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Dornier Do 17 Z - Grandpa's Fighter Plane


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Those custom markings are unique. I light the one on the tail with the Knight(?) (Squire?) holding a lantern while riding the aircraft. You are lucky to have these as a reference.

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What a terrific story with your dad and the model. This is what collecting is about when it comes to kids-building memories.

 

Thanks Sky. Finally I would like to add some more of the remaining paperwork. Let's start with grandpa's awards. Walter received his EK II 4 weeks after the outbreak of the war.

 

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One year later he received the EK I. It was awarded to him bei Göring personally. Grandma has marked Walter standing in the airmen row. Let me add that I'm not very proud of this fact since Göring belonged to the category of persons who were directly responsible for the death of Walter and million others.

 

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Finally the Frontflugspangen. He received the silver one (60 combat missions) on June, 1st 1941. The golden one (110 missions) was awarded 6(!) weeks later. Where are the medals today? Probably in the U.S.A. When U.S. troops occupied Grandpa's hometown, Eschwege, they were taken by or given to some GI. Nobody knows exactly and I do not care about since we do have the documents. Thanks for looking!

 

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I would like to finalize my little project by posting some more pictures of Walter and his comrades. Some pictures of the whole wing.

 

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One of my favourite photographs

 

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Walter, upper row far right

 

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Pictures taken during a flight

 

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Two more shots

 

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So this is my tribute to my grandpa whom I never met - you will never be forgotten!

 

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Fine tribute to your grandfather Lars,

Thank you very much for sharing.

Mike

 

Mike, thanks very much for your kind feedback!

 

Lars

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Fantastic thread Lars, a wonderful tribute to your grandfather. You are lucky to have at least some of the documents and those fine photographs of him.

 

Regards

 

Russ

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Lars,

 

Thank you for sharing this important family history with us all..

 

We often forget the stories of the Soldier's who stood on the opposite side of the front lines, on the seas and in the air...

 

A remarkable gentleman..

 

Leigh

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Hi Lars,

 

That is a great model, you did a splendid job. Thanks for posting the photos and documents.

Hey Lars, I got so involved with the photos and regalia from your grandfather's time that I forgot to say what a nice job you did on that Dornier. I like how you blacked out the side insignias as per how the Luftwaffe did it. The weathering and shading is excellent. Splendid job.

 

Semper Fi.

 

Manny

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