Friedrichshafen FF.53

Overview

The Friedrichshafen FF.53 was a German three-seat floatplane torpedo bomber built during World War I by Friedrichshafen Aircraft Construction Company (Flugzeugbau Friedrichshafen) after the end of the First World War for the Imperial German Navy's (Kaiserliche Marine) Naval Air Service (Marine-Fliegerabteilung). Three aircraft were ordered in 1917, but only one has been confirmed to have been completed in mid-1918. By the time it was delivered, the Naval Air Service had eliminated the torpedo-bomber mission and the FF.53s were to be completed as long-range maritime patrol aircraft.