[WWI] Voss Overload

[Dave Calhoun]

I think Mikko has it right, Voss had two different Albatros D.III, I have seen photos of both and there are 2 different radiator locations, the heart on the upper fuselage, and also one of them had a bunch of small louvers on the forward fuselage behind the spinner. These are included as photoetch parts in the Eduard Profipack kit that has the Voss decals.  Of course I can't remember which one had the louvers on it, early or late.  I also think that the early would have the black Jasta B spinner while the late would have the red Jasta 5 spinner, although have no proof on this one.  One of these days I will get this one built, have a few more Fokker D.VII's to add to the collection first.
Dave
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Date: Tue, 16 Sep 2008 08:12:10 +0300
From: "Mikko Saarela" <saarela.mikko at kolumbus.fi>
Subject: Re: [WWI] Voss Overload
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Scot!

Search the Aerodrome forum. I think there might be several threads about 
these D.IIIs. Voss might have had two D.IIIs with hearts and swasticas on 
them or at least two versions of the same plane. The older version had a 
central monted radiator and no heart painted on the top of the rear 
fuselage. Probably this one had also a black spinner, since Voss flew in 
Jasta B with it.

The sevond version had an offside radiator aheart also on the top of the 
rear fuselage and presumably a red spinner, since Voss used the plane while 
in Jasta 5


Mikko


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>
> No, not another opinion on the color of Voss' F1 cowl, I'll leave that to
> more inquiring minds than mine.
> However, I am building his Albatros D.III and the more research I do the
> less sure I am of what I thought I knew.  About the only consistent is 
> that
> the fuselage was a natural finish and the tail was white.  I'm finding
> conflicts with the upper flying surface colors, green and mauve (which is
> what I thought it was) to lt. green, dk. green and brown.  Central located
> radiator or offset.  Red spinner or black spinner, black wheel covers or ?
> Any thoughts our opinions would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks much
> Scott
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