Tuesday 27 July 2010

Flugzeugbau Magazine, October 1941


Flugzeugbau periodical, volume 1, issue 10, October 15, 1941. Flugzeugbau was a monthly magazine, published by the German air ministry (RLM) and intended to support the vocational education of professionals in the German aviation industry. The magazine was printed by the Verlag der Deutschen Arbeitsfront publishing house in Berlin.

The front cover of the above pictured issue 10 of October 15, 1941, shows a landing gear test rig for the Junkers Ju 88. (German Aviation 1919-1945 collection)

Sunday 18 July 2010

Junkers Ju 160





Top: Luftwaffe-operated Junkers Ju 160, WL+UJAF, Werknummer 4242, date and location unknown. A glimpse at the background reveals at least one Messerschmitt Bf 110, several Messerschmitt Bf 109s, and at least one Heinkel He 111. (German Aviation 1919-1945 collection)

Bottom: Junkers Ju 160, D-UGAZ, Iltis, Werknummer 4214, of the Deutsche Lufthansa, date and location unknown. On the left, behind the aircraft, mobile boarding stairs. This aircraft was built in 1935 and withdrawn from airline service in 1941. (German Aviation 1919-1945 collection)

[Entry amended November 30, 2014, and January 18, 2020.]