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There are seven guys with badges. I have many names of flying personal of the LFS Hage but i can't allocate it to the persons on this picture without a date. Most interesting is the man in the middle (seventh from right). Maybe the leader of the unit. This officer wear a army uniform i guess but he have an navy aviation badge (can't see what kind of). Possible this man could be named. Regards Alex

A nice picture of the flying personal of Landfliegerstation (LFS) Hage at the Nordsee. Interesting are the different uniforms. Regards Alex

Thank for your excellent contribution. Marvelous badges. @Claudius The reason why you don't seen a naval air gunnar badge is because this was never instituted. Stan's badge is a great Meybauer army air gunnar with an old gilded. Possible worn by a navy guy. In the navy NCOs and EMs could be trained to observer so there was no need of an special function for an air gunnar. Regards Alex

vary nice ribbon bar. congratulation, Christophe ! Regards Alex

Albatros W4 single seater air plane from SFS Windau (Kurland) from I. SFA. Pilot unknown.

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Medal bar of KptLt Johannes von Lossnitzer, commander of L 16, LZ 120, L41 and L 70. He died during the last raid over England. Onboard of L 70 was also FrgKpt Peter Strasser. 07.01.1911 Preußen - Rettungsmedaille 06.08.1915 Sachsen - Albrecht Orden Ritter 2 mit Schwertern 03.03.1916 Bayern - MVO 4.Kl.mit Schwertern 00.00.1916 Schamburg-Lippe - Kriegsverdienstkreuz 15.11.1917 Coburg-Gotha - SEHO Ritter 1.Kl.mit Schwertern Like Maat Johann Holz (L 37) Lossnitzer as commander of LZ 120 was part of Operation Albion on the baltic sea together with L 30, L 37, SL 8 , SL 20 and LZ 113. Here a list of the raids he led as commander of LZ 120 04.09.1917 LZ 120. Bombenangriff auf Lombau 07.09.1917 LZ 120. Aufklärungsfahrt am Baltischen Meer. 08.09.1917 LZ 120. Bombenangriff auf Walk 24.09.1917 LZ 120. Bombenangriff auf Lombau 10.10.1917 LZ 120. Angriff auf Libau 15.10.1917 LZ 120. Bombenangriff auf Pernau Regards Alex

Sascha you on this thread. It is a miracle if someone post here. Regards Alex

Group of Feuerwerksleutnant.a.D. Karl Porske. From 04.07.1917 - 10.05.1919 at Führer der Marine-Luftschiffe (FdL). Eisernes Kreuz 2.Kl. Eisernes Kreuz 1.Kl. Friedrich-August-Kreuz 2.Kl. Friedrich-August-Kreuz 1.Kl. Hanseatenkreuz Hamburg Preußen - Dienstauszeichnung für 25 J Erinnerungsabzeichen für Besatzungen von Marineluftschiffe Türkei - Rettungsmedaille Türkei - Saniya-Medaille

No need to post the picture if there are concerns about copyright. I have a good scan of this picture from the former owner of this picture. Paul Leim is a good known and famous flyer during WWI with a unique combination of awards Regards Alex

This is the bar of Paul Leim, pilot at FFA 35, FFA 14, Jasta 27, FA 300, Kest 4b and leader of Jasta 84. Do you own this portrait of him? Regards Alex

Realy interesting article. Thank you. Regards Alex

Another group of an crew member. Luftschiffmaat Johann Holz was member of several "Kommandos" like L 16, L 32 and L 40. But only with L 37 did he saw action. With this airship he participated on bombing raids wich are mentioned on his MP: 08.09.1917 Luftangriff auf Wolmar mit L 37 01.10.1917 Luftangriff auf Salismünde mit L 37 16.10.1917 Luftangriff auf Pernau mit L 37 here another interesting page from his Soldbuch Signed by kptLt Sommerfeld commander of L 40

I switch to the Marine-Luftschiff-Abteilung which was also formed 1913. Here the small group of Steuermann Hermann Degel from Kommando Z XII. He start his training back in Dec. 1914 at Schulkommando Johannistal. Later he belonged to the crew of Z XII. Regards Alex

One of three log books of LtdRMI Karl Wippermann, the leader of Landflugstation SCHLÜTERHOF and later leader of Marine Festungsflugstation NORDHOLZ. Regards Alex

Thank for your contribution. Everything is wellcome. Regards Alex

@Chris Vary nices papers. It seems that he request a document for his prewar pilot licence. Maybe he lost the document. Regards Alex

Hi Poulton, If you like the document that is OK. I have some doubts and I don't like the document and would Not Buy this. I Seen many documents but noone like this. Maybe it is ok, but for me it doesn't looks like. It is not hard to fake those documents. Look at the documents for the kampfwagen badge in eBay. When I saw the badge, witch is a certain fake and without further documentation I would not spend money for it. Regards Alex

I don't have an Uffz Wünsche at the FA 7. There are no literature published about the personal of this unit. Sorry. There is no evidence that this document is post war. I don't think that this is an post war Abschrift. The unit of KoGenLuft was disbanded after the war, so i don't think that hi signed documents long after the war. Regards Alex

The small group of Flugmechanikermaat August Holger from II. SFA. He start his career on the army and changed to the navy 1917. 29.05.1917 Eisernes Kreuz 2.Kl 23.07.1917 Oldenburg: Friedrich August Kreuz 2.Kl.

Pre war most training facilitates were civilian. Most of the military personal was trained in civilian facilities. The first step of an military pilot training was the pilot licence of the FAI then a further military training. Regards Alex

I checked my archive and I don't have a document like this. I'm not sure if this is a original document. Can we see the badge that came with this document? Regards Alex

picture of an navy officer with observer badge.

@Chris Of course were there prewar documents for qualified pilots and for the pilot badge. Prewar there were awards document and during the war there were more preliminary documents. @Poulton It seems this document was directly hand out from KoGenLuft and it has no Unit stamp and sign. This is unussual and i have to check if i ever seen a document like this. Why at this time the Unit is still called FFA 7 it is unknown. Regards Alex

@Chris Of course were there prewar documents for qualified pilots and for the pilot badge. @Poulton It seems this document was directly Hand out from KoGenLuft and it has no