The Arado V I was a prototype airliner built in Germany in 1927. It was a single-engine, high-wing braced monoplane with tailwheel undercarriage. It made several long-distance flights, including carrying mail to South America before being exhibited in Berlin in 1929, when it was bought by Lufthansa. Christened Tenerife, it crashed outside Berlin on 12 December, killing both pilots.
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Arado V I
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Arado Flugzeugwerke
Arado Flugzeugwerke was a German aircraft manufacturer, originally established as the Warnemünde factory of the Flugzeugbau Friedrichshafen firm.
With its parent company, it ceased operations following the First World War when restrictions on German aviation were created by the Treaty of Versailles...
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