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 |
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Naval Markings
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Phonix D.I 328.22
-
Flik 12/P
August 1918
Source: Phonix D.I-II Datafile
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Phönix D.I 228.19
Off.Stv Karl Urban
Flik 14/J
Summer 1918
Source: Air Aces of A-H Empire
REVISED 6/06
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Phönix D.I
Oblt Franz Wancura
Flik 14
Summer 1918
Source: Air Aces of A-H Empire
REVISED 6/06
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Phonix D.I
Off.Stv Josef Cagasek
Summer 1918
Source: Air Aces of A-H Empire
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Phönix D.I 328.33
Rudolf Schuteis
Flik 16
Spring 1918
Source: Phonix D.I-II Datafile
REVISED 6/06
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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
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Phönix D.I
Stbsfldwbl Albin Heidl
Flik 60/J
February 1918
Source: C&C(GB) 17/4
REVISED 6/06
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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
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Phönix D.I A.97
FregattenLeutnant Stefan Wolleman
A-H NAS
Winter 1917/18
Source: Phonix D.I-II Datafile
REVISED 6/06 |
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