Random German Fighter Tables

From Wings of Linen
German Fighters (D, Dr, and E Class)

1915
WinterSpringSummerAutumn
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01-88 Fokker E.I
89-95 Fokker E.III
96-00 Fokker E.II
01-39 Fokker E.I
40-78 Fokker E.III
79-92 Fokker E.II
93-96 Pfalz E.I
97-98 Fokker E.IV
99-00 Pfalz E.III

1916
WinterSpringSummerAutumn
01-42 Fokker E.III
43-58 Fokker E.I
59-74 Pfalz E.I
75-87 Fokker E.II
88-94 Pfalz E.II
95-99 Fokker E.IV
00    Pfalz E.III
01-48 Fokker E.III
49-60 Pfalz E.I
61-72 Fokker E.IV
73-81 Fokker E.I
82-90 Pfalz E.II
91-96 Fokker E.II
97-98 Pfalz E.III
99-00 Pfalz E.IV
01-43 Fokker E.III
44-57 Fokker E.IV
58-69 Pfalz E.II
70-75 Pfalz E.I
76-81 Halberstadt D.III
82-84 Halberstadt D.II
85-88 Fokker D.II
89-91 Fokker D.I
92-94 Fokker D.III
95-96 Fokker E.II
97-98 Pfalz E.III
99    Fokker E.I
00    Pfalz E.V
01-23 Fokker D.I
24-39 Albatros D.I
40-54 Fokker D.II
55-64 Halberstadt D.III
65-73 Albatros D.II
74-82 Fokker E.III
83-87 Halberstadt D.V
88-92 Fokker E.IV
93-94 Fokker D.III
95-96 SSW E.I
97    Fokker E.II
98    Pfalz E.I
99    Pfalz E.II
00    Roland D.I

1917
WinterSpringSummerAutumn
01-40 Albatros D.II
41-53 Albatros D.III
54-64 Fokker D.II
65-72 Halberstadt D.II
73-79 Halberstadt D.V
80-86 Albatros D.I
87-90 Fokker D.III
91-93 Halberstadt D.III
94-96 Roland D.II
97-98 Roland D.I
99    Fokker D.I
00    Fokker E.III
01-49 Albatros D.III
50-73 Albatros D.II
74-89 Roland D.II
90-94 Fokker D.II
95-97 Albatros D.I
98-99 Halberstadt D.V
00    Halberstadt D.III
01-36 Albatros D.III
37-70 Albatros D.V
71-82 Roland D.IIa
83-89 Albatros D.II
90-93 Roland D.II
94-95 Fokker D.II
96-97 Albatros D.I
98-99 Halberstadt D.II
00    Halberstadt D.V
01-43 Albatros D.V
44-79 Albatros D.III
80-91 Pfalz D.III
92-96 Albatros D.Va
97-98 Fokker Dr.I
99    Albatros D.I
00    Albatros D.II

1918
WinterSpringSummerAutumn[note 1]
01-24 Albatros D.III
25-47 Albatros D.V
48-67 Albatros D.Va
68-81 Pfalz D.III
81-92 Pfalz D.IIIa
93-98 Fokker Dr.I
99    Roland D.III
00    Fokker D.V
01-49 Albatros D.Va
50-71 Pfalz D.IIIa
72-80 Albatros D.III
81-89 Fokker Dr.I
90-96 Albatros D.V
97    Fokker D.V
98    Fokker D.VII
99    Pfalz D.III
00    Roland D.III
01-34 Fokker D.VII
35-60 Albatros D.Va
61-74 Pfalz D.IIIa
75-79 Fokker Dr.I
80-84 Pfalz D.XII
85-88 Albatros D.III
89-91 Albatros D.V
92-94 Roland D.VIa
95-96 Fokker D.VIII
97    Fokker D.VI
98    Pfalz D.VIII
99    Roland D.VIb
00    SSW D.III
01-47 Fokker D.VII
48-59 Albatros D.Va
60-69 Pfalz D.XII
70-77 Fokker D.VIII
78-83 Pfalz D.IIIa
84-86 Fokker D.VI
87-89 Roland D.VIa
90-92 SSW D.III
93-94 Pfalz D.VIII
95-96 Roland D.VIb
97-98 SSW D.IV
99    Fokker Dr.I
00    Junkers D.I

Using the Frontbestand data[note 2], these charts reflect the number of planes of each type that were in front-line use in each season of the war. Since Frontbestand was taken every two months, winter and summer are an average of two datasets while spring and autumn directly reflect one dataset. Numbers were sometimes adjusted up or down a percent to account for rounding errors. The types are sorted with each season from most-used to least-used planes.

Notes
  1. Frontbestand data was either lost or never taken for October 1918, so the final season is speculation based on the trends each type was showing.
  2. German numbers are from bi-monthly Frontbestand records (Effective Frontline Strength).[1]
Bibliography
  • Peter M. Grosz, "Archiv -- Frontbestand". WW1 Aero, № 107, Dec 1985 and № 108, Feb 1986. Poughkeepsie, NY: World War I Aeroplanes, Inc.
  1. Grosz'85, p.60 and Grosz'86, p.66.