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Very nice examples Dave! Thanks for showing them. Bill

Awesome insignia Gary! Besides the Generalingenieur boards, I really like the props on the Oberstingenieur tabs. Bill

Thanks ERIC! I have a few other badges I will post. Bill

Hi Dave, It is good to see you here! Any Luft Engineering stuff? Bill

I would say KVK with swords. The other photo of him shows the ribbon from the other side. Bill

Very Nice! It appears to be a different pose from the same photo sitting as mine.

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In case you are wondering, I also own a few things not Ingenieur related. Bill

Fran?ois, What an amazing grouping! I like the "worn" appearance to the DKiG. Bill

Anyone else have items to post? Bill

This is a photo the was for sale a few weeks back. Check out the tabs. Anyone know what these are? Bill

Your headgear collection is truly amazing! Bill

Excellent photos!. I have the good fortune of living in 30 minutes away. I visit the U-505 often with out of town guests and never get tired of seeing her. The battle damage was re-exposed after the boat waas moved to this new indoor exhibit. The U-505 was outside for several decades and the elements were taking their toll. Just before the indoor exhibit opened in 2005, the Museum held a special visit for surviving crew members and family from both sides. I got to she her before the public opening and was not disappointed. They did allow photos on the day before it opened. Mine are mot nearly as good as yours, but here is a shot of the inside. Bill

Quality tag found in the tunic pocket.

Rudolf von Gordon's M-43 cap. (His OS cap and visor cap were sold to someone else.)

The next set of photos are items that belonged to Fl.Stabsingenieur Rudolf von Gordon. Sadly, these items were part of his estate that was split up. I have managed to put some of the collection back together. I am actively looking for v. Gordon items so PM me if you know the whereabouts of any pieces. Here is the biographical info I have been able to put together: Flieger-Stabsingenieur Dipl.Ing. Rudolf von Gordon Born: 12 Mar 1903 in Wilhelmshaven Died: ? Diploma In Engineering: ? Promotions: Flieger-Stabsingenieur (06 Jan 1944) Career: Hanseatische Yachtschule (1920?s) Special assignment as the Radio and Navigational Group Leader (04 Apr 1935 ? 07 May 1936) Hauptgruppe T: Staff leader of gruppe Tb:Development and Testing projects (01 Jul 1939) Led two major underwater testing tasks, that were performed within two sub-divisions at Gdingen and Grosseto (1940) Testing Unit of the LW at Engineer-Corps at Travem?nde doing service at the ID-Disk release (10 Jan 1941) Technical Administration-Testing Unit Travem?nde: Assigned to the Testing-Unit for under water weapon project "Campiglia" (21 Oct 1942) Reichsluftfahrtministerium (RLM), Generalluftzeugmeister/ A ? R? (May 1943) Reichsluftfahrtministerium, Generalluftzeugmeister/ A ? R? (Jan 1944) Rudolf von Gordon survived the war.

WOW! I paid so much attention to the tabs that I did not notice that. Bill

John, Thanks for posting this interesting set of photos. The tabs in the last photo do appear to look like other pink tabs as represented in black and white photos. Any chance there is a name on any of these photos? Bill

An unknown Fl. OberNautiker

Bob, I like it! It would look awesome with the Engineer's summer tunic I posted. Bill

Fran?ois, Thanks for posting this beautiful Oberingenieur set. I am still trying to get the full set of boards. Bill

Ask and you shall receive! (Translation provided by Rosenberg) Commander of the Aerialgroup Sea REPORT Report-Slip:2 Nr. of: Engineer Name: Kairies on: Business trip from 06/04 till 07/04 1940 at Testing-Unit Travem?nde Purpose:Talks on the presentation of the inflexible propeller used on airplane AR.196 Participants: Engineers Gehl and Schippers (Testing-Unit) Engineer Kairies (Aerial Seagroup) Kiel,07/08 The starting difficulties with planes of the AR.196-Type,which have to take-off from water,were reason for this talks.These difficulties are to be solved easily with shiftable propellers.The testing period with performance flights has ended and a report will be given to the RLM. Upgrading to shiftable propellers is scheduled at this time for only 10 planes,according to Eng. Schippers? report.These are planes that are not used on warships.The report is to be changed to scheduling replacements on all type AR.196/2 planes. Following a report of Fl.Gr.906,the Testing-Unit wanted a sufficent number of propellers ready to be delievered any time.Eng. Schippers said the Testing-Unit wouldn?t know about such a delivery and requested info on who gave this statement.Also unknown is a memo of the Aerialgroup,which announced delivery of 30 shiftable-propellers for the AR.196 to be due to June.Should the delivery come true, a replacement-order will follow instantly.The necessary replacement parts can be self-made easily within the units performing the replacements.Documentation on the replacement is already made(Replacement AR.196/1 on third-party property of the shiftable-propeller). Due to the current situation is ,according to the given report,the inflexible propeller to be shifted for 0.5degree.The Testing-Unit agreed on that. After replacing attention will have to be paid to the plane not flying horizontally with more than 2200RPM.This was told to Fl.St.Eng Ebelt(head of department)who agreed on it.