List of World War I Central Powers aircraft explained
This is a list of military aircraft used by the Central Powers in World War I
Austro-Hungarian aircraft
Built specifically for or in Austria-Hungary, whose designation system was based on the German one, but with duplications for unrelated designs. German designs used by Austria-Hungary and Germany are in German section.
A & B types (unarmed monoplanes and biplanes)
C types (armed two seat biplanes)
D types (Doppeldecker – armed single seaters)
G types (Grossflugzeuge – large bombers)
Seaplanes
Bulgarian aircraft
Lacking an indigenous aviation industry capable of producing military aircraft, Bulgaria primarily relied on Germany for aircraft.
German aircraft
A & B types (unarmed monoplanes and biplanes)
C types (armed two seat biplanes)
CL types (close support & two seat fighters)
D types (Doppeldecker – armed single seaters)
Dr & F types (Dreidecker – triplane fighters)
E types (Eindecker – armed monoplanes)
G & K types (Grossflugzeuge – large bombers, originally Kampfflugzeuge – battleplane)
J types (ground attack)
L types (bombers)
N types (nachtflugzeuge – night bombers)
R types (Riesenflugzeuge – giant bombers)
See main article: Riesenflugzeug.
W types and other seaplanes (Wasser – floatplane)
Experimental
Ottoman aircraft
Lacking an indigenous aviation industry, the Ottoman Empire primarily relied on Germany for aircraft, although a number of French pre-war aircraft were used in the early part of the war. The Ottoman Empire also operated two Avro 504 light fighter reconnaissance aircraft. Later on, they were used as trainer aircraft
See also
References
Bibliography
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- Book: Gray. Peter. Thetford. Owen. German Aircraft of the First World War . Putnam. 1962.
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Notes and References
- Gray, 1970, p.339
- Gray, 1970, pp.341-344
- Designed for Austria-Hungary and operated by both Germany and Austria-Hungary
- Gray, 1970, p.291
- Gray, 1970, p.232
- Gray, 1970, p.233
- Gray, 1970, p.252
- Gray, 1970, pp.17-19
- Gray, 1970, p.279
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- Gray, 1970, p.318
- Gray, 1970, p.327
- Gray, 1970, p.337
- Gray, 1970, p.334
- Gray, 1970, p.387
- Gray, 1970, p.390
- Gray, 1970, pp.392-393 and 395-396
- Gray, 1970, p.394
- Gray, 1970, p.391
- Gray, 1970, p.418
- Gray, 1970, p.428
- Gray, 1970, p.429
- Gray, 1970, pp.169-172 & 472
- Gray, 1970, pp.169-172
- Gray, 1970, p.489
- Gray, 1970, p.493
- Gray, 1970, p.495
- Gray, 1970, p.496
- Gray, 1970, p.511
- Gray, 1970, pp.512-514
- Gray, 1970, p.537
- Gray, 1970, p.234
- Grey, 1970, pp.3-5
- Gray, 1970, p.236
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- Gray, 1970, p.247
- Gray, 1970, pp.247-248
- Gray, 1970, p.248
- Gray, 1970, pp.13-16
- Gray, 1970, p.249
- Gray, 1970, pp.20-23
- Gray, 1970, p.254
- Gray, 1970, pp.24-26
- Gray, 1970, p.255
- Gray, 1970, pp.27-30
- Gray, 1970, p.256
- Gray, 1970, pp.31-33
- Gray, 1970, pp.34-35
- Gray, 1970, pp.36-38
- Gray, 1970, p.258
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- Gray, 1970, pp.59-63
- Gray, 1970, p.281
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- Gray, 1970, pp.79-81
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- Gray, 1970, p.384
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- Gray, 1970, p.419
- Gray, 1970, pp.143-145
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- Gray, 1970, pp.158-161
- Gray, 1970, p.445
- Gray, 1970, p.446
- Gray, 1970, p.447
- Gray, 1970, pp.474 & 478
- Gray, 1970, pp.173-175
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- Gray, 1970, pp.176-178
- Gray, 1970, pp.179-182
- Gray, 1970, p.477
- Gray, 1970, p.494
- Gray, 1970, p.508
- Gray, 1970, pp.195-198 & 515
- Gray, 1970, p.516, 527
- Gray, 1970, pp.199-201
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- Gray, 1970, pp.202-205
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- Gray, 1970, pp.518-519
- Gray, 1970, p.520
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- Gray, 1970, pp.540-541
- Gray, 1970, p.542
- Gray, 1970. pp.288-290
- Gray, 1970, pp.136-139
- Gray, 1970, pp.140-142
- Gray, 1970, pp.150-153
- Gray, 1970, pp.150-153 & 425
- Gray, 1970, p.426
- Gray, 1970, p.427
- Gray, 1970, p.432 & 434
- Gray, 1970, p.238
- Gray, 1970, p.251
- Gray, 1970, pp.39-44
- Gray, 1970, pp.45-48
- Also built in Austria-Hungary
- Gray, 1970, pp.49-52
- Gray, 1970, p.260
- Gray, 1970, p.261
- Gray, 1970, p.262
- Gray, 1970, pp.263-264
- Gray, 1970, pp.264-265
- Gray, 1970, p.284
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- Gray, 1970, p.314
- Gray, 1970, p.315
- Gray, 1970, pp.322-323
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- Gray, 1970, p.330
- Gray, 1970, pp.87-90
- Gray, 1970, pp.91-94
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- Gray, 1970, pp.102-104
- Gray, 1970, pp.105-108
- Gray, 1970, pp.109-112
- Gray, 1970, p.383
- Gray, 1970, p.388
- Gray, 1970, p.422
- Gray, 1970, pp.146-149
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- Gray, 1970, p.448
- Gray, 1970, pp.162-165
- Gray, 1970, p.449
- Gray, 1970, p.450
- Gray, 1970, p.451
- Gray, 1970, pp.166-168 & 452-453
- Gray, 1970, pp.454-455
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- Gray, 1970, p.458
- Gray, 1970, pp.458-460
- Gray, 1970, pp.461-462
- Gray, 1970, p.462
- Gray, 1970, p.479
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- Gray, 1970, p.499
- Gray, 1970, pp.187-190
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- Gray, 1970, pp.501-502
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- Gray, 1970, pp.191-194
- Gray, 1970, p.505
- Gray, 1970, p.506
- Gray, 1970, p.531
- Gray, 1970, p.239
- Gray, 1970, p.266
- Gray, 1970, p.267
- Gray, 1970, p.324
- Gray, 1970, pp.98-101
- Gray, 1970, p.507
- Gray, 1970, pp.82-86
- Also used in Austria-Hungary
- Gray, 1970, p.489-490
- Gray, 1970, p.490
- Gray, 1970, pp.183-186
- Gray, 1970, p.497
- Gray, 1970, p.498
- Gray, 1970, pp.183-186 & 498
- Gray, 1970, p.241
- Gray, 1970, p.242
- Grey, 1970, pp.6-8
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- Gray, 1970, p.268
- Gray, 1970, p.269
- Gray, 1970, p.338
- Gray, 1970, p.381
- Gray, 1970, pp.113-116
- Gray, 1970, p.382
- Gray, 1970, pp.409-410
- Gray, 1970, p.411
- Gray, 1970, pp.128-132
- Gray, 1970, pp.128-132 & 412-413
- Gray, 1970, p.413
- Gray, 1970, pp.414-415
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- Gray, 1970, p.417
- Gray, 1970, p.425
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- Gray, 1970, p.485
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- Gray, 1970, pp.524-525
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- Gray, 1970, p.240
- Grey, 1970, pp.9-12
- Gray, 1970, pp.53-55
- Gray, 1970, p.270
- Gray, 1970, p.570
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- Gray, 1970, p.543
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- Gray, 1970, pp.56-58
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- Gray, 1970, p.397
- Gray, 1970, p.398-399, 402 & 404-406
- Gray, 1970, p.398
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- Gray, 1970, p.401
- Gray, 1970, p.403
- Gray, 1970, pp.133-135 & 407-408
- Gray, 1970, p.409
- Gray, 1970, p.312
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- Gray, 1970, p.308
- Gray, 1970, pp.64-67
- Gray, 1970, p.305
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- Gray, 1970, p.290
- Gray, 1970, pp.68-71
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- Gray, 1970, p.471
- Gray, 1970, p.491
- Gray, 1970, pp.491-492
- Gray, 1970, pp.491 & 493
- Gray, 1970, p.514
- Gray, 1970, pp.521-522
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- Gray, 1970, p.510
- Gray, 1970, p.509
- Gray, 1970, pp.528-530
- http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/weapons_SSW_DII.html Siemens-Schuckert Werke S.S.W. D II