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Regarding photo 1 above, was there more than one Hans Hackmack in Germany?

Since I never heard of the man before I googled him and as far could see the man I located
was certainly no Nazi and was even sentenced to jail.

That does not seem like a man Lufthansa should honor in late 1937 (while he was in jail) by
naming a Ju 52 after him.

Cheers
Stig

Peter Achs

17th November 2025 16:47

Re: eBay: German intrest

Hans Hackmack (born in 1897) was a former Lufthansa and Junkers Luftverkehr pilot. He crashed in 1928 in a BFW M 20 at Augsburg.

Why would he be a Nazi? Lufthansa named most of its Ju 52s after pilots from World War I or pilots of the DLH who died in crashes later.

Stig Jarlevik

17th November 2025 17:10

Re: eBay: German intrest

Thanks Peter

The Hans Hackmarck you have is not the Hackmack I located on Google, hence my question.

Since "my" Hackmarck was against the ruling Party in Germany and was jailed for it,
I simply figured he could not be the one honored on the aircraft.

I have no idea which political colour 'your' Hackmarck had and it does not interest me either
in this aeronautical context.

Cheers
Stig

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