The "Dornier" pictures of my grandfather

[Volker_DO4NC]

Hello everyone,

i'm new here. My name is Volker, i'm from germany, and a user of this board, Marc-André Haldimann, recommended to post some of my grandfathers's photos here. Maybe some of the experts here can say something about date and place these photos were taken, or maybe everybody just enjoys to see them. One thing in advance: My grandfather was everything but a blessed photographer, and sixty years of lying around did not improve the quality either.

Some facts about my grandfather:

His name was Heinrich Wunsch, he was born in 1911, and he worked for the Zeppelin Company in Friedrichshafen. Later he started working for Dornier, also in Friedrichshafen. He was, according to my grandmother, airplane mechanic throughout the war. He never talked about this time, so little fact is known to me. He was in France, the Netherlands, and Russia. He died in 1984.
When my grandmother died in 2005, i found a metal box under her bed containing lots of undeveloped negatives. These are the photos shown here.

1) One ofthe places he has been, i think in France. Does somebody know the town ?



2) A JU-52, pretty well hidden:



Better version of this image here:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3001/...fc0c4060_b.jpg

3) Here we have a well hidden DO-17:



I'll continue in part 2.

[Volker_DO4NC]

4)A damaged plane, probably a DO-17:



5) FW-200 "Condor" on the airfield:



Better version here:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2158/...12a2922e_o.jpg

6) I think this is a DO-217:



Better version here:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2139/...9b2ae144_o.jpg

I'll continue with part 3 soon.

[Peter D Evans]

Superb set of images Volker, thanks for sharing them with us!

Cheers

Peter D Evans
LEMB Administrator

[Volker_DO4NC]

Thank you, Peter.

Here's part 3:

7) The Dornier-team:



8) A DO-17 or DO-217, my grandfather peeking out of the cabin:



9) A crash-landed DO-17 with pretty many hits, probably on the coast in northern France:



I'll continue in the next days.

[Graham Boak]

Thank you for the pictures. 4 and 8 are Do 217K, possibly the same one.

[RudiS]

Very nice pictures, Volker. Thanks for sharing these with us.

Kind regards,
Rudi.

[Melvin Brownless]

Excellent Dornier photographs Volker! Many thanks for sharing them with us, it is very much appreciated.

Regards

Melvin

www.aircrewremembrancesociety.com

[Andy Saunders]

Cracking images, for sure!

Could the U5 + FS be WNr 2549 on 15 September 1940? This is only speculation, although the apparent location, damage and code letters could be made to "fit", the fates of the crew of 2549 on the other hand (I killed, 3 missing) might be harder to rationalise with this photo.

I am sure Peter Cornwell or Chris Goss might have a view or some ideas?

[Volker_DO4NC]

Thank you all for your help and comments. Of course there are some more pictures.

10) A totally damaged Bomber (DO ?), probably on the coast in northern France or in the Netherlands, my grandfather is standing on the wreck:



11) Another view of the wrecked plane. It looks like a biplane to me. Does someone have an idea what it could be ?



12) This looks like a test run to me, the plane could be the same as in 7):

[Adriano Baumgartner]

Hello Volker!
Quite wonderful pictures! I do have tried to identify the flying boat, but got no joy...
Here´s a link to the Dorniers flying boats
http://www.msacomputer.com/FlyingBoa...n-Dornier.html
Could it have been a foreign flying boat captured by the Luftwaffe; or a civilian model also used for VIP or General purpose flights?
Did your father fly on operations? I remember a technician from Siemens and Telefunken that came to Brazil after the war. He told me he was with Hptm Lent when the first FuG 212 were installed. He also mentioned a flight he did with the Me 410 on night-fighter duties being a technician! On that mission they shot down a 4-engined bomber from the RAF. He died some years ago, but I enjoyed talk with him.
It is good to see that you do have interest on the achievements of your family. You came to the correct place. There are a lot of wonderful people here as well as a dozen of very Expert Writters and Historians ( with huges W and H ).
Wish you all the best
From Brazil
Adriano Baumgartner ( with Luftwaffe´s Baumgartners relatives on WW2 too! )