Photo LVG B.I

[musec04]

Hello,


Currently on ebay are some photo of LVG B.I trainers possibly based at Brandenburg-Briest according to the seller at:


https://www.ebay.de/itm/1WK-Flugplat...0AAOSw42Fe4kOo


https://www.ebay.de/itm/1WK-Flugplat...0AAOSwmAZe4kQ5


Regards,


Clint

[musec04]

Hello,


Currently on ebay is a photo of an early LVG B.I at:


https://www.ebay.de/itm/Foto-2-Deuts...AAAOSwVpRe4dRY


https://www.ebay.de/itm/Foto-1-Deuts...oAAOSwbqle4dTs


The machine appears to have no B before the 38 and is possibly wearing a flying school number rather than a serial number.


Regards,


Clint

[musec04]

Hello,


Currently on ebay is a photo of a LVG B.I B.106*/** at:


https://www.ebay.de/itm/Foto-Flugzeu...0AAOSwDhFe~ZLe


Possibly B.1063/14?


Regards,


Clint

[musec04]

Hello,


Currently on ebay is a photo of a Bavarian LVG B.I,unfortunately without legible serial number, at:


https://www.ebay.de/itm/FOTO-FLUGZEU...oAAOSwnQxfGYNE


Regards,


Clint

[musec04]

Hello,


Currently on ebay isa photo of LVG B.I B906/14 of FEA 1 following a crash at:


https://www.ebay.de/itm/1-Weltkrieg-...cAAOSwp5ZfPojX


Regards,


Clint

[musec04]

Hello,


Currently on ebay is a photo of LVG B.I B.112/15(?) at:


https://www.ebay.de/itm/Orig-Foto-Fl...kAAOSwtsNfYOZ~


I have some doubt about whether this is a Bestellnummer rather than a flying school assigned number, if it is a Bestellnummer then it is a previously unknown serial. It could perhaps be a previous Bavarian air force number, transferred over to look like a Bestellnummer which did happen. Indeed this machines markings resemble a number of Bavarian LVG B.I (Ot) in Aeronaut's LVG Aircraft of World War One Vol.1.In any event an interesting (to me anyway ) photo.


Regards,


Clint

[Stig Jarlevik]

Indeed Clint

Very interesting. Can't recall an odd fin marking like that.

Cheers
Stig

[musec04]

Stig,


There are a few Bavrian LVG B.I with the number on a white rectangle, especially LVG B.I (Ot) aircraft and a simialar marking on the fuselage at least on a Pfalz in Jack herris volume on Pfalz aircraft, so I wonder if the serial on a white rectangle was the standard form og marking for Bavarian aircraft before joining the Idflieg system.It would be nice to have a list of Bavarian aircraft serials in order to track down other machines to see if the same styling appears elsewhere.As you're in Munich.... I wonder if such a list has already been published somewhere, Bavarian related documentation appears to have survived somewhat better than its Reich equivalent.


Regards,


Clint

[musec04]

Hello,


Currently on ebay is a photo of LVG B.I B.313/15 at:


https://www.ebay.fr/itm/PHOTO-ORIGIN...AAAOSwuN5ftV85



Regards,


Clint

[musec04]

Hello,


Currently on ebay is a photo of crashed LVG B.I at:


https://www.ebay.de/itm/X5643-Foto-W...4AAOSwa9NfujAC


Serial appears to begin B.24* and /15 seems likely for the year, but other possibilities exist:


http://www.frontflieger.de/fflgfoto/3_314111_p04.jpg



Regards,


Clint