double post, please delete.

Stunning pictures Mark 12, very nice 109 indeed. If I will be able to see her when in the collection, I promise to take some photos and post them. But it might take some time until then.

Michael

Don’t forget the other gliders. I’d love to see a Slingsby Hengist resurrected one day.

Or the different kinds of “Stummelhabicht” , in fact DFS Habicht with clipped wings, several versions, to increase landing speed. Used for training Me 163 pilots. Must have been a beasty to fly…., but fully aerobatic.

Michael

P.S.: AFAIK a “normal” Habicht was constructed to original plans round about 10 years? ago in Germany and is flying since (privately owned IIRC).

P.P.S.: Focke-Achgelis Fa 223 “Drache” (Dragon). There were at least 2 or 3 surviving, but I doubt, anything is left…., BTW, they used the same engine a the Do 17, BMW-Bramo Fafnir.. Maybe RAFM can use one of them… no.

Well, I have been there 3 times in 2 1/2 years (my mother lives in the northeastern part of Germany now). And every time I got there, something changed. A bit here, another thing there. More planes, better information, a different aspect too. First the planes, then vehicles too, engines added as well. Every time I went there, I was surprised they found something to improve, to show a collection that was not only expanding, but also widening as well. It is astonishing how good a collection this is, regarding the few people behind it. I would say, some museum folks should visit and they could improve their own exhibitions just by the positive example shown by the guys of AirFighter Academy. If you are in the general area and you´ve got the time, I would recommend a visit there by all means.

And thanks Matthias, superb photos as usual. :applause: Seeing them, even the best of my own pics seem to be crap. 😮
Keep on going.

Michael

Which aircraft is this?

TIA
Dave

Hi Dave,
this Storch was restored by Dirk Bende. I have no information if it was a contracted restoration, or if it is for sale. There are only few pics I have seen so far. Have a look here:

http://www.ltb-dirkbende.de/ Pic of the “Spanish” Storch lower right side,

http://www.flugzeugforum.de/neues-edtg-bremgarten-50545-135.html , scroll down to post #1344. (You have to log in to be able to see the pics, posts can be read without logging in, though in German.

Registration is D-EXUB, though it might be temporarily only, if for a foreign customer. But I have no information this or that way. Best would be to ask Dirk Bende, if he is willing or able to talk. Some customers won´t allow contractors to provide any substantial information. 🙂
First flight took place at Bonn-Hangelar, where Bende´s own Storch (D-EVDB) is hangared. (His shop is in the vicinity).

Michael

P.S.: I always loved (and do love!) the sound of the Argus As 10 (c) engines, something completely different to the Lycomings and Continentals you will hear everywhere nowadays…..

That is a good one. I really enjoyed it. Well done.

Michael

Taken from The War Illustrated… a Spitfires Gun cameras…

If the first post would have been a Spitfire Gun camera´s shot, there would have been at least four people dead in a fraction of a second… ;), and I doubt there would have been a camera or picture at all.

Regarding the actual gun camera pictures, it seems the 190 had problems beforehand as well. One maingear in, one out isn´t a very lucky situation anyway….

Michael