AIRCRAFT COLOURS AND MARKINGS OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR ERA

Albatros D.IX


The D.IX was Albatros' first attempt to provide a replacement for the aging D.V/Va. It used a 'SPAD' style wing cellule with tie struts midway between the fuselage and interplane struts to provide bracing for the rigging. The D.IX was not a success and crashed while preparing for the first fighter competition. The fuselage was then rebuilt as the Albatros D.XII.

 


Albatros D.IX 2204/18(?)
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January 1918
Source: Grosz: Albatros Experimentals