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Old 01-02-14, 04:55 PM   #391
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A week late and more money short than I can count, it's finally done.

The Aviatik C.I. It's dressed in one of the early 'sky' camoflage schemes, in this case all white except for the engine panels and upper deck.





Hidden Serial Number.






This was the last German two-seater to have the observer in the front cockpit. Normally he had one gun which he could switch from side to side. Sometimes they carried two, at a cost in performance. I gave him two guns to illustrate this. He's firing the port gun forward. There is a wire brace to keep him from shooting the propeller. The starboard gun is facing aft and swinging free.




I had originally hoped to have this one done by Christmas and another one done before the year was out. This time I have no real excuse other than that I got lazy.
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