The Halberstadt C.V was a German single-engined reconnaissance biplane of World War I, built by Halberstädter Flugzeugwerke. Derived from the Halberstadt C.III, with a more powerful supercharged 160 kW (220 hp) Benz Bz.IVü engine, it saw service only in the final months of the war. Cameras were mounted in the observer's cockpit floor.
The aircraft had very good flight characteristics, especially maneuverability and rate of climb, and was among best German World War I aircraft in its class.Peter M. Grosz: Halberstadt C.V, Windsock Datafile no. 69, Albatros Productions, 1998, , p.1, 4, 6, 10 First aircraft appeared in front in late June 1918.
Operators
Estonian Air Force - Postwar.
Luftstreitkrafte
Latvian Air Force - Postwar.
Lithuanian Air Force - Postwar, 10 aircraft and 6 unlicensed copies, used from 1919 to late 1920sG. Ramoška, Pirmieji karo aviacijos lėktuvai 1919-23 m., http://www.plienosparnai.lt/page.php?81
Polish Air Force - 11 aircraft, used during Polish-Soviet War in 1919-1920Morgała, Andrzej (1997). Samoloty wojskowe w Polsce 1918-1924. Warsaw: Lampart. , p.79
Soviet Air Force - 18 units acquired in 1922.
Swiss Air Force
West Ukrainian People's Republic Army
Surviving aircraft
A single C.V (S/No. 3471/18) survives at the Musée Royal de l'Armée et d'Histoire Militaire in Brussels, Belgium.
Specifications (C.V)
See also
References
Bibliography Gerdessen, Frederik. "Estonian Air Power 1918 – 1945". Air Enthusiast, No. 18, April – July 1982. pp. 61–76. .
External links
Photos by Knut Erik Hagen (Feb 2003)