Are there any remaining Friedrichshafen G.IIIa Bombers?

[Jim]

Does anyone know if there are any remaining Friedrichshafen G.IIIa bombers - either complete or partial anywhere in the world? The Fdh G.IIIa were an improved version of the G.III in that they had box tails to give them greater stability when flying on one engine, a third machine gun mounted on the floor in the rear cockpit to shoot down and back to cover the FDH G.III's blind spot, They built 352 of them and one can argue they were one of the most effective German bombers of the war - for example, while the better known Gotha V's had a greater range, the Fdh G.IIIa was significantly faster, had a much better bomb load and was built more strongly than the Gothas. They built 352 Fdh G.IIIa bombers and I was wondering if any of them survive today?

Thanks.

[MASTIFF]

Jim -- Our National Aviation Museum (or "Canada Aviation Museum", or whatever they are calling it this week) has an original AEG G.IV on display. This machine is generally believed to be the only surviving WW1 German multiengined aircraft in existence.

Cheers,
Tony

[Jim]

Originally Posted by MASTIFF

Jim -- Our National Aviation Museum (or "Canada Aviation Museum", or whatever they are calling it this week) has an original AEG G.IV on display. This machine is generally believed to be the only surviving WW1 German multiengined aircraft in existence.

Cheers,
Tony

Thanks, Tony. That is pretty much what I expected, though I was hoping that maybe someone somewhere might have one if only tucked away somewhere, or perhaps a part of one somewhere.

best,
Jim

[ClinA78]

Some bits of one of them:
http://www.theaerodrome.com/forum/sh...dh%2C+Morville

ClinA-78

[Jim]

Thanks!

Here is my bit of an Fdh G.IIIa. It is the main data plate from one of the 128 Fdh G.IIIa aircraft built by Daimler.

[ClinA78]

I remember, nice piece indeed.

ClinA-78