AIRCRAFT COLOURS AND MARKINGS OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR ERA

Halberstadt CL.IV


The follow up to the superlative CL.II was the CL.IV. 150 were ordered in May 1918. These initial aircraft featured a shorter fuselage and although it improved maneuverability, it made the aircraft tiring to fly and a longer fuselage version was soon on the drawing board. A second Halberstadt-built batch was ordered in June, and 150 from Roland in July. The Roland ones would have the longer fuselage and the decision was then made to wait and see how the longer fuselage performed before Halberstadt began to build their second batch, so it is now unknown whether any of this second Halberstadt-built batch also had the short fuselage. Four additional batches were ordered, of which the final two were cancelled - all told 1300 were ordered, with the last 400 being cancelled.
The finish on the CL.IV is still in debate. Early ones appear to have a finish akin to the CL.II speckle finish. Others *may* have had dark stained fuselages, while research by Dan-San Abbott states that they were finished in irregular polygons of green, brown, purple and blue. Roland-built CL.IVs had a sprayed finish in which the four colours used were reversed on the opposite side of the fuselage. All types used five colour lozenge on the fabric surfaces.
May 1918 - 150 Aircraft - 4600-4749/18
June 1918 - 200 Aircraft -5779/5969/18
July 1918 - 150 Aircraft - 8050-8199/18 - Roland
Aug 1918 - 200 Aircraft - 6439-6589/18
Aug 1918 - 200 Aircraft - 9400-9599/18 - Roland
Nov 1918 - 300 Aircraft - UNKNOWN - Roland - cancelled
Nov 1918 - 100 Aircraft - UNKNOWN - cancelled
The Halberstadt CL.IV is the subject of Datafile No.43

 


Halberstadt CL.IV (Rol)



Halberstadt CL.IV
Oblt Jurgen Ludeke/Uffz Hans Ade
Schlasta 6
October 1918
Source: Duiven/Abbott: Schlachtflieger!

Halberstadt CL.IV
Ltn Gunther Ludeke/Uffz Karl Steck
Schlasta 6
October 1918
Source: Duiven/Abbott: Schlachtflieger!


Halberstadt CL.IV
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Schlasta 9
October 1918
Source: Duiven/Abbott: Schlachtflieger!

 


Halberstadt CL.IV
Oblt Hans Ebel
Schlasta 21
July 1918
Source: Duiven/Abbott: Schlachtflieger!


Halberstadt CL.IV "Brunhilde"
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Schlasta 27b
September 1918
Source: Duiven/Abbott:Schlachtflieger!

 


Halberstadt CL.IV
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Source: Datafile No.43

Halberstadt CL.IV
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III Marine Brigade (Lowenfeld)
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Source: Datafile No.43

Halberstadt CL.IV
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Source: Duiven/Abbott: Schlachtflieger!