 1 D. L. R. 1919
|  2 Deutsche Luft-Reederei DLR was the earliest German airline using airplanes. DELAG was the first German airline using Zeppelins.
|  3 Deutsche Luft-Reederei This is a very early postcard possibly issued by DLR. There is no printer information on the card.
|  4 Deutsche Luft-Reederei Friedrichshafen G111a 508 A very early litho postcard for this early German airline.
|  5 Deutsche Luft-Reederei Friedrichshafen G111a 508 This card has an early airmail stamp and is postmarked July 25, 1921.
|  6 Deutsche Luft-Reederei Friedrichshafen PF49 D-48 An early DLR seaplane with pilot and passengers posing for the camera.
|  7 Deutsche Luft-Reederei Friedrichshafen PF49 D-48 A local photographer postcard no doubt made for souvenirs for the passengers in the plane.
|  8 Deutsche Luft-Reederei Friedrichshafen PF49 W7 An early Real Photo postcard showing another seaplane of DLR.
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 9 Deutsche Luft-Reederei Friedrichshafen PF49 W7 A commercially made Real Photo postcard with no printer information on the back.
|  10 D.F.W. 1919
|  11 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.
|  12 D.F.W. P I, Air-Limousine D-187 Litho postcard by Pallas-Verlag, Jena 1919. No. 3.
|  13 Lloyd Luftverkehr Sablatnig 1920
|  14 LLoyd Luftverkehr Sablatnig. Friedrichshafen FF49, D.114 The airline had 3 of these floatplanes. This one had a cabin for the passengers.
|  15 LLoyd Luftverkehr Sablatnig. Friedrichshafen FF49, D.114 Many rare images of early aircraft would not exist without local photographers making souvenir postcards for passengers.
|  16 L. F. G. 1921
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 17 Luft-Fahrzeug GmbH. Friedrichshafen FF 49, D 133 Great Real Photo postcard showing the aircraft and large crowd at the seaside resort of Binz.
|  18 Luft-Fahrzeug GmbH. Friedrichshafen FF 49, D 133 Local photographer postcard with a simple back.
|  19 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.
|  20 Luft-Fahrzeug GmbH. L.F.G. V 13 Strela-See, D160 Postcard by Rudolf Lambeck of Berlin-Grunewald. Clear postcard of 16 October 1927.
|  21 Deutsch-Russische Luftverkehrs GmbH 1922-1937
|  22 Deruluft. Fokker F.III RR7 Airline issued Real Photo postcard for this German-Russian airline.
|  23 Deruluft. Fokker F.III RR7 Used on the Moskau - Königsberg - Berlin route.
|  24 Deruluft. Fokker F.III RR8 Airline issued Real Photo postcard.
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 25 Deruluft. Fokker F.III RR8 Special flight with clear postmark at Danzig 25 February 1936.
|  26 Deutscher Aero Lloyd 1923-1926
|  27 Deutscher Aero Lloyd. Fokker-Grulich F.III, D 516 Airline issued Real Photo postcard.
|  28 Deutscher Aero Lloyd. Fokker-Grulich F.III, D 516 Aero Lloyd Luftbild G. m. b. H.
|  29 Deutscher Aero Lloyd. Dornier Komet III, D 529 Airline issued Litho postcard showing aircraft taking off.
|  30 Deutscher Aero Lloyd Dornier Komet III, D 529 Lots of writing on front and back. Postmarked 12 May 1925.
|  31 Potsdam-Neues Palais photo by Deutscher Aero Lloyd Aerial view. Not an airline issued postcard.
|  32 Potsdam-Neues Palais photo by Deutscher Aero Lloyd Photo was taken by the Deutscher Aero Lloyd airline.
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 33 Süddeutscher Aero Lloyd 1924
|  34 Süddeutscher Aero Lloyd. Fokker Grulich F.III, D594 View at Berchtesgaden airport in Germany.
|  35 Süddeutscher Aero Lloyd. Fokker Grulich F.III, D594 Clear postmark of August 27, 1928 and sent by airmail.
|  36 Süddeutscher Aero Lloyd. Fokker Grulich F.III, D701 View at Innsbruck airport, Austria.
|  37 Süddeutscher Aero Lloyd. Fokker Grulich F.III, D701 Part of a series of these litho cards by the airline.
|  38 Süddeutscher Aero Lloyd. Fokker Grulich F.III, D743 Great local photographer Real Photo postcard of passengers prior to their flight.
|  39 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.
|  40 Bodensee Aerolloyd 1924
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 41 Bodensee Aerolloyd. Dornier Delphin II, D-702 Lindau Nice Real Photo postcard showing the aircraft taking off.
|  42 Bodensee Aerolloyd. Dornier Delphin II, D-702 Lindau By C. Risch-Lau of Bregenz. No. 2084. Clear postmark of 16 August 1928.
|  43 Bodensee Aerolloyd. Dornier Delphin II, D-702 Lindau Another view of the D-702 aircraft at the dock.
|  44 Bodensee Aerolloyd. Dornier Delphin II, D-702 Lindau By C. Risch-Lau of Bregenz. No. 2088. Writing on the back dated 1928.
|  45 Bodensee Aerolloyd. Dornier Delphin II, D277 Konstanz Sightseeing flights from this dock in Stadtgarten.
|  46 Bodensee Aerolloyd. Dornier Delphin II, D277 Konstanz By Franz Walter of München. No. 25. Writing on the back dated 1929.
|  47 Bodensee Aerolloyd. Dornier Delphin II, D277 Konstanz Landed aircraft approaching the dock.
|  48 Bodensee Aerolloyd. Dornier Delphin II, D277 Konstanz Bu Emil Hartmannof Mannheim. No. 485.
|
 49 Dornier Delphin III, D-1857 One of three of these aircraft known. I cannot find a specific reference to Bodensee Aerolloyd.
|  50 Dornier Delphin III, D-1857 Local photographer postcard showing passengers prior to their flight. No reference on back. Some album paper stuck to back.
|  51 Nordbayerische Verkehrsflug 1926-1931
|  52 Nordbayerische Verkehrsflug. Messerschmitt M18b, D-1266 Another great Real Photo postcard of passengers prior to their flight.
|  53 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.
|  54 Luft Hansa 1926 The result of a merger between Deutscher Aero Lloyd and Junkers Luftverkehr.
|  55 1919 First produced in 1919 production continued until 1932. A total of 322 aircraft were built.
|  56 Luft Hansa. Junkers-F 13, D 1 Rare local photographer postcard showing passengers before their flight. The aircraft was named Nachtigall.
|
 57 Luft Hansa. Junkers-F 13, D 1 Plain back with no information.
|  58 Luft Hansa. Junkers-F 13, D 1 Great Real Photo postcard of the D-1 Nachtigall.
|  59 Luft Hansa. Junkers-F 13, D 1 By Klinke & Co. of Berlin. They did a number of quality postcards featuring airliners.
|  60 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.
|  61 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.
|  62 Luft Hansa. Junkers-F 13, D 298 Large crown at the beach for some event. Aircraft on floats. Named Schneeammer.
|  63 Luft Hansa. Junkers-F 13, D 298 Postcard by Satrap. Writing on the back of the card says Aug. 1926 at Gromitz.
|  64 Luft Hansa. Junkers-F 13, D 332 Real Photo postcard. Plane named Elster.
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 65 Luft Hansa. Junkers-F 13, D 332 Postcard by August Zeerle, München. No. 17277.
|  66 Luft Hansa. Junkers-F 13, D 376 Real Photo postcard showing the aircraft as a float plane. Named Kronenreiher.
|  67 Luft Hansa. Junkers-F 13, D 376 Postcard by Leonar. No. 1716. Glue marks in the corners from being removed from a scrapbook.
|  68 Luft Hansa. Junkers-F 13, D 426 Quality Real Photo postcard of D 426 named Sprosser.
|  69 Luft Hansa. Junkers-F 13, D 426 Another postcard by Klinke & Co. of Berlin. No. 9055.
|  70 Luft Hansa. Junkers-F 13, D 429 Rare local photographer card showing a passenger before his flight. D 429 aircraft named Haselhuhn.
|  71 Luft Hansa. Junkers-F 13, D 429 Plain postcard back. Notice the mechanic working on the engine on the front of the card!
|  72 Luft Hansa. Junkers-F 13, D-463 D-463 aircraft on the ground at the Berlin airport. Aircraft named Taüchente.
|
 73 Luft Hansa. Junkers-F 13, D-463 Another quality postcard from Klinke & Co. of Berlin. No. 9139.
|  74 Luft Hansa. F-13 D534 in hanger bay. Halle / Leipzig airport hanger. Several planes including a F-13.
|  75 Luft Hansa. F-13 D534 in hanger bay. Card made by Photo-Haus KöBler.
|  76 Luft Hansa. Junkers-F 13, D 556 Airline issued Real Photo postcard showing the aircraft in the air. Named Präriehuhn.
|  77 Luft Hansa. Junkers-F 13, D 556 Writing on the back dated 6 January 1926.
|  78 Luft Hansa. Junkers-F 13, D 561 Passengers boarding aircraft at Gera. Litho postcard. Aircraft named Fischreiher.
|  79 Luft Hansa. Junkers-F 13, D 561 Postcard by Löffler & Co. Clear postmark of 9 February 1931.
|  80 Luft Hansa. Junkers-F 13, D 582 Another rare local photographer postcard showing two ladies prior to their flight. The aircraft is named Dommel.
|
 81 Luft Hansa. Junkers-F 13, D 582 Plain back as made by local photographer.
|  82 Luft Hansa. Junkers-F 13, D-582 Quality Real Photo postcard by local photographer showing a passenger prior to his flight. Aircraft named Dommel.
|  83 Luft Hansa. Junkers-F 13, D-582 Plain local photographer back. Writing on the back dated 12 September 1934.
|  84 Whale 1923 An immensely successful aircraft. Over 100 were used by airlines around the world.
|  85 Luft Hansa. Dornier Do J Wal Real Photo postcard showing the aircraft taxiing in the water.
|  86 Luft Hansa. Dornier Do J Wal Airline issued postcard issued out of Berlin.
|  87 1924 The first product of Fock-Wulf Flugzeugbau AG of Bremen.
|  88 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.
|
 89 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.
|  90 Mercury 1925 Luft Hansa operated 36 of this aircraft.
|  91 Luft Hansa. Dornier Merkur, D 528 Great local photographer postcard showing passengers prior to their flight. Named Luchs (Lynx).
|  92 Luft Hansa. Dornier Merkur, D 528 Simple Leonar back. Writing on the back says Hamburg in June 1929.
|  93 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.
|  94 Luft Hansa. Dornier Merkur, D-552 Quality Real Photo postcard by Klinke & Co. of Berlin, No. 9067.
|  95 Luft Hansa. Dornier Merkur, D552 Sepia Litho postcard issued by Luft Hansa. Named Gepard (Hunting Leopard).
|  96 Luft Hansa. DornierMerkur, D552 A typical back for the Luft Hansa issued sepia postcards.
|
 97 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).
|  98 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.
|  99 Luft Hansa. Dornier Merkur, D-1083 Real Photo postcard showing the aircraft on the ground. Plane was named Polarfuchs (Arctic Fox).
|  100 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.
|  101 Luft Hansa. Dornier Merkur, D-1102 Local photographer postcard showing the aircraft being fueled prior to flight. Named Edelmarder (Pine Marten).
|  102 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.
|  103 Luft Hansa. Dornier Merkur, D1465 Great Real Photo view of the airport in Berlin. The aircraft is named Hermelin (Ermine).
|  104 Luft Hansa. Dornier Merkur, D1465 Embossed name that looks like Stilke, Berlin. Also has text down center I.W.B. Nr. 185.
|
 105 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.
|  106 Luft Hansa. Dornier Merkur, D 1465 No embossed name on card. Test down the center of the card says I.W.B No. 184.
|  107 1925 This aircraft set many duration and distance records. Luft Hansa acquired 19 of these aircraft in 1926 and 1927.
|  108 Luft Hansa. Junkers-G 24, D 879 Real Photo postcard showing the G 24 Pluto taking off.
|  109 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.
|  110 Luft Hansa. Junkers-G 24, D 879 A later version of the previous Real Photo postcard.
|  111 Lift 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.
|  112 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.
|
 113 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.
|  114 Luft Hansa S-AAAP Originally registered in Sweden this photo shows the aircraft after being acquired by Luft Hansa.
|  115 Luft Hansa S-AAAP One of many Real Photo postcards published by K.L.M.
|  116 Luft Hansa G24 Interior window A view of Leipzig from the windows of a Junkers G24 aircraft.
|  117 Luft Hansa G24 Interior window Airline issued postcard by Luft Hansa.
|  118 1925 In 1926 Luft Hansa took over 19 Fokker-Grulich F.II's and named them after German rivers.
|  119 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.
|  120 Luft Hansa. Fokker-Grulich F.II, D 765 Rare local photographer postcard. Writing on the back dated 13 August 1927.
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 121 Luft Hansa. Fokker-Grulich F.II, D 782 & D 784 Early Litho postcard showing two aircraft at the airport in Stuttgart.
|  122 Luft Hansa. Fokker-Grulich F.II, D 782 & D 784 By Wilheim Kroth from Böblingen.
|  123 1926 Sixteen Fokker-Grulich F.III's were taken over by Luft Hansa in this year.
|  124 Luft Hansa. Fokker-Grulich F.III, D503 Nice view of the aircraft at the airport in Munich. Plane was named Leine.
|  125 Luft Hansa. Fokker-Grulich F.III, D503 The postcard was made by local photographer Joh. B. Amann.
|  126 Luft Hansa. Fokker-Grulich F.III, D 743 Great Real Photo postcard of showing the German built Fokker F.III named JNN.
|  127 Luft Hansa. Fokker-Grulich F.III, D-743 Rubber stamped on the back for the Innsbruck airport. Local photographer card.
|  128 1926 A small number of this aircraft operated until 1932.
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 129 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.
|  130 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.
|  131 1928 Seagull Production was 11 aircraft of which 10 were used by Lufthansa.
|  132 Luft Hansa. Focke-Wulf A17 Möwe, D-1149 Great view of the aircraft on the tarmac at an unknown airport. Named Bremen.
|  133 Luft Hansa. Focke-Wulf A17 Möwe, D-1149 A Luft Hansa issued postcard.
|  134 Luft Hansa. Focke-Wulf A17 Möwe, D-1403 Rare local photographer postcard showing passenger before her flight. The plane is named Lüneburg.
|  135 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.
|  136 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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 137 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.
|  138 Luft Hansa. Focke-Wulf A17 Möwe, D 1484 Great Image of passengers and pilot posing in front of D 1484, Bielefeld.
|  139 Luft Hansa. Focke-Wulf A17 Möwe, D 1484 A rare local photographer postcard made for the passengers at an unknown airport.
|  140 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.
|  141 Luft Hansa. Dornier Do X, D-1929 Famous for its flight to South American and the United States. It was then briefly owned by Luft Hansa but was never put into airline service.
|  142 Luft Hansa. Dornier Do X, D-1929 Shown in the water at Starnberg, Germany. Clear postmark dated 12 May 1933.
|  143 Luft Hansa. Dornier Do-X, D-1929 The DO-X taking off. LUFTHANSA on the nose of the plane.
|  144 Luft Hansa. Dornier Do-X, D-1929 Airline issued postcard.
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 145 Lufthansa. Dornier Do X, D-1929 DO-X moving on the water.
|  146 Lufthansa. Dornier Do X, D-1929 Another airline issued postcard of the DO-X.
|  147 Lufthansa. Dornier Do-X, D-1929 The DO-X landing in the water.
|  148 Lufthansa. Dornier Do-X, D-1929 Unknown issuer for this card but most likely made in Germany.
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|  150 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.
|  151 Junkers-G 31, D 1073 Another postcard by Klinke & Co. at the Berlin airport.
|  152 Luft Hansa. Junkers-G 31, D 1310 Really nice Real Photo postcard showing the aircraft at the airport in Berlin.
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 153 Luft Hansa. Junkers-G 31, D 1310 A later postcard by Klinke & Co. of Berlin. This one is No. 9066.
|  154 Luft Hansa. Junkers-G 31 D-1310 3a
|  155 Luft Hansa. Junkers-G 31 D-1310 3b
|  156 Luft Hansa. Junkers-G 31 D-1310 4a
|  157 Luft Hansa. Junkers-G 31 D-1310 4b
|  158 Luft Hansa. Junkers-G 31 D-1310 5a
|  159 Luft Hansa. Junkers-G 31 D-1310 5b
|  160 Luft Hansa. Junkers-G 31 cockpit 1a
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 161 Luft Hansa. Junkers-G 31 cockpit 1b
|  162 Luft Hansa. Junkers 31 Interior 2a
|  163 Luft Hansa. Junkers 31 Interior 2b
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|  165 Luft-Hansa. Junkers-G 38b D-2500 This second of two Junkers-G 38 aircraft was delivered to Luft-Hansa in 1931.
|  166 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.
|  167 Luft Hansa. Junkers-G 38 D-2500 5a
|  168 Luft Hansa. Junkers-G 38 D-2500 5b
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|  170 Luft Hansa. Junkers-Ju 52/3m, D-2201 1a
|  171 Luft Hansa. Junkers-Ju 52/3m, D-2201 1b
|  172 Luft Hansa. Junkers-Ju 52., D-2468 1a
|  173 Luft Hansa. Junkers-Ju 52., D-2468 1b
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|  175 Luft Hansa. Rohrbach Roland I, D 999 Great Real Photo postcard showing the Rohrbach Roland I named Watzman.
|  176 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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 177 Luft Hansa. Rohrbach Roland I, D-1124 3a
|  178 Luft Hansa. Rohrbach Roland I, D-1124 3b
|  179 Luft Hansa. Rohrbach Roland I, D1297
|  180 Luft Hansa. Rohrbach Roland I, D1297
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|  182 Luft Hansa. Rohrbach Ro VIIIa, D-1314
|  183 Luft Hansa. Rohrbach Ro VIIIa, D-1314
|  184 Luft Hansa. Rohrbach Ro VIIIa, D-1327
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 185 Luft Hansa. Rohrbach Ro VIIIa, D-1327
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|  187 Luft Hansa. Rohrback Roland II, D-1692 Real Photo postcard showing the improved Rohrbach Roland II at the airport in Berlin.
|  188 Luft Hansa. Rohrbach Roland II, D-1692 British made postcard sold at the Rohan et Cie book stall at the Croydon Aerodrome. No. 4B.
|  189 Luft Hansa. Rohrbach D-1692 3a
|  190 Luft Hansa. Rohrbach D-1692 3b
|  191 New Company Lufthansa 1953
|  192 See the Poster album for other Lufthansa poster postcards.
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 193 Lufthansa. G-38 D-2500 1a
|  194 Lufthansa. G-38 D-2500 1b
|  195 Lufthansa. JU52/3m D-2649 Named Hermann Göring. A popular aircraft used by many airlines. Over 4800 built.
|  196 Lufthansa. JU52/3m D-2649 Glue and album remnants on back. By R.L.M. No. 341.
|  197 Lufthansa. Junkers-Ju 52/3m, D-AMAM
|  198 Lufthansa. Junkers-Ju 52/3m, D-AMAM
|  199 Lufthansa. D-ANEN 1a
|  200 Lufthansa. D-ANEN 1b
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 201 Lufthansa. Junkers-Ju 52/3m, D-APEF
|  202 Lufthansa. Junkers-Ju 52/3m, D-APEF
|  203 Lufthansa. Heinkel He 70D, D-UBIN 1a
|  204 Lufthansa. Heinkel He 70D, D-UBIN 1b
|  205 Lufthansa. HE 70's 1a
|  206 Lufthansa. HE 70's 1b
|  207 Lufthansa. Lockheed Super-G Constellation 1a
|  208 Lufthansa. Lockheed Super-G Constellation 1b
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 209 Lufthansa. Super Star and Super-G 1a
|  210 Lufthansa. Super Star and Super-G 1b
|  211 Lufthansa. Metropolitan 1a
|  212 Lufthansa. Metropolitan 1b
|  213 Lufthansa. Vickers Viscount 814 D-ANUN 1a
|  214 Lufthansa. Vickers Viscount 814 D-ANUN 1b
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