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Kirchheim unter Teck (Germany)

Hahnweide 2013

7 - 8 September 2013

Every two years, the Oldtimer-Fliegertreffen is organised at the grass airfield popularly known as the ‘Hahnweide’ in      
Kirchheim unter Teck, near Stuttgart in southern Germany. Dubbed ‘OTT13’ by the organisation, last year’s edition was      
held from 6 until 8 September 2013. It may be less well known that OTT13 was already the 17th of its kind in a row. Still      
organised by the original volunteer group of Helfern der Fliegergruppe Wolf Hirth, the OTT has not missed its two-year slot      
since the first edition in 1981. The first weekend of September has become the fixed date, so mark your organiser for      
2015 while we look back at the 2013 edition.      
       
What to expect
The first place to notice the level of experience in the seasoned organisation is its website www.oldtimer-hahnweide.      
de. This includes about all the information one could wish for, from a general description of the event to a portal for      
participating pilots. Photos, maps and directions, webcams, where to stay - it is all there. The obvious participants list is      
not only continuously updated as the event nears, it can also be sorted on fields like aircraft type, registration, home base      
and more. To top it off, the list contains links to detail pages for many of the individual aircraft.      
       
At the Hahnweide, parking space is ample despite the advice to use public transport if possible. Tickets can be acquired in      
various ways and combinations, fitting different needs. If anything could be up for improvement, it is perhaps the catering.      
Last year, there were many options to buy food and drink on the airfield, but their capacity sometimes lagged behind the      
demand during the event. Quality varied from sufficient to good though, and the service was always friendly.      
       
But what it is all about of course, is indulging oneself in the classic aeroplanes. The airfield is open to the public on Friday,      
Saturday and Sunday with Friday being the arrival day and the weekend filled by the main show days. On Friday night,      
the flightline is lighted for all admirers from 20:30 to 21:00LT, followed by a ‘Fliegerparty’ for the participants. Both on Saturday      
and Sunday, the airfield opens as early as 07:30LT to the audience and everyone is free to wander about, including      
over the runway and between the remotely parked aircraft. Many pilots will already be preparing their planes for the day      
at that time, while others can still be found snoring in a tent under the wing - certainly as a result of the Fliegerparty! By      
09:00LT the crowd is kindly requested to retreat behind the fences, so the flying can begin.      
       
Last event’s action
A theme for the Oldtimer-Fliegertreffen has become to have as large a formation of Junkers Ju-52s as possible over the      
airfield. This time the count got to five, when the four Ju-Air machines HB-HOP, HB-HOS, HB-HOT and HB-HOY were joined      
by Lufthansa Traditionsflug’s D-CDLH (marked as D-AQUI) on Friday. Unfortunately for many spectators, all but HB-HOS      
had to leave again the same day. With only HB-HOP returning on Saturday, that left two “Tante Ju’s” for the weekend. This      
made them easily the largest aircraft on the ground. Previous OTTs have seen more birds of that size like a B-17, B-25, DC-3,      
Li-2 or PBY-5A but non of those were attending in 2013.      
       
Nevertheless, size is not all that matters and the abundance of often rare aircraft, all in flying condition, made the meeting      
to a success once again. From the light whirr of the original 1918 Blériot to the thundering 2500hp of the 18-cylinder Sea      
Fury engine, there was something for everyone interested in aviation oldtimers. Most obvious is that OTT is about flying      
these machines, not just keeping them. Airplanes usually only seen in musea (if at all) are flown to the Hahnweide,      
made accessible to the audience, polished, fueled and flown.      
       
The flying action is a mix of loose formations, solo demonstrations, aerobatics and the odd team display, interspersed      
with continuous flightseeing by the larger passenger-carrying aircraft. On Saturday no less than eight different An-2s      
could be seen. On both weekend days four De Havillands - a Dragon, Dragon Rapide and two Doves - were chasing each      
other in the air. Many interesting combinations could be noted like a Nord 1101 Noralpha taking off in formation      
with a Messerschmidt BF-108 Taifun, the model from which it was developed. An Ernst Udet Flamingo (albeit a replica)      
and Polikarpov Po-2 were towing classic gliders and a PZL Kruk and Dromader Mini gave combined crop dusting demonstrations.      
And how often can one enjoy the gathering of so many vintage and classic commercial aircraft, next to the      
warbirds? A Curtiss Robin, two Travel Airs, two Wacos, a Stinson Reliant, Beech Staggerwing and Twin Bonanza definitely      
make up a very special mix of living aviation history.      
       
Apart from the Blériot, the Robin and Travel Airs were the oldest aircraft present by the way, having been built in 1929!      
Add to all these gems a long weekend with mainly warm and dry autumn weather, and it will be evident that the      
2013 edition of ‘Hahnweide’ was again a success. The following log was compiled from Saturday morning until Sunday      
afternoon.      
       
Kirchheim unter Teck 7-8 September 2013
In this overview, the operator column gives colour schemes or titles as visibly worn, often not those of the current (official)      
operator or owner. Noted in the last column are remarks, genuine former identifications (between brackets if not displayed),      
fake ID’s with single quotes and names with double quotes. Not noted are many less exotic aircraft, up to Bo207.      
       
Static:
D-EBED Saab 91B Lufthansa Flight Training  
D-EBHJ SV-4C    
D-EBHL SV-4C    
D-EBSH SV-4C    
D-EBUZ PA-18-150    
D-EDWJ C1-131E   (E.3B-453)
D-EIWW C1-131E Ejército E.3B-432
D-EJOL Klemm L25    
D-EKYF Bü-181B-1    
D-EMDV N2S-2    
D-EOMM Bü-131    
D-EORX DH82A   G-AORX
D-EQXL PT-17 US Navy ‘N2S-3 4317/787’
D-FHGV Super Six    
F-AZLO Chipmunk T10 RAF WG479/F
F-AZQM Chipmunk T10 RAF WP840/9
G-CDRU C1-131E    
G-TPWX Gomhouria Mk6 Luftwaffe ‘Bü-181 TP+WX’
HB-OBF L-4B    
HB-UAF Praga E114M    
HB-UPM DH-82A    
HB-YKQ Slepcev Storch    
N25Y P-38L Flying Bulls (44-53254)
N69H Beech D17S    
N2361 SA.300    
N5345N PT-13D USAAF ‘42-17555/718’
N5729N N2S-5    
NC8877 Travel Air 2000 Pacific Air Transport Air Mail
NC13050 Waco UEC    
N46502 PT-22 USAAF  
N50429/39 PT-19B USAAF ‘42-34539’
N54945/945 PT-17D   (USAF star)
OE-AAA PA-12   “Don’t Panic”
OE-ACS T-131PA    
OE-APS T-131PA    
OE-APY T-131PA    
OE-CGH/118 T-131PA    
SE-BGA Klemm 35D    
SE-BPU/174 Klemm 35D F5 Swedish AF  
       
This line-up is not everywhere as organised as a standard ‘static display’ is. It is more of a loosely parked, sometimes      
double, line of aircraft along runway 13/31 which the spectators can approach to touching distance. Add to this the fact      
one faces the sun a major part of the day and it will be clear that photography is a challenge here most of the time. The      
scene itself is fascinating though and worth taking in.      
       
Red Bull’s P-38 Lightning was damaged after giving a display on Friday evening, when the right tail struck the ground      
while manoeuvring on the grass. This left the ‘fork-tailed devil’ stationary for the rest of the event. Both Swedish      
Klemms left early Sunday morning, presumably for the long trip back home.      
       
CASA 1-131s are Spanish-built versions of the Bücker 131 Jungmann while a T-131 is a Polish variation. N2S’ and PT-17s      
are among the many Stearman/Kaydet variations. Klemm 25 D-EJOL is a rare low-wing monoplane with open tandem      
seating, that flew again for the first time after 28 years in April 2013. Dressed up as a Navy trainer, PT-17 D-EQXL is really ex      
USAAF 41-0898 and also carrying registration N56457. North American Super Six D-FHGV, a modified T-6, first flew as      
such in May 2013. Piper Cub HB-OBF is officially a J-3C and Slepcev Storch HB-YKQ is a kit-built 3/4 scale version of the      
Fieseler original. N2361 is a modern aerobatic plane, a Stolp Starduster Too. Curtiss-Wright Travel Air NC8877 is marked      
C.A.M.8 on its lower tail. Piper Super Cruiser OE-AAA is an obvious predecessor to the PA-18 and wears the word ‘Panic’      
upside down on the fuselage.      
       
Fying:
D-EAXK/15 EA-330LT Camp David  
D-EAXN/08 EA-330LT Camp David  
D-EBEI BF-108B1 Lufthansa Berlin  
D-EBSH SV-4C    
D-EELE C1-131E   re-engined
D-EFTJ Fokker DR.1 Luftwaffe replica
D-EGXY SV-4 Armée de l’Air ‘651’
D-EMOF FW-44    
D-ENUT PA-18    
D-EOSC Udet U12K OSC Wasserkuppe replica
D-EWXA Z-526ASM    
D-EYBH Yak-18T Total  
D-FKME An-2T Donau Air Service  
D-FOAB PZL106AR Interflug DDR-TAB
D-FWJM An-2TD Deutsches Museum  
D-EBFW BF108B1   ‘D-IBFW’
D-IFSA # DH104    
D-ILIT DH89A Fliegend. Mus. Grossenhain  
D-INKA # DH104 LTU  
D-IRES Do28D-2 MFG 59+11
EI-ABI DH84 Aer Lingus “Iolar”
F-AZHK AD-4NA AdlA 127002/20-LN
F-AZKG Fennec Armée de l’Air 82
F-AZKU P-40N USAAF 42-105915/12
F-AZNN Let C11 Normandie-N. “14” white
F-AZSB P-51D USAAF ‘44-11622/C-G4’
F-AZXJ Sea Fury FB11 RAN ‘WH589/NW-115’
F-GIBN MH1521M Armée de l’Air 261/30-QA
F-GMCY N1101 Armée de l’Air 67/CY
G-HHII Hurricane 2B RAF ‘BE505/XP-L’
HB-HOP Ju-52/3m-g4e Ju-Air/Falken  
HB-HOS Ju-52/3m-g4e Ju-Air/IWC  
HB-RBN # P3-03 P3 Flyers/Swiss AF A-813
HB-RBP # P3-05 P3 Flyers/Pilatus  
HB-RCF D-3801 Swiss AF J-143
HB-RCH # P3-05 P3 Flyers/Swiss AF A-818
HB-RCL # P3-05 P3 Flyers/Swiss AF A-873
HB-RDB C3605 Swiss AF C-494
HB-RDG TBM3E USMC 53319/19
HB-TRQ Z-526ASM    
LY-TOY Yak-55    
NC292E Robin J-1    
N540MD Edge 540 Flying Bulls/Total  
NC645H Travel Air E4000 Fly with the Barnstormer  
N6593D T-6G USN /FU-18/HS
NC17360 Ryan ST-A Sp.    
NC18442 Reliant SR-9C Gullwing Airlines  
N50429 PT-19B USAAF 42-34539/39
N67193/399 PT-17 USN as N2S-5 “Hell Bitch”
OE-EAS/RB-37 37 F4U-4 Flying Bulls/USN  
OK-HFL # An-2R Heritage of Flying Legends  
OK-LKN L-60 Czech AF  
OK-WHB # An-2T Aeroklub Plasy ‘8555’
OK-XIG # An-2T Heritage of Flying Legends  
OK-XRA Z-50 Flying Bulls  
OK-XRB Z-50 Flying Bulls  
OK-XRC Z-50 Flying Bulls  
OK-XRD Z-50 Flying Bulls  
(SE-XMC) Blériot XI    
(SE-XVO) Fokker D.VII Luftwaffe partly replica
SP-YFK PZL M21    
       
Aircraft marked # were parked on the western flight line along runway 07/25, the rest on the static display/northern      
flight line. Most of the larger flying aircraft were engaged in pleasure flights.      
       
FW-44 Stieglitz D-EMOF was built in Sweden in 1937, as an Sk12. PZL106 Kruk D-FOAB, in its Interflug colours marked      
DDR-TAB, used to be a unique twin-stick conversion with a bubble canopy in front of the regular cockpit. After an      
accident in 2011 it was rebuilt as a single-seater, with full crop dusting gear. BF-108 D-EBFW is another 1937 machine,      
making it the oldest flying Taifun worldwide. DH104 D-INKA actually flew as such for LTU and is the only Dove in the world      
with a license for commercial flying.      
       
P-51 Mustang F-AZSB is really 44-74427 and called “Nooky Booky IV”. Sea Fury F-AZXJ was originally registered as 316      
with the Iraqi Air Force and ‘Hurribomber’ (the fighterbomber version) G-HHII is the original BE421. The type of      
HB-RCF, D-3801, is the Swiss license-built version of the Morane-Saulnier MS412 with its origin in the 1938 MS405.      
Listed a bit further down is the all-Swiss product C3605 ‘Schlepp’, an oddity at Hahnweide in all respects with its      
huge nose containing the turbine engine. Avenger HB-RDG is the well-known “Charlie’s Heavy”.      
       
SE-XMC, not marked as such, is one of Mikael Carlson’s genuine Blériots (built in Sweden as Thulin A) with c/n 82-748.      
This aircraft replaced the planned SE-AMZ that was damaged in an emergency landing in Switzerland the weekend before,      
also piloted by mr. Carlson. This true aviation person was not to be intimidated and ‘simply’ drove an extra 2000 kilometers      
to display a Blériot at the Hahnweide, as promised. Last on this part of the list, the PZL M21 Dromader Mini is as      
unique as the other PZL product mentioned above. Just two prototypes were built of the scaled-down version of the M18      
Dromader and this is the only airworthy one. In 2008, this airframe had been nothing more for years than an eyecatcher      
in rather poor state at a German industrial estate. After that it changed hands through eBay, intended for the same use at      
a playground. However, the new owner realised what he had actually bought, and the former SP-PDN was brought back to      
a splendid flying state.      
       
Flying Saturday only:
D-EFJR C1-131E ‘JR’ (E.3B-456)
D-EZOR MS317 Armée de l’Air 279/IU
HB-UPR SV-4A    
These three departed on Sunday morning. 1938 MS317 D-EZOR was restored to its original colours in Belgium in      
2000, and back to flying condition in 2008 after some museum time.      
Flying Sunday only:
D-ECIH Klemm 107C    
HA-PAO Po-2 Goldtimer  
N6328T P-51D USAAF 44-73254/B7-R/H
NC16512 Waco YKS-6 Deutsches Museum  
The Polikarpov, towing gliders on Sunday, was tucked away in the hangar on Saturday. The airplane was built in Poland      
in 1954, under Russian license. The silver and blue-coloured Mustang is named “Louisiana Kid”. The Waco is another      
original 1930s airplane, an ambulance version that worked as such in Alaska until 1989.      
Flying only:
F-AZVM N2501F-3 F-AZVM 105/62-SI
F-AZZD CM170R F-AZZD (411)
F-GSYD CM170R F-GSYD (455)
The three participants closing the previous page flew on Saturday and Sunday, but did not land at the Hahnweide. The      
Noratlas was also used by parachutists.      
Flying gliders:
D-1901 Habicht E    
D-8074 Grunau Baby 3    
D-8180 Minimoa Gö3    
HA-5035 Rubik R-11b    
HB-457 Kranich II-B1    
WB935 Sedbergh TX1 RAF ‘FAir Cadets’    
Parking south:
D-EDFZ L-18C AG51 (96+09)
D-EDGN L-18C   (96+01)
D-EDPO FWP149   (91+46)
D-EDUT J-3C    
D-EFFB Do27A-1   (90+85)
D-EFOB Do27B-5 Luftwaffe 56+81
D-EGFR Do27A-1 Luftwaffe (55+36)
D-EGWK FWP149   (91+52)
D-EIWJ Yak-50   (DDR-WQN)
D-ELUM J-3C    
D-EMEI Z-526L    
D-EMHG J-3C    
D-EMMY PA-18-150    
D-ENLH PA-18-95    
D-ENLM PA-18   Luftwaffe cross
D-EOTK PA-22-150    
D-HELO AB47G2    
G-BAGB SF260    
HA-NSG/14 Yak-52    
HA-TRI Z-362M    
HB-ODX J-3C    
LY-FUN Yak-52    
OY-EFI Auster Mk.5 RAF TW477
SP-YNH/812 Yak-52 Yak-Team Wümme  
T7-GER Yak-52 Yak-Team Wümme  
T7-TOY Yak-52    
T7-UFO Yak-52    
T7-XXX Yak-52 Yak-Team Wümme  
These aircraft were parked opposite the static display, south of the main runway. Yak-50 D-EIWJ, Agusta-Bell 47 D-HELO      
and Taylorcraft Auster OY-EFI departed on Sunday morning. Several Piper Cubs, like D-EDFZ and D-ENLH, are kept in original      
1960s state, including having no electrical system and no engine starter. The Yaks closing the list all wear military-like      
outfits. SP-YNH is called “Lucky Bee” and T7-GER bears the name “No Crow” because its colours were derived from those      
of Mustang “Old Crow”.      
Arrivals Saturday:
D-EGYA Beech C23    
D-EIBE Do27A-1 Fürstenberg Fallsch.-Team  
D-EJGS Yak-50 Soviet star  
D-EJOG L-40    
D-EYEB SM1019E (MM57269)  
D-FAME/LE-W Harvard IV camo  
D-GABO Ae145    
N3670B Beech B50    
OE-AWG T-131PA    
OK-NOR L-40    
OK-RKR Z-526F    
Do27 D-EIBE is ex 56+34 and SIAI-Marchetti SM1019 D-EYEB wears Esercito colours with German civil markings. N3670B is      
the rather impressive Twin Bonanza in shiny all-metal finish.      
Saturday only:
D-EBFC L-18C   camo (53-4761)
D-EEAZ FWP149D Luftwaffe (92+25)
D-EKMX Z-43 LSK (19)
D-ELLM N1002   camo
D-EMHN Klemm 35    
D-EMNQ Do27B-1 EADS (56+30)
D-ENIT PA-18-95    
D-EOAO FWP149D Flieger Revu (90+03)
D-EOBU FWP149D   (91+17)
D-EOGY Husky A-1B    
D-FWJG An-2TD Zinke Restaurierung  
D-IBMM Ce310Q    
HA-ABA An-2P Antonov Verein Schweiz  
HB-UVF/RV Bü-131APM   (A-80)
N178MD/178 PT-17 USAAF  
OE-AHA/I.333 T-131PA Frecce Tricolori  
YL-LEI An-2R Oris  
This bunch arrived and departed on Saturday. D-ELLM represents the French version of the BF-108 and is one of the      
few flying in the world. D-EOAO has c/n 003 and is the oldest flying FWP149. N178MD is originally a US Navy trainer.      
Anotonov 2 YL-LEI started life as CCCP-62671 in 1978 with Aeroflot’s Kazakhstan division and was “17” yellow of the      
Lithuanian Air Force in the nineties, among other IDs.      
Departures Saturday:
D-EDUN PA-18-95    
D-EGMR/2-55 SF260    
D-EHTW Z-526    
D-ESMW PA-18-135    
D-FHGK/15 NA-16 Flying Bulls  
N44JT S-1S    
N49AE Christen Eagle II    
N991DM Ce337D Flying Bulls  
OE-ALF T-131    
OK-DAJ Ae145    
Sunday only: PC-6/B2-H4    
D-FROH SF260B    
N800RH      
Sunday only:
D-FROH PC-6/B2-H4    
N800RH SF260B    

Credits: Erik Sleutelberg

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