Albatros L 65

The Albatros L 65 was a German two-seat reconnaissance fighter biplane first flown in 1925. Because the Treaty of Versailles restricted military aircraft production in Germany, Albatros set up a subsidiary, Allgemeine Flug-Gesellschaft (A.F.G.) Memel, to build it in Lithuania, which is why it was also known as the Memel A.F.G.1. It was a single-bay staggered biplane of wood with a plywood skin. Two prototypes were built, the first with a 340 kilowatt Napier Lion engine and the second, first flown in 1926, with a 421 kilowatt version. The Reichswehr evaluated the second for its secret training school at Lipetsk but chose the Heinkel HD 17, so no further aircraft were produced.