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Photo Album of Lindbergh at Messerschmitt Factory 1938 [171046]

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Photo Album of Lindbergh at Messerschmitt Factory  1938  [171046]
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In the Fall of 1938, aviator Charles Lindberg was invited by the Nazi high command, Herman Goring in particular, to come to Berlin and inspect what was going on with the Luftwaff. During that visit, he was taken on a tour of the Messerschmitt Factory. This is a photo account of that tour. In the photos, you see Lindberg with Willy Messerschmitt and an unidentified Nazi SS Officer.
Lindbergh mentions his visit and the ensuing test flights in his diary " We next inspected the Messerschmitt no. Then passed on to the 1091 was to fly. I got in the cockpit while one of the officers described the instruments and controls. The greatest complication lay in the necessity of adjusting the propeller pitch for take-off, cruising, and diving. Then there were the controls for the flaps, the retracting gear, for flying above two thousand meters, for locking and unlocking the tail wheel, and for the other usual devices on a modern pursuit plane. After studying the cockpit, I got out and put on a “chute” while a mechanic started the engine."
A once in a lifetime historical collection. Please see photos for more details. Germany