The Albatros L 76 Aeolus was a German military reconnaissance aircraft built by

Albatros Flugzeugwerke Albatros Flugzeugwerke GmbH was a German aircraft manufacturer best known for supplying the German Luftstreitkräfte during World War I. The company was based in Adlershof, Johannisthal, Berlin, where it was founded by Walter Huth and Otto Wiene ...

in 1927. The plane had wooden dual-spar wings with

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skins supported by N-type struts and a fabric-covered fuselage made of welded steel tubing. The aircraft was used for testing, as well as the training of the Soviet Air Force. It was difficult to fly, and killed many people, including

Emil Thuy Emil Thuy (11 March 1894 – 11 June 1930), Pour le Merite, Württemberg's Order of Military Merit, House Order of Hohenzollern, Iron Cross First and Second Class, was one of the leading German fighter aces of World War I, with 35 victories. Af ...

, who crashed near Smolensk on June 11, 1930, and Paul Jeschonnek, who crashed near Berlin on June 13, 1929. As a result, it had to be improved, leading to the production of the

Albatros L 77v __NOTOC__ The Albatros L 77v was a German tandem two-seat reconnaissance fighter sesquiplane, four examples of which were built under license for Albatros Flugzeugwerke by Ernst Heinkel Flugzeugwerke in 1928. Based upon the L 76 Aeolus reconna ...

, designed by Ernst Heinkel Flugzeugwerke.

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- Two aircraft, used for tests and trials.

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References

*Michael J. H. Taylor, Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. Studio Editions, London (1989). *W.Green & G Swanborough, The Complete Book of Fighters. Salamander Books, London (1994). {{Albatros aircraft 1920s German military reconnaissance aircraft L 076 Single-engined tractor aircraft Aircraft first flown in 1927 Sesquiplanes