Halberstadt A.II(Fok)

[mossie]

I'm working on the Fokker Works numbers, as part of the Museum für Flugzeugbau und technische Geschichte (MFtG), and noted that Halberstadt built a number of M.8 aircraft, known as A.II.
One source indicates 15 were built, 2 in 1914 (158/14 & 164/14) and the remainder in 1915. At this point no source I have indicates military numbers or works numbers for the entire set.
Does anyone have any more information, data and images of this model of aircraft built by Halberstadt?

[YavorD]

There is a single photo plausibly identified as Halberstadt built Fokker M8 without visible serial number, bottom page 124 of the book referenced below.

Jack Herris (2020)
Fokker Aircraft of WWI : Volume 1 : Spinne – M.10 & Watercraft : A Centennial Perspective on Great War Airplanes
Great War Aviation Centennial Series (# 51)
Aeronaut Books, print on demand
ISBN 9781953201058

[mossie]

Thanks YavorD. I have that book and looked at the image, too small to make much out.

[YavorD]

Just for the sake of completeness.
There is another picture on page 32 in the Halberstadt book listed below. Again, no serial number visible.
Best regards,
Yavor

Jack Herris (2020)
Halberstadt Aircraft of WWI : Volume 1 : A-Types to C.III : A Centennial Perspective on Great War Airplanes
Great War Aviation Centennial Series (# 44)
Aeronaut Books, print on demand
ISBN 9781935881810

[josef scott]

Hi Mossie & Yavor,

In the photo Yavor referenced in "Fokker Aircraft of WWI: Volume 1", the number 92 can be made out on the tail in large stylized digits. On page 25 (photo 34) of "Fokker Eindecker Compendium Vol 1", a Halb AII can be seen in the background with the number 89 applied in the same fashion on the tail. As both photos were taken at the Halberstadt facility, it is difficult to be certain whether these were Army serials or Halberstadt work numbers. Neither has a /14 or /15.
Excellent question though...

[mossie]

Thanks for the info, I'll look over those images more closely.
Given the two numbers they could be 1915 models.