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