ALBATROS DV - LT. FREIDRICH RITTER VON ROTH, JASTA 23B, 1918
THE AVIATION ARCHIVE
Available: DEC 2007
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Scale: 1:48
Wingspan: 7. 5 inches
Length: 6.0 inches
Item Number: AA37802 Price: $39.95
Historical Note: Roth was badly wounded while serving with an artillery regiment. He transferred to the German Air Force after recovering from his wounds, but was injured in a flying accident during training. In and out of hospitals for nearly two years, Roth eventually scored his first three victories on January 25, 1918. On that day, he shot down three enemy balloons in less than ten minutes. On July 30, 1918, he scored his 17th victory, shooting down a Bristol Fighter flown by Irish ace John Cowell. Roth was wounded in action on October 14, 1918. By the end of war, he was Germany's highest-scoring balloon buster. Of his 28 confirmed victories, 20 of them were balloons. Extremely depressed that Germany had lost the war, Roth committed suicide. His Knight's Cross of the Military Order of Max-Joseph was awarded posthumously in 1919. His Albatros DV was finished in yellow-varnished plywood, with all-metal cowling panels, wheel covers and struts being painted gray and spinner white.