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. It was armed with a fixed

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and a fixed Becker Type M2 cannon. The aircraft's undercarriage was damaged on landing from its maiden flight in February 1918 and was never repaired, the project being abandoned in May of that year due to other projects of higher priority. The

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was eventually removed for use in a different aircraft.

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References

* Green, W. & Swanborough, G. (1994). ''The Complete Book of Fighters''. London: Salamander Books. {{Idflieg fighter designations Biplanes Single-engined pusher aircraft 1910s German fighter aircraft Military aircraft of World War I D.06 Twin-boom aircraft Aircraft first flown in 1918