Siemens-Schuckert R.V

The Siemens-Schuckert R.V was a one-off Riesenflugzeug (Giant Aeroplane) with serial number R.5/15. Like its predecessors, it had been built with the Maybach HS engine in mind, but had to be reconfigured when that engine proved faulty, so it wasn't until June 1916 when it was finished. It was accepted in August 1916 and it served with Rfa 501 at Vilna, arriving on 4 Sep 1916. In mid February 1917 it crashed after a faulty landing and was dismantled, its parts stored as spares.