Random Pictures Grandpa took (Yes, he was German)
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Random Pictures Grandpa took (Yes, he was German)
Here I found a bunch of pictures my grandpa took back in the days.
Unfortunately I have no idea when or where they have been taken. I just thought they might be of interest to some of you.
I just took them off the originals with my cell phone, so quality is not the best
Unfortunately I have no idea when or where they have been taken. I just thought they might be of interest to some of you.
I just took them off the originals with my cell phone, so quality is not the best
Great pics! I too have a German grandfather (the clue's in the name) but no pics to share, unfortunately. He served in WW1 but was already too old for WW2.
Also had an great-uncle who was a general in the wehrmacht and another cousin-once-removed who was a u-boot captain. After the war, he rose to the rank of admiral in the Kriegsmarine and had use of a Wessex at Portsmouth! We visited him sometime in the sixties when he was there, presumably on some sort of NATO detachment.
Another uncle deserted from the eastern front and became a successful German diplomat in the Lebanon, USA and Canada. I only wish I had quizzed them more while they were still around!
1. Fiesler Storch
2. ditto
3. ?
4 ?
5. Hurricane
6. ditto
7. Heinkel He-111
8. Dornier Do-17
9. ?
10. ?
11. Dornier Do-X
12. Fairey Battle
13. ditto
Also had an great-uncle who was a general in the wehrmacht and another cousin-once-removed who was a u-boot captain. After the war, he rose to the rank of admiral in the Kriegsmarine and had use of a Wessex at Portsmouth! We visited him sometime in the sixties when he was there, presumably on some sort of NATO detachment.
Another uncle deserted from the eastern front and became a successful German diplomat in the Lebanon, USA and Canada. I only wish I had quizzed them more while they were still around!
1. Fiesler Storch
2. ditto
3. ?
4 ?
5. Hurricane
6. ditto
7. Heinkel He-111
8. Dornier Do-17
9. ?
10. ?
11. Dornier Do-X
12. Fairey Battle
13. ditto
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Think 3. and 4. may be a Klemm 35?
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8314 very interesting pics - thanks for sharing them
I think 9 is an Arkhangelsky Ar-2 ??
Great pics! I too have a German grandfather (the clue's in the name) but no pics to share, unfortunately. He served in WW1 but was already too old for WW2.
Also had an great-uncle who was a general in the wehrmacht and another cousin-once-removed who was a u-boot captain. After the war, he rose to the rank of admiral in the Kriegsmarine and had use of a Wessex at Portsmouth! We visited him sometime in the sixties when he was there, presumably on some sort of NATO detachment.
Another uncle deserted from the eastern front and became a successful German diplomat in the Lebanon, USA and Canada. I only wish I had quizzed them more while they were still around!
1. Fiesler Storch
2. ditto
3. ?
4 ?
5. Hurricane
6. ditto
7. Heinkel He-111
8. Dornier Do-17
9. ?
10. ?
11. Dornier Do-X
12. Fairey Battle
13. ditto
Also had an great-uncle who was a general in the wehrmacht and another cousin-once-removed who was a u-boot captain. After the war, he rose to the rank of admiral in the Kriegsmarine and had use of a Wessex at Portsmouth! We visited him sometime in the sixties when he was there, presumably on some sort of NATO detachment.
Another uncle deserted from the eastern front and became a successful German diplomat in the Lebanon, USA and Canada. I only wish I had quizzed them more while they were still around!
1. Fiesler Storch
2. ditto
3. ?
4 ?
5. Hurricane
6. ditto
7. Heinkel He-111
8. Dornier Do-17
9. ?
10. ?
11. Dornier Do-X
12. Fairey Battle
13. ditto
Last edited by tascats; 18th Mar 2021 at 19:57.
Interesting photographs indeed , thank you for sharing them . I cannot be sure of course but some of the locations have an “ eastern “ feel to them ,purely based on the scenery and the general background .
Did your Grandfather spend some time on the eastern front, Poland , Ukraine or Russia perhaps ?
Did your Grandfather spend some time on the eastern front, Poland , Ukraine or Russia perhaps ?
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Jack D, in deed. As far as I know, he started out in France but eventually was sent to the East Front. He came home from POW from the Soviet Union years after the war ended. He died when I was 3, so I couldn't really talk to him about it.
The downed Fairey Battle QT-L is L5200 of 142 Squadron which was destroyed in combat on the 11 June 1940 as part of the light bomber element of the Advanced Air Striking Force , some details here ; https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/22354 .
look more like a forced landing rather than the narrative of the pilot having baled out
Aircraft can do strange things after the occupant has departed, the first is a F-106 that the pilot ejected from while in a unrecoverable spin, minimal damage, repaired and flew again, resides in a museum, the second a Mirage that the pilot ejected from after an engine failure in the circuit, most damage was incurred during the recovery, resides in a museum..
Wow, those are great photos! The Do-X one must be quite a rarity. Thank you for posting them, Would you mind if I share these (with credit, of course) to a modelling group on Facebook? I know the folks there would be fascinated.
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