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The Albatros D.III was a biplane fighter aircraft used by the German and Austro-Hungarian air services during World War I. It was known for its maneuverability and rate of climb, but also had structural problems with the lower wing.
The Albatros D.V was a German fighter aircraft used in World War I. It was the last Albatros fighter to see operational service and had structural problems and limited performance improvements over the D.III.
Learn about the history and design of the only German aircraft carrier to be launched, Graf Zeppelin, and the other planned or proposed carriers that were never completed. Compare the specifications and fates of the different classes of German carriers from 1915 to 1945.
Albatros Flugzeugwerke was a German aircraft manufacturer that produced fighters, bombers and reconnaissance aircraft for World War I. It was founded in 1909 in Berlin and merged into Focke-Wulf in 1931.
The Albatros D.II was a German fighter aircraft used during World War I. It was developed from the Albatros D.I and improved the upward vision of the pilot, but had some design and performance issues.
An Albatros J.I. During April 1918, units of the Luftstreitkräfte began receiving the J.I. Shortly thereafter, the type saw its combat debut during the Battle of the Lys.The J.I were typically issued to Flieger Abteilungen in support of the Army Corps or Army Headquarters; operationally, it was typically flown in flights comprising three to six aircraft at a time. [6]
The aircraft carrier I [Note 1] was the first planned aircraft carrier conversion project of the German Imperial Navy (Kaiserliche Marine) during World War I.The Imperial Navy had experimented previously with seaplane carriers, though these earlier conversions were too slow to operate with the High Seas Fleet and carried an insufficient number of aircraft.
Details for CVE design is included in the article, Design and capability of aircraft carriers during World War II. The greatest initial need for escort carriers, as with FACs, CAMs, and MACs, was to protect merchant shipping in convoys. Transport aircraft to war zones became a critical function after America entered the war.