It’s not a C-123 – but I have no other idea…
– advert plane
– C-123
In the “Secret Bunker” programme it stated that the ‘design’ was loosely sketched by Hitler himself. Mind you, it just looked like a four turreted castle in his sketch.
Sketch by AH (1940)
http://berliner-unterwelten.de/geschichte-der-berliner-flaktuerme.63.0.html#
Can we have a translation please, my once reasonable understanding of the German language has dissapeared along with the brain cells that learnt it.
Judging by the sash windows, I suspect it may be flats, or possibly offices, it looks to be in use to me, or perhaps the pykies that seem to lurk below it use the place to grow ‘Lucky white heather’.
Are there any other similar flak towers in existance any where else in Germany, was the loveable Albert Speer responsible for designing these things.
Sorry, he was the man that got away, there’s even a pan global architects company operating under the Speer name, they should be ashamed of themselves.
Shortly:
Flakturm places: Berlin, Hamburg, Wien
Hamburg IV
Architect: Friedrich Tamms
Built by: “Organization Todt” (OT)
Had it’s own powerstation, water supply and a hospital
Weapon: 4 x 12,8cm-Zwillingsflak (twin-anti aircraft artillery)
Measurement: surface 75 x 75 meter, height 39 meter (same as cellar)
walls 3,5 meter
ceiling 5,0 meter
shelter for 18.000 people (but sometimes up to 30.000)
‘Each Flakbunker usually consisted of two building, a “G-Stand: and a “L-Stand”. “G-Stand” was the Gefechtsstand, the bunker with the armament. “L-Stand” was the Leitstand, used for the control of the Flak. The “L-Stand” was usually equipped with a radar (for example a “Würzburg Riese”).’
http://www.geocities.com/Pentagon/7087/uk011.htm
past war use: civil living quarters, media centre and disco
There were four Flaktürme No.I built: one in Hamburg and three in Berlin
Martin
That looks pretty identical to the ones in Berlin – is it occupied or just standing empty?
Thought that it’s still occupied.
Flakturm IV Hamburg, Feldstrasse 66, images from 2003
http://www.7grad.org/Exkursionen/Irgendwo/Hamburg/Flakturm/flakturm.html
If someone can record and upload this that would be sweet, sounds like a fascinating program:)
quote: ‘Robbo: It’s available for download on TheBox.bz’
It’s a 326 MB big avi file!
Only a little image of FW190 in the Tempelhof Bunker
http://www.cityairport-berlin.de/index768.htm
Haven’t tried it but I guess that’s a good action if you’re in Berlin:
Guided tours through the Bunker of Tempelhof
‘Interessant sind auch die Führungen des verkehrspolitischen Informationsvereins ViV e.V. Unter dem Titel „Die geheimen Welten des Flughafens Tempelhof“ zeigt der Verein Besuchern die geheimen Welten des Flughafens mit seinen Bauruinen, Kellern, verbrannten Bunkern und den gescheiterten Plänen aus dem Zweiten Weltkrieg.
Anmeldung:
Bitte die Teilnehmerzahl mit angeben:
Tel: 030 – 69512244
http://www.vivev.de
[email]vivev@web.de[/email]
Preis:
6,00 Euro pro Person’
http://www.fernweh.de/tempelhof.html
No. 2
ex Philippines Air Force (PAF) serial 506, Beechcraft T-34A Mentor (built by Fuji Heavy Industries of Tokyo)
http://www.paf.mil.ph/UNITS/pafmuseum/T34.html
No. 1
HS-SFE(2) / HS-TBE Beech Bonanza 35; c/n D-1483; inherited from Siamese AW Nov-51; to HS-TBE 15-Sep-58; returned to RTAF Jun-62 and in RTAF Museum
http://www.thai-aviation.net/airlines%20-%20Thai%20AW.htm
Could be Mount Ararat which used to be in Armenia but is now part of Turkey.
Thought Mount Ararat has a different shape…
G-AEZF Apologies for error, getting too nostalgic looking at old photos!:o
…these letters are just big enough for my old eyes 😉
Hawker aircraft would appear to be an Osprey. It’s the only one I know where the exhausts sweep under the wing, as in your pic.
Please, have a look at this Hawker Hart I with a similar exhaust
http://www.jaapteeuwen.com/ww2aircraft/html%20pages/hawker%20hart%20I.htm
Rgds
Martin
I’m aware of – it’s not an EP 9, but … :confused:
In conjunction with HMS Eagle the Hawker Osprey is only mentioned as a prewar aircraft …. ?
http://www.fleetairarmarchive.net/Ships/Eagle1.html