AIRCRAFT COLOURS AND MARKINGS OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR ERA

Lloyd C.V
Series 46, 46.5 and 82


The Lloyd company came up with a unique wing design for their C.V. Rather than having spars, ribs and being fabric covered, their wings instead had 14 spanwise stringers over seven ribs and were covered with 1.2mm veneer. Tail and control surfaces were fabric covered.

A total of 144 C.Vs were built by Lloyd and WKF in three series - 46, 46.5 and 82, with the type entering frontline service in September 1917. Unfortunately the C.Vnever found favour in the field. If holed, the veneer tended to peel off, and the ground crews were not trained in the techniques required to maintain the wings. Therefore they tended to deform and/or delaminate. Additionally, in the event of a crash, the wings would fracture rather that crumple (and also absorb part of the crash).

Postwar, at least five went to Poland.

The Lloyd C.V was usually left in plain finish of varnished wings and fuselage, with CDL tail and ailerons. Initally crosses with white field were carried on the wings and fuselage. The fuselage cross was soon removed, while the wing crosses acquired outlines, rather than fields. At least two styles of camouflage were applied in the field. The first consisted of diagonal streaks on the wings and tailplane, and occasionally on the fuselage side. The second was the 'Autumn Leaf Mottle'.


 


Plain Finish

 


Streaked Finish

 

 


Autumn Leaf Finish

Lloyd C.V 46.01
Zgsfr Adolph Wiltsch/Oblt Roman Schmidt
Flik 13
October 1917
Source: Windsock 6/1
REVISED 7/06


Lloyd C.V 46.07
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Source: Windsock 6/1

 

 


Lloyd C.V 46.30
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Flik 53/D
Spring 1918
Source: FMP-AH Army Aircraft

Polish Lloyd C.V