in 4 min 2sec
1919. Initially, Flars had plan11ed to install the 200 or 240 hp 3000111(9,843 ft) in 7 111in 2 sec
4000111(13,124 ft) in 10 min 7 sec
Hiero e11gine, but si11ce tl1e 225 l1p Dai1nler(MAG) engine was 5000m (16,405 ft) in 14 min 4 sec
in production at MAG, tl1at e11gine was chose11. A sta11dard
prodi1ction Fokker D.VII, 7805/18 (w/n 3657), po,vered by a
225 l1p Dai111ler engine to investigate engine co1npatibility, Fol<.kerD.VII (Series 04.200?)
perfor1ned tl1e 111aide11 fligl1t at Scl1v.,eri1101111 October 1918.
Engine: 225 hp Dai1nler
The first six D.VII production air£ra1nes (w/11 3861, 3863 to Wing: Span Upper 8.57 lll (28.12 ft)
3867) were shipped to MAG for e11gi11e and arman1ent Span Lower 7.oo m (22.97 ftl
Chord Upper 1.60 111(5.25 ft)
installation on 23 October 1918. In the turrnoil of the war's Chord Lower 1.20 m (3.94 ft)
closi11g days, the sl1ip111entwas delayed at Cinl<ota-Nagyicce Gap J.4J Ill (4.63 ft)
Stagger 0.65 lll (2.13 ftl
but eve11tually reacl1ed Matyasfold. 011 12 March 1919, the six Total ~VingArea 20.8 sq m {223 sq ft)
Fokker D.VII figl1ters1 powered by MAG-built 225 l1p Dai1nler General: Length 1.00 111(22.97 ftl
e11gincs and armed with two Schwarzlose rnachine guns, were Height 2. 75 111(9.02 ft)
Track 1.80 lll (5.91 ft)
listed in tl1e i11ve11toryof tl1e Hu11garia11First Flying Groi1p. Empty Weight 670 kg {1477 lb)
Twenty-four co1npleted D.VII airfra111es for the LFT were Loaded Weight 874 kg {1927 lb)
stored at Schwerin when the war ended and further work on
38 ,,vi11gsets at Fokl<er's Perzi11a works was cancelled in assigned to MAG, it is believed tl1at the Fokl<er-built D.VII
Dece1nber 1918. Fokker invoiced tl1e LFT £or tl1e six D.VII fighters would have received tl1e LFT series designation
supplied as "series 93." Bi1t as this series designation was 04.200.

After MAG installed engines

and armaznent, six Fokker
D. VII fighters entered
Hungarian service in 1919 and
saw service against Czech-
oslovakian forces. The work
nun1ber of this Fokker-built
D. VII, captured by
Czechoslovakian troops and
photographed in Czech
znarkings, is not known.

I
Another Fokker-built D. VII,
captured from the l-!ungarians
and flown by the Czech- •
oslovakian air service 1n 1919.
The serial number 38.67 1s
actually an adaptation of the l

Fol<ker worl< nL1mber 3867.

Both Hungarian and Czech
► .~ ;-.r·". .. i i•
~

oslovakian air services used the

,.vork number to identify the
Fokker D. Vil fighters. #-
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 Foklcer D.VI Series 04.100
By June 1918, the Waffenfabrik Steyr had delivered about
thirty 150 l1p Le Rhone rotary engines, deemed a sufficient
number to undertake service evaluation. In the absence of a
suitable indigenous fighter, Flars purchased 15 Fokker D. VI
fighters, con1prised of the 90.04 IV 12) prototype and 14
production n1achines surplus to German air service
requirements. On 27 August 1918, Fokker shipped the first
seven fighters ID.VI 1632-1635/18, 1641/18, 1642/18,
1644/18) to the MAG factory at Malyasfold for engine and
arn1an1ent installation. On 8 August 1918, Fokker conJirmed
the LFT's request lo change the remaining eight D.Vl on order
to either Fokker D.VII or D.VIII fighters. War Ministry
approval was pending when the war ended.
Engine and arn1ament installation at MAG ,vas nearing
con1pletion in late 1918. All seven fighters, sti II carrying the
LFT designation 04.101 to 04.107, entered service with the
I-lungarian Red Airbor11e Corps in 1919. Six were at
Szon1bathely in 1919. The single re1naining Hungarian D.VI
was written-off in 1926.

In March 1919 three Fokl<er D. VT fighters, numbered 04.101 to

04.103 and po~vered by Steyr-built Le Rhone rotary engines, were
attached to the Hungarian First Flying Group at Matyas/old. The
original Ger111t1n
air service designation is just visible under the LFT
de~1gnat1on04 102.
404 AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN ARfvlY AIRCRAFT OF WORLD \.\IAR ONE

Fokker 03.91 (M 16)

Engme: 160 hp Daimler
Wing: Span Upper l l.60 m (38.06 ft)
Chord Upper 1.70 Ill (5.58 ft)
Chord Lower 1.7() Ill (5.58 ft)
Gap 1.40 m (4.59 ft)
Total Wing Area 32.0 sq m (344 sq ft)
General: Length 7.65 Ill (25.)0 ft)
r-Icight 2.85 m (9.35 ft)
Track 2.00 111 (6.56 ft)
Empty Weight 620 kg (1367 lb)
Loaded Weight 1056 kg (2328 lb!
Maxin1un1 Speed: 155 km/hr [96 mph)
Climb: I 000111[3,281 ft) in 5 1nin
2000m [6,562 ft) in 13 min Above: Tbe Daiznler-engined Fokker M 16 (win 435) prototype
3000111[9,843 ft) in 26 ,nin
pholographed at Schwerin, probably in March 1916.

Fol<ker mechanic Carl Henze

de111011strating the flexible
Schwarzlose N[ 16 111achinegun.
A forward-firing synchronized
gun is mounted beside the pilot.
I.t This aircraft, the second M 16
'r prolotype built, ,vas so111etimes
.,,,
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referred Lo as the M 16/11 in

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Fokl<errecords.

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Right and below: The freshly-

painted Fokker 03.91 (M 16)
upon its arrival at the Aspern
test center in April 1916. The
wing-t:ip skids prevented the
lips f ron1 touching, particula1·ly
on uneven or rough airfields.
The military serial nun1ber has
not yet been applied, nor does
arma111e11tappear to have been
installed.
 ,

Feldwebel Alexander Kasza, a former Flik 55/1 pilot with 6 victories,

flying a Fokker D. VJ of the 8th Squadron, Hungarian Red Airborne
Corps, in 1919.

Fokker D.VI Series 04.100

Engine: 150 hp Le Rhone IStl
Wing: Span Upper 7.70 Ill (25.26 ft}
Span Lower 5.81 m (19.06 ft}
Chord Upper 1.60 111fS.25 ft]
Chord Lower 1.2.0m f3.94 ftl
Tot,11Wing Area 17.l sq Ill 1184sq ft)
General: Length 5. 78 111 I18.96 ft)
Height 2.65 m [8.69 ft)
E1npty Weight 393 kg (867 lh}
Loaded Weight 583 kg (1286 lb)
Maximum Speed: 200 km/hr I12.4n1ph)
Cli.J.nh: I 00011113,2.81ftl in 2 1nin 25 sec
2000m 16,562.fr} in 5 1ni11 8 sec
3000m 19,84..1ftl in 9 1nin 16 sec
4000111(13,124 ft) in 14min9 sec
500001 (16,405 ft} in 22. 1ni11 9 sec
 GERMAN AND FOREIGN AIRCRAFT 411

den1onstration, which l1e perfor111ed "al111ost 111ore upside-

Fokker E.V
Reporting on the results of the Second Fighter
Con1petition at Adlershof in June 1918, the LFT liaiso11 officer
wrote:
The Fokker parasol powered by the 145 hp Oberursel
Ur.ill engine is the best fighter and superior to the
Fokker D.VII. Initially intended as an interceptor
(home-defense sqt1adrons), it is now i11 den1a nd by
down than 11or111al"had bent the rear wing struts. Stronger
struts were ordered fron1 Schwerin. Flight testing was nearly
completed when the Fokker E.V was irreparably da111agedin a
la11ding accident in August 1918.
Although LFT inlerest in the parasol fighter as a home-
defense interceptor remained higl1 and Uzelac l1ad mentioned
a purchase of 50 aircraft, Ger111an produclion of Voltol a
castor oi I substitute for rotary e11gi11es 1 was i11sufficient 'to

1nany of the frontline formations (i.e.: con1n1anding
officers who were present at the Competition).
Flars purchased a production E.V 113/ 18 parasol fighter less
engine, hoping to evaluale it in the forthco1ning Fighter
Evaluation convened at Asper11 on 9-L3 July, but the E.V did
not leave Schwerin until 20 July 1918. After a Stcyr-built 150
hp Le Rhone engine was installed by MAG, the E.V was
assembled at Aspern on 25 July. On the next day, Seekatz
watcl1ed Leulna11t Mallinkrodt of the German air service
perforn1 "the 1nost dari11g 1na11euvers that earned enor111ous
applause fron1 the spectators present." Uzelac congratt1lated
Mallinkrodt a11d ordered Leutnants Kiisser and Gawel aloft.
"Kiisser even made a few loops" and both pilots waxed
entht1siastic about the parasol. Seekatz reported that the
"colossal forces" cncou11tered during Mallinkrodt's
supply botl1 air services. Flars requested Fol<kcr build a parasol
powered by a 225 l1p Dai1nler in-line engine with the
assurance of substantial production orders should the
comhination prove successful. The war ended before the
Daimler-e11gi11ed (igl1ter, reported under constrt1ction i 11
Septen1ber 1918, was co111pleted.
In August 1918, Flars debated assigning Aviatik, MAG,
and Thone &. Fiala the license-manufacture of the Fokker
D.VII and E.V fighters i11a ratio of three-to-one beginning i11
early 1919, but the continuing shortage of Voltol forced a
change of pla11s. In co11sequence, Flars proposed sending tl1e
con1pleted 150 hp Le Rhone(St) rotary engines to Germany in
exchange for eitl1er BMW in-line or Oberursel rotary engines
at a later date when the Voltol supply was assured.

The unarn1ed Fokker E. V

113/18 on the Aspern airfield in
fuly 1918. The cowling was
bulged to accon1moda1e the
greater dia1neter of the 11-
cylinder, Steyr-built Le Rhone
• rotary engine. Although the E. V
was extensively flight tested, a
LFT designation was not
assigned .
•

Having almost con1pleted its flight tests, the E.V was destroyed in a
landing accident in August 1918. The accident den1onsLrates the
protection given the pilot by the strength of the sLeel-tube fuselage, a
feature lauded by Ger1nan pilots.