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Wunder des Fliegens

From The Internet Movie Plane Database
Wunder des Fliegens movie poster.

Movie (1935)
Also known as:

  • Der Film eines deutschen Fliegers
  • Miracle of Flight
  • Merveille du vol

Starring:
Ernst UDET (himself)
Käthe HAACK (Mme Muthesius)
Jürgen OHLSEN (Heinz Muthesius)


The famous pilot Enrst Udet hit the kite of the young Heinz and must land. In the following talk they have, he learn that Heinz is the son of one of her former wingman, dead during the war. That's why Heinz's mother doesn't accept to see her son learning to fly. But the faboulous career of Udet makes Heinz to dream more and more to achieve his goal.

Arado Ar 69

Only three aircraft built; the picture displays V1 or V2 as the V3 has a radial engine.

Klemm VL. 26b

From the german movie "SOS Eisberg" (1933).
Same aircraft in other movies at IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft.

Klemm L 25cXI

Reg. D-2397, bought by Udet in 1933. Seen with wheels or ski.
Same aircraft in other movies at IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft.

Udet U12 Flamingo

Reg. D-822 for this U 12b Spezial (n°269)
Same aircraft in other movies at IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft.

Curtiss Hawk II Export

Reg. D-IRIK, c/n : H81, personal mount of Ernst Udet. Now own by the Poland Aviation Museum in Krakow were it is exposed minus its wings.

BFW M.23b

Designed by Willy Messerschmitt.
Shot during an airshow in Berlin in which the speaker makes the mistake of saying "Messerschmitt 35".
Same aircraft in other movies at IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft.

BFW M.23b, Rreg. D-1881 (WerkNr. 510) flown by Willy Stöhr.
BFW M.23b, Rreg. D-1881 (WerkNr. 510) flown by Willy Stöhr.
BFW M.23b, Rreg. D-1881 (WerkNr. 510) flown by Willy Stöhr.

Grade II „Libelle“ alias Eindecker

German aviation pioneer Hans Grade built his second aircraft from plan based on the Santos-Dumont Demoiselle (french "Demoiselle" = german "Libelle"). Nearly 80 were built between 1909 and 1914.
25 years later, she was still flew by its designer.

Re-used by The Conquest of the Air and seen again in Wings of Russia (page 2) DVD 11: Ekranoplans - On the Edge of Two Elements.

Junkers F 13

Junkers Ju 52/3m

Klemm Kl 32 XIV

Reg. D-2310, the Klemm Kl 32 XIV in which Enrst Udet made a tour in the USA in 1933.

Schleicher Rhönbussard

Same aircraft in other movies at IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft.
Given to be the D-UDET own by the famous german pilot Ernst Udet despite the registration is never visible.


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