The OAW C.II was a World War I-era German prototype reconnaissance aircraft. It was built by Ostdeutsche Albatroswerke (OAW), a subsidiary of Albatros Flugzeugwerke (Albatross Aircraft Company), for the Imperial German Army Air Service (Luftstreitkräfte). Although the exact number is unknown, only a few were built.

OAW C.II
Role Reconnaissance aircraft
Manufacturer Ostdeutsche Albatroswerke (OAW)
First flight 1916
Primary user Luftstreitkräfte
Number built Few
Developed from OAW C.I

Design

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The OAW C.II was built at the Albatros Schneidemühl factory, as a derivative of the OAW C.I, with a Mercedes D.IV eight-cylinder in-line engine. It had provisions for two crew, a pilot and an observer.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Gray, Peter; Thetford, Owen (1970). German Aircraft of the First World War (2nd ed.). London: Putnam. p. 253. ISBN 978-0-370-00103-6.

Bibliography

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  • Gray, Peter & Thetford, Owen (1987) [1970]. German Aircraft of the First World War (2nd ed.). London: Putnam. ISBN 0-85177-809-7.
  • Herris, Jack (2016). Albatros Aircraft of WWI: Volume 1: Early Two-Seaters: A Centennial Perspective on Great War Airplanes. Great War Aviation Centennial Series. Vol. 24. n.p.: Aeronaut Books. ISBN 978-1-935881-47-6.
  • Treadwell, Terry C. (2010). German and Austro-Hungarian Aircraft Manufacturers 1908–1918. Amberley. ISBN 978-1-44560-102-1.