• Kagohl3 War Diary •
• Gotha G.III to G.V Production List 1916 to 1918 •
Gotha G.III
Serial no.s |
Qty |
Type |
Notes |
375/16 to 399/16 | 25 | 3 May 1916 | Type test April 1916 using G.II qualification. Delivered 16 October 1916 to 26 March 1917. |
All to Kagohl 2 except G.398/16 (to Halbgeschwader 1 as a trainer) and G.392/16 (to Daimler for test work).
Gotha Go. G. IIIs were retired from frontline service August and September 1917.
Hptm. Brandenburg of Kagohl 3 was said to have used a red tailed Go.G.III 396/16 - ?398/16
Gotha G.IV
Serial no.s |
Qty |
Type |
Notes |
401/16 to 412/16 | 12 | 4 August 1916 | 401/16 and 402/16 to Kagohl 2 for frontline evaluation. Type test completed December 1916. Deliveries to Kagohl 3 began in March 1917. 410/16 crashed 23.4.17 and 409/16 on 10.5.17. |
600/16 to 624/16 | 25 | 19 October 1916 | Delivered to Kagohl 3. 617/16 crashed 24.4.17. |
649/16 to 663/16 | 15 | 23 November 1916 | Delivered to Kagohl 3. |
980/16 to 1029/16 | 50 | 4 December 1916 | LVG manufactured. Type test completed 25 June 1917. |
1055/16 to 1094/16 | 40 | 18 December 1916 | SSW manufactured. Delivered July 1917 to February 1918. About 30 to to Kagohl 2,3, & 4, remainder to replacement or training units. |
200/16 to 239/17 | 40 | May 1917 | SSW manufactured. Delivered December 1917 to August 1918 to training units, in particular the Geschwaderschule Paderborn. |
100/16 to 149/16 | 50 | August 1917 | LVG manufactured. 121/17 at the Geschwaderschule Paderborn |
Total of 232 Gotha G.IV built. LVG = Luft-Verkehrs-Gesellschaft. SSW = Siemens-Schuckert Werke.
Kagohl 3 was re-designated Bogohl 3 on 17 December 1917.
Gotha G.V
Serial no.s |
Qty |
Type |
Notes |
664/16 to 683/16 | 20 | 19 October 1916 | Delivered August 1917 to April 1918. |
900/16 to 979/16 | 80 | 19 October 1916 | Delivered August 1917 to March 1918. |
Gotha G.Va
Serial no.s |
Qty |
Type |
Notes |
700/17 to 724/17 | 25 | 15 October 1917 | Delivered 3 April 1918 to 22 May 1918. All to Bogohl 3 except 703/17 that crashed during acceptance tests. |
Gotha G.Vb
Serial no.s |
Qty |
Type |
Notes |
725/17 to 749/17 | 25 | 15 October 1917 | Delivered 4 June 1918 to 15 August 1918. 747/17 dual control for training purposes. |
913/18 to 937/18 | 25 | 18 May 1918 | Delivered 30 June 1918 to 6 September 1918. |
1450/18 to 1464/18 | 15 | 26 July 1918 | Delivered 9 September 1918 to 2 October 1918. |
1778/18 to 1792/18 | 15 | 4 August 1918 | Delivered 18 October 1918 to 14 December 1918 direct to the Allies. |
A total of 205 Gotha G.V, G.Va and G.Vb built, 177 of which were delivered to Kagohl 3/Bogohl 3.
Giant R-Planes operated by Rfa 501
Staaken R.IV
Serial no.s |
Accepted |
Notes |
R.IV 12/15 | 5 May 1917 | Staaken built. Operated with Rfa 500 on the Eastern Front until July 1917. |
Staaken R.V
Serial no.s |
Accepted |
Notes |
R.V 13/15 | 29 September 1917 | Staaken built. To Rfa 501 on 23 December 1917. |
Staaken R.VI
Serial no.s |
Accepted |
Notes |
R.VI 25/16 | 6 June 1917 | Staaken built. Trialed with Rfa 500 on the Eastern Front, then operational with Rfa 501. |
R.VI 26/16 | 24 July 1917 | Staaken built. Operational with Rfa 501. Crashed and burnt at Scheldewindeke 9/10 May 1918. |
R.VI 27/16 | October 1917 | Schütte-Lanz built. To Rfa 501 23 January 1918. Crashed in Belgium 7/8 March 1918 and destroyed by enemy action. |
R.VI 29/16 | 1 May 1918 | Schütte-Lanz built. To Rfa 501 3 May 1918. Crashed at Moorseele, near Wevelgem, 9/10 May 1918. |
R.VI 32/16 | 24 January 1918 | Staaken built. To Rfa 501 2 April 1918. Destroyed in a crash at Scheldewindeke 9/10 May 1918. |
R.IV 33/16 | October 1917 | Aviatik built. Operational with Rfa 501 until it crashed on 15 October 1918. |
R.IV 34/16 | ? January 1918 | Aviatik built. Operational with Rfa 501 until it was brought down near Westrozebeke in Belgium on 21 April 1918. |
R.VI 36/16 | October 1917 | Albatros built. Operational with Rfa 501. Believed dismantled after emergency landing on 7/8 March 1918. |
R.VI 39/16 | 9 August 1917 | Staaken built. Operational with Rfa 501. |