Halberstadt C.V Explained

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.^[1] First aircraft appeared in front in late June 1918.^[1]

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 1920s^[2]

• Polish Air Force - 11 aircraft, used during Polish-Soviet War in 1919-1920^[3]

• Soviet Air Force - 18 units acquired in 1922.^[4]

• Swiss Air Force

• West Ukrainian People's Republic Army

Survivors

A single C.V (S/No. 3471/18) survives at the Musée Royal de l'Armée et d'Histoire Militaire in Brussels, Belgium.

Bibliography

• Gerdessen, Frederik. "Estonian Air Power 1918 – 1945". Air Enthusiast, No. 18, April – July 1982. pp. 61–76. .
• Book: Kabatek . Mateusz . Kulczynski . Fr. Robert SDB . German Aircraft in Polish Service: Volume 1: Halberstadt Cl.II, Cl.IV, C.V; LVG C.VI; & Hannover Cl.V . 2022 . Aeronaut Books . n.p.. amp . 978-1-953201-58-4. Great War Aviation Centennial Series. 70.

External links

• Photos by Knut Erik Hagen (Feb 2003)

Notes and References

1. Peter M. Grosz: Halberstadt C.V, Windsock Datafile no. 69, Albatros Productions, 1998,, p.1, 4, 6, 10
2. G. Ramoška, Pirmieji karo aviacijos lėktuvai 1919-23 m., http://www.plienosparnai.lt/page.php?81
3. Morgała, Andrzej (1997). Samoloty wojskowe w Polsce 1918-1924. Warsaw: Lampart., p.79
4. Web site: Halberstadt C.V. 2021-05-06. Airwar.ru.