Numbers 404 and 405 were the sole two examples of a unique seaplane design produced for the flying service of the Imperial German Navy during the First World War.[1][2][3] By 1917, the output of the major German seaplane manufacturers was taken up producing machines for front-line service.[1] As a consequence, the only machines available for training purposes were those that had been made obsolete or which had been damaged and rebuilt.[1] In order to provide modern trainers for the Navy, the Kaiserliche Werft Danzig undertook the design and construction of two brand-new seaplanes between March and June,[1] unarmed two-seat biplanes.[3] These machines were supplied to the naval base at Putzig along with a batch of four trainers of a different design, numbered 467–470.[1]
| No. 404 and 405 | |
|---|---|
| Role | Training seaplane |
| National origin | Germany |
| Manufacturer | Kaiserliche Werft Danzig |
| First flight | 1917 |
| Primary user | Imperial German Navy |
| Number built | 2 |
Specifications
editData from Kroschel & Stützer 1994, p.154
General characteristics
- Crew: Two, pilot and instructor
- Powerplant: 1 × Mercedes D.I , 80 kW (107 hp)
Notes
editReferences
edit- Gray, Peter; Owen Thetford (1962). German Aircraft of the First World War. London: Putnam.
- Kroschel, Günter; Helmut Stützer (1994). Die Deutschen Militärflugzeuge 1910–1918. Herford: Verlag E.S. Mittler & Sohn.
- Nowarra, Heinz J. (1966). Marine Aircraft of the 1914–1918 War. Letchworth, Harts: Harleyford Publications.