1930s Germany

[314clipper]

I just want to say thanks again for all the interest expressed in these old photos. It's great to read all the remarks and observations, and to see how many others share an appreciation for the Golden Age of Aviation. Leyland and Bruce, to answer your question, I would certainly like to find an internet home for this little collection at some point. I don't have the foggiest idea how to set up a web page, but I will look into that as well as some other options. It's nice when stuff like this is available for all to enjoy, and posting them here has provided at least a temporary solution (thanks to Tom Constantine for hosting this website!). Except for a few more pics to follow, the remainder of the photos are mostly aerial shots of old DLH destination cities (not airfields) from the 1930s. Some may not look much different than today, and most would probably be of little or no use to a scenery designer. There are too many to post all of them, but if you have a particular interest in one of these cities (see list below), let me know.

Thanks,

Wayne

;D

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Alps (misc photos of mountains)

Andes (1 photo of mountains)

Belgium:
Brussels

Brazil:
Bahia
Rio de Janeiro

Bulgaria:
Sofia

Czech Republic:
Kuttenberg, Tschechoslovakei (Kathedrale St. Barbara)

Denmark:
Alsen (1934)
Christiansborg
Copenhagen
Sjorup

Finland:
Helsinki

Germany:
Bacharach (1934)
Berlin (Ost-West-Achse, May 1939)
Braunschweig (1940)
Bremen (1934)
Brunshaupten (1934)
Edenkoben
Flensburg (1933, 1934)
Frankfurt (1934, 1936)
Friedrichshafen (1933)
Freiburg
Gelsenkirchen (1933)
Gera (1933)
Giessen (1933)
Göhren, Isle of Rügen (1934)
Hildesheim (1940)
Königssee (1933)
Köln (1934)
Landsberg am Lech (1934)
Langendiebach (several postcards)
Leipzig (1933)
Magdeburg (1933)
Mainz (1933)
Marienburg?
Meissen (1933)
Merseburg (1933)
Mittenwald-Karwendel (1933)
München (1933, 1934)
Münster (1934)
Niederwald Denkmal, Rudesheim (1934)
Porta Westfalica (1934)
Pottenstein (1933)
Rudesheim (1936)
Saarburg (1934)
Schloss Ehrenfels (1934)
Schloss Marksburg (1933, 1934)
Schloss Herrenchiemsee (1934)
Schloss Sanssouci, Potsdam (1934)
Schloss Schönburg (1934)
Schloss Teck (1933)
Schloss Wartburg (1933)
St. Peter-Ording (1933)
Starnberg (1933)
Stralsund (1940)
Stuttgart (1933)
Travemünde (1933)
Walchen und Kochensee (1933)
Worms (1934)
Würzburg (1934)

Greece:
Athens

Italy:
Mailand (Milan)
Rom (Rome)
Venedig (Venice)

Latvia:
Riga

Morocco:
postcard of Port Lyautey

Netherlands:
Hillegersberg
Woerden
Windmills and Kinderbleep

Norway:
Lighthouse between Oslo and Bergen

Poland (all pics dated 1933-1935):
Bad Flinsberg
Beuthen
Breslau
Danzig (Alte Speicher)
Stettin

Russia:
Konigsberg

Sweden:
Stockholm

Here are a few samples:

Salzburg, Austria, April 1938



Schloss Teck, Germany, 1933



Friedrichshafen, Germany, 1933

[314clipper]

And last but not least...



Dornier Do J II Wal D-AGAT Boreas (w/n 298), delivered in 1934, is seen with depot ship MS Schwabenland.











Depot ship MS Westfalen.



Dornier Do 26 D-AGNT Seeadler ("Sea Eagle"), a beautiful flying boat with four Jumo 205 diesel engines --- two facing forward and two rearward. The rear engines could tilt upward 10° to keep the propellers clear of the water during takeoff. Six were built in 1938, all of which were later used by the Luftwaffe in the fjords of Norway during WW II. D-AGNT, known in military service as P5+AH, was shot down by a Hurricane from 46 Squadron on 28 May 1940.





Maintenance on one of the four engines of a Junkers G 38, probably at Tempelhof in the early '30s.



Daily maintenance on a Junkers Ju 52/3m.



Jumo schwerölmotor (diesel engine) fitted to a Junkers Ju 52/3m. This was presumably an experimental configuration, as most were fitted with BMW Hornet radials.



Junkers G 24 D-949 Dyonysos (w/n 917). This aircraft entered DLH service in the 1920s. It was re-registered as D-ANIK in 1934.



Fokker-Grulich F.II D-767 Ruhr (w/n 1589), delivered to DLH in January 1926. It is seen spraying pesticides.





Anyone ever seen this? Appears to be a design painted on the side of a biplane. No date on the back, just the inscription "Abzeichen eines Flugzeuges einer Bayerischen Fliegerabteilung".



Winter Wonderland: Heinkel He 111C.



View of Mont Blanc.



Ha 139 over Flores, Azores, 1937



Ha 139 über New York



Ha 139 landing in New York, 1937



....................... "THE END" ;D

[windrunner]

Wayne, if you want you can create a Blog and host your pics there, it's easy, you don't have to learn to create web pages and so on; I used to have one but got bored and closed it. I was playing with the idea of re-open because of those WWII family pics; may be we can put all of them together. I think it'll be the fastest and easier way of making it public.

[314clipper]

Not a bad idea, windrunner. Probably won't have time to do anything with them immediately, but a blog may be the way to go. Thanks!

Wayne

[Slide]

Nice idea using blogs for picture storage... ;D
But for this time I saved them to my HD anyway!

[cptroyce]

Wayne- These photo's get more amazing each time you post. It is a glimpse back to the world/ Germany during the Golden age of flight and between the wars. If you can't post all the aerial photos (which I find just beautiful), then could you post those of Italy that you have listed?

Thanks
Royce

[bhk]

For some strange reason, for me, this page just refuses to open the photos.......seems to get to about 70% and then stalls.

Bruce

[foxwolfen]

windrunner said:

Wayne, if you want you can create a Blog and host your pics there, it's easy, you don't have to learn to create web pages and so on; I used to have one but got bored and closed it. I was playing with the idea of re-open because of those WWII family pics; may be we can put all of them together. I think it'll be the fastest and easier way of making it public.

That would be a great idea.

However, if Wayne does not have the means or motivation to do so, I would be more than happy to provide a site for them, with full credit given to Wayne of course.

I think they are a valuable resource and making them available might be a valuable public service.

I am prepared to make the site and do all the work. I just need a yes from you all and I will do so. I will link it back to here as well.

An example of the what I can do and how the the virtual sub-domain would work, take a look at:

hawker.ascendant-online.net

It is a stand alone site, as would be the one for this.

I do web development and hosting for a living.

My main site is here:

www.ascendant-online.net/en/index/php

Let me know, and no preasure one way or the other.

Cheers
Shad

[bhk]

Whew!
Finally, I was able to view all the images. Stunning, just as all the series.

These must be made available as an historic reference.

Wayne......apart from the internet, what about approaching one or more leading aeronautical magazines? The British "Aeroplane" immediately comes to mind.

Bruce

[314clipper]

Good news --- the photos may have a home! More info on that soon. ;D

Windrunner and foxwolfen, your kind offers to help with posting the photos are also very appreciated! Both look like fantastic websites. Hopefully the pics will all be posted at one location, although the details are still pending. This will make it more convenient for those using them as reference material, and avoid duplicating efforts. In any case, thank you!

Royce, below are the 3 photos of Italy that were included in the collection. Sorry it took so long --- I've been away from my computer for a few days and just got back in town.

Cheers,

Wayne


Mailand Dom (Duomo di Milano). One of the largest cathedrals in the world, it was started in the 1380's but not completed until the 19th century.



Peterskirche (St. Peter's Basilica), Vatican City. The dome was designed by Michelangelo beginning in 1546.



"Aaaahh, Venice."
Aerial view of Piazza San Marco.

[bhk]

Could you imagine trying to get permission to fly over those locations - at those low altitudes - today?!

Bruce

[lionheart]

Wayne,

What is the type of single engine airliner in the first set of Tempelhof pictures? They are beside the Junkers and have a radial engine. I note that one has a larger diameter cowling then the other and I have seen that plane before and tried to track its origins with no degree of success.

Amazing photos. I should really download these and save them to CD. They are definately collectors items.

[junkers]

Bill,
these are Ju 160s (also mentioned in the description of the picture )
But they look very similar to the older Ju 60, just slightly larger wings. The Ju160 has a more powerful engine and a higher take off weight.

Albert

Edit: Wayne, this is an awesome collection of pictures ! Thanks a lot for sharing

[314clipper]

Thanks!

Only 4 Ju 60s were built, at least one of which was used by DLH from 1934-36. About 50 of the improved Ju 160s were produced, with 21 serving DLH between 1935 and 1941. Both held a crew of 2 and 6 passengers. Hard to find a lot of detailed info about them, but here are a couple of sources:

oldbeacon.com/plans/resource1/junkers_ju160.htm

www.geocities.com/hjunkers/ju_ju60_a1.htm

[lionheart]

Many thanks Wayne. I have searched high and low for this plane.





Bill