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Junkers W 34
Unidentified Junkers W 34 hau, photographed at Seifersdorf, in 1941. Camouflage appears to be standard 70/71/65. Photo enlargement reveals details of typical four-blade propeller arrangement,...
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Henschel Advertising
Advertising by Henschel Flugzeugwerke A.G., Schönefeld bei Berlin, featuring Hs 123 biplane close-support aircraft (top) and Hs 122 reconnaissance aircraft (bottom), predecessor to the Hs 126. This...
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Dornier Merkur
Dornier Merkur (Do B-Bal) passenger aircraft D-562, Marder [Mustelidae], Werknummer 71, of Deutsche Luft Hansa. Aircraft was manufactured in 1925 and powered by a water-cooled BMW VI V-12 engine. The...
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The Blohm & Voss Bv 141 - A Technical Guide
Airframe Detail No. 1, Richard A. Franks, Valiant Wings Publishing Ltd., Bedford, England, 2014, ISBN 978-0-9575866-7-3. Illustrated, softcover, published in English. Cover image © by Valiant Wings...
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Blohm & Voss BV 142
Rare image of a Blohm & Voss Ha 142/BV 142. Notes on the back of the photo reveal that it was taken at Neufchâteau, France, in late 1940. The dark spinners indicate that this might be BV 142 V2/U1...
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Arado 68
Arado 68 E biplane fighter, powered by a Junkers Jumo 210 engine and used in the trainer role. Aircraft's likely fuselage code, S7+B94, would point to Schule/FAR (Flieger-Ausbildungs-Regiment) 13 at...
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Historische Deutsche Flugzeuge bis 1945 - Band 1
[Full title: Historische Deutsche Flugzeuge bis 1945; Geschichte, Fakten, Risse, Schnitte; classic scale; Flugzeug-Dokumentation; Band 1], Karlheinz Kens, Modellsport Verlag GmbH, Baden-Baden, Germany,...
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Junkers Ju 52/3m
Junkers Ju 52/3mge D-ASIS, Werknummer 4074, Wilhelm Cuno, of Deutsche Lufthansa (top and detail enlargement at center), pictured on the apron of Berlin-Tempelhof airfield, before the airport's...
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Heinkel He 51
Interesting close-up shot of Heinkel He 51 biplane fighter, S4+D??, used as a trainer for Flugzeug-führerschule FFS (A/B) 113 (see detail enlargement), in Detmold. Identity of pilot and exact date...
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Die Geschichte der Henschel Flugzeug-Werke in Schönefeld bei Berlin, 1933-1945
Horst Materna, Verlag Rockstuhl, Bad Langensalza, Germany, 2011, ISBN 978-3-86777-049-1. Illustrated, hardcover, published in German. Cover image © by Verlag Rockstuhl, 2011. Even though it was largely...
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Henschel Hs 126
The still smoldering remains of a crashed Henschel Hs 126 parasol wing reconnaissance aircraft. The only visible remnant of the aircraft's code is the letter "G" outboard of the Balkenkreuze on the...
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Klemm Kl 32
Klemm Kl 32 touring/liaison/courier aircraft, powered by a Siemens-Halske/Bramo Sh 14 radial engine. Aircraft was operated by the Luftdienst, as evidenced by the triangular Luftdienst emblem (see...
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Historische Deutsche Flugzeuge bis 1945 - Band 2
[Full title: Historische Deutsche Flugzeuge bis 1945; Flugzeug-Dokumentation; Geschichte, Fakten, Risse, Schnitte; classic scale; Band 2], Karlheinz Kens, Modellsport Verlag GmbH, Baden-Baden, Germany,...
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Schleicher Rhönbussard & Schneider Grunau Baby
DFS/Schleicher Rhönbussard, likely D-6-612 (the dark aircraft in the main photo, top, and in the detail enlargement, bottom), and Schneider Grunau Baby D-6-660 (light coloured aircraft in the rear and...
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Vera von Bissing
Images of German aerobatic aviatrix Vera von Bissing, originally featured in Erika - Die frohe Zeitung für Front und Heimat [Erika - The Happy Newspaper For Front And Homeland], no. 43, volume 1,...
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Arado Ar 96 TG+TN Redux
A few months ago, fellow student of historic German aviation Eric Guillaume provided me with an alternate view of Arado Ar 96 B "yellow 20"/TG+TN, the subject of a detailed blog entry published here...
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After The Battle Magazine: Nordhausen
Karel Margry, After The Battle magazine no. 101, Battle of Britain International Ltd., London, England, 1998. Magazine article, illustrated, published in English. Cover image © by Battle of Britain...
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Focke-Wulf Fw 58
Inspection of the starboard Argus As 10 engine of a Focke-Wulf Fw 58 C Weihe [harrier] liaison aircraft, photographed at Cottbus, near Berlin. Unfortunately, none of the aircraft's markings are...
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Udet U 11
The sole Udet U 11 Kondor [condor] Grossverkehrsflugzeug [large airliner], Werknummer 243, photographed in January 1926 at Oberschleissheim airfield north of Munich, with test pilot Harry Rother. The...
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German Aircraft Instrument Panels Vol. 1
[Full title: German Aircraft Instrument Panels Vol. 1 - Bf 109 F-4, Bf 110 E, Fi 156, Fw 190 A-3, Hs 123 A, Ju 88 A-4] Dariusz Karnas, Inside Series, Mushroom Model Publications/Stratus s.c.,...
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