The "Dornier" pictures of my grandfather

[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

[obdl3945]

Hi, Volker...

Welcome on board... your photos are excellent, and very clear despite their age, and being stored under you granmother's bed... !

Photo 2 is very intriguing, especially as I can't quite make out the unit badge on the Ju52.

Photo 3 is a Dornier Do17M (bomber) or P (reconnaissance) aircraft.

Photo 4 is a very sorry-looking Dornier Do217K.

Photo 5 I think is a Focke-Wulf Fw200C.

Photo 6 is a Dornier Do217E of KG40, perhaps based at Bordeaux/Merignac. The 'F8' code can be seen on the fuselage, and there seems to be two small white letters on the fin, perhaps 'IP' or 'AP'. Either way, if this was the rest of the code, it would make it a machine from 6.Staffel/KG40.

Photos 7 & 8 are both Dornier Do217s, 'E' and 'K' respectively.

Photo 9 is a Dornier Do17Z coded U5+FS, from 8.Staffel/KG2, quite possibly on the Channel coast during 1940.

Thank you very much for putting these on the forum. I hope if you have any more, you might like to share these as well. In the meantime, I hope you'll find the forum an interesting and informative place, not to mention friendly as well.
Hals und Beinbruch...

[steve sheridan]

Morning Volker, fabulous pictures i must say, please post more if you can?

Does anybody have the loss details for photo 9. identified by obdl3945,
U5+FS 8/KG2 1940.

Best regs,
Steve.

[Primoz]

Originally Posted by obdl3945

Photo 2 is very intriguing, especially as I can't quite make out the unit badge on the Ju52.

This unknown badge is very interesting indeed.

Originally Posted by obdl3945

Photo 3 is a Dornier Do17M (bomber) or P (reconnaissance) aircraft.

It's a Do 17P (with BMW 132 engines).

[Volker_DO4NC]

For those who are trying to find out more about the badge on the JU-52, here is the biggest available version of it:



And here are some more photos:

19) Mechanics at work:



20) View on the airfield out of a plane:



21) Loading bombs: