Luft flight equipment and all that's related.

[Jos L C]

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[Jos L C]

Label..

[Jos L C]

Unfortunately I've no early ones..

So ,another late one .. 1944 !

Bought this one thanks to a member..


Jos.

[Jos L C]

Label .

[Jos L C]

Cylinder..

[Jos L C]

I hope some other members will add some stuff too ,even if they only have one thing... ,always nice to see other or new things ...

Even if you only have a Winkfahne ( signalflag ) for in the leg pocket.. ,show it off !!!!

Seriously, just look in your collections for flight stuff and join the thread..

Jos.

[Jos L C]

One of the more rare flight items is the Farbbeutel IMO..

How many did survive..?
They're very delicate and less are to be found..

They're kind of rubber bags which contained another bag with colored powder to make a big spot in the water when the pilot /crew were downed ,so searching would be much easier..

Here're 2 found near a German airfield and for display they're fine..,they're pretty good shape after all those years..,finding these in mint condition is impossible IMO and if found they might be fake ,I've seen fakes of these..

No contents ,were found empty ,stuffed them with cotton balls ,which is safer for the other items for sure..

The back has some text how to use it ..

Jos.

[Jos L C]

The text..

[Jos L C]

Another..this one is a bit dry ,but still nice for me..

[Gene]

That's it? Just us three?

[Bergflak]

flare belts ( not from ebay)

Just a short note on the flares in post #42; the one with the "M" in front is definetively not for LW aerial use. The raised "M" is a warning, as the Meteorologische patrone only is intended to by fired from a fixed gun, mounted on tripod! The recoil is, literally, a killer!

[Bergflak]

Sorry for busting in.....

This "pile" arrived yesterday. As far as I can tell it is complete, except for two missing "bungee" ropes (the ones that helps opening the flaps at the rear). There was no "pilot" chute (the small assisting chute that helps to pull the rest out). Should there be one?

[Bergflak]

Detail of seat cushion.

[Bergflak]

Inside the actual pack, seen from below. Note the loops where the actual cords for the chute will be stored in zig-zag.

[Bergflak]

Bottom view, pack "closed". Note 4 of the 6 bungee ropes still present. Each have a little hook that attaches to the eyes. The D-ring is attached to a steel cable that follows the flexible tubing to the center of the pack, where the actual release takes place. When unlocked, the bungee-ropes will pull open the cover,freeing the chute (and the pilot-chute?).