Dates

Event

1918

Constructed as a CL.IV.
C/n comes from the NMUSAF

Taken on Strength/Charge with the Imperial German Air Service.

1919

To Paul Strahle, Germany.
World War I flying ace bought this surplus aircraft as an incomplete fuselage together with another CL.IV (Rol) fuselage, a CLS.I fuselage, several sets of wings, engines, many other spare parts and three complete Halberstadt CL.IV planes (one license-built by LFG). They were to be used in his newly founded aviation company Luftverkehr Strahle.

1919

By the end of the year these aircraft and spares were confiscated by the Allies. Strahle was not allowed to own them under terms of the Versailles Treaty.

1920

Strahle bought them back from the reparation commission for ten times of the original purchase price. Three complete airplanes started flight operations with his company. Incomplete fuselages of two CL.IV and one CLS.I were put to storage.

From 1920 to 1982

Stored in various places in Germany, mostly in Schorndorf.

During 1950s Strahle started a restoration of this airframe with intention of making it airworthy. New planking of the fuselage and some minor works were done before project was abandoned. Because of that the original color scheme and markings remains unknown.

1982

To Ken Hyde and Stan Parris, Warrenton, VA, USA.
Purchased from Strahle together with another incomplete CL.IV (Rol) fuselage, a CLS.I fuselage, several sets of wings, engines, many other spare parts and complete Halberstadt CL.IV (Rol) D-IBAO.

1984

To United States Air Force Museum, Wright Field, Dayton, OH.
Hyde and Parris swapped their entire Halberstadt collection in exchange for six surplus T-28 trainers.
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Circa 1988

USAF Museum made an agreement with Museum fur Verkehr und Technik in Berlin by which MVT will restore and rebuilt all three Halberstadt CL.IV planes: the incomplete fuselage of CL.IV (Rol) earlier donated to NASM and the CL.IV fuselage together with CL.IV (Rol) D-IBAO still in the possession of the USAF Museum. In return, MVT will keep D-IBAO, CLS.I fuselage and remaining spare parts.

From 1989 to 1991

Restored.
By Museum fur Verkehr und Technik, Berlin, Germany. Painted as CL.IV of Hans Ebel, the squadron leader of the Schlachtstaffel 21, which is known to have engaged elements of the US Army 94th and 95th Aero Squadrons in mid-July 1918 during the Battle of Chateau-Thierry.

16 July 1996

Photographer: Mike Henniger
Notes: Photographed at the USAF Museum in Dayton, Ohio.

2004

Placed on display with National Museum of the United States Air Force, Wright Field, Dayton, OH.
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6 May 2008

Photographer: Glenn Chatfield

5 June 2012

Photographer: Glenn Chatfield