„D.F.W.“ C.5. 200 H.P. Benz Motor.
Brief note on reverse penned 28 June 1918 in Germersheim.
Contrary to what the author writes on the back, "BMW" is clearly visible on the front of the aircraft's motor.
A decorated Bavarian airman from an unidentified Bayrische Flieger Abteilung stands in front of a Deutsche Flugzeug-Werke C.V. reconnaissance aircraft.
The C.V and it's related designs were used as a multi-role combat aircraft, for reconnaissance, observation, and bombing by Germany and Bulgaria during World War I. Six aircraft were delivered to Bulgaria in 1917. In the hands of a skilled pilot it could outmaneuver most allied fighters of the period. It remained in service until early 1918 though 600 were still in use by the Armistice of 11 November 1918.
„D.F.W.“ C.5. 200 H.P. Benz Motor.
Brief note on reverse penned 28 June 1918 in Germersheim.
Contrary to what the author writes on the back, "BMW" is clearly visible on the front of the aircraft's motor.
A decorated Bavarian airman from an unidentified Bayrische Flieger Abteilung stands in front of a Deutsche Flugzeug-Werke C.V. reconnaissance aircraft.
The C.V and it's related designs were used as a multi-role combat aircraft, for reconnaissance, observation, and bombing by Germany and Bulgaria during World War I. Six aircraft were delivered to Bulgaria in 1917. In the hands of a skilled pilot it could outmaneuver most allied fighters of the period. It remained in service until early 1918 though 600 were still in use by the Armistice of 11 November 1918.