Udet's Fokker e.iii

the best i could find was this photo of Udet standing in front of "AN" E.III - not saying it is "THE" E.III, but you can see the faint outline of a small windscreen there behind the gun - just doesn't seem to be many of Udet's early pre-Dr.I photos out there.

http://204.83.160.230/archive/images1/FokkerEinsitzer_Udet.jpg fwiw: there are plenty if really nice WWI ref. shots here;

Thanks. Unfortunately, it isn't "the" E.III. The fuselage cross marking on the plane I want is within a diagonal white field sandwiched between diagonal red and black stripes. The markings are very popular - probably the most commonly seen set on E.III models - with and without windscreens :)

There are all kinds of paintings and drawings around. I just can't seem to locate a photograph.

So have a guess, just like every other Great War modeller does. :-) The odds are 50/50...

RobG

Rob

You reckon? Well bugger me, time to sell off several hundred useless books.

Shane

Shane

If there ain't a pic, you just gotta guess. :-) Good to see you're still kickin'.

RobG

True - so like another poster stated, you may end up having to guess with a 50/50 shot at begin correct. :-)

That photo is labeled "Kampfeinsitzerkommando Habsheim" (Kampf Einsitzer Kommando Habsheim), one of Udets' earliest units, and given that the E.III behind his company in the photo shows a faint hint of a windscreen; i really think it's a safe bet that Udet's plane would have also been equipped with one.

Good luck!

I agree. We haven't heard from Shane in a long time.

Bill Banaszak, MFE