Archiv Hafner

[Richard T Eger]

From 12 O'clock High!:

Jukka Juutinen
factory photos vs. "in action" photos
Tue May 30 13:39:01 2000


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 2000


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

[Alexander W. Hohl]

Luftwaffe enthusiasts,

the topic of Archive Hafner is to more detailed informations like manuals or spareparts lists of all favorite types of the Luftwaffe.
So one sourche of that kind of stuff is Udo Hafner's Luftfahrt Archiv in Germany.
You can find his web site under Ruy Horta's 12 o'clock fourm or directly under http://www.best.com/~ghethco/hafner/new/
Here in part one you can find every type of
aircraft manufacture of the Luftwaffe from Arado to Siebel. These are subcoordinated in various types like Messerschmitt Bf 109B, Bf 109E etc.
The second part of Hafner's archive blomged to the various engine manufacture like BMW, Jumo or Daimler Benz.

Unfortunaly the 3rd part is at this moment not available. Send to Udo Hafner a mail and require for more details about manuals of german radios or Junghans clocks.

I order serveral times sth. from Udo Hafner's archiv and I am very satisfied about the delivery. But not copies have the quality wat you would like to have, that depend on the quality of the original documents in his archive.

Regards,

Alex

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[Richard T Eger]

From Luftwaffe Experten Mailing List
Peter Evans
July 06, 2000 7:36 AM

Apparently Udo Hafner now has some competition in the field of reproduced Luftwaffe documentation, as witness the following information from Peter Evans:

If you are looking for Repros from German Aircrafts, Engines, Aircraft-
Equipment and armament 1939-1945

HANDBOOKS, OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS, FLIGHT MANUALS,
SERVICE-PART LISTS, REPAIRING INSTRUCTIONS, FOTOS

Versandhandel Filipp , Am Abensberg 22 , D-84032 Altdorf (Germany)
Tel.:+49 (0)8704 910060
Fax : +49 (0)8704 910061

Regards,
Richard

[Richard T Eger]

From 12 O'clock High!:

Stefan Vetteriek
Luftfahrt-Archiv Hafner adress?
Thu Dec 14 17:40:52 2000


Hi there,

does anybody know what has happened to Luftfahrt-Archiv Hafner? Their homepage is still around but both mail and e-mail adress given there seem to be invalid.

Thanks in advance

Stefan

[Richard T Eger]

From TOH!:

Richard
Hafner
Thu Dec 14 22:00:14 2000


I just ordered some books from him. Try his fone nr.:
011-49-7141-901603
Fax: 011-49-7141-926658

[Alexander W. Hohl]

Hafner has changed his internet address and renewed his items in his archiv lists.

Here his address
http://www.luftfahrt-archiv-hafner.de/

Regards,

Alex

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[Richard T Eger]

Dear Alex,

It is great to see the lists enlarged after so long. I hope he adds many more electronics items.

Regards,
Richard

[This message has been edited by Richard T Eger (edited 19 April 2001).]

[Richard T Eger]

From 12 O'Clock High!:

Terrence Daniels
Anyone ever ordered from Luftfahrt-Archiv Hafner?
Tue Apr 23 04:28:14 2002
63.214.69.73

I just wanted to make sure I'm following the correct procedures... I am a "foreign customer" (US mainland) so I submitted my order and I'm waiting for an order confirmation before I send my credit card info in two e-mails. Is this the correct way to order from them? Or are they sitting there waiting for me to pay up? http://www.lwag.org/ubb/smile.gif

[Richard T Eger]

From TOCH!:

Olivier lefebvre
Re: Anyone ever ordered from Luftfahrt-Archiv Hafner?
Tue Apr 23 07:24:32 2002
192.93.31.114

They will contact you back, usually within a couple of days so that you could send them you CC details.

Olivier

[Richard T Eger]

From TOCH!:

Terrence Daniels
Excellent timing
Tue Apr 23 07:48:26 2002
165.247.4.5

Thank you Olivier... They just mailed me not ten mintues after you answered. http://www.lwag.org/ubb/smile.gif

I can't wait to get my stuff from them...

[Richard T Eger]

From 12 O'Clock High!:

West
Reprints of German Engine Manuals
Tue Feb 4 17:31:32 2003
64.7.163.60

The apparent lack of an authoritative source for detailed information on German aircraft engines prompts me to mention this company in Germany.

www.luftfahrt-archiv-hafner.de/

Look at the left side of the page for Flugmotoren. The Euro being about equal to the U.S. Dollar means that the manuals should not be out of the reach of many.

[Richard T Eger]

From 12 O'Clock High!:

horst kube
mg 131 manual wanted
Fri Mar 7 11:14:17 2003
217.1.233.134

can anybody help, where i can buy/find an original or copy, reprint of the mg 131 manual(details, functioning a.s.o.)?
thank you very much in advance.

[Richard T Eger]

From TOCH!:

Tom Fischer
Re: MG 131 manual wanted
Fri Mar 7 17:35:08 2003
80.218.106.2

Try this:

http://www.luftfahrt-archiv-hafner.de/

Scroll down on the left side until you see:

III. Flugzeugbewaffnung
Aircraft Armament

Click on:

MG, MK, ETC, usw.


These reprints are generally of a very high quality.

Ich hoffe ich konnte helfen,

Tom

[Richard T Eger]

From TOCH!:

horst kube
Re: mg 131 manual wanted
Sun Mar 9 11:55:34 2003
217.1.215.201

mg 131 manual, att: tom fisher thank you very much for your help. brgds, horst

[Richard T Eger]

From 12 O'Clock High!:

Pawel Burchard
Looking for some He 111 references
Sat Jan 24 15:45:48 2004
80.54.212.89

Hello all,
I am looking for good modeling references (yes, I've got Aero Detail 18 book) on some late He 111 features:
- fuselage side window variants,
- H-20 fuselage turret,
- exhaust flame dampers,
- etc. :)

Thanks in advance and kind regards,
Pawel

[Richard T Eger]

From further within the thread on TOCH!:

David Ransome
He 111
Sat Jan 24 20:19:31 2004
195.92.168.171

Hi,

For all those interested have a look at this site www.luftfahrt-archiv-hafner.de . I have bought many books over the years and the service has always been good. Prices may seem expensive to some but where else can you get this sort of information from?

An original He111 H-6 operating manual which I acquired a few years back cost me four times the reprinted one from Udo.

Regrettably most of my books are in store, so hope the above is of use!

Regards

David

[Richard T Eger]

From TOCH!:

Pawel
Re: He 111
Sun Jan 25 14:40:53 2004
80.54.222.217

David, I've already been in contact with Mr. Hafner regarding set of Dornier manuals. Hope he will be able to help this time.

Regards,
Pawel