Halberstadt D.II

Halberstadt D.II
Halberstadt D.II painted in a dark colour – allegedly flown by Boelcke
General information
TypeFighter
ManufacturerHalberstädter Flugzeugwerke
also under license to
Aviatik
Hannoversche Waggonfabrik
Designer
Karl Theis
Primary userLuftstreitkräfte
Number built175
History
Manufactured1916
Introduction dateEarly 1916
First flightLate 1915
Retired1917

The Halberstadt D.II was a biplane fighter aircraft developed and manufactured by German aircraft company Halberstädter Flugzeugwerke.

It was adopted by the Luftstreitkräfte (Imperial German Army Air Service) and served through the period of Allied air superiority in early 1916. As the first biplane configuration fighter aircraft to serve in combat for the German Empire, it had begun to be superseded in the Jagdstaffeln and other early German fighter units by the superior Albatros fighters in the second half of the year, although small numbers of Halberstadts continued in use well into 1917.