Repaint- Albatros DV Sachsenberg Skin for Aerocrate's Albatros DV
By John P Fortin (Blood_Hawk23)
The repaint is of Gotthard Sachsenberg Albatros D V of mid 1917.
On 1 February 1917, Sachsenberg succeeded Oberleutnant von Santen as commanding officer of Marine Field Jasta I. MFJ II was organized somewhat later, and the two were combined into a larger unit, Marine Jagdgruppe Flanders. Leutnant de See Sachsenberg was appointed its commanding officer. His friend and rival ace Theo Osterkamp became commander of MFJ II.
MFJ III was later raised and added to the larger unit. Still later, two more MFJs were raised and added to the parent unit, bringing its strength up to about 50 fighter planes, comparable to an army Jagdgeschwader. Stationed on North Sea coastal airfields, the MFJ units often fought against Royal Naval Air Service aircraft who were stationed in similar circumstances.
Sachsenberg opened his score as a fighter pilot, downing a Farman and a Sopwith 1 1/2 Strutter on 1 May 1917. He scored again on the 12th, claiming a Sopwith Pup into the sea, and then notching a double victory on 7 June to make him an ace.
On 20 August, Sachsenberg was awarded the Knights Cross of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern. By the end of 1917, his victory roll stood at eight.
He claimed his ninth victory on 17 March 1918, and continued to score steadily until 29 October 1918, when he downed his 31st confirmed. Midway through this run, Sachsenberg was awarded Prussia's and Germany's highest decoration, the Pour le Mérite, on 5 August 1918. He end the war with 31 victories.
Original Aircraft: Gary Aumaugher and Model by David Eckert
This download requires the Aerocrate's Albatros D.V aircraft available here:
http://www.aerocrate.com/documents/Alb_DV.zip
The download includes only those texture files that require replacement in the original aircraft texture folder.
Discussion Thread
By John P Fortin (Blood_Hawk23)
The repaint is of Gotthard Sachsenberg Albatros D V of mid 1917.
On 1 February 1917, Sachsenberg succeeded Oberleutnant von Santen as commanding officer of Marine Field Jasta I. MFJ II was organized somewhat later, and the two were combined into a larger unit, Marine Jagdgruppe Flanders. Leutnant de See Sachsenberg was appointed its commanding officer. His friend and rival ace Theo Osterkamp became commander of MFJ II.
MFJ III was later raised and added to the larger unit. Still later, two more MFJs were raised and added to the parent unit, bringing its strength up to about 50 fighter planes, comparable to an army Jagdgeschwader. Stationed on North Sea coastal airfields, the MFJ units often fought against Royal Naval Air Service aircraft who were stationed in similar circumstances.
Sachsenberg opened his score as a fighter pilot, downing a Farman and a Sopwith 1 1/2 Strutter on 1 May 1917. He scored again on the 12th, claiming a Sopwith Pup into the sea, and then notching a double victory on 7 June to make him an ace.
On 20 August, Sachsenberg was awarded the Knights Cross of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern. By the end of 1917, his victory roll stood at eight.
He claimed his ninth victory on 17 March 1918, and continued to score steadily until 29 October 1918, when he downed his 31st confirmed. Midway through this run, Sachsenberg was awarded Prussia's and Germany's highest decoration, the Pour le Mérite, on 5 August 1918. He end the war with 31 victories.
Original Aircraft: Gary Aumaugher and Model by David Eckert
This download requires the Aerocrate's Albatros D.V aircraft available here:
http://www.aerocrate.com/documents/Alb_DV.zip
The download includes only those texture files that require replacement in the original aircraft texture folder.
Discussion Thread
