Austro-Hungarian industry produced a series of poor fighter types such as the Phonix D I and Hansa-Brandenburg D ( during the early stages of World War 1, and it was not until license-built examples of the battle proven Albatros D II and D III began to reach Fliegerkomagnien, or Flik, in May 1917 that the fortunes of pilots began to look up. Of the 49 Austro-Hungarian pilots who achieved acedom during World War I, the bulk of them made their claims flying the 586 Oeffagbuilt Albatrosen supplied to the frontline Flik.

Long awatied fighter -- Russian, Rumanian and Albanian fronts -- Italian front -- Aftermath.