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This collection consists of a single photo album documenting that Rohrbach Ro III Rotri Flying Boat.
The Rohrbach Ro III was a long range sea reconnaissance flying boat produced in the 1920s. It was built in Denmark by the Rohrbach Metal Aeroplan Co. A/S, and exported to the militaries of Japan and Turkey. The Ro III, with its ship-like fuselage, was fitted with masts and sails for emergencies on the water.
NASM.XXXX.0649
Rohrbach Metall-Flugzeugbau GmbH (Germany)
1925
Unknown
0.18 Cubic feet (1 box)
National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of a photo album relating to the Rohrbach Ro III Rotri Flying Boat, images compliments of the Rohrbach Metal Aeroplan Co. A/S, Copenhagen, Denmark. There are twenty-eight black and white photographs in this album. Images include: the Rohrbach Metal Aeroplan Company hangar, the Rohrbach Ro III on the water, the Rohrbach Ro III in the air, the interior of the Rohrbach Ro III, the engine and components of the Rohrbach Ro III, production of the Rohrbach Ro III, and the Rohrbach Metal Aeroplan Company's factory.
The Rohrbach Ro III Rotri Flying Boat Photo Album is in its original order.
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Rohrbach Ro III Photo Album, Accession XXXX.0649, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Rohrbach Ro III Rotri Flying Boat
Aeronautics
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