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Focke-Achgelis Fa 223

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The Focke-Achgelis Fa 223 Drache (Dragon) was a helicopter developed by Germany during World War II. [1]

61 relations: Ainring, Air International, Airbus, Allies of World War II, Autorotation, Avia, Bavaria, Berlin Tempelhof Airport, Bramo 323, Cargo net, Cherbourg-Octeville, Crailsheim, Czechoslovak Air Force, Czechoslovakia, Dąbie, Szczecin, Delmenhorst, Deutsche Luft Hansa, Dornier Do 217, Drop tank, E-boat, English Channel, Fieseler Fi 156, Flettner Fl 282, Focke-Achgelis, Focke-Wulf Fw 61, French Air Force, Garz (Usedom), Gdańsk, Gerd Achgelis, Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung, Helicopter, Henrich Focke, Hoykenkamp, Hubschraubermuseum Bückeburg, Innsbruck, ITT Inc., Laupheim Air Base, List of rotorcraft used in World War II, Lower Saxony, Luftwaffe, Mühldorf, Meiningen, Messerschmitt Bf 109, MG 15, Mittenwald, Mont Blanc, Nazi Germany, Ochsenhausen, Oldenburg, Osnabrück, ..., Platt-LePage XR-1, Prenzlau, Radial engine, RAF Beaulieu, Rechlin, Słupsk, Sikorsky R-4, SNCASE, Ulm, Würzburg, Werder (Havel). Expand index (11 more) »

Ainring

Ainring is a municipality in the district of Berchtesgadener Land, Upper Bavaria, Germany, near the border to Austria.

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Air International

AIR International is a British aviation magazine covering current defence aerospace and civil aviation topics.

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Airbus

Airbus SE is a European corporation, registered in the Netherlands and trading shares in France, Germany and Spain.

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Allies of World War II

The Allies of World War II, called the United Nations from the 1 January 1942 declaration, were the countries that together opposed the Axis powers during the Second World War (1939–1945).

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Autorotation

Autorotation is a state of flight in which the main rotor system of a helicopter or similar aircraft turns by the action of air moving up through the rotor, as with an autogyro, rather than engine power driving the rotor.

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Avia

Avia is a Czech automotive manufacturer.

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Bavaria

Bavaria (Bavarian and Bayern), officially the Free State of Bavaria (Freistaat Bayern), is a landlocked federal state of Germany, occupying its southeastern corner.

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Berlin Tempelhof Airport

Berlin Tempelhof Airport (Flughafen Berlin-Tempelhof) was one of the airports in Berlin, Germany.

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Bramo 323

The Bramo 323 Fafnir is a nine-cylinder radial aircraft engine of the World War II era.

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Cargo net

A cargo net is a type of net.

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Cherbourg-Octeville

Cherbourg-Octeville is a city and former commune situated at the northern end of the Cotentin peninsula in the northwestern French department of Manche.

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Crailsheim

Crailsheim is a town in the German state of Baden-Württemberg.

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Czechoslovak Air Force

The Czechoslovak Air Force (Československé letectvo) or the Czechoslovak Army Air Force (Československé vojenské letectvo) was the air force branch of the Czechoslovak Army formed in October 1918.

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Czechoslovakia

Czechoslovakia, or Czecho-Slovakia (Czech and Československo, Česko-Slovensko), was a sovereign state in Central Europe that existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until its peaceful dissolution into the:Czech Republic and:Slovakia on 1 January 1993.

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Dąbie, Szczecin

Dąbie (or Stettin-Altdamm) is a municipal neighbourhood of the city of Szczecin in Poland, situated on the Płonia river, on the south coast of Dąbie Lake, on the right bank of Oder river, east of the Szczecin Old Town and Middle Town.

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Delmenhorst

Delmenhorst is an urban district (Kreisfreie Stadt) in Lower Saxony, Germany.

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Deutsche Luft Hansa

Deutsche Luft Hansa A.G. (from 1933 styled as Deutsche Lufthansa and also known as Luft Hansa, Lufthansa, or DLH) was a German airline, serving as flag carrier of the country during the later years of the Weimar Republic and throughout Nazi Germany.

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Dornier Do 217

The Dornier Do 217 was a bomber used by the German Luftwaffe during World War II as a more powerful development of the Dornier Do 17, known as the Fliegender Bleistift (German: "flying pencil").

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Drop tank

In aviation, a drop tank (external tank, wing tank, or belly tank) is used to describe auxiliary fuel tanks externally carried by aircraft.

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E-boat

E-boat was the Western Allies' designation for the fast attack craft (German: Schnellboot, or S-Boot, meaning "fast boat") of the Kriegsmarine during World War II.

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English Channel

The English Channel (la Manche, "The Sleeve"; Ärmelkanal, "Sleeve Channel"; Mor Breizh, "Sea of Brittany"; Mor Bretannek, "Sea of Brittany"), also called simply the Channel, is the body of water that separates southern England from northern France and links the southern part of the North Sea to the Atlantic Ocean.

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Fieseler Fi 156

The Fieseler Fi 156 Storch (English: Stork) was a small German liaison aircraft built by Fieseler before and during World War II.

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Flettner Fl 282

The Flettner Fl 282 Kolibri ("Hummingbird") is a single-seat intermeshing rotor helicopter, or synchropter, produced by Anton Flettner of Germany.

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Focke-Achgelis

Focke-Achgelis & Co.

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Focke-Wulf Fw 61

The Focke-Wulf Fw 61 is often considered the first practical, functional helicopter, first flown in 1936.

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French Air Force

The French Air Force (Armée de l'Air Française), literally Aerial Army) is the air force of the French Armed Forces. It was formed in 1909 as the Service Aéronautique, a service arm of the French Army, then was made an independent military arm in 1934. The number of aircraft in service with the French Air Force varies depending on source, however sources from the French Ministry of Defence give a figure of 658 aircraft in 2014. The French Air Force has 241 combat aircraft in service, with the majority being 133 Dassault Mirage 2000 and 108 Dassault Rafale. As of early 2017, the French Air Force employs a total of 41,160 regular personnel. The reserve element of the air force consisted of 5,187 personnel of the Operational Reserve. The Chief of Staff of the French Air Force (CEMAA) is a direct subordinate of the Chief of the Defence Staff (CEMA).

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Garz (Usedom)

Garz is a small municipality on the island of Usedom in the Vorpommern-Greifswald landkreis in the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.

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Gdańsk

Gdańsk (Danzig) is a Polish city on the Baltic coast.

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Gerd Achgelis

Gerd Achgelis (16 July 1908 – 18 May 1991) was a German aviator, test pilot, and pioneer in the development of helicopters.

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Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung

A Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung (abbreviated GmbH and also GesmbH in Austria) is a type of legal entity very common in Germany, Austria, Switzerland (where it is equivalent to a société à responsabilité limitée) and Liechtenstein.

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Helicopter

A helicopter is a type of rotorcraft in which lift and thrust are supplied by rotors.

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Henrich Focke

Henrich Focke (8 October 1890 – 25 February 1979) was a German aviation pioneer from Bremen and also a co-founder of the Focke-Wulf company.

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Hoykenkamp

Hoykenkamp is a small village in Lower Saxony, Germany, north west of Delmenhorst.

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Hubschraubermuseum Bückeburg

The Hubschraubermuseum Bückeburg (Bückeburg Helicopter Museum) is located in the German town of Bückeburg, 30 miles (50 km) to the west of Hannover.

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Innsbruck

Innsbruck is the capital city of Tyrol in western Austria and the fifth-largest city in Austria.

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ITT Inc.

ITT Inc., formerly ITT Corporation, is an American worldwide manufacturing company based in White Plains, New York.

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Laupheim Air Base

Laupheim Air Base (German: Militärflugplatz Laupheim, ICAO: ETHL) is located close to the city of Laupheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

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List of rotorcraft used in World War II

Autogyros and helicopters were used during World War II.

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Lower Saxony

Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen, Neddersassen) is a German state (Land) situated in northwestern Germany.

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Luftwaffe

The Luftwaffe was the aerial warfare branch of the combined German Wehrmacht military forces during World War II.

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Mühldorf

Mühldorf am Inn is a town in Bavaria, Germany, and the capital of the district Mühldorf on the river Inn.

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Meiningen

Meiningen is a town in the southern part of the state of Thuringia, Germany.

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Messerschmitt Bf 109

The Messerschmitt Bf 109 is a German World War II fighter aircraft that was the backbone of the Luftwaffe's fighter force.

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MG 15

The MG 15 was a German 7.92 mm machine gun designed specifically as a hand manipulated defensive gun for combat aircraft during the early 1930s.

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Mittenwald

Mittenwald is a German municipality in the district of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, in Bavaria.

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Mont Blanc

Mont Blanc (Monte Bianco), meaning "White Mountain", is the highest mountain in the Alps and the highest in Europe west of Russia's Caucasus peaks.

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Nazi Germany

Nazi Germany is the common English name for the period in German history from 1933 to 1945, when Germany was under the dictatorship of Adolf Hitler through the Nazi Party (NSDAP).

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Ochsenhausen

Ochsenhausen is a city in the district of Biberach, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

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Oldenburg

Oldenburg is an independent city in the district of Oldenburg in the state of Lower Saxony, Germany.

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Osnabrück

Osnabrück (Ossenbrügge; archaic Osnaburg) is a city in the federal state of Lower Saxony in north-west Germany.

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Platt-LePage XR-1

The Platt-LePage XR-1, also known by the company designation PL-3,Francillon 1990, p.49.

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Prenzlau

Prenzlau (formerly also Prenzlow) is a town in Brandenburg, Germany, the administrative seat of Uckermark District.

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Radial engine

The radial engine is a reciprocating type internal combustion engine configuration in which the cylinders "radiate" outward from a central crankcase like the spokes of a wheel.

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RAF Beaulieu

Royal Air Force Beaulieu or more simply RAF Beaulieu is a former Royal Air Force station in the New Forest, Hampshire, England.

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Rechlin

Rechlin is a municipality in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany.

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Słupsk

Słupsk (Stolp; also known by several alternative names) is a city in the Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland, with a population of 98,757.

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Sikorsky R-4

The Sikorsky R-4 is a two-seat helicopter designed by Igor Sikorsky with a single, three-bladed main rotor and powered by a radial engine.

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SNCASE

SNCASE (abbreviated from Société nationale des constructions aéronautiques du Sud-Est) or Sud-Est was a French aircraft manufacturer.

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Ulm

Ulm is a city in the federal German state of Baden-Württemberg, situated on the River Danube.

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Würzburg

Würzburg (Main-Franconian: Wörtzburch) is a city in the region of Franconia, northern Bavaria, Germany.

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Werder (Havel)

Werder (Havel) (official name derived from Werder an der Havel ("Werder upon Havel"), colloquially just Werder), is a town in the state of Brandenburg, Germany, located on the Havel river in the Potsdam-Mittelmark district, west of the state's capital Potsdam.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Focke-Achgelis_Fa_223

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