AIRCRAFT COLOURS AND MARKINGS OF THE FIRST
WORLD WAR ERA
Halberstadt D.V
The Halberstadt D.V was in three basic finishes. Sky or off-white overall;
green/red-brown camouflaged and feldgrau overall. Most were seen with
no personal or unit markings as they were withdrawn from frontline service
at about the time that colourful markings began to be used. Many can be
seen to have a single overall dark colour which is assumed to be feldgrau.
A total of 57 D.Vs were built. Interestingly, these include 25 which
were ordered in June1917 (!) long after the type had been wihdrawn from
service on the Western Front. These 25 were part of an order of 31 destined
for Turkey and which they took delivery of in Dec/17-Jan/18.. Although
normally fitted with the 120hp Argus engine, many of those sent to Turkey
were fitted with the Mercedes engine as well as twin machine guns and
occasionally additional flank radiators. These D.Vs in Palestine served
into 1918
The Halberstadt D.I-V is featured in the Halberstadt Fighters Special
by PM Grosz. There is also a page of line drawings showing the individual
markings carried by the Halberstadts of Jasta 5 in the Jasta 5 Special.

Halberstadt D.V
Oblt Hans-Joachim Buddecke
Jasta 4
1916
Source: Halberstadt Fighters DF
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Halberstadt D.V
Unknown
Winter 1916-17
Source: Halberstadt Fighters DF
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Turkish Halberstadt D.V |
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