V 13 Strela | |
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Role | Floatplane airliner |
National origin | Germany |
Manufacturer | LFG |
First flight | ca. 1921 |
The LFG V 13 Strela (named for the Strelasund off Rügen) was a seaplane airliner produced in small quantities in Germany in the early 1920s. [1] It was a conventional, three-bay biplane with an enclosed cabin for four passengers. The original design featured twin pontoons, but a landplane version was developed as the V 130. [1]
The V 13s were operated by Luft-Fahrzeug on its Hamburg- Stettin- Danzig and Stettin- Swinemünde- Stralsund routes. These services were later shared by V 13s operated by Luftverkehr Pommern and later were absorbed into Deutsche Luft Hansa. [1] In Norway, Norske Luftruter operated two second-hand V 13s until the late 1920s. [2]
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