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4 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Hannover CL IIIa, Forest of Argonne, France, 1918 (restored): Photographer: Pvt. J. E. Gibbon, U.S. Army derivative work: Keraunoscopia· Public domain
- 2. Hannover CL.III dwg: German Government· Public domain
- 3. Captured DFW C.V and Hannover CL.III aircraft at Trier Airfield, Germany, circa in 1919 (2014-06-04 image 258 01): Wilbur D. Kennedy, 12th Aero Squadron (American Expeditionary Force)· Public domain
- 4. Hannover CL IIIa Argonnen 1918: Photographer: Pvt. J. E. Gibbon, U.S. Army· Public domain
what is it?
The Hannover CL.III was a two-seat, single-bay biplane built by the Hannoversche Waggonfabrik during the First World War for the Imperial German Army's (Deutsches Heer) Imperial German Air Service (Luftstreitkräfte). It was a multi-role aircraft derived from the CL.II, used to escort reconnaissance aircraft and as a ground-attack machine. It entered service early in 1918.
base stats
Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).
fun facts
- First flew 109 years ago, in 1917.
piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.
spec sheet
- first flight
- 1917
- number built
- 617
- role
- ground attack aircraft
- origin
- German Empire
- makers
- Hannoversche Waggonfabrik
- engines
- 1× Argus As III
- crew
- 2
- length
- 7.6 m
- height
- 2.8 m
- max take-off weight
- 1,120 kg
- top speed
- 165 km/h
- range
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Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q474477, Wikipedia: Hannover CL.III (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.