Germania C.IV
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The Germania C.IV was a two-seat general-purpose
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built by Germania Flugzeugwerke during World War I.


Design and development

The C.IV was built as a small spotter reconnaissance aircraft wooden construction with fabric covering. No armament was installed on the aircraft. The Luftsreitkräfte did not accept the aircraft and the C.IV was converted into a trainer with dual control, eventually being transferred to a flight school.


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Bibliography

* Angelucci, Enzo. ''The Rand McNally Encyclopedia of Military Aircraft, 1914-1980.'' San Diego, California: The Military Press, 1983. . * Cowin, H.W. ''German and Austrian Aviation of World War I''. Oxford, UK: Osprey Publishing Ltd, 2000. . * Gray, Peter and Owen Thetford. ''German aircraft of the First World War.'' London: Putnam, 1970, 2nd edition. . * van Wyngarden, G. ''Early German Aces of World War I.'' Oxford, UK: Osprey Publishing Ltd, 2006. {{Idflieg C-class designations Biplanes Single-engined tractor aircraft 1910s German military reconnaissance aircraft Military aircraft of World War I C.04 Aircraft first flown in 1918