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240:Specifications ( Daimler R.II)
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481:Herris, Jack (2020).
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138:Daimler R.I
134:Daimler G.I
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393:References
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104:late 1915
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370:Union G.I
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245:Data from
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125:Union G.I
93:and Ing.
87:Designer
1211:Albatros
1185:N- class
1156:L- class
1109:K- class
754:Albatros
708:G- class
595:Fighters
533:aircraft
359:See also
208:Variants
189:fuselage
176:firm of
140:, was a
1430:Junkers
1379:Daimler
1308:(night)
1096:GL.VIII
980:Rumpler
787:Daimler
531:Daimler
279:Height:
267:Length:
217:flight.
202:Idflieg
146:Germany
71:Germany
1646:Rs.III
1598:R.VIII
1550:R.VIII
1135:Fokker
1091:GL.VII
896:G.VIII
489:
470:
441:
142:bomber
56:Bomber
1651:Rs.IV
1641:Rs.II
1618:R.XVI
1608:R.XIV
1593:R.VII
1573:R.III
1545:R.VII
1525:R.III
1420:R.III
1306:Nacht
1083:Gotha
1054:Union
1044:G.III
998:G.III
970:G.III
891:G.VII
871:G.III
853:Gotha
828:G.III
772:G.III
734:G.III
638:G.III
612:D.III
263:ca. 5
261:Crew:
162:Union
52:Role
1636:Rs.I
1613:R.XV
1603:R.IX
1588:R.VI
1578:R.IV
1555:R.IX
1540:R.VI
1530:R.IV
1520:R.II
1479:R.II
1415:R.II
1392:R.II
1369:R.II
1304:N =
1298:K =
1287:G =
1039:G.II
993:G.II
965:G.II
901:G.IX
886:G.VI
876:G.IV
866:G.II
843:G.VI
833:G.IV
823:G.II
800:G.II
777:G.IV
767:G.II
739:G.IV
729:G.II
659:R.II
633:G.II
607:D.II
487:ISBN
468:ISBN
439:ISBN
305:4 ×
132:The
1583:R.V
1535:R.V
1515:R.I
1497:R.I
1474:R.I
1456:R.I
1438:R.I
1410:R.I
1402:DFW
1387:R.I
1364:R.I
1356:AEG
1273:N.I
1255:N.I
1237:N.I
1229:BFW
1219:N.I
1201:N.I
1193:AEG
1172:L.I
1143:K.I
1125:K.I
1117:AEG
1062:G.I
1034:G.I
1016:G.I
988:G.I
960:G.I
952:LVG
942:G.I
934:LFG
924:G.I
906:G.X
881:G.V
861:G.I
838:G.V
818:G.I
795:G.I
762:G.I
744:G.V
724:G.I
716:AEG
654:R.I
628:G.I
602:D.I
586:L21
581:L20
576:L17
571:L15
566:L14
561:L11
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556:L9
551:L8
546:L6
401:^
114:8
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1333:t
1326:v
693:e
686:t
679:v
523:e
516:t
509:v
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476:.
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