Kanemono Posted December 20, 2018 Share #1 Posted December 20, 2018 This tintype is of a German Fokker Dr.I 577/17 Tri-plane which was flown by Lt. Rudolf Klimke from Jasta 27. Klimke was an Ace with 17 victory's. A tintype is a tin plate which is exposed when the photograph was taken so it is one-of-a- kind. The anchor was Klimke’s symbol. The tintype was brought home by Edward J. Reed who served in France from July 15, 1918 to April 30, 1919 as a mechanic in the 13th Company, 4th Regiment, Air Service Mechanics. The tintype is 3" x 4 1/2" with the image reversed. I reversed the image to better show the tri-plane's details. The anchor was a good luck sign suggested by his mother. The other photo is a Sanke Card of Klimke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daniel griffin Posted December 21, 2018 Share #2 Posted December 21, 2018 Very interesting! I have never seen a WWI period German tintype. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanemono Posted December 21, 2018 Author Share #3 Posted December 21, 2018 There is a name scratched on the reverse of the tintype. Here is Edward Reed's group. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
45govt Posted December 22, 2018 Share #4 Posted December 22, 2018 Very nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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