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1561:Aviatik C.VI
1551:Aviatik B.II
1536:Albatros C.X
1521:Albatros C.V
1511:Albatros C.I
1501:Albatros B.I
1370:Rumpler G.II
1355:Junkers CL.I
1340:Gotha GL.VII
1172:Kondor E.III
1112:Fokker E.III
1087:Fokker D.VII
1067:Fokker D.III
1037:Aviatik C.VI
1027:Albatros D.V
1012:Albatros D.I
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1648:Junkers J 2
1643:Junkers J 1
1586:Rumpler C.I
1556:Aviatik C.I
1546:Aviatik B.I
1365:Rumpler G.I
1360:Junkers J.I
1325:Gotha G.III
1251:Bombers and
1187:Pfalz D.XII
1182:Pfalz D.III
1162:Junkers D.I
1117:Fokker E.IV
1107:Fokker E.II
1097:Fokker Dr.I
1082:Fokker D.VI
1072:Fokker D.IV
1062:Fokker D.II
1042:Daimler L.6
1032:Aviatik D.I
450:machine gun
448:Schwarzlose
406:Performance
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388:Powerplant:
259:attacks on
198:machine gun
195:Schwarzlose
138:World War I
1837:Categories
1638:Fokker V.2
1633:Fokker V.1
1621:Prototypes
1496:AGO C.VIII
1466:AEG C.VIII
1345:Gotha G.IX
1330:Gotha G.IV
1320:Gotha G.II
1207:Phönix D.I
1202:Pfalz E.II
1192:Pfalz Dr.I
1177:Naglo D.II
1167:Kondor D.6
1122:Fokker E.V
1102:Fokker E.I
1077:Fokker D.V
1057:Fokker D.I
1052:Euler D.II
670:1891268015
492:References
472:Phönix D.I
419:Endurance:
370:Wing area:
261:Klagenfurt
224:floatplane
117:Phönix D.I
1612:Euler D.I
1491:AGO C.VII
1481:AGO C.III
1461:AEG C.VII
1441:AEG C.III
1426:AEG B.III
1335:Gotha G.V
1315:Gotha G.I
1275:AEG G.III
1197:Pfalz E.I
1047:Euler D.I
358:Wingspan:
332:Data from
271:Operators
265:Carinthia
226:fighter.
161:Air Force
109:Variants
59:Designer
1863:Biplanes
1605:Trainers
1581:LVG C.II
1486:AGO C.IV
1476:AGO C.II
1456:AEG C.VI
1446:AEG C.IV
1436:AEG C.II
1421:AEG B.II
1295:AEG J.II
1280:AEG G.IV
1270:AEG G.II
1260:AEG DJ.I
1007:AEG Dr.I
995:Fighters
748:aircraft
546:IPMS USA
455:See also
439:Armament
257:Yugoslav
180:fuselage
1745:Knoller
1704:Aviatik
1576:LVG B.I
1566:DFW C.V
1471:AGO C.I
1451:AEG C.V
1431:AEG C.I
1416:AEG B.I
1300:AEG R.I
1290:AEG J.I
1285:AEG G.V
1265:AEG G.I
1002:AEG D.I
364:Height:
352:Length:
314:Austria
177:plywood
173:biplane
93:Austria
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1695:KuKLFT
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1781:D.III
497:Notes
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72:1916
38:Role
1796:Ufag
1786:D.IV
1776:D.II
1717:D.II
946:W.34
941:W.33
936:W.32
931:W.29
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1735:D.I
1712:D.I
859:LDD
849:KDW
844:KDD
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783:G.I
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768:C.I
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