Special Collections and Archives Division, History of Aviation Collection.
Guide to the Karl Baur Collection, 1911-1963
H060-01
Finding aid prepared by Thomas J. Allen, PhD, 11 March 2004. First revision by Martha Diehl, MSLIS, 11 October 2016.
Table of Contents
- Collection Overview
- Administrative Information
- Controlled Access Headings
- Biographical Sketch
- Scope and Content
- Series Description
- Related Materials
- Image ID
- Collection Inventory
- Series I. Personal Life
- Series II. Pre-World War II Employment
- Series IV. Publications
- Series V. Music
- Series VI. Memorabilia
Collection Overview
- Repository
- Special Collections and Archives Division, History of Aviation Collection.
- Creator - Creator
- Baur, Karl, Mr., 1911-1963, Test pilot
- Title
- Karl Baur Papers
- ID
- H060-01
- Date [bulk]
- Bulk, 1931-1946
- Date [inclusive]
- 1921-1982
- Extent
- 15.5 Linear feet (One record center box (12 x 15 x 10), three document boxes (15 1/4 x 10 1/4 x 5), one non-standard box (18 x 12 x 3), one non-standard box (25 x 19 x 1.5), two phonograph boxes (13.25 x 6 x 13.25), one negative storage box (5.5 x 12 x 4.5), two non-standard boxes (9 x 11.5 x 3), two non-standard boxes (31.5 x 23.5 x 5.5), three memorabilia boxes (12.5 x 19 x 2).
- Language of Materials
- Collection is in English, French, Mandarin, Japanese, Spanish, and German.
- Abstract
- Karl Baur is most known for having been the chief test pilot for the Messerschmitt Company, in Germany in the late 1930s until the end of the Second World War. He test piloted such famous aircraft as the Me-109, the Me-262 jet fighter, and the Me-163 rocket plane. After a brief stay in United States in the later part of 1945, Baur returned to Germany. In 1954 Baur accepted a position as an engineer at the Chance Vought Aircraft Corporation in Dallas, Texas, where he worked until his death in 1963.
Citation
Karl Baur Papers, Document name or type, Folder number, Box number, Series number, History of Aviation Collection, Special Collections and Archives Division, Eugene McDermott Library, The University of Texas at Dallas.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Special Collections and Archives Division, History of Aviation Collection. 11 March 2004
800 West Campbell Road, MC33Richardson, TX, 75080-3021
972-883-2570
LIBSPCO@utdallas.edu.
Revision Description
The first revision was a conversion to HTML Format. The collection was rearranged and reprocessed. The finding aid has been updated. 11 October 2016
Access Restrictions
Materials in this collection are open for research.
Literary Rights Statement
Permission to publish material from this collection in any form, current or future, must be obtained from the Special Collections and Archives Division, Eugene McDermott Library, The University of Texas at Dallas.
Provenance Statement
The Karl Baur Papers were purchased by the History of Aviation Collection, Special Collections and Archives Division, Eugene McDermott Library, The University of Texas at Dallas, from Isolde Baur, widow of Karl Baur on July 14, 2001.
Note to the Researcher
Images were placed in polypropylene sleeves. Oversized photos were separated by acid-free paper and placed in non-standard size boxes. Maps were placed in acid-free folders in flat files. Phonograph records were placed in acid-free envelopes. Clothing was placed in appropriately sized boxes with tissue. Three dimensional objects were tagged and placed in archival boxes.
Controlled Access Headings
Personal Name(s)
- Baur, Karl, Mr., 1911-1963, Test pilot
Subject(s)
- History of Aviation Collection
Biographical Sketch
Karl Baur was born November 13, 1911 in Württemberg, Germany. In 1927 he attended a summer camp for young boys interested in aviation, and it was here that Baur developed his desire to fly. He became involved in the world of glider flying during the 1930s. With the F1 Fledermaus glider he completed the necessary distance, height, and acrobatic flying requirements to earn an International Silver C Badge in 1934. (Only 19 of these were awarded that year. Baur was one of 15 Germans who received the badge.) Baur also worked with powered aircraft and earned a private pilot license in 1931.
In 1935 Baur accepted an opportunity to go to Japan and served as instructor at a Japanese glider school. He also did some acrobatic flying at various points around Japan. Upon his return to Germany in 1936, Baur completed his degree in engineering from Technische Hochschule Stuttgart. He was employed by the German Aviation Research Institute testing aircraft designs and instructing German pilots.
Baur was called to military duty and attempted to join the Luftwaffe in 1938, but because of problems with his eyesight he could not pass the physical to be certified as a military pilot. He stayed with the German Aviation Research Institute until 1939, when he received an offer to become the chief test pilot for the Messerschmitt Company. At Messerschmitt he test piloted such famous aircraft as the Me-109, the Me-262 jet fighter, and the Me-163 rocket plane. On April 29, 1945 the allies captured the German city of Augsburg, where Baur was working on Messerschmitt aircraft.
Baur and his crew were required by the American Forces to repair the Me-262’s that had been damaged and instruct some American pilots in their operation. Along with other German experts in the field of aeronautics and rocketry, Baur was sent to the United States in fall of 1945. He spent several months in the United States demonstrating the Me-262, providing technical help to American test pilots, and explaining the aeronautic work he had done in Germany. In December 1945 Baur was able to return to Germany and reunite with his family.
Baur worked several odd jobs after the war including serving an interpreter to the commander of an American Army Air Force Base in Germany, and as a sales representative for a company that manufactured car batteries. Baur accepted a job as an engineer at the Chance Vought Aircraft Corporation in Dallas, Texas in August 1954. Baur worked for Chance Vought until his death on October 12, 1963. His widow, Isolde Baur lived in the Dallas-Fort Worth area until her death on June 5, 2006.
- Source
- Baur, Isolde. A Pilot’s Pilot: Karl Baur, Chief Test Pilot for Messerschmitt. J.J. Fedorowicz Publishing Inc., Canada, 2000.
- Source
- Karl Baur Papers, Deutschlandflug Certificate, Box 1, Folder 2, Series I., Subseries 1, History of Aviation Collection, Special Collections and Archives Division, Eugene McDermott Library, The University of Texas at Dallas.
- Source
- Karl Baur Papers, U.S. Army Intelligence Background Check, Box 1, Folder 10, Series I., Subseries 1, History of Aviation Collection, Special Collections and Archives Division, Eugene McDermott Library, The University of Texas at Dallas.
- Source
- Karl Baur Papers, Sport-Lizenz Licence Sportive, Box 1, Folder 13, Series I., Subseries 1, History of Aviation Collection, Special Collections and Archives Division, Eugene McDermott Library, The University of Texas at Dallas.
- Source
- Karl Baur Papers, Diary of Japan Trip, Box 2, Folder 7, Series II., Subseries 3, History of Aviation Collection, Special Collections and Archives Division, Eugene McDermott Library, The University of Texas at Dallas.
- Source
- Karl Baur Papers, Diploma, Box 1, Folder 1, Series I., Subseries 1, History of Aviation Collection, Special Collections and Archives Division, Eugene McDermott Library, The University of Texas at Dallas.
Scope and Content
This collection contains correspondence, newspaper clippings, military records, identification cards, photographs, maps, and three dimensional materials that were either created and/or collected by Karl Baur during his life, and career at Messerschmitt. The Karl Baur Papers are housed in sixteen boxes of various sizes, totalling 15.5 linear ft.
The collection arrived in good condition and was well organized. The collection was reprocessed to conform with the new content management system. The archivist identified six series, with the first series being the Personal Life Series which is further organized into four subseries: 1. Personal Documentation, 2. United States Intelligence Background, 3. Identification Documents, 4. Arrival in the United States.
Subseries 1. consists of Diploma in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Stuttgart, certificates from German glider schools, blueprints and engineering calculations for creation of D-Fledermaus, medical certification for a pilot's license, and university notebooks from classes in aerodynamics, thermodynamics, mathematics, and jet engines.
Subseries 2. contains letter requesting Karl Baur's background check information, copies of the background checks done by U.S. Army Intelligence during 1953-55, and the Chief of Naval Intelligence 1946-1948, correspondence between Baur and various military personnel regarding per diem payment 1945-1946, per diem expense filings, travel orders as per Operation Paperclip, physical, and personnel records.
Subseries 3. includes of certificates from glider school, pilot licenses from German flying clubs, letter, telegram, and certificate related to awarding of German Crosses 1st and 2nd class, identification documents from Germany, including Deutsches Reich, the United States, and school-related grade reports.
Subseries 4. comprises a D-Fledermaus barogram, calendar with notes, papers related to immigration and early stay in the United States.
The second series is the Pre-World War II Employment Series, which is organized in three subseries: 1. Log Books, 2. Notebook, and 3. Japan Trip.
Subseries 1. consists of five pilot log books, some of which cover Baur’s test flights for the Messerschmitt Company during World War II.
Subseries 2. includes a hand-written notebook on test flights.
Subseries 3. is made up of newspaper clippings, schedule, and diary of his Japan trip.
The third series is the Messerschmitt Series organized in four subseries: 1. Newspaper Clippings, 2. Maps, 3. World War II Plane Photographs, and 4. Directories.
Subseries 1. consists of clippings describing glider developments, competitions, air shows participated in or seen by Baur.
Subseries 2. contains flight maps of Germany, West Europe, Le Havre, and Ostasien/East Asia.
Subseries 3. consists of cigarette card photo prints of Messerschmitt aircraft, and personnel in North Africa operating and maintaining aircraft.
Subseries 4. contains directories Jahrbuch der Luftfahrt 1952-1953 and receipt for bill of sale, Taschenbuch für die Luftfahrt-Press 1961 with business card of Peter Raabe, as well as Fédération Aéronautique Internationale Code General Sportif Ausgabe 1950.
The fourth series is the Publications Series organized in four subseries: 1. Personal Photographs, 2. Japan Photos, 3. Messerschmitt Flight Reports, and 4. Watson's Whizzers.
Subseries 1. consists of personal photographs from flying club events, air shows, Fledermaus, Klemm 25, Hanna Reitsch, group photo, and engineering classroom photo.
Subseries 2. consists of photos from the 1935 trip, Mt. Asama, students in Japan, Japanese Embassy in Berlin.
Subseries 3. contains photos from his time with Messerschmitt picturing planes (ME 109, ME 109D, ME 163A, ME 163B, ME 210 V1, ME 261,ME 261 V, ME 261 V3, ME 262, ME 262 B2A, ME 262 V, ME 264 VI, ME 309, and ME 321), people (Karl Baur, Willy Messerschmitt, Hermann Graf, Fritz Wendel, Adolf Galland, Lukas Schmid, Hanna Reistch, Alexander Lippisch, Heini Dittmar, Hermann Göring, Hans-Joachim Marseille, and Tesch), photocopies of blue print drawings for Bf 109, ME 163, ME 264, ME 309. Flight reports are included for sheet metals testing, alterations in configuration of aircraft, and testflights.
Subseries 4. photos of Watson's Whizzers who were brought to the U.S. by Air Technical Intelligence Colonel Harold E. Watson to be debriefed on the Luftwaffe's capabilities and plans. Includes: Karl Baur, other World War II Pilots, Harold E. Watson. Drawing of Baur while a POW at Chateau du Grand Chemay (and of the Chateau), and aerial photo of Wright Field in Ohio, circa 1945 from a magazine.
The fifth series is the Music series consisting of 78 RPM shellac records made by popular recording artists of the 1930s through the 1950s, including Lucien Boyer, Mirita Casamiro, Jean Vaissade, Lys Gauty, Michay Jary, Eva Busch, W. Kleine, Rosita Serrano, Willy Berking, Xavier Cugat, Emile Carrara, King Cole Trio, Bill Gale, Morton Downey, Georges Boulanger, Mitch Miller, Deprince, Zuidzee Trio, and Mandarin and Japanese artists.
The sixth series the Memorabilia series consisting of: three Messerschmitt models meant to be part of a desktop display, Deutschlandflug plaques from Breslau in 1935 and Reisa in 1937, city of Gmünd air show plaque. A collection of pins and medallions commemorating various Deutschlandflug events, the 1936 XI. Berlin Olympiade, "Aero-Club Von Deutschland," Wettbewerb-Rhon-Segelflug-1934; two Nazi Maltese Crosses; a slide rule, wristwatches, pocket knife, parachute knife, German military uniform decorations, winter flying jacket, pants, boots, and dress boots.
Series Description
The Karl Baur Papers are arranged in six series:
Series I. Personal Documentation 0.5 linear ft. (one manuscript box and one folder), 1931-1982.
Arranged in four subseries: 1. Personal Documentation, 2. United States Intelligence Background, 3. Identification Documents, and 4. Arrival in The United States.
Subseries 1. Personal Documentation 0.2 linear ft. (nine folders), 1931-1938.
Arranged by topic.
Subseries 2. United States Intelligence Background 0.1 linear ft. (one folder), 1982.
Arranged by topic.
Subseries 3. Identification Documents 0.1 linear ft. (four folders), 1921-1960.
Arranged by topic.
Subseries 4. Arrival in The United States 0.1 linear ft. (three folders), 1931-1945.
Arranged by topic.
Series II. Pre-World War II Employment 0.45 linear ft. (eight folders), 1931-1945.
Arranged in three subseries: 1. Log Books, 2. Notebook, and 3. Japan Trip.
Subseries 1. Log Books 0.25 linear ft. (five folders), 1931-1945.
Arranged numerically.
Subseries 2. Notebook 0.1 linear ft. (one folder), 1940-1941.
Arranged by topic.
Subseries 3. Japan Trip 0.1 linear ft. (two folders), 1935.
Arranged by topic.
Series III. Messerschmitt 9.6 linear ft. (one standard box, seven manuscript folders and two flat-file folders), 1933-1962.
Arranged in four subseries: 1. Newspaper Clippings, 2. Maps, 3. World War II Plane Photos, and 4. Directories.
Subseries 1. Newspaper Clippings 0.1 linear ft. (two folders), 1933-1969.
Arranged by topic.
Subseries 2. Maps 11.2 linear ft. (one non-standard box, one manuscript folder, and two flat-file folders), 1951.
Arranged by topic.
Subseries 3. World War II Plane Photos 0.1 linear ft. (one folder), 1962.
Arranged by topic.
Subseries 4. Directories 0.1 linear ft. (three folders), 1950-1961.
Arranged numerically.
Series IV. Publications 2.05 linear ft. (one non-standard box, one manuscript box, and sixteen folders), 1929-1952.
Arranged in four subseries: 1. Personal Photographs, 2. Japan Photos, 3. Messerschmitt Flight Reports, and 4. Watson's Whizzers.
Subseries 1. Personal Photographs 1.6 linear ft. (one non-standard box and one manuscript folder), 1929-1945.
Arranged by topic.
Subseries 2. Japan Photos 0.1 linear ft. (one folder), 1935.
Arranged by topic.
Subseries 3. Messerschmitt Flight Reports 0.25 linear ft. (thirteen folders), 1939-1946.
Arranged by topic.
Subseries 4. Watson's Whizzers 0.1 linear ft. (two folders), 1945-1952.
Arranged by topic.
Series V. Music 0.5 linear ft. (one phonograph box and twenty-seven record sleeves), 1930-1955.
Arranged by topic.
Series VI. Memorabilia 13.8 linear ft. (one record center box, one phonograph box, seven non-standard boxes, and three memorabilia boxes), 1934-1945.
Arranged by topic.
Related Materials
Additional Sources
Further information regarding the Chance Vought Aircraft Corporation can be found in the Vought Aircraft Company Collection (VACC).
Isolde Baur, A pilot's pilot: Karl Baur: chief test pilot for Messerschmitt Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada: J.J. Fedorowicz Publishing c2000. HAC TL540.B387 B38 2000
Books and Magazines
Books and magazines were pulled and catalogued to be included into the HAC monograph and magazine stacks.
Image ID
It is the researcher's responsibility to secure permission from copyright holders of materials to which this institution does not own copyright.
Images in this collection are identified by a unique number that provides information about the format, record group, collection, box, folder, and image numbers. Please use this number when ordering reproductions of images from this collection.
Record Group Code
1 = CAT/Air American Archives
2 = Doolittle Archives
3 = Lighter than Air Archives
4 = George H. Williams, Jr., World War I Aviation Library
5 = History of Aviation Archives
6 = University Archives
7 = HAC Stacks
8 = WPRL Stacks
9 = Cecil H. and Ida M. Green Collection
10 = Belsterling Collection
11 = Closed Stacks
12 = Unidentified
13 = Chance Vought Archives
14 = Twirly Birds Archives
Image Format Code
P = Photograph/Postcard
S = Slide
N = Negative
T = Positive Transparency
B = Black and White
C = Color
Example : 5KB-1-1-PB1
5 = History of Aviation Archives (HAC)
KB = Karl Baur Papers
1 = Box Number
1 = Folder Number
P = Photograph/Postcard
B = Black and White
1 = Image Number
Images archived in plastic image holders may also have a location code in the format: 1/TL. In this example, the number is the sheet number and the letters indicate the top left position on the sheet. Position indicators are T = top, L = left, R = right, M = middle, and B = bottom. Position indicators may be combined to describe the position on the sheet, as shown in this example.
Collection Inventory
Series I. Personal Life |
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Subseries 1. Personal Documentation |
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Graduate engineer diploma of Technische Hochschule Stuttgart. 1938
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Deutschlandflug Certificate. 1935 June 2
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Plans for D-Fledermaus. Undated Three-views, charts, notes, and tables.
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Mathematical Exercise Book. 1934-1936
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Medical Certificate for Pilot's License. 1931 July 18
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Notebooks, Part I. 1934
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Notebooks, Part II. 1934
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Notebooks, Part III. 1934
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Notebooks, Part IV. 1934
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Subseries 2. United States Intelligence Background |
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Copy U.S. Army Intelligence Background Check. 1982
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Subseries 3. Identification Documents |
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Certificates and Awards. 1934-1945
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Identification Documents. 1928-1960
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Pilot Licenses. 1933-1944
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Personal Documents. 1921-1937
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Subseries 4. Arrival in The United States |
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Documents Relating to Immigation. 1945-1946
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Notes on Life and Travel in The U.S. 1945
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Fledermaus Barogram. 1931 April 4
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Series II. Pre-World War II Employment |
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Subseries 1. Log Books |
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Logbook No. 1. 1931-1934
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Logbook No. 2. 1934-1937
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Logbook No. 5. 1940-1943
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Logbook No. 6. 1943-1944
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Logbook No. 7. 1944-1945
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Subseries 2. Notebook |
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Handwritten Notebook. 1940-1941
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Subseries 3. Japan Trip |
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Diary of Japan Trip. 1935
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Japan Trip Schedule. 1935
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Series III. Messerschmitt |
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Subseries 1. Newspaper Clippings |
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Newspaper Clippings, Folder I. 1933-1969
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Newspaper Clippings, Folder II. 1935-1936
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Subseries 2. Maps |
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Flight Map, Germany. 1951
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Baden-Württemberg-Hohenzollern. Undated
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West Europe, Le Havre. Undated
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Ostasien. Undated
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Subseries 3. World War II Plane Photographs |
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Photo Prints. 1962 5KB-2-12-PC1 through 5KB-2-12-PC40
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Subseries 4. Directories |
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Directories, No. 1. 1952-1953 Receipt for purchase of directory included.
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Directories, No. 2. 1961 Business card of Peter Raabe included.
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Directories, No. 3. 1950
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Series IV. Publications |
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Subseries 1. Personal Photographs |
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Personal Photographs No. 1. 1929-1934 Image number 5KB-3-4-PB1 through 5KB-3-4-PB31.
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Personal Photographs No. 2. Undated 5KB-15-2-PB1.
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Subseries 2. Japan Photos |
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Japan Photographs. 1935 Image number 5KB-3-5-PB1 through 5KB-3-5-PB12.
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Subseries 3. Messerschmitt Flight Reports |
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Messerschmitt Photographs, Part I. 1940-1944 Image number 5KB-3-6-PB1 through 5KB-3-6-PB61.
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Messerschmitt Photographs, Part II. 1942-1943 5KB-15-1-PB1 through 5KB-15-1-PB11.
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Messerschmitt Drawings. 1939
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Messerschmitt Aircraft Reports. 1940-1943
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Messerschmitt Me 109 Flight Reports. 1936-1944
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Me 321/323 Flight Reports. 1941-1942
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Me 264 Flight Reports. 1942-1944
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Me 262 Reports. 1941-1946
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Me 262 Flight Reports. 1941-1946
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Me 210 Flight Reports. 1941-1943
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Me 261 Reports. 1941-1943
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Me163 Reports. 1942-1946
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Me 110 Reports. 1940-1943
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Me 109/209 Reports. 1940-1946
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Subseries 4. Watson's Whizzers |
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Watson's Whizzers. 1945-1952
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Watson's Whizzers. 1945
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Series V. Music |
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Lucien Boyer. 1930 Side A: Dans la fumée, Side B: Parlez-moi d'amour.
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Mirita Casamiro e Coro, Estevam Amarante. 1937 Side A: Cancão da Papoila, do filme "Maria Papoila," Side B: Fado do Zé Ninquem, do filme "Maria Papola."
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Jean Vaissade. Undated Side A: Un Morceau de Camembert, Side B: LaValse de Toujours.
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Lys Gauty. 1941 Side A: La Valse de Toujours, Side B: Ce Jour La.
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Michael Jary. 1940 Side A: Zwillinge, Side B: Waage.
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Michael Jary. 1940 Side A: Wolgawellen, Side B: Hexentanz.
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Eva Busch. 1941 Side A: Tango Marina, Side B: Was ein Zigeuner fühlt.
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Eva Busch. 1941 Side A: Das Spiel ist aus. Der Vorhang fällt., Side B: Die Männer schon die Liebe Wert.
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W. Kleine. 1939 Side A: Peterle, Side B: Märchen und Liebe.
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Rosita Serrano. 1938 Side A: Roter Mohn, Side B: Und die Musik spielt dazu.
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Rosita Serrano. 1938 Side A: Mein Herz sehnt sich nach Liebe, Side B: Der kleine Liebesvogel.
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Willy Berking. 1940 Side A: Wunderbar, wunderbar, wie du heute tanzt!, Side B: Ich hör' so gern Musik.
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Xavier Cugat. Undated Side A: Yo Ta Namora, Side B: Anna Boroco Tinde.
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Edith Piaf. 1941 Side A: J'ai Dansé avec l'Amour, Side B: C'était un Jour de Fête.
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Emile Carrara & Son Ensemble. 1940 Side A: Notre Valse A Nous, Side B: La Chanson de Nina.
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Edith Piaf. 1939 Side A: Je n'en connais pas la fin, Side B: C'est Lui Que Mon Cœur A Choisi.
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The King Cole Trio. 1947 Side A: Kee-Mo Ky-Mo (The Magic Song), Side B: Rex Rhumba.
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Bill Gale and his Globe Trotters. 1946 Side A: County Fair Polka, Side B: Gettin' Hep.
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Morton Downey. 1940 Side A: My Wild Irish Rose, Side B: When Irish Eyes Are Smiling.
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Georges Boulanger. Undated Side A: Alles dunkel, Side B: Avant de mourir.
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Mitch Miller. 1955 Side A: The Yellow Rose of Texas, Side B: Blackberry Winter.
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Mandarin. Undated Side A: Male solo with orchestra, Side B: Male solo with orchestra.
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Japanese. 1935 June 12 Side A: Donna Mariquila, Side B: Chisai Kisatan.
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Japanese. 1935 June 12 Side A: Osaka, Japan, Anone! Nani Ka?, Side B: Japanese.
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Japanese. 1935 June 12 Side A: Tokyo Ondo, Side B: Osaka, 6.12.35, Tokyo Ondo.
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L'Accordeoniste Deprince et son Orchestre. Circa 1941 Side A: Marie, Marie, Marie, Side B: Un Simple Cœur.
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Zuidzee Trio. 1943 Side A: Ek Zul You Krij, Side B: Ouwe Taaie.
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Series VI. Memorabilia |
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Model Airplane 1. Undated Aluminum/Stainless Steel Messerschmitt Me 110 with wooden base.
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Model Airplane 2. Undated Messerschmitt ME 262 V3 prototype, PC+UC call sign on wooden base.
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Model Airplane 3. Undated Messerschmitt Me 109, call letters KB+1B and numbers51841 on tail, wooden base has a brass plaque reading, "In appreciation Karl Baur TAHS."
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Plaque 1. Circa 1934 Plaque with red paint, and unicorn, for acrobatic flying program over the City of Gmünd; reads "Für Kunstflug Über Gmünd."
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Slide Rule. Undated White slide rule in carrying case; interior of case has "Baur, Marieluise" printed in ink.
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Medal 1. Undated Silver Nazi Maltese Iron Cross pin in square black velvet and white satin-lined box with silver Maltese Cross on top; lid of box indicates manufacture by Deschler & Sohn of Munich.
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Medallion 1. Undated Bronze and blue enamel. White plane and blue clouds membership tag from Klippeneck.
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Assortment of Small Pins 1. Undated Five lapel stick pins, straight and curved pins. One curved, bronze colored with K in blue star center; one curved silver and black F; one curved silver-colored with white bird on a blue field, letters WLV; one straight gold-colored with blue lions and red star; one straight pin with blue circle has dates 1950, 1980, and letters SCS.
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Winged Tie Tack. Undated Silver-colored winged Tie Tack with blue NAA logo, on card from L.G. Balfour Co., Attleboro, MA.
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German Military Uniform Decoration. Undated Round bronze colored uniform decoration with red, white, and black enamel airplane over eagle, reads, "Deutsche Luft fahrt."
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Assortment of Small Pins 2. Undated Gold-colored tie tack or lapel pin of two red, white, and blue American Flags with 76 between, and Chance Vaught Commemorative Pin reads "Ten Years."
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Plaque 2. 1937 Obverse: Relief of a male statue holding an arrow. Reads "Das leben das sich aufwärts reckt, wird Eisenfesseln sprengen und über tausendfache Not, sieghaft zur Höhe drängen. Riesa - Deutschlandflug 1937;" Reverse: stamped with Lauchhammer seal.
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Plaque 3. 1935 1935 Cross Country Derby wooden plaque with silver-colored medallion attached from the city of Breslau; reads, "Fliegerorts Gr. Breslau DES D.L.V.; Deutschlandflug 1935 Zwangslandeplatz Breslau; medallion shows planes above Breslau's city hall, swastika at top center.
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Medallion 2. 1937 Relief Bronze Istus/Ikarus Medallion, reads "ISTVS MCMXXXVII on obverse, and reverse reads, "Sehnsucht zu fliegen erhebt den Blick des vergleichenden Menschen Ikarus folget dem Zug schwebender Voegel: Er plant."
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Medallion 3. 1935 Bronze 1935 German Cross-Country Derby medallion from Klemm GMBH, reads, Deutschland Flug 1935 Leichtflugzeugbau, Klemm, GMBH."
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Assortment of Small Pins 3. Undated One boxed red and gold tie tack/lapel pin, and one blue lapel pin with plane and letters TSA.
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Assortment of Small Pins 4. Undated Four round pins (one blue TSA, one red and silver with fists clutching chisels) three winged pins, two stick pins (in green, white, and gold box).
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Parachute Knife. Undated Brown wood inlay, and steel parachute knife.
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Large Pin 1. 1934 Blue and black enameled German Cross-Country Derby Pin with three plane and swastika reads, "Deutschlandflug 1934."
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Large Pin 2. 1935 Orange plastic, and aluminum German Cross-Country large pin reads, "Deutschlandflug 1935."
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Large Pin 3. 1936 Mother of Pearl pin with Olympic Rings and three planes pin commemorates Cross-Country Rally to Olympiad in Berlin - "Sternflug-Berlin Olympiade 1936."
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Large Pin 4. 1936 White enameled 1936 XI. Olympiade Berlin pin of Brandenburg Gate with Olympic Rings.
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Medallion 4. 1934 German Cross-Country medallion reads "Deutschlandflug 1934," with felt lined box.
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Paperweight. 1935 Orange, clear plastic, German Cross-country derby with soaring bird, in felt-lined box reads "Deutschland-Flug 1935."
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Medallion 5. 1937 Copper-colored National Socialist Flying Corps Medallion decorated with Ikarus and swastika in satin and velvet-lined box. Front reads Deutschlandflug 1937 NSFK; back reads "Mit unserem Führer im gleichen Schritt und Tritt fliegen wir für unser ewiges Deutschland" facsimilie signature of Friederich Christiansen. Box lid reads "Nationalsozialistisches Flieger-Korps" "Der Korpsführer." Medal manufactured by Gustav Brehmer Markneukirchen.
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Assortment of Large Pins. 1934-1936 Four large pins: "Aero-Club Von Deutschland," gray round with wing and swastika reads, "Elb Deutschland;" gold with glider and eagle; silver and blue Wettbewerb-Rhon-Segelflug-1934; blue and white square glider with cloud reads, "Rhon 1936".
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Large Pin 5. 1937 Blue enamel and silver German NSFK Cross-Country Derby pin; "Deustchlandflug 1937 NSFK."
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Medal 2. 1939 Gold-colored Maltese Cross with Swastika on obverse center, and 1939 in center on reverse, in a round felt-lined box.
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Medallion 6. 1911-1936 "Jubiläums Sternflug Zum Cannstatter Wasen 1911-1936" (25th anniversdary of first flight at Cannstatter Wassen in Stuttgart); reverse of medallion reads, "Der Oberbürgermeister der Stadt Stuttgart; Ortsgruppe Stuttgart des D L V in felt-lined box. Case reverse has sticker from Mayer & Wilhelm Stuttgart-W Rotebuhlstr.119b
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Silver Cigarette Case 1. Undated Silver cigarette case with initials. On front, initials L.S., on reverse H.G.
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Silver Cigarette Case 2. Undated Silver cigarette case with airplane engine on front.
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Universal pocket knife with case. Undated Brown plastic and steel multi-purpose pocket knife with black and brown leather zippered carrying case.
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Junghans manufacture Stopwatch. Undated 30 second stopwatch, silver colored metal case.
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1936 International Cross-Country Rally Medal. 1936 Bronze colored "XI. Olympiade Berlin 1936," obverse with bell, eagle, and olympic rings; reverse with eagle in flight, inscribed "Internationaler Sternflug."
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Karl Baur's Messerschmitt Identification Badge in metal holder. 1940-1945 Front of badge has photo with signature below; orange card on back has name, creation and expiration dates, as well as name and level of security clearance.
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Gala Military Antimagnetic Wristwatch. Undated Swiss made Gala antimagnetic wristwatch with gray leather strap.
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Deutschlandflug 1934 wristwatch manufactured by DuBois et fils. 1934 Gold colored wristwatch with brown leather strap. Face has miniature dial for minute timing. Inscription around dial reads, " des D.L.V. Ehrenpreis der Voltohm A.B. Zum Wettbewerb Deutschlandflug 1934."
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Junkers Air speed and altitude diagram indicator. Undated Plastic with silver colored graph, air speed and altitude diagram indicator.
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Dreieckrechner 2 Navigation Calculator. Undated Black and white navigation calculator with K. Baur written on white dial.
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Aviator Pants. Undated One pair brown twill aviator pants.
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Dress boots. Undated Black all-leather knee-high dress uniform boots.
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Winter boots. Undated Black suede, sheep-skin lined knee-high winter boots.
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Phonograph. Undated Black portable phonograph/turntable with handle to play 78 rpm lps phonograph records.
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