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178:LFG W
173:Warnemünde
167:Two float
79:July 1916
1719:DJ- class
1460:Märkische
480:0143-5450
358:LMG 08/15
243:Data from
189:Operators
68:Designer
976:Albatros
940:D- class
779:Post WWI
632:aircraft
346:Armament
203:Bulgaria
169:seaplane
139:Variants
122:Haifisch
118:Walfisch
49:Germany
1589:Rumpler
1283:Junkers
1095:Daimler
1049:Aviatik
265:Height:
129:Idflieg
101:ca. 20
36:Fighter
1569:D.XIII
1544:D.VIII
1407:D.XVII
1387:D.XIII
1362:D.VIII
1301:Kondor
1207:D.VIII
1164:Fokker
1019:D.VIII
891:Phönix
740:D.XVII
720:D.XIII
710:D.VIII
670:C.VIII
559:
533:
514:
495:
478:
449:
413:. P.27
409:
222:
200:
164:LFG WD
1673:D.III
1645:D.VII
1625:D.III
1574:D.XIV
1564:D.XII
1539:D.VII
1519:D.III
1501:Pfalz
1478:Naglo
1435:D.III
1402:D.XVI
1392:D.XIV
1382:D.XII
1357:D.VII
1337:D.III
1263:D.III
1235:D.III
1202:D.VII
1182:D.III
1141:Euler
1085:D.VII
1065:D.III
1039:D.XII
1014:D.VII
994:D.III
966:D.III
765:W (2)
760:W (1)
735:D.XVI
725:D.XIV
705:D.VII
685:D.III
660:C.III
365:Notes
354:Guns:
259:Crew:
62:Pfalz
33:Role
1735:DJ.I
1688:D.VI
1678:D.IV
1668:D.II
1640:D.VI
1630:D.IV
1620:D.II
1579:D.XV
1559:D.XI
1549:D.IX
1534:D.VI
1524:D.IV
1514:D.II
1491:D.II
1450:D.VI
1440:D.IV
1430:D.II
1397:D.XV
1377:D.XI
1367:D.IX
1352:D.VI
1342:D.IV
1332:D.II
1268:D.IV
1258:D.II
1230:D.II
1197:D.VI
1187:D.IV
1177:D.II
1154:D.II
1131:D.II
1108:D.II
1080:D.VI
1070:D.IV
1060:D.II
1034:D.XI
1024:D.IX
1009:D.VI
999:D.IV
989:D.II
961:D.II
876:V 61
871:V 60
866:V 59
861:V 58
856:V 52
851:V 44
846:V 42
841:V 40
836:V 39
831:V 36
826:V 26
816:V 19
806:V 13
745:Dr.I
730:D.XV
715:D.IX
700:D.VI
690:D.IV
680:D.II
655:C.II
557:ISBN
531:ISBN
512:ISBN
493:ISBN
476:ISSN
447:ISBN
407:ISBN
297:1 ×
107:The
19:D.I
1727:AEG
1706:D.I
1683:D.V
1663:D.I
1635:D.V
1615:D.I
1597:D.I
1554:D.X
1529:D.V
1509:D.I
1486:D.I
1468:D.I
1445:D.V
1425:D.I
1417:LVG
1372:D.X
1347:D.V
1327:D.I
1309:D.I
1291:D.I
1273:D.V
1253:D.I
1225:D.I
1192:D.V
1172:D.I
1149:D.I
1126:D.I
1118:DFW
1103:D.I
1075:D.V
1029:D.X
1004:D.V
984:D.I
956:D.I
948:AEG
791:V 2
786:V 1
755:G.I
750:E.I
695:D.V
675:D.I
665:C.V
650:C.I
58:LFG
1756::
770:WD
382:^
135:.
60:,
925:e
918:t
911:v
622:e
615:t
608:v
565:.
539:.
520:.
501:.
482:.
455:.
261:1
184:.
161:.
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