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Pfalz D.XII

A late-war German biplane fighter accepted in 1918 and used to supplement the Fokker D.VII, with good level-flight performance but less favorable combat handling.

Archive ID: afm_0000039
Pfalz D.XII, shown in the selected representative source image.Eric Long / Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum / Wikimedia Commons · CC0 1.0Image source

A late-war German biplane fighter accepted in 1918 and used to supplement the Fokker D.VII, with good level-flight performance but less favorable combat handling.

Primary roleFighter
OriginGerman Empire
ManufacturerPfalz Flugzeugwerke A.G.
Documented variants1
Crew modeCrewed
AirframeFixed Wing

Development

Pfalz D.XII was developed by Pfalz Flugzeugwerke A.G. in German Empire as a fighter. Its recorded airframe configuration is fixed wing, with the family classified in the archive as core combat-aircraft scope.

Operational History

Operationally, Pfalz D.XII is represented primarily in the fighter role. The sourced variant records include service with German Luftstreitkräfte. Its documented combat-history coverage includes World War I. Role tags attached to the family include air superiority.

Variants and Lineage

Major variants represented in the structured record include D.XII.

Variants

DesignationTypeRoleRecorded operators
D.XIIProductionFighterGerman Luftstreitkräfte

Sources and further reading

Structured references supporting this aircraft family, variants, specifications, and narrative sections.

  1. Pfalz D.XII — Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum · Tier 2