Herr Sablatnig, the well-known German aircraft constructor, and the owner of Sablatnig Flugzeugbau GmbH, visited Kløvermarken in 1919. He brought several small machines with him. These machines were originally build for night bombing, and had been re-fitted as passenger aircraft, after the Treaty of Versailles had banned all military aircraft production in Germany.

One of these aircraft, the Sablatnig P.I was especially impressive, as it could carry four passengers in an enclosed cabin. This was the first closed-cabin aircraft to visit Denmark. The machine was small, cramped, uncomfortable, and basically consisted of a “lid” over some upholstered pillows. The pilot was sitting in an open cockpit behind the passenger cabin. Access to the cabin was through the “lid”. However, it was nevertheless a closed-cabin machine.

Dansk Luftekspress was incorporated in 1919 based on these Sablatnig PI machines. The company started carrying passengers around the Danish provinces with two Germans as pilots. The company was not very active, and was eventually dissolved.

WANTED – Photos of the Danish Sablatnig P.I.