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Deutsche Flugzeug-Werke factory in Leipzig (Großzschocher) circa 1920
Deutsche Flugzeug-Werke
, usually known as
DFW
, was a German aircraft manufacturer of the early twentieth century. It was established by
Bernhard Meyer
and
Erich Thiele
at
Lindenthal
in 1910, and initially produced
Farman
designs under licence, later moving on to the
Etrich Taube
and eventually to its own designs. One of these, the
DFW C.V
reconnaissance aircraft, was produced to the extent of several thousand machines, including license production by other firms. When Bernhard Meyer died in April 1917, his son-in-law
Kurt Herrmann
became general director of DFW.
After the end of the
First World War
, under the terms of the
Treaty of Versailles
, the DFW had to cease operations by 18 December 1919. Plans to develop civil aircraft after the war proved fruitless. On Herrmann's initiative, the company was bought by
Allgemeine Transportanlagen Gesselschaft
[
de
]
on 16 June 1919.
Aircraft
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References
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- Gunston, Bill (1993).
World Encyclopedia of Aircraft Manufacturers
. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press.