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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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Volkenrode 1945 with my late father in law..lancs..D-day +1..Bulge ..ghent..Belsen..RAF signals.
Any ideas of the aircraft? Thanks https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....d186b7aed.jpeg |
Could it be this?
https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....765dbee81.jpeg Prototype Bf 109V35 D IWAU WNr 9227 Would tie in with the test activities at Volkenrode? More on the Bf 109V35 here: https://me109.info/web.php?lang=en&a...ionscategory=1 |
Thanks
Looks right...kept his history quiet except when he was dying slowly of C. Talked about France during the Battle of the Bulge along the narrow muddy roads and his foot being stuck in a rotting corpse, horses blown up the size of elephants and popping..liberation of Ghent twice and Belsen. Silent hero.
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Ditto my Grandfather. In my experience, most who experienced the horrors of war are reluctant to let the memories out.
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