One of Dan-San's drawings

[+Olham]

Dan-San's Colour Profile of Ernst Freiherr von Althaus' Jasta 10 Albatros D.V

The old man, who in his avatar looked like the Walt Disney of WW1 aviation, may now be watching us

from high in the empty blue. But his colour profile drawings are still there - over at The Aerodrome.

Dan San-Abbott did not do advanced computer graphics - he made drawings of the plane types,

probably copied them, and painted them with crayons and water colours.

 

http://www.theaerodrome.com/gallery/browseimages.php?c=500&userid=26

 

Here is the yellow Albatros D.V "Black 1" of Ernst Freiherr von Althaus, Jasta 10.

It is the D.V as it was originally designed, with the "hunchback", which was later mostly removed

by the pilots/mechanics in the field.

If you see through the OFF skins, you will find Althaus' colour sheme among them.

 

 

[Hauksbee]

Was he a professional illustrator, or were these done just for his own pleasure?

[+Olham]

I think to have read, that he worked in a parachute-producing company - not sure.

His interest in WW1 aviation seems to have been a hobby first, but it grew so far, that he was

the "grand senior" of "The Aerodrome" website.

He collected all he could find about German aircraft markings, and he made colour profiles,

which are still available, as you can see here:

 

http://dan-san-abbott.com/other.php