Albatros D.II

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Albatros D.II
Role Fighter
Manufacturer Albatros
Designer Robert Thelen[1][2]
Introduction Aug 1916
Primary users Germany
Austria-Hungary
Ottoman Empire
Number built 275[1]
Variants Albatros D.II(Oef)
Wingspan 8.51 m (27 ft 11 in)[3][4][5][6]
Engine 160hp Mercedes D.III inline
Armament 2×fixed sync. LMG08/15
Ammo 1000 rounds[7]
Crew 1
Max Speed 175 km/h (109 mph)[8][5][9][10][3][4][6]
Climb 1,000 m (3,280 ft) in 4:00[10]-5:00[8][5][6]-5:30[3]
2,000 m (6,560 ft) in 9:06[5]-9:30[3]-10:00[10]
3,000 m (9,840 ft) in 13:30[3]-15:24[5]-19:00[10]
Ceiling 5,200 m (17,100 ft) [8][9][3]
Endurance 1:30 [8][5][9][4][6]

When the Albatros D.I and Albatros D.II fighters arrived at the front in late August 1916, they gave Germany a distinct advantage: a strong, high-power fighter with twin guns. Albatros engineers had been working on the two fighters since April, and Idflieg ordered a batch of fifty for each plane. The D.II differed from the D.I by moving the upper wing downward 250mm and using splayed center struts rather than an inverted vee, which improved pilot vision significantly. Early D.IIs came with the same ear-radiators as the D.I, but later D.IIs used a top-wing radiator instead. 275 D.II's were built before production shifted to the Albatros D.III.

Oeffag built sixteen Albatros D.II(Oef) for the Austro-Hungarian air service. At least three OAW-built D.IIs were flown by Turkish units (D.902/16, D.935.16, and D.927/16).[11]

For more information, see Wikipedia:Albatros D.II.

Timeline [note 1]

Game Data

Wings of Glory

Official Stats
Availability Maneuver Damage Dmg Points Max Alt. Climb Points
Sep/Oct16-mid17 V A 14 11 5 78

Plane and Crew Cards

  • Jasta 26 Auer RAF


    Jasta 26
    Auer
    RAF

  • Jasta 5 Böhme RAF


    Jasta 5
    Böhme
    RAF

  • Jasta 22 Jacobs RAF


    Jasta 22
    Jacobs
    RAF

  • Jasta 9 Köhler RAF


    Jasta 9
    Köhler
    RAF

  • Jasta 19 Scheller RAF


    Jasta 19
    Scheller
    RAF

  • Jasta 2 von Tutschek RAF


    Jasta 2
    von Tutschek
    RAF

  • RAF


    RAF

Card Links

Blue Max/Canvas Eagles

Aircraft Chart

Miniatures and Models

1:144 Scale

1:200 Scale

1:285/6mm/1:288 Scale

1:300 Scale

1:350 Scale

Resources

Orthographic Drawings

  • Early model with ear radiators

    Early model with ear radiators

  • Late model with top-wing radiator

    Late model with top-wing radiator

References

Notes
  1. ↑ German numbers are from bi-monthly Frontbestand records (Effective Frontline Strength).[12]
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Updated card
Citations
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Rimmell, p.1.
  2. ↑ Angelucci, p.54.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Lamberton, pp.218-219.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Angelucci, p.43.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 Gray'66, p.12.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Argus Vol. 1, p.64.
  7. ↑ Kelly, p.230.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 Gray'87, p.44.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Munson, p.38.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 Grosz'03, p.40.
  11. ↑ Grosz'03, p.17.
  12. ↑ Grosz'85, p.60 and Grosz'86, p.66.
Bibliography
  • Enzo Angelucci, ed. The Rand McNally Encyclopedia of Military Aircraft, 1914-1980. New York: The Military Press, 1983 edition. ISBN 0-517-41021-4.
  • Argus Books, Airplane Archive: Aircraft of World War One, Volume 1. Great Britain: Argus Books, 1989. ISBN 0-85242-983-5
  • Peter Gray and Owen Thetford. German Aircraft of the First World War. Great Britain, Putnam, 1962, 1987. ISBN 0-85177-809-7.
  • Peter L. Gray, Profile Publications 127: The Albatros DI-DIII. Great Britain: Profile Publications, Ltd., 1966.
  • Peter M. Grosz, "Archiv -- Frontbestand". WW1 Aero, № 107, Dec 1985 and № 108, Feb 1986. Poughkeepsie, NY: World War I Aeroplanes, Inc.
  • P.M. Grosz, Windsock Datafile 100: Albatros D.I/D.II. Great Britain, Albatros Publications Ltd., 2003. ISBN 1-902207-55-6
  • Kevin Kelly, "Belts and Drums: A Survey of First World War Aircraft Ammunition Totals". Over the Front, Vol. 5, No. 3, Autumn 1990. Walsworth Publishing Co, Inc. and The League of World War I Aviation Historians.
  • W.M. Lamberton and E.F. Cheesman, Fighter Aircraft of the 1914-1918 War. Great Britain: Harleyford Publications Limited, 1960.
  • James F. Miller, Albatros D.I-D.II, Air Vanguard 5. Great Britain: Osprey Publishing, Ltd., 2012. ISBN 978-1-78096-599-4
  • Kenneth Munson, Fighters 1914-19, Attack and Training Aircraft. New York: MacMillan Publishing Co., Inc., 1976. ISBN 0713707607
  • R.L. Rimmell, Windsock Datafile 11: Albatros D.II. Great Britain, Albatros Publications Ltd., 1988. ISBN 0-948414-13-8
  • Bruno Schmäling & Jörn Lecksheid. Jasta Colors, Volume 2. USA: Aeronaut Books, 2023. ISBN 978-1-953201-01-0
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