26th Contemporary History Auction

Bidding on 285 lots has ended on 18th November 2018. 85% of all lots sold

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Me262 pilot grouping to R.Wetzstein

Me262 pilot grouping to R.Wetzstein

LOT 34-0098
SOLD
Auction ended        18th November 2018  |  03:04 pm CET
RESULT
500,00
EXCL. BUYER’S PREMIUM: 17,5 %

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Description
Important grouping to Me262 pilot Rudolf Wetzstein serving with Flugzeugüberführungsgeschwader 1. This unit was responsible for transferring aircrafts to the locations they were needed. Wetzstein therefor had no enemy missions as a pilot but 810 confirmed missions including 5 with a Me262.
 
Apart from the Me262, he flew various aircrafts such as Bf109, Bf108, FW190, Do17, Do217, Ju52, Fw44, AR66, AR96, Bü131, etc...
One of his NSFK booklets comes with an original photograph of him.

The grouping contains two flight books are nearly identical. Both begin with flight no. 1 on 12.1.1941. One ending with flight number 560 on 27.7.1943, one with 540. Both are 100% original and all information are period time filled out by hand.
 
The later flight book started on 16.7.1943 with flight 541. Ending on with flight 813 with a M262 on 14.4.1945 flying to Prague.
810 missions were confirmed by a Leutnant of Flugzeugüberführungsgeschwader 1 on 1.4.1945.
There are 5 flights with a Me262 noted on the book from 1.4.1945 to 15.4.1945. Me262 flight 811 to 813 were not confirmed by his commander anymore.
 
Part of the grouping are several period time shooting booklets to Wetzstein, his HJ shooting booklet (Bann 315, Gebiet 19 Hochland), an interesting DLV work book to Wetzstein serving with NSFK Sturm 7/95, a Luftwaffe shooting booklets. a NSFK flight instruction manual. personal aircraft related notes, NSFK flight book with original attached photo and 105 flights noted and a NSFK "Werkstattdienstbuch". 
 
9 original photos.

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