Albatros B.III

B.III
Role	reconnaissance
National origin	Germany
Manufacturer	Albatros Flugzeugwerke, Oeffag, OAW
Designer	Ernst Heinkel
Introduction	January 1917
Developed from	Albatros B.II

The Albatros B.III was a German World War I reconnaissance biplane, built by Albatros Flugzeugwerke.

Development and design

The B.III was a development of the successful B.I and B.II. The pilots downward view was improved by adopting the wing layout of the Nieuport aircraft. The fuselage was similar to the predecessors, semi-monocoque with wooden longerons and formers covered by plywood. The undercarriage was unchanged.^[1]

Operational history

Some of the following data is incorrect - possibly from D III, not B III

The B.III entered service with Jasta 11 in January 1917.

Variants

Albatros D-III - built by Ostdeutsche Albatros Werke
Albatros L.20 - post-war civilian designation

Operators

Germany

Units using this aircraft

Specifications

Data from ^[2]

General characteristics

Crew: 2

Performance

References

^ ^a ^b Lamberton, W.M. (1960). Fighter Aircraft of the 1914-1918 War. Herts: Harleyford Publications Ltd. pp. 110–111.
^ ^a ^b Sharpe, Michael (2000). Biplanes, Triplanes, and Seaplanes. London: Friedman/Fairfax Books. p. 27. ISBN 1-58663-300-7.

v t e Idflieg B-class aircraft designations
AEG	B.I B.II B.III
Albatros	B.I B.II B.III
Aviatik	B.I B.II B.III
DFW	B.I B.II
Euler	B.I B.II B.III
Germania	B.I
Gotha	B.I B.II
Halberstadt	B.I B.II B.III
Kondor	B.I
LVG	B.I B.II B.III
NFW	B.I
Otto	B.I
Rumpler	B.I
Sablatnig	B.I
Siemens-Schuckert	B.I

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