Random German Two-Seater Tables

From Wings of Linen
German Two-Seaters (A, B, and C Class)
1914
SummerAutumn
01-21 L.V.G. B.I
22-40 L.V.G. B/13
41-57 Aviatik B/12 & B/13
58-66 Albatros B.I
67-74 Gotha Taube [note 1]
75-80 Aviatik B.I
81-85 Rumpler Taube
86-89 Jeannin Taube
90-92 Albatros Taube
93-95 Albatros B/13
96-97 Albatros B.II
98-99 D.F.W. B.I
00    A.E.G. B.I
01-23 L.V.G. B.I
24-41 Aviatik B.I
42-53 Albatros B.I
54-63 Aviatik B/12 & B/13
64-71 L.V.G. B/13
72-78 D.F.W. B.I
79-83 Gotha Taube
84-87 Jeannin Taube
88-91 Albatros B.II
92-93 Albatros Taube
94-95 Fokker A.I
96-97 Rumpler B.I
98    Rumpler Taube
99    A.E.G. B.I
00    Albatros B/13

1915
WinterSpringSummerAutumn
01-27 Albatros B.I
28-52 L.V.G. B.I
53-63 Aviatik B.I
64-70 Rumpler B.I
71-76 Fokker A.I
77-82 L.V.G. B.II
83-86 Jeannin Taube
87-90 Albatros B.II
91-92 Albatros Taube
93-94 A.E.G. B.I
95-96 D.F.W. B.I
97-98 Gotha Taube
99    Albatros B/13
00    Fokker B.I
01-33 Albatros B.I
34-57 L.V.G. B.I
58-69 Aviatik B.I
70-76 L.V.G. B.II
77-82 Albatros B.II
83-88 Rumpler B.I
89-91 Gotha Taube
92-94 Fokker A.I
95-96 Fokker A.II
97    Albatros Taube
98    Fokker B.I
99    Albatros C.I
00    Aviatik C.I
01-21 Albatros B.I
22-40 L.V.G. B.I
41-58 Albatros B.II
59-66 L.V.G. B.II
67-73 Aviatik B.I
74-78 Rumpler B.I
79-83 Albatros C.I
84-87 L.V.G. C.I
88-89 Fokker A.I
90-91 Fokker B.I
92-93 Aviatik C.I
94    Albatros Taube
95    Gotha Taube
96    Fokker A.II
97    Aviatik B.II
98    A.E.G. C.I
99    Ago C.I
00    L.V.G. C.II
01-23 Albatros B.II
24-43 Albatros C.I
44-61 L.V.G. B.II
62-71 Albatros B.I
72-76 Aviatik C.I
77-80 Aviatik B.II
81-84 L.V.G. B.I
85-88 L.V.G. C.I
89-91 Aviatik B.I
92-94 A.E.G. C.I
95-97 L.V.G. C.II
98-99 Rumpler B.I
00    Ago C.I

1916
WinterSpringSummerAutumn
01-32 Albatros C.I
33-51 L.V.G. C.II
52-65 Aviatik C.I
66-74 Albatros B.II
75-80 Rumpler C.I
81-85 Albatros C.III
86-89 L.V.G. B.II
90-92 A.E.G. C.I
93-94 Aviatik B.II
95-96 Albatros B.I
97-98 Ago C.I
99-00 L.V.G. C.I
01-22 L.V.G. C.II
23-41 Albatros C.I
42-60 Albatros C.III
61-74 Aviatik C.I
75-85 Rumpler C.I
86-92 Albatros B.II
93-95 A.E.G. C.I
96-97 Ago C.I
98    L.V.G. C.IV
99    Roland C.II [note 2]
00    Albatros B.I
01-24 Albatros C.III
25-45 L.V.G. C.II
46-63 Aviatik C.I
64-79 Albatros C.I
80-91 Rumpler C.I
92-94 Roland C.II
95-96 Albatros B.II
97-98 Ago C.I
99-00 L.V.G. C.IV
01-21 Albatros C.III
22-37 Rumpler C.I
38-50 L.V.G. C.II
51-62 Aviatik C.I
63-70 Albatros C.I
71-76 Albatros C.VII
77-81 Albatros C.VI
82-86 Roland C.II
87-90 Albatros C.V
91-94 L.V.G. C.IV
95-97 Aviatik C.III
98    A.E.G. C.IV
99    Ago C.I
00    D.F.W. C.V

1917
WinterSpringSummerAutumn
01-24 Albatros C.VII
25-38 Albatros C.III
39-47 Rumpler C.I
48-54 Albatros C.VI
55-60 L.V.G. C.II
61-66 A.E.G. C.IV
67-71 Albatros C.I
72-76 D.F.W. C.V
77-80 Aviatik C.I
81-84 Aviatik C.II
85-88 L.V.G. C.IV
89-91 Albatros C.V
92-94 Roland C.II
95-97 Rumpler C.III
98-99 Ago C.IV
00    Aviatik C.III
01-22 D.F.W. C.V
23-40 Albatros C.VII
41-51 Albatros C.III
52-61 Rumpler C.I
62-69 A.E.G. C.IV
70-73 Albatros C.V
74-77 Albatros C.X
78-80 Albatros C.I
81-83 Aviatik C.II
84-86 L.V.G. C.II
87-89 Roland C.II
90-92 Rumpler C.Ia
93-94 Aviatik C.I
95-96 L.V.G. C.IV
97-98 Rumpler C.IV [note 3]
99    Ago C.IV
00    Rumpler C.III
01-39 D.F.W. C.V
40-49 Rumpler C.I
50-57 Albatros C.VII
58-65 Rumpler C.Ia
66-71 A.E.G. C.IV
72-77 Rumpler C.IV
78-82 Albatros C.III
83-87 Albatros C.X
88-90 Albatros C.V
91-92 Albatros C.I
93-94 Albatros C.XII
95-96 Aviatik C.II
97-98 Roland C.II
99    Ago C.IV
00    Rumpler C.III
01-52 D.F.W. C.V
53-65 L.V.G. C.V
66-78 Rumpler C.IV
79-83 A.E.G. C.IV
84-88 Albatros C.XII
89-92 Rumpler C.I
93-94 Ago C.IV
95-96 Albatros C.VII
97-98 Rumpler C.Ia
99    Albatros C.III
00    Albatros C.X

1918
WinterSpringSummerAutumn[note 4]
01-41 D.F.W. C.V
42-74 L.V.G. C.V
75-93 Rumpler C.IV
94-97 Albatros C.XII
98-00 A.E.G. C.IV
01-40 D.F.W. C.V
41-73 L.V.G. C.V
74-96 Rumpler C.IV
97-98 A.E.G. C.IV
99-00 Albatros C.XII
01-40 D.F.W. C.V
41-64 Rumpler C.IV
65-84 L.V.G. C.V
85-96 L.V.G. C.VI
97-98 A.E.G. C.IV
99-00 Halberstadt C.V
01-30 D.F.W. C.V
31-56 L.V.G. C.VI
57-81 Rumpler C.IV
82-90 Halberstadt C.V
91-99 L.V.G. C.V
00    Albatros C.XV

Using the Frontbestand data[note 5], 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.

For ground attack, close support, and contact patrol missions, CL and J class aircraft may be used instead.

References

Notes
  1. Includes Gotha LE.1-LE.4.
  2. Includes Roland C.IIa.
  3. Includes Rumpler C.V-C.IX.
  4. 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.
  5. German numbers are from bi-monthly Frontbestand records (Effective Frontline Strength).[1]
Citations
  1. Grosz'85, p.60 and Grosz'86, p.66.
Bibliography
  • Peter M. Grosz, "Archiv -- Frontbestand". WW1 Aero, № 107, Dec 1985 and № 108, Feb 1986. Poughkeepsie, NY: World War I Aeroplanes, Inc.