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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 |
Think 3. and 4. may be a Klemm 35?
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Fascinating photographs. Thank You !
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8314 very interesting pics - thanks for sharing them
Originally Posted by eckhard
(Post 11011552)
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 |
SP-1XXX registrations were issued to Polish gliders.
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Interesting Info from you guys already, thank you very much, gentlemen.
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10. Is a Polish motor glider Kocjan Bak II
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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 .
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Originally Posted by tascats
(Post 11011608)
https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....6ee41817c.jpeg https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....cc331842a.jpeg |
Looks like the `Klemm`s prop has been `cropped `a bit..(pic4)....
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Originally Posted by Jack D
(Post 11011664)
Did your Grandfather spend some time on the eastern front, Poland , Ukraine or Russia perhaps ?
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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 .
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Interesting...the photos of the Battle wreck look more like a forced landing rather than the narrative of the pilot having baled out?
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look more like a forced landing rather than the narrative of the pilot having baled out https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....fc22b8b67b.jpg https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....53fd530c07.jpg |
Originally Posted by megan
(Post 11011803)
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..
https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....fc22b8b67b.jpg https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....53fd530c07.jpg |
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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Originally Posted by C152_driver
(Post 11012163)
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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Originally Posted by 8314
(Post 11012177)
Go ahead, happy to share.
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Amazing pictures! Thanks for sharing!
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