List of military aircraft of Central Powers in WWI

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This is a list of military aircraft used by the Central Powers in World War I.

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[edit] Fighters and interceptors

[edit] Bomber and ground attack

[edit] Patrol and reconnaissance

[edit] Trainer

  • Euler D.I

[edit] Prototype

  • Albatros C.II (prototype?)
  • Fokker E.II (1915) (prototype?)
  • Junkers J1 (1915) (first all-metal aircraft)
  • Junkers J2 (1916)

[edit] Aircraft producers

[edit] Aircraft designation codes

A Artilleriebeobachtungsflugzeug artillery observation aircraft, single seat monoplane trainer or reconnaissance aircraft
B Beobachtungsflugzeug reconnaissance aircraft, two-seat, unarmed, after 1915 used as trainers only
C reconnaissance aircraft, two-seat, armed, occasionally used as bomber, usually biplanes
CL light, two-seat biplane, used as fighter, trainer or ground attack aircraft
D Doppeldecker biplane, single engined, single seat fighter (later, for all fighter aircraft)
Dr. Dreidecker triplane, single engined, single seat fighter
E Eindecker monoplane, single engined, single seat fighter (use abandoned after Fokker E.V)
G Großflugzeug big aircraft, twin engined, multi-seat bomber
R Riesenflugzeug giant aircraft, four engined, multi-seat long range bomber
J (I) Infanterieflugzeug ground attack aircraft
N Nachtflugzeug aircraft for operation at night
W Wasserflugzeug seaplane, single seat fighter
LW leichtes Wasserflugzeug light seaplane, single seat fighter

[edit] See also