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201:The M.23bs won both the 1929 Ostpreussenflug (
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578:"Civil Aircraft Register - Romania"
553:"Civil Aircraft Register - Germany"
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563:2009-01-10
540:Smith 1971
490:Arado L II
428:Wing area:
390:Smith 1971
357:Argus As 8
231:Ernst Udet
143:cantilever
668:1243-8650
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387:Data from
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644:BFW M 23
478:See also
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1060:P 08.01
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