FF.19 | |
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A side view of the first FF.19 | |
Role | Maritime reconnaissance floatplane |
Manufacturer | Flugzeugbau Friedrichshafen |
First flight | April 1914 |
Introduction | 1914 |
Primary user | German Imperial Navy |
Number built | 16 |
Developed into | Friedrichshafen FF.29 |
The Friedrichshafen FF.19 was an unarmed maritime reconnaissance floatplane built for the Imperial German Navy's (Kaiserliche Marine) Naval Air Service (Marine-Fliegerabteilung) that was produced by Flugzeugbau Friedrichshafen. Built in small numbers, the aircraft first flew in 1914 and saw service during the early months of World War I, mostly conducting maritime patrols over the North Sea, although they did attack British ships participating in the Raid on Cuxhaven at the end of the year.