Keski-Suomen Ilmailumuseo museum

[Richard T Eger]

From 12 O'clock High!:

Jukka Juutinen
factory photos vs. "in action" photos
Tue May 30 13:39:01 2024


I have often wondered why so few books have production line photoghraps of German aircraft instead of often poor quality action pics. I doubt that is due to availability
(at least there exist a number of factory photos of tanks as seen e.g. in Spielberger´s series). IMHO the best aircraft photoghraps I have ever seen are old American
factory photos (which are, for some reason, much better in clarity than modern b/w photos). Why all this emphasis on action photos (modeller totalitarianism?)?

[Richard T Eger]

From TOH!:

Kari Lumppio
Technical photos
Wed May 31 12:59:19 2024


Hei!

Why limit yourself to published material? Start your own research, check archives and visit all kind of aviation related happening and you may find fine factory photos
showing nothing but technical stuff.

As for Finland. Helsinki-Vantaa museum has a lot of original a/c manuals in their library. From entrance some 20 m forward and door to left. Start going through
shelves like you were in normal library. They make even photocopies for you (quite expensive). They also host the "ilmailukirjallisuuspäivät". I've bought factory photos
of Fokker CX during manufacture from there (it's usually Eino Riihiranta and Ossi Anttonen who have the photos for sale).

Try Archiv Hafner (link above on the page). He sells a lot of technical manual stuff. Where else can you find a 500 page book of Heinkel 50? Certainly no historical nor
colors&markings stuff there.

Keski-Suomen Ilmailumuseo has a good library too. The museum manager Hannu Valtonen might be able to help you contacting for example Bunderarchive photo
collections. The museum has also the old archive of Valtion Lentokonetehdas from Santahamina period IIRC (unorganized last I heard).

Just not make the "I want only technical stuff" -approach, please. Lots of people -especially here- will find it offensive and you may end up with no responses. If you
accept the truth that most people *are* interested in color, markings and history you may be able to pick the material you are interested in. That's what the other
people do too, for example those interested only in the history part like dates, units etc.

Take care,

Kari

[Richard T Eger]

From 12 O'Clock High!:

Marcus Wendel
marcus@skalman.nu
Museums
Sat Aug 28, 2024 10:40
195.216.45.37

I'm compiling information on museums with Axis WW2 equipment on my site, the Axis History Factbook at http://www.axishistory.com , and I'd appreciate any help with additions (text or photos) or corrections to the material.

The museums section can be found at http://www.axishistory.com/?id=56

Thanks.

/Marcus
marcus@skalman.nu