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Albatros Flugzeugwerke GmbH

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The Albatros Flugzeugwerke produced their first aircraft in 1912, the Albatros L.3, a single-seat scout type. This was followed by the L.9, a single-seat scout type designed by Claude Dornier, who later was to join the Zeppelin Company as their chief designer. The Albatros company, co-founded and owned by Dr Walter Huth, had been in existence since 1909 and was…

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The Junkers Ju 86 was a twin-engine medium bomber. Six military variants were produced by Junkers Flugzeug und Motorenwerke AG: the Ju 86 D, E, G, and K bomber series and the Ju 86 P-2 and Ju 86 R-1 reconnaissance variants. The aircraft was originally designed as a high-speed, ten-passenger…

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