AIRCRAFT COLOURS AND MARKINGS OF THE FIRST
WORLD WAR ERA
Lloyd C.V
Series 46, 46.5 and 82
The Lloyd company came up with a unique wing design for their C.V. Rather
than having spars, ribs and being fabric covered, their wings instead
had 14 spanwise stringers over seven ribs and were covered with 1.2mm
veneer. Tail and control surfaces were fabric covered.
A total of 144 C.Vs were built by Lloyd and WKF in three series - 46,
46.5 and 82, with the type entering frontline service in September 1917.
Unfortunately the C.Vnever found favour in the field. If holed, the veneer
tended to peel off, and the ground crews were not trained in the techniques
required to maintain the wings. Therefore they tended to deform and/or
delaminate. Additionally, in the event of a crash, the wings would fracture
rather that crumple (and also absorb part of the crash).
Postwar, at least five went to Poland.
The Lloyd C.V was usually left in plain finish of varnished wings and
fuselage, with CDL tail and ailerons. Initally crosses with white field
were carried on the wings and fuselage. The fuselage cross was soon removed,
while the wing crosses acquired outlines, rather than fields. At least
two styles of camouflage were applied in the field. The first consisted
of diagonal streaks on the wings and tailplane, and occasionally on the
fuselage side. The second was the 'Autumn Leaf Mottle'.

Plain Finish
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Streaked Finish
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Autumn Leaf Finish |

Lloyd C.V 46.01
Zgsfr Adolph Wiltsch/Oblt Roman Schmidt
Flik 13
October 1917
Source: Windsock 6/1
REVISED 7/06 |

Lloyd C.V 46.07
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Source: Windsock 6/1
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Lloyd C.V 46.30
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Flik 53/D
Spring 1918
Source: FMP-AH Army Aircraft
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Polish Lloyd C.V
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