| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | 197/15 |
| Military Code: | F16 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Albatros C.1 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Albatros C.1 |
| Aircraft Version: | Albatros C.1 |
| C/n (msn): | 197/15 |
| Operator Titles: | Germany - Air Force |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| City / Airport: | Kraków - Rakowice-Czyzyny (closed)Map |
| Country: | Poland |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EPKC IATA: - Local: - Other: - |
| Collection: | Muzeum Lotnictwa Polskiego |
| Photo Date: | 6 February 2022 |
| Photo by: | Alastair T. Gardiner |
| Photo ID: | 438305 |
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The Albatros C.I began to reach frontline units towards the end of April 1915. It flew in reconnaissance, artillery spotting, bombing and photography roles. This plane belonged to Herman Göring's private collection, the Deutsche Luftfahrtsammlung (German Collections of Aircraft), exhibited near the pre-WWII Berlin railway station. After several pieces were lost during a bombing attack in 1943, the remaining planes were hurridly and crudely dismantled and transported east for safekeeping. After the war the surviving remnants of the collection became became part of this great museum. This photo is copyright © Alastair T. Gardiner, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 8 February 2022, and has since been viewed 118 times. |