[WWI] AEG C.IV

[Thedo Andre]

I was the one who posted these questions on the Dutch IPMS Forum. I also intended to put them on this list, but you guys were too quick! I started building WW1 models about two years ago and am just starting to discover where I should ask the difficult questions...

There are a number of indications which lead me to believe that the aircraft was originally CDL. On the back of the Datafile there is a profile of a Fokker built AEG with CDL on the fuselage sides and top surfaces, and light blue on the bottom. It is described as 'typical Fokker factory finish with olive streaking over natural fabric upper surfaces'. This is an aircraft from 1917. I think I read somewhere that Fokker painted his aircraft completely light blue (with olive steaking) during the early part of the war, and later on, when paint became more scarse, left more and more areas in CDL. Photo 37 shows that the nose section has 3 distinct shades of colour: bottom very light (light blue or even white?, photo's of other C.IV's show this as well), than a narrow greyish band similar in shade to the basic covering of the fuselage (possibly grey/green RLM02 as often used by Fokker?) and the remainder of the nose darker coloured (olive?). The rudder lacks the streaking and shows a texture much like CDL, not as if it is painted. As others pointed out there is a light area along the bottom edge of the fuselage near the lower wing and the white area with the orange insignia is in exactly the same place as the German cross.

One thing might contradict my assumption. As Paul says the top of the bottom wing is very light and shows no streaking. This could be the effect of the sun on the high gloss finish that Fokker applied over the camouflage pattern. Photo 63 (which beautifully depicts the Fokker camouflage pattern!) shows a similar effect on the top surface of the tailplane.

If my theory is correct, than the orange balls on the top wing were placed further inside to cover the original black crosses and were applied in a white field. The question remains: are there more photo's of this aircraft that could clarify this?

I have several more questions, but lets concentrate on this one.



Thedo André

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