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284:List of military aircraft of Germany
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133:World War I
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290:References
217:Wing area:
32:Tannenberg
836:Sablatnig
205:Wingspan:
179:Data from
149:monoplane
137:"B-class"
893:Biplanes
667:Germania
560:Albatros
387:aircraft
273:See also
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141:biplanes
65:Designer
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121:DFW B.I
102:Retired
89:History
736:Kondor
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260:Range:
129:German
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341:ISBN
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