Hansa-Brandenburg L.16

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|image = File:Hansa-Brandenburg L 16 Nowarra photo (21233723320).jpg

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|type=Fighter

|manufacturer=Hansa-Brandenburg

|first flight= 1917

|status= Prototype

|primary user=Austro-Hungarian Empire

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|produced= 1917 - 1918

|number built= 1

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The Hansa-Brandenburg L.16, was an experimental triplane fighter that was designed in the Austro-Hungarian Empire during the First World War.

Specifications (Hansa-Brandenburg L.16)

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References

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Further reading

  • {{cite book |last=Gray |first=Peter |title=German Aircraft of the First World War |year=1970 |publisher=Putnam |location=London |isbn=978-0-370-00103-6 |edition=2nd |last2=Thetford |first2=Owen}}