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Do you have any doubt that your man is Rudolf Starke? KR Alex

Pretty sure a member of one of the SFS in Turkiye. SFS Chanak, SFS Kawak, SFS Mersina.

Habe you checked my homepage? You will find him and his vita. KR Alex

Thank you Fergus. Lovely gems. KR Alex

Update October 2022 Aircraft section totally revised including amazing profile drawings by Bob Pearson 600 persons

Fl.Mt.d.S.I Walter Erdenberger Birth: 05.05.1886 Schlotheim Entry at the Navy: 03.10.1906 at Seebataillon LFA (Stamm), LFS Hage, LFS Schlüterhof, LFS Kiel, I. MFFA FAI #2297 on 22.05.1917 06.09.1917 Eisernes Kreuz 2. Kl. 09.10.1917 Landfliegerabzeichen

The September 2022 update is online.

Update Juli 2022 Maps of flying stations now with Google Maps 450 persons

Update June 2022 New area about Torpedo flyer 400 persons

Update May 2022 Awards of the Ehrenpreis Airplane area expanded 350 persons

Thank you, John. Unfortunately no entries about Bordkommandos. It seems he was part of the ground crew. But I like the MP. Both are great pieces. Congratulation. KR Alex

As expected the MP is from a different person. Only the Luftschiffer entries and the page with the demographic data, John. KR Alex

Hi John, a great tunic. Never seen one with patch for an Luftschiffobermaat. Thank for showing this to us. Can you show pics of the MP? What is the name on the tunic? I don't think that this belongs to the tunic.

Update March/April 2022 Overview of all awards of the navy aviation New area about casualties New area about the ranks and patches of the navy aviation Airplane area revised New contain: 299 persons, 2332 see planes, 300 land planes

Thank youlew. Interesting piece. KR Alex

Hi Lew, nice piece. Thanks for posting it here. I agree with you about the purpose of this item. I think it is a post war piece but this is only a feeling. Can you remove it from the backboard to inspect the reverse. This should be possible without any risk of demage. KR Alex

Hi Roman, thank for your offer. At the moment there are no pictures of airplanes online. When I renew this area I will come back to you. KR Alex

@David M @BlackcowboyBS Thanks for your kind words. I have visited the archive some years ago. The last years it was not possible to visit the archive due to Covid pandemia. But I have ordered many sources from Freiburg. KR Alex

I have started a web project were my research will be presented. It covers the organisation, units, air planes, personnel and awards. https://kaisers-blaue-flieger.de/ KR Alex

Unfortunately a modern made piece. This kind of badges were offered at Ebay some time over the years. KR Alex

In a seaplane from Friedrichshafen via Amsterdam to Hamburg. Engineer Heinrich Dahm did a great job on a water biplane built by Flugzeugbau Friedrichshafen FF 9 with 135 hp. N.A.G. engine, carried out with his mechanic Krahmer. On September 20, 1913 at 4:30 a.m., Dahm started from Friedrichshafen, but lost the orientation near Schaffhausen due to the dense fog and ended up splashing down on the Rhine. As a result of this loss of time, he returned to Manzell. On the same day, at 10:00 a.m., he took off for the second time, landed at Kehl at 1:40 p.m. to get petrol and oil and take off again immediately. At 7:30 p.m. Dahm reached Cologne, where he went down on the Rhine to the great enthusiasm of the audience. On September 22 at 9:45 am, Dahm departed Cologne again and reached Amsterdam at 1:50 pm, from where he continued his flight at 3:00 pm. he passed the Zuidersee, flew over Borkum at 6:00 pm and landed near Emden at 6:45 pm. The onward flight from Emden took place on 23 September at 9:30 am. At 11:30 am Cuxhaven was overflown and at 12:45 Dahm went down near Altona on the Elbe, where the plane capsized on landing in calm water and was badly damaged. At the same time, Dahm and his companion were injured.

Unfortunately all pilot badges are not good except the bavarian maybe. The commemorative badge is a known modern fake. Only the observer badge is a late interwar piece. I have concerns about the KuK pilot badge but this is not my area. KR Alex

This are sad news. I hope she will find all the missing pieces and can sell the collection for as much as possible. She would need all the money she can get in this situation. I'm afraid that most of this badges are fakes based on this pictures. There are some points that makes me doubt. We need pictures of avers and reverse. I want to prepare you for bad news but hope I'M wrong. KR Alex

It is HOHX (14.11.1917) SH3 (02.06.1917) SA3bX (27.12.1916) FAK2 & FAK1 (16.02.1918)

Specially for Claudius a picture of Fl.Mt.(F) Otto Hess together with Fl.Mt.d.R.(F) Hauenstein at SFS Borkum on March 1917. KR Alex