Rare NSFK WWII Nazi German Fliegerkorps Photo Lot 20 German Aviation Planes Pilots Airfield

Original lot of 20 German  snapshots, c. mid-/late-1930s. All photos come from the same man’s album and show personnel, training aircraft/sailplanes, airfields and aerial views. Several men wear kepi hats, and one close portrait clearly shows Iron Cross decoration/ribbon; and a pilot/aircrew badge on the breast pocket (wreath/winged eagle form) amongst several other medals, badges and awards shown.

These are offered strictly as historical, educational artifacts. No endorsement of the imagery or ideology.

What’s included

• Quantity: 20 original silver-gelatin photos (no reprints).

• Size: most about 8.5 × 6 cm (3⅜” × 2⅜”), scalloped edges. 2 Postcard photos.

• Content highlights: aircraft on field & in flight, ground crews, civil reg. visible “D-12-492” on multiple shots, group portraits with kepis, armband visible on one uniform, several air-to-air and oblique aerial views of the airfield/village.

Condition
Good to very good overall for age: light handling, minor corner/edge wear, occasional surface marks. Tonality strong; captions not present on versos. See all photos—sold as pictured.

Detailed photo index (20 images)

(Referenced from the main collage; order in the listing doesn’t matter)

1. Two Flieger Korps/Luftwaffe men posing in uniform with kepi hats; the man in darker tunic shows Iron Cross decoration/ribbon and other awards; the lighter tunic shows a pilot/aircrew badge above pocket.

2. Close view of aircraft nose/fuselage on the field; tail with roundel visible.

3. Air-to-air shot—single-engine/soaring aircraft banking against cloud.

4. Distant in-flight view over valley/fields.

5. Group in front of aircraft, several wearing kepis; tail roundel visible.

6. Larger group portrait of trainees/instructors in mixed uniforms with kepis.

7. Street/yard scene with uniformed men and townsfolk before training.

8. Runway/airstrip from above with small aircraft on the grass.

9. Oblique aerial of village + airfield, aircraft visible at far right.

10. Crew lounging on grass with kepi hats; armband visible on left figure.

11. Launch/ground-run scene—handlers on wingtip prepping takeoff.

12. Two sailplanes/aircraft lined up on field prior to launch.

13. In-flight profile—parasol/soaring aircraft against sky.

14. Close underside view—wing & wheel; civil registration “D-12-492” readable.

15. Second close underside view, again showing “D-12-492.”

16. Tarmac/hangar nose-on shot of the same aircraft.

17. Another air-to-air distant view with landscape below.

18. Aerial view of airfield & surrounding farmland with aircraft in frame.

19. Portrait of two at the aircraft (alternate angle); kepi hats prominent.

20. Tail/empennage view with roundel clearly shown.

(Identifications are best-effort visual observations; exact plane type not guaranteed.)

Shipping / Handling

• Ships well-protected in archival sleeves, rigid mailer.

• Combined shipping available on multiple wins.

Keywords (for search)

, Fliegerkorps, German aviation, glider, sailplane, Luftwaffe training, kepi, Iron Cross, pilot badge, D-12-492, airfield, aerial photo, pre-WWII Germany, WWII snapshot lot

(YB3 series)