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__NOTOC__ The DFW C.I was a German reconnaissance aircraft produced during
World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...
. Derived from the company's B.I design of 1914, the C.I kept the same basic fuselage design, but dispensed with the B.I's distinctive crescent-shaped wings, replacing them with wings with conventional straight leading edges. Engine power was also increased from 90-112 kW (120-150 hp). The C.II was almost identical, except that it reversed the seating arrangements for the pilot and observer, placing the observer in the rear cockpit and providing him with a
Parabellum MG14 The Parabellum MG 14 was a 7.92 mm caliber World War I machine gun built by Deutsche Waffen und Munitionsfabriken. It was a redesign of the Maschinengewehr 08 machine gun (itself an adaptation of the Maxim gun) system intended for use on airc ...
machine gun on a ring mount.


Specifications (C.II)


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