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Transportgeschwader 4 grouping to a transport pilot

Transportgeschwader 4 grouping to a transport pilot

LOT 56-0577
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PERIOD 1918 — 1945
COUNTRY Germany 1918 - 1945
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LOT 56-0577
EAN 2000000614069
LOT 56-0577
PERIOD 1918 — 1945
COUNTRY Germany 1918 - 1945
EAN 2000000614069
MATERIAL
DIMENSIONS
MAKER
WEIGHT
PERIOD 1918 — 1945
COUNTRY Germany 1918 - 1945
LOT 56-0577
MATERIAL
DIMENSIONS
EAN 2000000614069
MAKER
WEIGHT
Germany 1918 - 1945


Description

Grouping to Feldwebel Gruninger serving as a transport pilot with Transportgeschwader 4, Kampfgeschwader 40 and 100. Awarded the Luftwaffe Pilot's Badge, 1939 Iron Cross 2nd Class, Squadron Clasp for Transportflieger in Bronze and Wound Badge in Black. Noted in his photo album.

Luftwaffe "Flugbuch" flight book. It lists flights 1 to 33 from 19.9.1942 until 19.4.1944. Furthermore, flights 1657 to 1743 from 25.6.1944 until 6.4.1945. Among them are some sorties. Four pages consist of private notes unrelated to his service and not written by Fw. Gruninger.

Luftwaffe photo album. The album contains about 111 photos. Nice photos of his military training, his deployment to Italy from 2.7.1943 until 15.10.1943, photos in tropical clothing, a nice portrait photo of him, a shot of General der Flieger Konrad Zander, and photos of the aircraft. There are numerous hand-written notes by him in the album. He also used the first pages of the album as a diary. Hand-written notes from November 1938 until 8. May 1945.

A file folder that is full of contemporary documents. Consists of flight commands and instructional material.

Signs of use and age. 

 


Condition
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