Friedrichshafen G-III

German WWI Bomber

In front-line service with the Luftstreitkräfte, the G.III series equipped a large portion of the bomber force until the end of the war. The G.III series bombers served mainly on the Western Front where they were used to great effect, mostly in nocturnal attacks, on both tactical targets behind the Allied front-lines as well as for strategic air raids on major urban centers such as Paris. The G.III was generally well liked by its military crews for its superior load carrying capability, reliability, robustness and relatively low accident rate.

 Our Reviresco multi-media kit is supplied with card stock wings, tail and rear fuselage, pre-printed in irregular hexagon  patterns for both day and night bombers.    So you can make either from this kit. No decals are necessary.

 "Why paper?" you ask.    Cardstock offers several advantages over cast metal for the kits in this scale.   The wings can be made very close to scale thickness without loss of structural integrity.    Then there is the weight to consider.   This kit when completed weighs in at about 1 ounce.  If   it were all metal the weight would soar to somewhere in the vicinity of  5 to 6 ounces.

Friedrichshafen G-III Kit.......................$15.00

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