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DFS Seeadler
The
DFS
Seeadler
was a
German
flying boat
sailplane
designed
by
Hans Jacobs
of the
Deutsche Forschungsanstalt für Segelflug
. It was
version
of the
1935
DFS Rhönadler
, with a new
fuselage
and strongly
gulled wings
to
keep
them
clear
from
spray
. The
aircraft
was first
flown
in the summer
of 1935,
test
piloted by
Hanna Reitsch
, and
towed
by a
Dornier Do 12
.
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