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Albatros L. 72c Albis D-1140
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Albatros L. 72c Albis D-1140
Albatros L.72c Albis D-1140 (msn 10108) of the Hamburger Fremdenblatt newspaper. The L.72 was most likely studied as a bomber during the early secret German rearmament programs, Albatros at Berlin-Johannisthal presented this traditional biplane as a transport. The prestigious press group Ullstein AG of Berlin ordered two aircraft for fast delivery of newspapers. Designated L-72b, they were delivered on 8 April 1926, (c-n 10074 D-888, c-n 10075 D-890).The newspapers, being packed in bundles, piled up in vertical racks assembled in the fuselage. A mechanical system made it possible to the pilots to select a rack, then to open a trap door at the base of the fuselage, the newspapers being then released at low altitude.For the Hamburger Fremdenblatt, a leading newspaper, a third aircraft was produced in 1927, designated L-72c and registered as D-1140. By 1934 all three L-72s had been acquired by Hamburger Luftverkehrs G.m.b.H, delivering newspapers to islands in the North Sea, and re-registered D-OBEP, D-OBIZ and D-OMUZ respectively.In 1937 they were sold to Lufthansa (DLH), fitted out as four-passenger transports. Date: circa 1927
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