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03/02/1935 German aircraft designer Hugo Junkers dies

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Junkers F13 Production Short Report

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Hugo Junkers - History Channel

He is credited with pioneering the design of all-metal airplanes and flying wings. His multi-engined all-metal planes helped establish airlines all over the world. His name is also linked to German warplanes of the Second World War. Hugo Junkers himself had nothing to do with their development. He was a pacifist.