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4 unusual facts about Dornier Flugzeugwerke


Dornier

Dornier Flugzeugwerke, German aircraft manufacturer founded in 1914 by Claudius Dornier

Fairchild Aircraft

After the company's takeover of Dornier's civil assets in 1996, the company was renamed Fairchild Dornier.

Lukla

Weather permitting, twin-engined Dornier and Twin Otters make frequent daylight flights between Lukla and Kathmandu.

Schirmacher Oasis

The area was surveyed by two Dornier hydroplanes, Boreas and Passat one piloted by Richardheinrich Schirmacher who on 3 February 1939, spotted both the oasis and the lake at its centre.



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