AIRCRAFT COLOURS AND MARKINGS OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR ERA

Phönix D.I
Series 128, 228 & 328


As their serials show, the Phönix D.I Series 128, 228 and 328 share a common ancestry with the Brandenburg (Ph) D.I Series 28. Phönix lengthened the fuselage to take the more powerful 200hp Hiero engine, and gave it new wings and struts. Based on promising trials, 120 aircraft were ordered in three series. The only difference between the 128, 228 and 328 was the company which produced the engine, as all three were identical. The first D.Is were accepted in October 1917, and 72 were stil operational in August 1918.

The first D.Is wore plain finishes of varnished ply fuselage, CDL fabric and natural metal panels. Later aircraft wore a brown mottle over all upper surfaces.Struts were usually black. Naval D.Is had red/white/red stripes on wing and tail. Initally the crosses were worn with no outlines, but later white outlines were added to inprove visibility. The example below shows both variants which leads to the conclusion that one wing is a replacement.


 


Brown Mottle with both
styles of wing cross


Naval Markings

 

 


Phonix D.I 328.22
-
Flik 12/P
August 1918
Source: Phonix D.I-II Datafile

 


Phönix D.I 228.19
Off.Stv Karl Urban
Flik 14/J
Summer 1918
Source: Air Aces of A-H Empire
REVISED 6/06

 

 


Phönix D.I
Oblt Franz Wancura
Flik 14
Summer 1918
Source: Air Aces of A-H Empire
REVISED 6/06


Phonix D.I
Off.Stv Josef Cagasek
Summer 1918
Source: Air Aces of A-H Empire

 


Phönix D.I 328.33
Rudolf Schuteis
Flik 16
Spring 1918
Source: Phonix D.I-II Datafile
REVISED 6/06

 

 


Phonix D.I 128.04
Feldwebel Hollreigel
Flik 16
-
Source: Phonix D.I-II Datafile


Phönix D.I 128.12
Oblt Roman Schmidt
Flik 30/J
July 1918
Source: Air Aces of A-H Empire
REVISED 6/06

 


Phönix D.I
Stbsfldwbl Albin Heidl
Flik 60/J
February 1918
Source: C&C(GB) 17/4
REVISED 6/06

 

 


Phönix D.I 228.24
Off.Stv Kurt Grüber
Flik 60/J
February 1918
Source: Air Aces of AH Empire
REVISED 6/06

Phönix D.I
-
Flik 63/J
Mid-1918
Source: Phonix D.I-II Datafile

Phönix D.I
-
Flik 63/J
Mid-1918
Source: Phonix D.I-II Datafile

Phönix D.I A.97
FregattenLeutnant Stefan Wolleman
A-H NAS
Winter 1917/18
Source: Phonix D.I-II Datafile
REVISED 6/06