… when the Dutch is flying again …

Better make that IF the Dutch one is flying again. It is in wonderful condition, as good as airworthy but flying costs are prohibitive, the current owner has gone belly-up and the aircraft has been transferred to a new owner. The new owner of the Aviodrome has stated that at this time no aircraft of the collection are to be flown.

I remember many years ago reading a book of his about his exploits in Greece. Any idea what it is called? A really good read.

Solo. Also recommended (but contains more fiction than non-fiction): Over to you.

It isn’t.

Hands up everyone who has seen a low-pass go badly wrong.

I’ll raise my hands on both, I’m afraid.

Flugzeugführerschule B was around post-war too, in the 1950s, training pilots. I just can’t seem to find an aircraft that fits the bill on this one.

There’s always the possibility that this is not cockpitseat, but something else. Navigator/radio operator seat? I seem to recall something similar in an Fw58?

Certainly not from a prewar sailplane/glider (all made of wood with much simpler seating arrangements), and postwar unlikely as gliding was banned until circa 1952 and then picked up only with the gliders as we know them now -> wooden/plastic seats all without frame.

It looks “wrong” for a period German aircraft seat, which I’d also expect, surely, to be in RLM grey?

It did say the seat was re-upholstered post-war. May be repainted too?

Graham – the writing is probably flugzeugfuhrers….
flugzeuggruppe…..

a literal translation is

Pilots seat. Aircraft group…..

or more correctly aircraft leader – likely captain/pilot..

I make out:

‘Flugzeugführerschule B’ (which is Pilot School B)
‘Flugzeuggruppe (illegible number)’ (which is Aircraft Group number so-and-so)

And this is where you got it from I presume? http://www.oldnautibits.com/stock_php/aviation_instruments.php