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Dornier Do 23
Beautiful study of what looks to be a rather pristine Dornier Do 23 SD+VD. The aircraft is equipped with four-blade wooden airscrews, and it is camouflaged entirely in grey. Moreover, this Do 23 looks...
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Junkers W 34
An unidentified Junkers W 34 hi of the Luftdienst, photographed during the war (as evidenced by the mobile camouflage netting in the background, bottom left).The aircraft displays the inscription...
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Indulgent Retrospection: Tante Ju - Alles über die Ju 52
Bruno Lange, Verlag Dieter Hoffmann, Mainz, Germany, 1976, ISBN 3-87341-019-2. Illustrated, softcover, published in German & English.Cover image © by Verlag Dieter Hoffmann, 1976.Bruno Lange's...
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Siebel Fh 104
A magnificently detailed photo of a Siebel Fh 104 Hallore (originally Klemm Kl 104) light transport and liaison aircraft. According to the handwritten inscription on the reverse side of the original...
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Henschel Hs 126
An apparent briefing between Luftwaffe flight crew and officers in front of a relatively pristine Henschel Hs 126 parasol-wing reconnaissance aircraft, coded ??+E?. Note that aerodynamic fairings...
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Junkers G 38
The second Junkers G 38 b, D-APIS (earlier registered as D-2500), named, on 29 April 1933, Generalfeldmarschall von Hindenburg, flying as a passenger aircraft for Lufthansa. The photo was likely taken...
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Embleme der Luftwaffe – Band 1
[Full title: Embleme der Luftwaffe – Band 1: Nah- und Fernaufklärer] Axel Urbanke, Peter Petrick, Gerhard Stemmer & Ulf Balke, Luftfahrtverlag Start, Bad Zwischenahn, Germany, 2018, ISBN...
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Gotha Go 145
A beautiful (if incomplete) in-flight shot of Gotha Go 145 TH+FJ. According to the information available to me, this two-seat biplane trainer was operated by 3./JFS 2, Magdeburg-Ost, Germany, in the...
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Edmund Schneider ESG 29 / Grunau 9
A precarious treetop incident involving a stranded Edmund Schneider-designed ESG 29 (Grunau 9) Schädelspalter [skullsplitter] Schulgleiter [training glider]. The aircraft is equipped with the optional...
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STANAVO Handbuch für Flieger
Front cover and sample pages of the STANAVO Handbuch für Flieger [Handbook for Aviators], a promotional aviation booklet published by the Deutsch-Amerikanische Petroleum Gesellschaft (DPAG)...
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Arado Ar 66
Ski-equipped Arado Ar 66 trainer ??+?C. The use of Schneekufen [skis] instead of wheels during winter months was not uncommon in certain sections the Luftwaffe. Also visible is the typical Ar 66 tail...
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Bücker Bü 181
Bücker Bü 181 B-1 Bestmann training aircraft with partially visible code GL+SN, Werknummer 14121, assigned to FFS (A/B) 43, in summer of 1943.Camouflage seems to be standard 71/70/65; the underside of...
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Der Feldflugplatz Brunnthal
[Full title: Der Feldflugplatz Brunnthal. Ausweich- und Schattenplatz der Luftwaffe 1944-1945] Norbert Loy, Verlag Veit Scherzer, Bayreuth, Germany, 2016, ISBN 978-3-938845-64-6. Illustrated,...
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Klemm Kl 31
Klemm Kl 31 a XIV touring and training aircraft, registered D-IGOL. The aircraft appears to be in immaculate condition. The fuselage trim colour seems to match the red of the vertical tail stripe...
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Junkers F 13
Passengers and crew posing in front of an uncharacteristically nondescript Junkers F 13 passenger transport. Unfortunately, the aircraft's registration is not visible, and even the relatively common...
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Heinkel HD 42 / He 42
Heinkel HD 42/He 42 BB+P? (it could be BB+PI) seaplane trainer. Both floats appear to be damaged at the front. The aircraft's rather unfortunate orientation on the crane's hook seems to indicate that...
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Lehrblätter für die technische Ausbildung in der Luftwaffe: Flugzeugkunde
The handy Lehrblätter für die technische Ausbildung in der Luftwaffe: Flugzeugkunde [Instructional Leaflets For The Technical Education In The Luftwaffe: Aircraft Theory] is an instructional...
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Arado Ar 76
Luftwaffe pilots and ground crew eagerly surveying the results of a hard landing of an Arado Ar 76 A light fighter/advanced trainer. The landing gear, cowling, and wooden propeller all have sustained...
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Messerschmitt/Lippisch Li P 13
On 2 January 1939, Professor Alexander Lippisch and 16 members of his development staff joined the Messerschmitt corporation in Augsburg, Bavaria. There, they formed Abteilung L [Department L], whose...
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Focke-Wulf Fw 56
Focke-Wulf Fw 56 A Stösser [Sparrowhawk] advanced fighter trainer ??+J27, operated by a Luftwaffe pilot school. Location and exact date currently unknown.Reflecting the change from the earlier standard...
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Blume-Hentzen Modell E V
Rare photo of the only Blume-Hentzen Modell E V Habicht [goshhawk] ever completed, at Berlin-Adlershof in 1924. The E V was a single-seat, parasol-wing light plane with fixed landing gear, powered by a...
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Blohm & Voss BV 141
This photo is deficient and blurry, but it's significance derives from the extreme rarity of the aircraft shown. It is one of the few asymetric Blohm & Voss BV 141 B reconnaissance aircraft, in...
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Kuno AG Werk I
[Full title: Waldwerk Kuno AG Werk I - Die Endmontage der Messerschmitt Me 262 und die Rolle des KZ-Aussenlagers Burgau - Fakten und Hintergründe zur NS-Rüstungsindustrie und Zwangsarbeit im ländlichen...
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Focke-Wulf Fw 44
A somewhat pristine Focke-Wulf Fw 44 Stieglitz [goldfinch] biplane training aircraft coded D-EUXO, photographed, if the handwritten inscription on the rear of the picture is indeed correct, at...
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Arado Ar 69
The Arado Ar 69 B V3 training, touring and sporting aircraft prototype D-EPYT, Werknummer 141, was photographed during its existence with a short vertical tail and the typical Arado taller rounded...
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