The Hannover CL.III was a German multipurpose biplane with a fixed undercarriage from the First World War. The drive was provided by a single Argus As.III or Mercedes D.III engine with 180 and 160 HP. The prototype flight took place in 1917. In the same year, serial production began, which led to the production of about 620 examples of this aircraft. The deck armament consisted of three 7.92 mm LMG 08/15 machine guns.
The Hannover CL.III was developed by Herman Dorner at the Hannoversche Waggonfabrik as a development of the Hannover CL.II. Modifications mainly concerned the improvement of aerodynamics, strengthening the fuselage and wings structure and the use of a completely new engine (Mercedes D.III) on many copies. In the course of serial production, two main development versions of this aircraft were created. The first one, marked as Hannover CL.III, was powered by a Mercedes engine, while the second one (marked as Hannover CL.IIIa) had an Argus engine as a drive unit. Both versions of the Hannover CL.III aircraft were used primarily on the Western Front to support attacks by their own infantry. After the end of World War I, a small number of these planes found their way to Latvia.
Scale: 1:72
Skill: 1
Dimensions (mm): L117 x W162
Number of Parts: 31
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