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Dornier Do 17
Wreckage of what appears to have been a pristine and somewhat nondescript Dornier Do 17 Z. The aircraft seems to have been partially disassembled after the mishap, its wings stored neatly next to the...
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Henschel Hs 123
Crashed Henschel Hs 123 A-1 L2+KM of Lehrgeschwader 2 (LG 2), likely photographed at Tutow, late 1930s (exact date currently unknown to me). Camouflage is the early style of 61/62/63/65. It appears...
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Focke-Wulf Fw 190
Unidentified early Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A in what appears to be the standard camouflage of 74/75/76. Underside of cowling appears to be yellow 04. The lack of the forward fuselage extension (introduced...
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Les Avions Francais Aux Couleurs Allemandes, Volume 1
Philippe Ricco, Horse-Série Avions #40, Edition Lela Presse, Le Vigen, France, 2015, ISSN 1253-5354. Illustrated, softcover, published in French.Cover image © by Edition Lela Presse, 2015. Latest in a...
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Focke-Wulf Fw 44
Moment of partial touch-down of Focke-Wulf Fw 44 Stieglitz [goldfinch] two-seat biplane trainer ?G+AD (possibly CG+AD), powered by a Siemens Sh 14 radial engine. Aircraft appears to be painted in dark...
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Focke-Wulf A 17
The prototype Focke-Wulf A 17 V1 Möwe [gull] passenger aircraft D-1149 Bremen, Werknummer 32, built in 1927. D-1149 was powered by a Gnome et Rhône 9A Jupiter engine and could carry eight passengers....
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Messerschmitt/BFW M 27
Scene of the crash of Messerschmitt (Bayerische Flugzeugwerke/BFW) M 27 b D-1979, Werknummer 539. The M 27, designed by Willy Messerschmitt, was a sports, travel, and training aircraft, produced in...
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Messerschmitt Bf 109 G
Haphazardly camouflaged Messerschmitt Bf 109 G; location and exact date of photograph currently unknown to me. The aircraft seems to be an early G-6 subtype; the camouflage on the fuselage could...
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Heinz Birkholz, 1922-2016
This website owes its existence to the work of Heinz Birkholz. The dedicated reader of this blog will have noticed recurring references to some of the pioneers of German aviation research of the 1919...
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Blohm & Voss BV 155
Dan Sharp, Secret Projects Of The Luftwaffe 2, Tempest Books/Mortons Books Ltd., Horncastle, UK, 2019, ISBN 978 1 911658 32 0. Illustrated, softcover, published in English. Cover image © by Tempest...
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Focke-Wulf Fw 200 26+00
Top photo: Focke-Wulf Fw 200 V3, Werknummer 3099, 26+00 Immelmann III (formerly D-2600, formerly D-ARHU Ostmark). Fw 200 V3 was assigned to the Fliegerstaffel des Führers (F.d.F.) on October 19, 1939....
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Heinkel He 70
The first prototype of the Heinkel He 70, the He 70a V1, Werknummer 403, D-2537 (formerly D-3 until June 1933; D-UHUX as of 1934), Blitz. This aircraft was first flown in Warnemünde on December 1,...
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DFS Kranich
DFS Kranich [crane] training glider with markings that appear to read D-17-606. The D-17 designation would allocate the aircraft to the NSFK [Nationalsozialistisches Fliegerkorps, i.e., National...
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Natter - Manned Missile Of The Third Reich
[Full title: Natter - Manned Missile Of The Third Reich (Historic Step To Human Spaceflight)] Brett Gooden, Published by Brett Gooden, Rundle Mall, Australia, 2019, ISBN 978-0-646-81213-7. Illustrated,...
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Arado Ar 64
Company photo of the Arado SD IV (company-internal designation), the prototype of the Ar 64 fighter, likely taken in 1931. The aircraft lacks any kind of markings. The SD IV had a length of 7.75 m and...
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Heinkel He 46
Heinkel He 46 E WL-IGYK (originally D-IGYK), Werknummer 857. According to the notes on the rear of the original picture, this two-seat reconnaissance aircraft was photographed in front of hangar 3 in...
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Junkers W 34
A somewhat nondescript Junkers W 34 hau during engine start. The mechanic on the left is holding the crank for the inertia starter. The last letter of the aircraft's registration can be faintly...
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Focke-Wulf A 28
Rare photo of the Focke-Wulf A 28 Habicht [Hawk] D-1664 (later D-OXYK), Werknummer 60, taken in 1929 (location currently unknown). D-1664 was operated by Norddeutsche Luftverkehr AG and by...
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Messerschmitt Me 262 - Geheime Produktionsstätten
Alexander Kartschall, Motorbuch Verlag, Stuttgart, Germany, 2020, ISBN 978-3-613-04258-2. Illustrated, hardcover, published in German.Cover image © by Motorbuch Verlag, 2020.This is Alexander...
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Messerschmitt Bf 109
The original, handwritten inscription on the back of this photo reads: Ein Jäger (Me 109) wird getankt. Im Hintergrund Fernbomber. [A fighter (Me 109) is being refueled. In the background long-range...
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