Zeppelin-Staaken R.XV

The three Zeppelin-Staaken R.XV Riesenflugzeug (Giant Aeroplanes) were probably too late to see operational service. Their serial numbers were R.46-R.48/17. Since the engines were mounted in tandem in a push-pull arrangement, the gunners were placed in the fuselage rather than the rear of the engine nacelles.

They were very similar to the Zeppelin-Staaken R.XIVs. R.46/17 was delivered in August 1918 and the other two were accepted on 1 September 1918, and at least two of the aircraft saw active service on the Western Front.