Halberstadt C.V

The Halberstadt C.V was a German single-engined reconnaissance biplane of World War I, built by Halberstädter Flugzeugwerke. Derived from the Halberstadt C.III, with a more powerful supercharged 160 kW (220 hp) Benz Bz.IVü engine, it saw service only in the final months of the war. Cameras were mounted in the observer's cockpit floor.

The aircraft had very good flight characteristics, especially maneuverability and rate of climb, and was among best German World War I aircraft in its class. First aircraft appeared in front in late June 1918.

Operators

 * Estonian Air Force - Postwar.
 * German Empire
 * Luftstreitkrafte
 * Latvian Air Force - Postwar.
 * Lithuanian Air Force - Postwar, 10 aircraft and 6 unlicensed copies, used from 1919 to late 1920s
 * Polish Air Force - 11 aircraft, used during Polish-Soviet War in 1919-1920
 * Lithuanian Air Force - Postwar, 10 aircraft and 6 unlicensed copies, used from 1919 to late 1920s
 * Polish Air Force - 11 aircraft, used during Polish-Soviet War in 1919-1920
 * Polish Air Force - 11 aircraft, used during Polish-Soviet War in 1919-1920
 * Polish Air Force - 11 aircraft, used during Polish-Soviet War in 1919-1920


 * Soviet Air Force - 18 units acquired in 1922.
 * Swiss Air Force
 * West Ukrainian People's Republic Army
 * Swiss Air Force
 * West Ukrainian People's Republic Army
 * West Ukrainian People's Republic Army

Survivors
A single C.V (S/No. 3471/18) survives at the Musée Royal de l'Armée et d'Histoire Militaire in Brussels, Belgium.