Aviatik C.V

The Aviatik C.V was a German experimental reconnaissance biplane with a distinctive gull upper wing built during the First World War. Not to be confused with the DFW C.V which was licence built by Aviatik as the Aviatik C.VI.

Aviatik C.V
Oblique view of the Aviatik C.V
Role	Reconnaissance aircraft
National origin	German Empire
Manufacturer	Aviatik
Number built	1

The prototype was built in 1916. It was listed in front-line service in June 1917, but this may have been a clerical error.

Bibliography

• Gray, Peter & Thetford, Owen (1987) [1970]. German Aircraft of the First World War (2nd ed.). London: Putnam. ISBN 0-85177-809-7.
• Herris, Jack (2023). Aviatik Aircraft of WWI: A Centennial Perspective on Great War Airplanes. Great War Aviation Centennial Series. Vol. 10 (2nd ed.). n.p.: Aeronaut Books. ISBN 978-1-953201-59-1.