Large-scale production of the DB 600 aeroengine

  • Date
    January 1936
  • Description

    The Berlin-Marienfelde plant begins large-scale production of the DB 600 aeroengine, a supercharged V12 unit with a displacement of 33.9 litres and overhead cylinders, producing almost 1,800 by mid-1938.

Aircraft engine production at the plant in Berlin-Marienfelde, 1939. For mounting purposes, the engines can be turned around their longitudinal axis at each position of the production line.
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Berlin-Marienfelde plant
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