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The DFS Seeadler (Sea Eagle) was a German flying boat sailplane designed by Hans Jacobs of the Deutsche Forschungsanstalt für Segelflug (DFS). It was version of the 1935 DFS Rhönadler with a new fuselage and strongly gulled wings to keep them clear from spray. The aircraft was first flown on 12 November 1936 piloted by Hanna Reitsch and towed by a Dornier Do 12.