FL22234 this would have been used (in this case not used as it is mint new old stock in its original box) on FW190's and ME 109's. As in the compass auction this is in perfect condition.
Some of the Jastas used trains as sleeping quarters to be more mobile in their deployment. I believe he also wears a Turkish pilot badge in addition to the German one.
One of the many versions of the 363 Boelcke as Hauptmann (also Oberleutnant, Leutnant, black rim and a misspelling of his name). Really an easy card to find but difficult when trying to get all versions. Boelke was the mentor of the red baron, Manfred von Richthofen. Silvering around the edges.
Here the portrait from an earlier Sanke is reused and there is a poem plus black rim to commemorate his death. Crease at top left, 4 pin holes and silvering.
One of the many versions of the 363 Boelcke as Leutnant (also Oberleutnant, Hauptmann, black rim and a misspelling of his name). Really an easy card to find but difficult when trying to get all versions. Boelke was the mentor of the red baron, Manfred von Richthofen. Silvering around the edges.
One of the many versions of the 363 Boelcke as Leutnant (also Oberleutnant, Hauptmann, black rim and a misspelling of his name). Really an easy card to find but difficult when trying to get all versions. Boelke was the mentor of the red baron, Manfred von Richthofen. Silvering around the edges.
Card with facsimile signature and date there are other versions without the date and I have also seen one copy of a Sanke dated 1915. Silvering on the edges hence priced accordingly
After the war some of the official photographs that became Sanke cards were republished by the National Socialistic Flying Corps (NSFK) Usually in even beter quality than the Sanke cards themselves. They are much rarer.
After the war some of the official photographs that became Sanke cards were republished by the National Socialistic Flying Corps (NSFK) Usually in even beter quality than the Sanke cards themselves. They are much rarer.
A lineup of the infamous Gotha bombers which were used against targets in London amongst other place (splinter damage at the bottom of Cleopatras needle on the Victoria embankment bears the scars of one of these raids till this day)
One of the original members of the flying circus. Always wore his night cap when flying in combat and was eventually shot down whilst flying one of the first Fokker triplanes.