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Dornier Riesenflugboot Rs IV. High-wing all-metal aircraft with fabric-covered wing and empennage. First Dornier with sponsons. Four Maybach engines in tandem in two nacelles, accessible for minor in-flight repairs from the hull. First flight 12 Oct 1918. Converted for civil use June 1919. Dismanteled in Fall of 1920 on instruction of the allies. Doc
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"Don't think of organ donation as giving up part of yourself to keep total strangers alive. Think of it as total strangers giving up most of themselves to keep parts of you alive. "
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