Swastika cut out from airplane

[rajko84]

I got this one today with two SA daggers and few medals. I was told by the guy that it came of the glider or recon airplane. I do not know, I collect daggers. Swastika is little bit bigger then 27 inch. So I just wanted to know if this is a real good piece or done post war. Everything else in the group is good.
Thank you so much.
regards Rajko

[rajko84]

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[Gene]

I was thinking a Fieseler Storch

[rajko84]

I was thinking a Fieseler Storch

Thank you Gene. I just checked some pics of the plane on the internet and it looks like it could be from the back of the airplane.

[tmca05]

Do to the following reasons, I do not think this is from an actual aircraft, however….
It could very well be from a wartime dummy plane !

Swastika is 27” inches across, normal was about 12-14 inches.
Weave of fabric is way to loose.
Small holes in fabric that even the paint did not seal up
No dope (water proofing) on fabric.
Insignia paint goes all the way through fabric.
No support ties on the back for such a large area.

Many dummy planes had oversize insignia to be seen from the air.
Dummies would not waste $$$ on dope.
Dummies would use low grade canvas like this, not tight linen.

If it’s real wartime, and it could ver well be, ....my bet is that it was taken from a dummy just like the photo attached of the FW-190. You can see that someone took the swastika off the tail already.

See more on WW2 dummy aircraft at:

http://www.vintagewings.ca/VintageNe...-For-Wood.aspx

[tmca05]

Oversized Swastika on the tail of this dummy aircraft.

[tmca05]

Great shot of another dummy aircraft.