Possible secret cache of Luftwaffe color photos in Munich

[Richard T Eger]

From 12 O'clock High!:

loannis Krassas
Munich records database .. and the luftwaffe in color
Sun Jun 7 08:18:05 1998


Look guys we are all victims of an economical game ... which all the publishing houses play on our backs.... I believe allong with other Greeks that loads of color film are kept secretly on records of munich ... Color picture film and development was introduced in the major countries ... by mid3Os
i cannot believe that the german propaganda industry didnt use it with loads on the Luftwaffe ... as we can see photos of pilots during casual times .... such as ones seen at barbas Luftwaffe aces book ... on the color section. The same has happened with the RAF when used on B/W pics we saw a bunch of ALL COLOR books on the raf .... the same will go for the luftwaffe after they have finished selling us more b/w stuff… i hope this will end sometime.... and for a friend out there .... Breteschneiders machine was in the usuall 74/75/76 color scheme with no blinkers ... and no mg 131s and the fuselage cross was black filled… lower cowlling was yellow and not red .... red was the RVD band ... spinner fron white with black spiral ... the rest black that goes for Tough Guy VII
thanx

[Richard T Eger]

From TOH!:


Jim P.
Re: Munich records database ... and the luftwaffe in color
Sun Jun 7 09:38:03 1998


One comment -- don't hold your breath waiting for the stuff. The RAF book you mention (if its the same one I have) covers the whole war and all aircraft types -- and contains all of 200 photos?? Not exactly the 'motherlode'. You'd probably be surprised at the number of color photos of LW subjects if they were to all appear in a single volume(s).

And course you are forgetting all the photos in the hands of private collectors and veterans.

[Richard T Eger]

From TOH!:

Thomas Oakes
Color Photos
Wed Jun 17 04:13:31 1998


Something else to consider: Color film processing back then was extremely expensive and had a rather short shelf life because of the stability of the nitrates and chemicals. This can be seen by the way the color "separates" in the photo itself: Yellow looks orange, blue looks gray, red looks brown, etc. The major producer of color film in the 3rd reich was Agfa; interestingly enough that had a major distributorship that prospered quite well in America during the war, but I digress...