AIRCRAFT COLOURS AND MARKINGS OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR ERA

Rumpler D.I


The Rumpler D.I went through various incarnations from its inception as the 7D1 until its acceptance a year later as the 8D1. The 7Dx variants all featured a streamlined fuselage with numerous stringers covered in fabric with wood nose and tail for added strength. However this wasn't enough to prevent the fuselage twisting in flight and the 8D1 had the entire fuselage covered in wood.

 


Rumpler 7D7
First Fighter Competition
January 1918
Source: Rumpler D.I Mini-Datafile


Rumpler 7D7 w/n 4299
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April 1918
Source: Rumpler D.I Mini-Datafile


Rumpler 8D1 1581/18
Third Fighter Competition
October 1918
Source: Rumpler D.I Mini-Datafile