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The earliest German airline using airplanes was Deutsche Luft-Reederei which started operations in 1919. They merged with Deutscher Aero Lloyd in 1923 and again with Junkers Luftverkehr in 1926 to form Deutsche Luft Hansa. In 1953 the name became simply Lufthansa. After DLR I'll list other airlines in the order they first started service ending with Lufthansa. The vast majority of the cards are from Luft Hansa. That section will list the aircraft in alphabetical order by manufacturer and in chronological order with the earliest from each company listed first. I'll add new cards as I acquire them.
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D. L. R.
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Deutsche Luft-Reederei
DLR was the earliest German airline using airplanes. DELAG was the first German airline using Zeppelins.

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Deutsche Luft-Reederei
This is a very early postcard possibly issued by DLR. There is no printer information on the card.

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Deutsche Luft-Reederei Friedrichshafen G111a 508
A very early litho postcard for this early German airline.

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Deutsche Luft-Reederei Friedrichshafen G111a 508
This card has an early airmail stamp and is postmarked July 25, 1921.

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Deutsche Luft-Reederei Friedrichshafen PF49 D-48
An early DLR seaplane with pilot and passengers posing for the camera.

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Deutsche Luft-Reederei Friedrichshafen PF49 D-48
A local photographer postcard no doubt made for souvenirs for the passengers in the plane.

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Deutsche Luft-Reederei Friedrichshafen PF49 W7
An early Real Photo postcard showing another seaplane of DLR.

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Deutsche Luft-Reederei Friedrichshafen PF49 W7
A commercially made Real Photo postcard with no printer information on the back.

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D.F.W.
1919


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D.F.W. P I, Air-Limousine D-187
Only one built. Possibly used for domestic German service. It was exhibited at ELTA in Amsterdam in 1919.

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D.F.W. P I, Air-Limousine D-187
Litho postcard by Pallas-Verlag, Jena 1919. No. 3.

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Lloyd Luftverkehr
Sablatnig
1920


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LLoyd Luftverkehr Sablatnig. Friedrichshafen FF49, D.114
The airline had 3 of these floatplanes. This one had a cabin for the passengers.

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LLoyd Luftverkehr Sablatnig. Friedrichshafen FF49, D.114
Many rare images of early aircraft would not exist without local photographers making souvenir postcards for passengers.

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L. F. G.
1921


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Luft-Fahrzeug GmbH. Friedrichshafen FF 49, D 133
Great Real Photo postcard showing the aircraft and large crowd at the seaside resort of Binz.

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Luft-Fahrzeug GmbH. Friedrichshafen FF 49, D 133
Local photographer postcard with a simple back.

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Luft-Fahrzeug GmbH. L.F.G. V 13 Strela-See, D160
Only two aircraft have been positively identified. This one is listed in the Stroud reference as being built in 1921.

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Luft-Fahrzeug GmbH. L.F.G. V 13 Strela-See, D160
Postcard by Rudolf Lambeck of Berlin-Grunewald. Clear postcard of 16 October 1927.

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Deutsch-Russische
Luftverkehrs GmbH
1922-1937


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Deruluft. Fokker F.III RR7
Airline issued Real Photo postcard for this German-Russian airline.

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Deruluft. Fokker F.III RR7
Used on the Moskau - Königsberg - Berlin route.

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Deruluft. Fokker F.III RR8
Airline issued Real Photo postcard.

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Deruluft. Fokker F.III RR8
Special flight with clear postmark at Danzig 25 February 1936.

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Deutscher
Aero Lloyd
1923-1926


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Deutscher Aero Lloyd. Fokker-Grulich F.III,   D 516
Airline issued Real Photo postcard.

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Deutscher Aero Lloyd. Fokker-Grulich F.III,   D 516
Aero Lloyd Luftbild G. m. b. H.

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Deutscher Aero Lloyd. Dornier Komet III,     D 529
Airline issued Litho postcard showing aircraft taking off.

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Deutscher Aero Lloyd Dornier Komet III,       D 529
Lots of writing on front and back. Postmarked 12 May 1925.

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Potsdam-Neues Palais photo by Deutscher Aero Lloyd
Aerial view. Not an airline issued postcard.

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Potsdam-Neues Palais photo by Deutscher Aero Lloyd
Photo was taken by the Deutscher Aero Lloyd airline.

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Süddeutscher
Aero Lloyd
1924


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Süddeutscher Aero Lloyd. Fokker Grulich F.III, D594
View at Berchtesgaden airport in Germany.

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Süddeutscher Aero Lloyd. Fokker Grulich F.III, D594
Clear postmark of August 27, 1928 and sent by airmail.

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Süddeutscher Aero Lloyd. Fokker Grulich F.III, D701
View at Innsbruck airport, Austria.

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Süddeutscher Aero Lloyd. Fokker Grulich F.III, D701
Part of a series of these litho cards by the airline.

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Süddeutscher Aero Lloyd. Fokker Grulich F.III, D743
Great local photographer Real Photo postcard of passengers prior to their flight.

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Süddeutscher Aero Lloyd. Fokker Grulich F.III, D743
Rubber stamp on back for photographer H. Fischer of Munich, Germany. He did a number of quality postcards of airliners.

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Bodensee Aerolloyd
1924


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Bodensee Aerolloyd. Dornier Delphin II, D-702 Lindau
Nice Real Photo postcard showing the aircraft taking off.

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Bodensee Aerolloyd. Dornier Delphin II, D-702 Lindau
By C. Risch-Lau of Bregenz. No. 2084. Clear postmark of 16 August 1928.

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Bodensee Aerolloyd. Dornier Delphin II, D-702 Lindau
Another view of the D-702 aircraft at the dock.

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Bodensee Aerolloyd. Dornier Delphin II, D-702 Lindau
By C. Risch-Lau of Bregenz. No. 2088. Writing on the back dated 1928.

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Bodensee Aerolloyd. Dornier Delphin II, D277 Konstanz
Sightseeing flights from this dock in Stadtgarten.

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Bodensee Aerolloyd. Dornier Delphin II, D277 Konstanz
By Franz Walter of München. No. 25. Writing on the back dated 1929.

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Bodensee Aerolloyd. Dornier Delphin II, D277 Konstanz
Landed aircraft approaching the dock.

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Bodensee Aerolloyd. Dornier Delphin II, D277 Konstanz
Bu Emil Hartmannof Mannheim. No. 485.

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Dornier Delphin III, D-1857
One of three of these aircraft known. I cannot find a specific reference to Bodensee Aerolloyd.

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Dornier Delphin III, D-1857
Local photographer postcard showing passengers prior to their flight. No reference on back. Some album paper stuck to back.

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Nordbayerische
Verkehrsflug
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Nordbayerische Verkehrsflug. Messerschmitt M18b, D-1266
Another great Real Photo postcard of passengers prior to their flight.

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Nordbayerische Verkehrsflug. Messerschmitt M18b, D-1266
Sometimes I've accepted damaged cards to get a particular card for my collection. This one had been glued into a scrapbook.

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Luft Hansa
1926
The result of a merger between Deutscher Aero Lloyd and Junkers Luftverkehr.


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1919
First produced in 1919 production continued until 1932. A total of 322 aircraft were built.


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Luft Hansa. Junkers-F 13, D 1
Rare local photographer postcard showing passengers before their flight. The aircraft was named Nachtigall.

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Luft Hansa. Junkers-F 13, D 1
Plain back with no information.

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Luft Hansa. Junkers-F 13, D 1
Great Real Photo postcard of the D-1 Nachtigall.

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Luft Hansa. Junkers-F 13, D 1
By Klinke & Co. of Berlin. They did a number of quality postcards featuring airliners.

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Luft Hansa. Junkers-F 13, D 183
It is believed this aircraft was the one re-numbered as D 1 shown on the previous two cards.

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Luft Hansa. Junkers-F 13, D 183
The front of the card incorrectly says the aircraft is a 6 seater. Postcard by J.W -D No. 78.

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Luft Hansa. Junkers-F 13, D 298
Large crown at the beach for some event. Aircraft on floats. Named Schneeammer.

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Luft Hansa. Junkers-F 13, D 298
Postcard by Satrap. Writing on the back of the card says Aug. 1926 at Gromitz.

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Luft Hansa. Junkers-F 13, D 332
Real Photo postcard. Plane named Elster.

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Luft Hansa. Junkers-F 13, D 332
Postcard by August Zeerle, München. No. 17277.

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Luft Hansa. Junkers-F 13, D 376
Real Photo postcard showing the aircraft as a float plane. Named Kronenreiher.

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Luft Hansa. Junkers-F 13, D 376
Postcard by Leonar. No. 1716. Glue marks in the corners from being removed from a scrapbook.

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Luft Hansa. Junkers-F 13, D 426
Quality Real Photo postcard of D 426 named Sprosser.

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Luft Hansa. Junkers-F 13, D 426
Another postcard by Klinke & Co. of Berlin. No. 9055.

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Luft Hansa. Junkers-F 13, D 429
Rare local photographer card showing a passenger before his flight. D 429 aircraft named Haselhuhn.

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Luft Hansa. Junkers-F 13, D 429
Plain postcard back. Notice the mechanic working on the engine on the front of the card!

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Luft Hansa. Junkers-F 13, D-463
D-463 aircraft on the ground at the Berlin airport. Aircraft named Taüchente.

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Luft Hansa. Junkers-F 13, D-463
Another quality postcard from Klinke & Co. of Berlin. No. 9139.

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Luft Hansa. F-13 D534 in hanger bay.
Halle / Leipzig airport hanger. Several planes including a F-13.

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Luft Hansa. F-13 D534 in hanger bay.
Card made by Photo-Haus KöBler.

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Luft Hansa. Junkers-F 13, D 556
Airline issued Real Photo postcard showing the aircraft in the air. Named Präriehuhn.

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Luft Hansa. Junkers-F 13, D 556
Writing on the back dated 6 January 1926.

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Luft Hansa. Junkers-F 13, D 561
Passengers boarding aircraft at Gera. Litho postcard. Aircraft named Fischreiher.

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Luft Hansa. Junkers-F 13, D 561
Postcard by Löffler & Co. Clear postmark of 9 February 1931.

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Luft Hansa. Junkers-F 13, D 582
Another rare local photographer postcard showing two ladies prior to their flight. The aircraft is named Dommel.

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Luft Hansa. Junkers-F 13, D 582
Plain back as made by local photographer.

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Luft Hansa. Junkers-F 13, D-582
Quality Real Photo postcard by local photographer showing a passenger prior to his flight. Aircraft named Dommel.

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Luft Hansa. Junkers-F 13, D-582
Plain local photographer back. Writing on the back dated 12 September 1934.

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Whale
1923
An immensely successful aircraft. Over 100 were used by airlines around the world.


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Luft Hansa. Dornier Do J Wal
Real Photo postcard showing the aircraft taxiing in the water.

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Luft Hansa. Dornier Do J Wal
Airline issued postcard issued out of Berlin.

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1924
The first product of Fock-Wulf Flugzeugbau AG of Bremen.


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Luft Hansa. Focke-Wulf A 16, D 659
Early Real Photo postcard showing one of the five A 16's used by Luft Hansa. They were withdrawn from service in 1928.

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Luft Hansa. Focke-Wulf A 16, D 659
An early Real Photo postcard by Klink & Co. of Berlin. The front shows their early logo with no number.

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Mercury
1925
Luft Hansa operated 36 of this aircraft.


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Luft Hansa. Dornier Merkur, D 528
Great local photographer postcard showing passengers prior to their flight. Named Luchs (Lynx).

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Luft Hansa. Dornier Merkur, D 528
Simple Leonar back. Writing on the back says Hamburg in June 1929.

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Luft Hansa. Dornier Merkur, D-552
Excellent Real Photo postcard showing the Dornier Merkur D-552 named Gepard. For an early card this one is fairly common.

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Luft Hansa. Dornier Merkur, D-552
Quality Real Photo postcard by Klinke & Co. of Berlin, No. 9067.

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Luft Hansa. Dornier Merkur, D552
Sepia Litho postcard issued by Luft Hansa. Named Gepard (Hunting Leopard).

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Luft Hansa. DornierMerkur, D552
A typical back for the Luft Hansa issued sepia postcards.

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Luft Hansa. Dornier Merkur, D-972
Excellent postcard showing the aircraft taking off at the central airport in Berlin. The aircraft was named Königstiger (Royal Tiger).

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Luft Hansa. Dornier Merkur, D-972
Another Real Photo postcard by Klinke & Co.
the card shows their early style logo on the front of the card with no number.


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Luft Hansa. Dornier Merkur, D-1083
Real Photo postcard showing the aircraft on the ground. Plane was named Polarfuchs (Arctic Fox).

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Luft Hansa. Dornier Merkur, D-1083
The card was mailed from Germany to the U.S. by airmail and has a clear postmark of 6 October 1930.

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Luft Hansa. Dornier Merkur, D-1102
Local photographer postcard showing the aircraft being fueled prior to flight. Named Edelmarder (Pine Marten).

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Luft Hansa. Dornier Merkur, D-1102
Simple plain back. Notice the guy on the right side of the image with a large camera on a tripod.

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Luft Hansa. Dornier Merkur, D1465
Great Real Photo view of the airport in Berlin. The aircraft is named Hermelin (Ermine).

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Luft Hansa. Dornier Merkur, D1465
Embossed name that looks like Stilke, Berlin. Also has text down center I.W.B. Nr. 185.

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Luft Hansa. Dornier Merkur, D 1465
Another Berlin airport view. Besides the Merkur there is another German aircraft D-1342, and a Czech aircraft L-BAAH.

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Luft Hansa. Dornier Merkur, D 1465
No embossed name on card. Test down the center of the card says I.W.B No. 184.

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1925
This aircraft set many duration and distance records. Luft Hansa acquired 19 of these aircraft in 1926 and 1927.


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Luft Hansa. Junkers-G 24, D 879
Real Photo postcard showing the G 24 Pluto taking off.

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Luft Hansa. Junkers-G 24, D 879
Part of the early logo of Klinke & Co. can be seen on the front of the card. The card was mailed by airmail and has a clear postmark from the central airport in Berlin dated 13 August 1928.

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Luft Hansa. Junkers-G 24, D 879
A later version of the previous Real Photo postcard.

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Luft Hansa. Junkers-G 24, D 879
This card shows the later large printed logo of Klinke & Co. on the back of the card. It is postmarked 27 April 1930.

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Luft Hansa. Junkers-G 24, S-AAAK
This aircraft was built for a Dutch customer but was not taken. It went to Luft Hansa as D 1019 and was named Rotterdam.

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Luft Hansa. Junkers-G 24 S-AAAK
The card was made by Fritz Klinke at the airport in Berlin. All the other cards by him that I have seen say Klinke & Co. in a diamond or rectangular logo.

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Luft Hansa S-AAAP
Originally registered in Sweden this photo shows the aircraft after being acquired by Luft Hansa.

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Luft Hansa S-AAAP
One of many Real Photo postcards published by K.L.M.

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Luft Hansa G24 Interior window
A view of Leipzig from the windows of a Junkers G24 aircraft.

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Luft Hansa G24 Interior window
Airline issued postcard by Luft Hansa.

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1925
In 1926 Luft Hansa took over 19 Fokker-Grulich F.II's and named them after German rivers.


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Luft Hansa. Fokker-Grulich F.II, D 765
One of the German built Fokker F.II aircraft showing passengers before their flight. Plane ws named Eider.

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Luft Hansa. Fokker-Grulich F.II, D 765
Rare local photographer postcard. Writing on the back dated 13 August 1927.

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Luft Hansa. Fokker-Grulich F.II, D 782 & D 784
Early Litho postcard showing two aircraft at the airport in Stuttgart.

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Luft Hansa. Fokker-Grulich F.II, D 782 & D 784
By Wilheim Kroth from Böblingen.

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1926
Sixteen Fokker-Grulich F.III's were taken over by Luft Hansa in this year.


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Luft Hansa. Fokker-Grulich F.III, D503
Nice view of the aircraft at the airport in Munich. Plane was named Leine.

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Luft Hansa. Fokker-Grulich F.III, D503
The postcard was made by local photographer Joh. B. Amann.

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Luft Hansa. Fokker-Grulich F.III, D 743
Great Real Photo postcard of showing the German built Fokker F.III named JNN.

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Luft Hansa. Fokker-Grulich F.III, D-743
Rubber stamped on the back for the Innsbruck airport. Local photographer card.

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1926
A small number of this aircraft operated until 1932.


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Luft Hansa. Albatros L 73, D 961
Real Photo postcard showing the second of two L 73's delivered to Luft Hansa in 1926. This one was named Brandenburg.

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Luft Hansa. Albatros L 73, D 961
Another great postcard by Klinke & Co. of Berlin showing their early logo on the front of the card with no number.

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1926
The prototype was delivered to Lufthansa Hansa in 1926. Nice more production models were delivered in 1927.


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Luft Hansa. Rohrbach Roland I, D 999
Great Real Photo postcard showing the Rohrbach Roland I named Watzman.

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Luft Hansa. Rohrbach Roland I, D 999
Postmarked 26 July 1928 and mailed by a passenger who was about to fly to Copenhagen.

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Luft Hansa. Rohrbach Roland I, D-1124
Fantastic view of D-1124 on the grass at an unknown airport.

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Luft Hansa. Rohrbach Roland I, D-1124
Airline issued Real Photo postcard mailed to Czechoslovakia July 23, 1930.

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Luft Hansa. Rohrbach Roland I, D 1297
A Real Photo postcard of D 1297 most likely at the airport in Amsterdam.

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Luft Hansa. Rohrbach Roland I, D 1297
Real Photo postcard made by K.L.M. There are many great Real Photo postcards published by K.L.M.

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1928
Three examples were delivered to Luft Hansa in 1928. D-1314, D-1327, and D-1338.


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Luft Hansa. Rohrbach Ro VIIIa, D-1314
The D-1314 in flight Real Photo postcard.

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Luft Hansa. Rohrbach Ro VIIIa, D-1314
Airline issued Real Photo postcard with back text printed in English.

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Luft Hansa. Rohrbach Ro VIIIa, D-1327
Great airport scene most likely at the airport in Munich.

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Luft Hansa. Rohrbach Ro VIIIa, D-1327
Real photo postcard published by Joh. B. Amann in Munich.

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1928
Seagull
Production was 11 aircraft of which 10 were used by Lufthansa.


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Luft Hansa. Focke-Wulf A17 Möwe, D-1149
Great view of the aircraft on the tarmac at an unknown airport. Named Bremen.

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Luft Hansa. Focke-Wulf A17 Möwe, D-1149
A Luft Hansa issued postcard.

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Luft Hansa. Focke-Wulf A17 Möwe, D-1403
Rare local photographer postcard showing passenger before her flight. The plane is named Lüneburg.

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Luft Hansa. Focke-Wulf A17 Möwe, D-1403
Printed by Leoner No. 1840. Writing on the back dated June 1929 for the flight Hamburg - Zurich.

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Luft Hansa. Fock-Wulf A17 Möwe D-1416
Interesting Real Photo postcard showing the Fock-Wulf A17 Möwe named Osnabrück, Möwe translates to Seagull in English.

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Luft Hansa. Fock-Wulf A17 Möwe D-1416
No information on the back of the card. It was possibly made by a local photographer in France.

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Luft Hansa. Focke-Wulf A17 Möwe, D 1484
Great Image of passengers and pilot posing in front of D 1484, Bielefeld.

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Luft Hansa. Focke-Wulf A17 Möwe, D 1484
A rare local photographer postcard made for the passengers at an unknown airport.

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1928
The first Luft Hansa Junkers-G 31 was D-1310. It flew the Berlin-Amsterdam-London route starting in March 1928.


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Junkers-G 31, D 1073
This card shows the prototype Junkers-G 31, D 1073. I'm not sure if it was actually used by Luft Hansa. Neither reference books I have list it with a particular airline.

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Junkers-G 31, D 1073
Another postcard by Klinke & Co. at the Berlin airport.

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Luft Hansa. Junkers-G 31, D 1310
Really nice Real Photo postcard showing the aircraft at the airport in Berlin.

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Luft Hansa. Junkers-G 31, D 1310
A later postcard by Klinke & Co. of Berlin. This one is No. 9066.

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Luft Hansa. Junkers-G 31 D-1310
This card shows the D-1310 on the tarmac at the airport in Amsterdam.

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Luft Hansa. Junkers-G 31 D-1310
Card was printed by J. Sleding of Amsterdam. Their logo is J.S.A. and the card is numbered 2326.

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Luft Hansa. Junkers-G 31 D-1310
Another card of D-1310. This one at an unknown airport.

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Luft Hansa. Junkers-G 31 D-1310
Airline issued postcard by Deutsche Luft Hansa A.G.

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Luft Hansa. Junkers-G 31 D-1310
Real Photo postcard of the D-1310 en-route. Great view above the plane.

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Luft Hansa. Junkers-G 31 D-1310
Am airline issued card with photo by Atelier Nolte of Berlin. The card was mailed March 13, 1931 from Munich.

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Luft Hansa. Junkers-G 31 cockpit
Great image showing the cockpit of the Junkers-G 31.

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Luft Hansa. Junkers-G 31 cockpit
Another airline issued postcard. This one unfortunately has paper residue from being glued in a scrapbook.

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Luft Hansa. Junkers 31 Interior
Fantastic card showing passengers being served a meal aboard the Junkers-G 31.

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Luft Hansa. Junkers 31 Interior
Another great postcard issued by the airline.

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1929
The last nine, designated Rohrbach Roland IIs were delivered in 1929. Several of them ended up with Deruluft.


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Luft Hansa. Rohrback Roland II, D-1692
Real Photo postcard showing the improved Rohrbach Roland II at the airport in Berlin.

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Luft Hansa. Rohrbach Roland II, D-1692
British made postcard sold at the Rohan et Cie book stall at the Croydon Aerodrome. No. 4B.

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Luft Hansa. Rohrbach Roland II, D-1692
Sepia toned black & white litho postcard of the D-1692 probably at the airport in Paris.

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Luft Hansa. Rohrbach Roland II, D-1692
Postcard was published in France by CIM. Photographer was Combier Macon.

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1930
The first G-38, D-2000, flew from Berlin to Amsterdam and on to London in 1931. The second one, D-2500, was delivered to Luft Hansa in 1931.


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Luft Hansa. Junkers G-38 D-2000
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Luft Hansa. Junkers G-38 D-2000
Real Photo postcard by photographer C. H. Price of Croydon, England. His number 20062 HC.

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Luft-Hansa. Junkers-G 38b D-2500
This second of two Junkers-G 38 aircraft was delivered to Luft-Hansa in 1931.

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Luft-Hansa. Junkers-G 38b, D-2500
Another great Real Photo postcard by Klinke & Co. of Berlin. No. 10015. Postmarked 26 May 1938 and sent from Berlin to the U.S.A.

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Luft Hansa. Junkers G-38b D-2500
Great image of D-2500 at the airport in Croydon, England.

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Luft Hansa. Junkers G-38b D-2500
Another great Real Photo postcard by photographer C. H. Price of Croydon, England. His number 20062 HD. Postmarked Oct. 5, 1932.

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Lufthansa. G-38b D-2500
Great close-up view of the D-2500 with props in motion.

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Lufthansa. G-38b D-2500
Interesting airline issued postcard with the text on back in English.

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Luft Hansa. Junkers-G 38b D-APIS
Originally the D-2500 the registration was later changed to D-APIS. This card shows the D-APIS registration.

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Luft Hansa. Junkers-G 38b D-APIS
Real photo postcard from an unknown maker. It was mailed from Berlin to England Sept. 2, 1937.

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1932
One of the most successful aircraft by the Junkers company. Over 4800 were built by companies in Germany, Spain, and France.


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Luft Hansa. Junkers-Ju 52/3m, D-2201
Interesting Greeting card for Worden in the Netherlands showing a Junkers-Ju 52/3M aircraft.

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Luft Hansa. Junkers-Ju 52/3m, D-2201
Printed by Vigevano in Amsterdam. Postmarked from Woerden Jully 29, 1936.

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Luft Hansa. Junkers-Ju 52/3m, D-2468
Great view of D-2468 Joachim von Schröeder at an unknown airport.

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Luft Hansa. Junkers-Ju 52/3m, D-2468
A Real Photo postcard by J.S.A. with their number 3534.

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Lufthansa. JU52/3m D-2649
Named Hermann Göring. A popular aircraft used by many airlines.

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Lufthansa. JU52/3m D-2649
Glue and album remnants on back. By R.L.M. No. 341.

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Lufthansa. Junkers-Ju 52/3m, D-AMAM
Great close-up view of what was originally D-3051. Now D-AMAM, Kurt Wüsthoff.

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Lufthansa. Junkers-Ju 52/3m, D-AMAM
Real Photo postcard published by A. Zerle or Munich, number 19291.

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Lufthansa. Junkers Ju 52/3m, D-ANEN
Great shot of D-ANEN landing at an unknown airport.

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Lufthansa. Junkers Ju 52/3m, D-ANEN
A Lufthansa issued postcard with the back text in English.

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Lufthansa. Junkers-Ju 52/3m, D-APEF
Lufthansa Junkers Ju 52/3m, D-APEF, at the Schiphol airport in the Netherlands.

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Lufthansa. Junkers-Ju 52/3m, D-APEF
Real Photo postcard published by J. Sleding with logo J.S.A. printed in Amsterdam.

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1933
High speed aircraft for 4 passengers. Entered service in 1933.


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Lufthansa. Heinkel He 70D, D-UBIN
Fifteen of this super speed aircraft went into service for Luft Hansa between 1933 and 1935.

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Lufthansa. Heinkel He 70D, D-UBIN
Real Photo postcard by Carl Friedrich Fangmeier of Magdeburg. Photo No. 555.

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Lufthansa. Three HE 70's
Line-up of three He 70 Speedsters, the Fastest Commercial Planes in Europe.

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Lufthansa. Three HE 70's
Real Photo postcard issued by Lufthansa with the text on the back in English.

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New Company
Lufthansa
1953


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See the Poster album for other Lufthansa poster postcards.

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1929
Largest aircraft in existence at the time. Flew to South America and then north to Miami and New York arriving there in 1930. Two other aircraft were built for Italy in 1931.


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Luft Hansa. Dornier Do X, D-1929
Famous for its flight to South American and the United States. It was then briefly owned by Lufthansa but was never put into airline service.

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Luft Hansa. Dornier Do X, D-1929
Shown in the water at Starnberg, Germany. Clear postmark dated 12 May 1933.

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Luft Hansa. Dornier Do-X, D-1929
The DO-X taking off. LUFTHANSA on the nose of the plane.

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Luft Hansa. Dornier Do-X, D-1929
Airline issued postcard.

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Lufthansa. Dornier Do X, D-1929
DO-X moving on the water.

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Lufthansa. Dornier Do X, D-1929
Another airline issued postcard of the DO-X.

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Lufthansa. Dornier Do-X, D-1929
The DO-X landing in the water.

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Lufthansa. Dornier Do-X, D-1929
Unknown issuer for this card but most likely made in Germany.

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Aircraft joining the Lufthansa fleet 1953 and after.

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Lufthansa. Lockheed Super-G Constellation
Great close-up view of the Super-G Constellation.

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Lufthansa. Lockheed Super-G Constellation
An airline issued Real Photo postcard with a rubber stamp on back from their Nürnburg office.

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Lufthansa. Super Star and Super-G
Nose of the Super Star, and the Super-G Constellation in the background. The first Constellation entered service for Lufthansa in 1955.

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Lufthansa. Super Star and Super-G
Another Real Photo postcard issued by Lufthansa numbered top right on back 650 179.

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Lufthansa. Convair 440 Metropolitan
A Great close-up view of the Convair 440 Metropolitan of Lufthansa put into service in 1957.

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Lufthansa. Convair 440 Metropolitan
Real Photo airline issued postcard.

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Lufthansa. Convair 440 Metropolitan
Great view of this aircraft at night ready to board passengers.

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Lufthansa. Convair 440 Metropolitan
Quality airline issued Real Photo postcard. Card No. 650 173.

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Lufthansa. Vickers Viscount 814-D, D-ANUN
This was the first Vickers Viscount delivered to Lufthansa in 1958. Eleven were delivered between 1958 and 1961.

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Lufthansa. Vickers Viscount 814-D, D-ANUN
An airline issued Real Photo postcard mailed from Frankfort to Jackson Heights, New York Jun. 5, 1960.

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European Transport Aircraft since 1910
Essential 680 page reference by John Stroud for anyone interested in early commercial aircraft in Europe.

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Lufthansa. An Airline and It's Aircraft
Another essential reference book. This one part of series of airline books by R.E.G. Davies by airline. The graphics are amazing like all his books. 90 pages in a large format.

   
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