Halberstadt

[Nico Braas]

I found this photo many years ago during an aviation fair. It shows a Halberstadt C.V (at least that is written on the reverse side!) with apparently the observer/board gunner in a big hole in the fuselage.
There must be an interesting story behind this shot, but I do not know this. I think it could be a result of a mid-air collision rather than battle damage!
Anyone out there who can give more information? The photo is from the late Peter Grosz collection and I have also scanned the reverse side. The pencil writing could read: 'Fldw. Rosengard, Abt. III' not sure!

[Wingman81]

Thats better than coffee in the morning Nico

Rosengart is not a common name. I found an Otto Rosengart was in the Fliegertruppen but the rank Feldwebel? Abt. 44 =Abteilung 44 possibly FA 44 or FFA 44. I will check in my Schlachtflieger! book next week if i find something. I dont have it here at the moment.

cheers
Kilian

[No.1]

Maybe some info about the damage of the rear fuselage. It look like it have also number repeated behind the observer seat.

[Wingman81]

Maybe some info about the damage of the rear fuselage. It look like it have also number repeated behind the observer seat.

Yes and on the upper wing too.

[No.1]

Just get email from T. Phillips from USA:

Srecko- It is an Albatros C.V, not a Halberstadt C.V, which did not come out
until 1918. The unit is Flieger-Abteilung 44 apparently stationed at
Pozadina in Croatia.

Interesting- I though that it is Halberstadt C.V and Nico name it in this way on my sugestion. Sorry Nico for this missinformation 

[Wingman81]

Halberstadt C.V looks like this.

http://www.luftfahrtmuseum.com/htmi/ite/halc5.htm