Aircraft Photo of D-USAZ | Heinkel He 70G-1 | Deutsche Luft Hansa | AirHistory.net #663142
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:D-USAZ
Aircraft Original Type:Heinkel He 70
Aircraft Generic Type:Heinkel He 70
Aircraft Version:Heinkel He 70G-1
C/n (msn):914
Operator Titles:Deutsche Luft Hansa
Aircraft Name:Buntspecht
Location
City / Airport:Saarbrücken - Sankt Arnual (closed)
Country:Germany
Airport Codes:None
 
Photo Date:1935 to 1939
Photo from:Peter de Jong Collection
Photo ID: 663142
Photo Comment

It's cool to find out the location of an old photo. A reverse image search for the church tower gave poor results, but the roof of the building gives the last four letters of the city name. Saarbrücken's first airport was situated in a bend of the River Saar near the church of St Arnual. Wikipedia notes that DLH maintained unprofitable services to the capital of the disputed Saarland for political reasons, and that small planes were therefore used like the He 70G Blitz Buntspecht (spotted woodpecker).

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