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The German Pfalz D.III began to appear at the front in August 1917, when the first German units were equipped with the type. Along with its Albatros (D.V) and Fokker (D.VII) contemporaries, this was one of the types that helped improve the German Air Force's fortunes at a time when the Allies has been enjoy superiority in the air.
This aircraft was built by Viv Bellamy of the Hampshire Aero Club in England (in the mid-'60s) from drawings by Ray Hillborne, and after spending some time in Ireland it was later sold to Frank Ryder and operated from his museum in Alabama. Photo: © Historical Aviation Film Unit
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It is generally reputed that this aircraft was actually flown by the actor George Peppard, during the filming of the motion picture.
This aircraft was acquired and imported into New Zealand in September 1999 at which time it was no longer airworthy, and had a simple black fuselage with purple wings colour scheme. The stunning 7-colour lozenge colour scheme the aircraft wears now (as seen here) is actually spurious, as no German aircraft were camouflaged like this during World War One—at best the lozenge schemes had only five colours. However when restored this aircraft was painted to ensure it was accurate to its original motion picture colour scheme which had been developed to ensure the aircraft looked better when filmed for the movie.
The aircraft is now based in the Omaka Aviation Heritage Centre inBlenheim (New Zealand).Share This Story :
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