Captured E.III 210/16 in flight at Upavon, Wiltshire in 1916.

The Fokker E.III was the main variant of the German Fokker Eindecker fighter aircraft of the First World War. It was the first type to arrive in sufficient numbers to form specialist fighter units, Kampfeinsitzer Kommandos (KEK) in early 1916 — previously Eindeckers were allocated singly to the front-line Feldflieger Abteilungen that carried out reconnaissance duties. On 10 August, 1916, the first German Jagdstaffeln (single-seat fighter squadrons) were formed, equipped with the E.III. Image File history File links Fokker_EIII_210-16. ... Image File history File links Fokker_EIII_210-16. ... Wiltshire (abbreviated Wilts) is a large southern English county. ... The Fokker Eindecker was a German First World War monoplane single-seat fighter aircraft designed by Dutch engineer Anthony Fokker. ... A fighter aircraft is a military aircraft designed primarily for attacking other aircraft, as opposed to a bomber, which is designed to attack ground targets, primarily by dropping bombs. ... Ypres, 1917, in the vicinity of the Battle of Passchendaele. ... 1916 is a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January-February January 1 -The first successful blood transfusion using blood that had been stored and cooled. ... Mixed reconaissance patrol of the Polish Home Army and the Soviet Red Army during Operation Tempest, 1944 Reconnaissance is the military term for the active gathering of information about an enemy, or other conditions, by physical observation. ... August 10 is the 222nd day of the year (223rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... This is a list of aviation-related events from 1916: Events January January 12 - German aces Max Immelmann and Oswald Boelcke, with 8 kills, are the first pilots awarded with Pour le Mérite (the Blue Max) January 29 - the second and last Zeppelin raid on Paris inflicts 54 casualties. ... A Squadron is a small unit or formation of cavalry, aircraft (including balloons), or naval vessels. ...

The E.III was basically an E.II fitted with larger, newly designed wings and it was a far greater success then the E.II. It retained the same 100 hp Oberursel U.I engine but had a larger 21.5 gal main fuel tank which increased the Eindecker's endurance to about 2½ hours; an hour more than the E.II. Most E.IIIs were armed with a single Spandau lMG 08 machine gun with 500 rounds of ammunition however after the failure of the twin-gun Fokker E.IV as a viable successor, some E.IIIs were fitted with twin guns. The first production Fokker E.II.. The Fokker E.II was the second variant of the German Fokker Eindecker single-seat monoplane fighter aircraft of the First World War. ... Motorenfabrik Oberursel A.G. was a German manufacturer of automobile, locomotive and aircraft engines. ... The gallon (abbr. ... MG08 with optical sight. ... A machine gun is a fully-automatic firearm that is capable of firing bullets in rapid succession. ... Boxes of ammunition clog a warehouse in Baghdad Ammunition is a generic military term meaning (the assembly of) a projectile and its propellant. ... The Fokker E.IV was the final variant of the Fokker Eindecker fighter aircraft that was operated by Germany during the First World War. ...

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The E.III entered service on the Western Front in December 1915 and was also supplied to the Kaiserliche Marine and to Austria-Hungary for service with the army and navy. Turkey was supplied with 22 E.IIIs, some of which were based at Beersheba in Palestine while others operated in Mesopotamia during the Siege of Kut-al-Amara. For most of World War I, Allied Forces, predominantly those of France and the United Kingdom, were stalled at trenches on the Western Front. ... This is a list of aviation-related events from 1915: Events January January 19 - First Zeppelin raid on the UK by the German Navy. ... The Kaiserliche Marine or Imperial Navy was the German Navy created by the formation of the German Empire and existed between 1871 and 1919; it grew out of the Prussian Navy and the Norddeutsche Bundesmarine. ... Austria-Hungary, also known as the Dual monarchy (or: the k. ... Soroka Hospital, Beersheba Beersheba or Beer-sheva (Hebrew:   בְּאֶר שֶׁבַע[?], Standard Hebrew Bəʼer ŠévaÊ», Tiberian Hebrew Bəʼer ŠéḇaÊ» or בְּאֶר שָׁבַע Bəʼer ŠāḇaÊ»; Arabic بِئْرْ اَلْسَبْعْ   Biʼr as-SabÊ»[?]) is a city in Israel. ... Map of the British Mandate of Palestine. ... Mesopotamia (Greek: Μεσοποταμία, translated from Old Persian Miyanrudan the fertile cresent; Aramaic name being Beth-Nahrain House of Two Rivers) is a region of Southwest Asia. ... The Siege of Kut-al-Amara (December 7, 1915 - April 29, 1916) was part of the Mesopotamian campaign in World War I. The British Mesopotamian Expeditionary Force (MEF) suffered a very serious defeat against the Ottoman forces. ...

Specifications

General Characteristics

• Crew: one, pilot
• Length: 7.30 m (23 ft 11 in)
• Wingspan: 9.52 m (31 ft 3 in)
• Height: 2.89 m (9 ft 6 in)
• Wing area: m² ( ft²)
• Empty: 500 kg (1,100 lb)
• Loaded: 635 kg (1,400 lb)
• Maximum takeoff: kg ( lb)
• Powerplant: 1x Oberursel U.I 9-cylinder air-cooled rotary engine, 100-hp (75 kW)

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Performance

• Maximum speed: 134 km/h (83 mph)
• Range: endurance of 2 hr 45 min
• Service ceiling: 3,500 m (11,500 ft)
• Rate of climb: m/min ( ft/min)
• Wing loading: lb/ft² ( kg/m²)
• Power/Mass: kW/kg ( hp/lb)

Armament

• 1 or 2x 7.92 mm (0.31 in) Spandau lMG 08 machine guns

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