The Fieseler Fi 253 Spatz, (English: ''Sparrow''), was a light civilian aircraft, manufactured by the German company

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. Only six units were produced, however, due to the

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Development

In January 1937 Major

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, chief of the LC II, the technical wing of the ''Reichsluftfahrtministerium'' responsible for the development of new aircraft, informed various minor aircraft manufacturers such as Bücker,

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, Flugzeugwerke Halle and

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that they would not get any contracts for the development of military aircraft. He therefore advised them to concentrate in the development of a ''

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'' or a small twin-engined plane. As a result, Fieseler developed the Fi 253, while the other companies produced the Kl 105, the Si 202, the Bü 180 and the Go 150.

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* {{RLM aircraft designations 1930s German civil utility aircraft High-wing aircraft Single-engined tractor aircraft Fi 253 Aircraft first flown in 1937