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First flight. 27 July 1937. The Focke-Wulf Fw 200 Condor, also known as Kurier (German for courier[ 2 ]) to the Allies, is an all-metal four-engined monoplane designed and produced by the German aircraft manufacturer Focke-Wulf. It was the first heavier-than-air craft to fly nonstop between Berlin and New York City, about 4,000 miles (6,400 km ...
The German navies—the Kaiserliche Marine, the Reichsmarine, and the Kriegsmarine —all planned to build aircraft carriers, though none would ever enter service. These ships were based on knowledge gained during experimentation with seaplane tenders operated by the Kaiserliche Marine during World War I. Among these were the light cruiser SMS ...
Fliegerführer Atlantik (German: Flyer Command Atlantic) was a World War II Luftwaffe naval air command for anti-maritime transport, anti-submarine, anti-surface fleet, close air support for the Kriegsmarine for operations in the Atlantic Ocean, maritime interdiction and maritime reconnaissance. The air command fought exclusively in the Battle ...
It took 65 years of flying, now German discount carrier Condor Airlines will start flights next May from Miami International Airport to Frankfurt.. Condor will operate three flights a week between ...
Graf Zeppelin. -class aircraft carrier. The Graf Zeppelin-class aircraft carriers were four German Kriegsmarine aircraft carriers planned in the mid-1930s by Grand Admiral Erich Raeder as part of the Plan Z rearmament program after Germany and Great Britain signed the Anglo-German Naval Agreement. They were planned after a thorough study of ...
SMS Condor ("His Majesty's Ship Condor") [a] was an unprotected cruiser of the Imperial German Navy. She was the fourth member of the Bussard class, which included five other vessels. The cruiser's keel was laid down in Hamburg in 1891, she was launched in February 1892, and was commissioned in December of that year.
Condor, legally incorporated as Condor Flugdienst GmbH, is a German airline based in Neu Isenburg, Hesse.It was established in 1955 with Frankfurt Airport as its main base. . Condor offers scheduled and charter flights and operates, from Germany, medium-haul flights to the Mediterranean Basin and the Canary Islands as well as long-haul flights to destinations in Africa, Asia, North America ...
The Type 143 Albatros class was a class of missile bearing fast attack craft. Each vessel is named after a bird of prey including the albatross, condor and cormorant. Constructed by German shipbuilders Lürssen and Kröger, the vessels were intended to replace the Type 141 Seeadler class. [1] The German Navy retired the class in 2005 and sold ...