Albatros D.III: Johannisthal, Oaw, and Oeffag Variants

by James F. Miller

In 1916, Imperial German aerial domination, once held by rotary-engined Fokker and Pfalz E-type wing-warping monoplanes, had been lost to the more nimble French Nieuport and British DH 2s which not only out-flew the German fighters but were present in greater numbers. Born-from-experience calls from German fighter pilots requested that, rather than compete with the maneuverability of these adversaries, new single-engine machines should be equipped...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1782003711
• ISBN13: 9781782003717
• Release Date: March 2014
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.2" x 9.7"