Ex-work finishes for the D.II ranged from plain varnished fuselages with
camouflaged upperwings, to painted fuselages as well. Previously the fuselage
was shown as either light or dark stained, some writers now believe that
the dark stained fuselages are actually clear-varnished 'yellow' plywood
as seen on the the more recent LVG examples below.
Upper surface colours were painted in two or three colours - dark green,
light green and reddish brown. LVG built aircraft had very recognizable
'banding' of their camouflage, which may have been either two or three
colours. Some aircraft carried these colours over onto their fuselages
as seen on D.II 910/16.
Undersurfaces were generally 'sky' or light blue.
National markings consisted of crosses -initially on a white square field,
later with a 5cm border. Many aircraft carried mixed cross types.
Datafile Nos 11 and 100 are devoted to the Albatros D.I/II. In addition
Dan-San Abbott did a very well-researched article on their colours in
WWI Aero No150 - Nov.1995 on which the top views were based.

Typical three colour pattern
with ear radiators
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Typical three colour pattern
with upperwing radiator
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LVG Pattern
with two colours |
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LVG Pattern
with three colours
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Albatros D.II D.1724/16
Ltn Karl Schafer
Kasta 11
Winter 1916/17
Source: |

Albatros D.II D.504/16
Kasta 11
Source: Datafile #100
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Albatros D.II
Ltn Paul Hermann
Kasta 11
Source: Datafile #100 |

Albatros D.II D.17xx/16
Uffz Walter Dittrich
Jasta 1
-
Source: Datafile No.100
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Albatros D.II
Ltn Manfred von Richthofen
Jasta 2
September 1916
Source: |

Albatros D.II
Obltn Stephan Kirmaier
OC, Jasta 2
November 1916
Source: OTF 7/4
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Albatros D.II D.1773/16
Unknown
Jasta 5
March 1917
Source:
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Albatros D.II D.910/16
Ltn Max Bohme
Jasta 5
March 1917
Source: Datafile No.100 |

Albatros D.II
-
Jasta 9
Early 1917
Source: Albatros Fighter in Action
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Albatros D.II
-
Jasta 14
April 1917
Source:
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Albatros D.II D.1747/16 ??
-
Jasta 14
April 1917
Source:
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Albatros D.II D.1782/16
Vzfw Otto Hebnig
Jasta 14
Source:
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Albatros D.II
Ltn Robert Dyke
Jasta 16
-
Source: Albatros D.II Datafile
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Albatros D.II
Ltn Eberhard Baier
Jasta 16
March 1917
Source: Albatros D.II Datafile
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Albatros D.II
Jasta 16
Source: Albatros D.II Datafile
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Albatros D.II
-
Jasta 17
-
Source: Albatros D.II Datafile
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Albatros D.II 520/16
-
Jasta 17
-
Source: Datafile No.100 |

Albatros D.II
-
Jasta 17
-
Source:Datafile No.100
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Albatros D.II 1729/16
Ltn Scheller
Jasta 19
Source: Datafile No.100 |

Albatros D.II
Ltn Wilhelm Leusch
Jasta 19
Source: Datafile No.100 |

Albatros D.II(LVG) 1071/16
Ltn Josef Jacobs
Jasta 22
March 1917
Source: Dan-San Abbott
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Albatros D.II D.1045/16
-
Jasta 23
January 1917
Source: Albatros D.II Datafile |

Albatros DII
Vzfw Rudolf Weckbrodt
Jasta 26
-
Source: OTF 4/4 |

Albatros D.II
Kest 4
Source: OTF 6/3
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Turkish D.II |
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