The Dornier Do 13 was a short-lived 1930s German

Nazi Germany

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 bomber

Bomber

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 design. It was the designation given to the aircraft resulting from attempts to improve on the Do 11. However, only a few were made, because the design changes caused grievous problems with many of the first flights ending in crashes. Another redesign ensued resulting in the Do 23

Dornier Do 23

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, which would go on to serve in World War II

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 in the Czech branch of the Luftwaffe

Luftwaffe

Luftwaffe is a generic German term for an air force. It is also the official name for two of the four historic German air forces, the Wehrmacht air arm founded in 1935 and disbanded in 1946; and the current Bundeswehr air arm founded in 1956....

. Do 13s under construction were converted to the Do 23 design.

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