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The West German Civil Aircraft Registerfrom 1955 : Part Twenty­Six

Robert Swan & Peter­Michael Gerhardt

Above: Pützer Elster V­3 c/n 010 was reserved as D­EDEZ andappeared marked as such on the Pützer stand at the ILA exhibition atHannover in May 1959. When its export to Chile fell through, it becameD­ECOG. (HDS)

With this instalment of the history of the West

German civil aircraft register 1955­1959 we move

on to aircraft which did not receive a certificate of

registration and were not entered into the

Rollenbücher. Some were reservations only;

others operated on a Permit (VorläufigerVerkehrszulassung) but were not fully registered.

For most of these aircraft details are sparse and

there are few photographs.

D­ADOM Lockheed L­749 Constellation ? Res 09/01/59

Südflug Res canx 11/70

Ntu; identity unconfirmed; it was rumoured that Südflug intended to buy

two Constellations from KLM in 1959, probably two of the following:

2640 PH­LDD, 2641 PH­LDE, 2661 PH­LDG, 2590 PH­LDK, 2621 PH­

LDN, 2622 PH­LDO, 2638 PH­LDP or 2552 PH­LDS.

D­ADUL Lockheed L­749 Constellation ? Res 09/01/59

Südflug Res canx 11/70

Ntu; identity unconfirmed; see D­ADOM above

D­AGID Vickers V.610 Viking 1B 160 Res 24/11/55

Aero Express München Res canx 02/56

ex (D­CABO), G­AHPP; not delivered and restored as G­AHPP

28/02/56, later CR­IAC

D­AHOF Vickers V.610 Viking 1B 256 Res 09/02/56

Lufttransport­Union GmbH (LTU) Res canx 03/56

ex G­AJCE; sold by Eagle Aviation Ltd. to Svenska Aero Sweden AB

on 29.10.55 and ferried to Stockholm­Bromma (date unknown). The

buyer refused the deal and resold it to LTU, hence the reservation. LTU

applied for a permit to fly (date unknown) from Bromma to UK for over­

haul, however wrote again to the German reg office on 01/03/56 that

they now do not want to buy it, so that the whole deal fell through;

restored 05/03/56 as G­AJCE

D­ANAL Type unknown ­ possibly C­54

Werner Nolte of Düsseldorf made this reservation, but no date and

identity has been found in LBA files other than the remark that the

insurance for D­ANAL expired on 09/01/59.

D­ANET Douglas C­54B 18333 Res ???

Lufttransport­Union GmbH (LTU)

ex N37477, NC37477, 43­17133; bought by Lufttransport­Union GmbH

(LTU) after 20th century overhaul on 13/05/58 and there are pho­

tographs in full LTU colourscheme; no reservation date known; sold as

G­APNH, later PH­EUR and G­APNH and destroyed at Le Touquet on

18/03/71, cancelled 02/06/71

D­BABO Convair 240­4 123 Res 29/01/58

Flugzeug­Handels Kontor Alfons Amann München

ex PH­CEG, PH­TEG; Hand­over from KLM to Amann was envisaged

on 20/01/58, but did not take place due to non­payment. PH­CEG

remained with KLM until it was cancelled on 02/02/60 on sale to Babb

Company/Collins Radio Co. as N9820F (properly N9826F, but flew

marked as N9820F), later N618S, N251NC, XB­FIS, N240DW, XB­

AZM

Left: DC­3A c/n 1972 was reserved as D­CABI in 12/57 but was nottaken up. It returned to Germany after service in Austria and is seenhere in a playground at München­Ismaning in the late 1960s prior tobeing scrapped in July 1972. (via PMG)

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D­COLA Douglas DC­3 [unknown] Res 28/03/57

Hamburger Luftreederei Ermer/Lempp/Zippert München

­ Ntu Res canx 10/03/58

D­EBIK Dittmar HD.153 Möwe WB3 Applic 24/09/55

Condor Segelflugzeug Versuchsbau Heini Dittmar

­ Permit 29/09/55; Permit expired 03/56; fate unknown

D­EBIV Fischer RW3­P75 Multoplan 012 Res 12/11/58

­ Permit 08/07/59; sold as YV­T­KTY

D­EBIX DH.82A Tiger Moth ­ Res 27/11/58

Res canx 28/10/65

Carl­Heinz Schäfer

­ unidentified aircraft, ntu

D­EBOV Fischer RW3­P75 Multoplan 013 Res 12/11/58

­ CofA for export to Colombia 19/11/59, to HK­538­P, N88979

D­EBUC Dornier Do.25­P2C P2 Res 09/07/55

­ second prototype of the Do.25 which was developed into the Do.27;

built by CASA at Sevilla­Tablada, f/f on 08/04/55 as "Do 25­P2" only (no

reg), then re­engined from Tigre IV to Continental engine as Do 25­

P2C, registered as EC­AKYand f/f on 27/06/55 as such; the German

registration was not used; became Spanish military XL.9­2 coded 96­

49, later coded 100­1; Finally soc at Gando, Gran Canaria on 04/10/65

D­EBUR Piper L­4J [J­3C­65] Cub 12620 [f/n 12450] Res 01/10/55

Res canx 24/05/56

­ ex 44­80324; bought unconverted from Norwegian Aero Club by

Pracht; ntu and registration re­allocated to c/n 12408; subsequent

history unknown

D­EBYW Auster IV 849 Res 11/08/59

Herr Trump (of LTU) Frankfurt Res canx 05/01/62

­ ex G­ALYH, MT107; G­ALYH canx 01/07/59 as sold to Germany; ntu,

reserved as F­BFUF 01/63, ntu, fate unknown

D­ECAG Piper PA­22­150 22­2830 Res 27/10/59

Res canx 03/11/59

­ ex OE­DAS, N2456P; reservation changed to D­ECEG 03/11/59 and

registered 01/12/59 as CofR 1 in the Luftfahrzeugrolle; Crashed

02/10/88 and canx

D­ECAW Klemm Kl.107C 142 Res 20/11/59

Niedersachsenflug Fliegerschule Peine­Eddesse

­ built 1960; Permit 18/08/60; Crashed 24/08/60 at Erzhausen on deliv­

ery to Peine­Eddesse, so never fully registered

D­ECED Piper L­4B [J­3C­65] Cub 10263 Res 24/02/58

Flugzeugführerschule GmbH, München­Oberwiesenfeld

Above: Douglas C­54B N37477 c/n 18333 was reserved as D­ANETfor LTU in 1958. It became G­APNH instead and ended up as aCarvair. It is seen here at Oakland, California in July 1953 in a splen­did photograph by Bill Larkins.

D­BODU Convair 240­4 143 Res 29/01/58

Flugzeug­Handels Kontor Alfons Amann, München Res canx 11/70

ex PH­CEK, PH­TEK; Hand­over from KLM to Amann was envisaged

on 20/01/58, but did not take place due to non­payment, although

painted as D­BODU; remained with KLM until it was cancelled on

30/05/59 on sale to LOT as SP­LPE, later N643W

D­CABI Douglas DC­3A­214 1972 Res 04/12/57

Hamburger Luftreederei Ermer/Lempp/Zippert München

Res canx 16/02/65

ex SE­BAB; assembled Aug 1937 by Fokker; intended for the newly­

founded Luftreisedienst GmbH of München, which never became oper­

ational; painted in Luftreederei colours, Permit to fly issued 23/12/57

(as DC­3D) but revoked due to the fact that it was leased only (until

30/04/58) and not owned by Germans by more than 50%; not delivered

and remained in storage at Kastrup; to Austria as OE­FDB regd

22/08/58, later OE­GDB

D­CABO Vickers V.610 Viking 1B 160 Res 15/11/55

Aero Express München

­ see D­AGID above

D­CABU Douglas DC­3 [unknown] Res 28/03/57

Hamburger Luftreederei Ermer/Lempp/Zippert München

­ Ntu Res canx 10/03/58

D­CAFA Douglas C­47 6043 Res 04/12/57

Hamburger Luftreederei Ermer/Lempp/Zippert München

Res canx 18/09/70

ex SE­CBX, XA­JAM, NC18927, (NC88773), 41­38660; history as D­

CABI; Permit to fly issued 23/12/57 (as DC­3D) but not delivered; to

EP­ABB

Left: D­EBUC was the second prototype of the Dornier Do.25, whichwas developed into the Do.27. It was built by CASA in Spain and flewas EC­AKY prior to evaluation by the Spanish Air Force. (via airwar.ru)

Res canx 11/65

­ ex OK­XEL, 43­1402; Ntu; registered 05/07/61 as D­EGOV as CofR

1239; Wfu and canx 13/01/75

D­ECIB Pützer Motorraab B V­4 Res 08/08/57

Martin Neulen KG Wesel

­ Permit 23/08/57; reserved as D­KCIB 11/59 in the new series intro­

duced in 1959 for motor­gliders, but not registered as Permit for D­

ECIB valid until 01/12/61; probably then refurbished prior to reservation

as D­EOIB on 21/04/67 (C/n now quoted inexplicably as BV1/57);

Permit issued and Crashed at Wesel on 30/06/68

D­ECIQ Fischer RW3 024 Res 18.05.60

­ not built Res Canx 29/10/65

D­ECIX Focke­Wulf FWP.149D 015/339 Res 14/11/58

­ ex BD+391; Built by Piaggio with c/n 339 and assembled 1958 by

Focke­Wulf with c/n 015; Permit 06/04/59; leased from Ministry of

Defence for evaluation and as a demonstrator; returned to Luftwaffe in

1964 as YA+450, later 90+07, D­EBIE

D­ECOQ Fischer RW3 025 Res 18.05.60

­ not built Res Canx 29/10/65

D­ECOZ Dornier Do.27Q­4 2046

Permit 17/09/59 Res canx 09/59

Dornier­Werke GmbH Oberpfaffenhofen

­ test registration; to ZS­CMF registered 16/09/59, later 5N­AFM

D­ECOZ Dornier Do.27Q­4 2049

Permit 29/09/59 Res canx 10/59

Dornier­Werke GmbH Oberpfaffenhofen

­ test registration; to PH­ACT 24/09/59; to D­ECLO 14/03/68 as CofR

3455; Destroyed 17­18/04/80 at Lüneburg; Canx 05/80

D­ECOZ Dornier Do.27Q­4 2041

Permit 17/10/59 Res canx 08/70

Dornier­Werke GmbH Oberpfaffenhofen

­ test registration; to OY­ABU temp regd 27/10/59

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Right: Pützer Motorraab B c/n V­4 flew as D­ECIB on Permit from 1957to 1961; motor­glider registration D­KCIB was not taken up and itbecame D­EOIB, as seen here at Dinslaken on 27 May 1967, prior tocrashing the following year. (Sumpter via PMG)

D­ECUG Focke­Wulf FWP.149D 099 Res 09/11/59

­ ex AS+435; intended for Lufthansa Fliegerschule but not used;

returned to Luftwaffe as ND+102 on 22/12/59 (Luftwaffengruppe Süd,

kommandiert zum Jagdbombergeschwader 33 at Büchel), later 90+80;

to D­ELGF 02/71; Canx 16/06/89 on sale as N40FW

D­ECYK Klemm Kl.107B 106 Res 26/06/58

­ Ntu; export CofA 03/59; delivered as HB­UXK; to D­EHSI regd

12/06/64 as CofR 2103; Wfu, canx 12/02/70

D­ECYP Zlin Z.381 329 Res 17/04/58

Res canx 12/65

­ ex OK­DRF; reserved by Autohage, Egelsbach for Fa.Klug & Kutz; not

imported

D­EDAR DH.82A Tiger Moth 83369 Res 55 ?

­ ex G­AOCG, T7039; painted as D­EDAR at Croydon in 07/55, proba­

bly in error; sold as VH­KYC

D­EDAW Fischer RW3­P75 Multoplan 016 Res 18/08/59

Res canx 01/60

­ Permit 04/12/59; sold as CC­PCB

D­EDAZ Fauvel AV.36CM ? Res 08/04/59

Apparatebau Nabern GmbH

­ Permit issued 15/04/59 as D­KDAZ; Permit expired and Canx

21/10/68

D­EDEB Bücker Bü.181 Bestmann ‘25033’ Res 1955

Deutscher Aero Express Hamburg

­ c/n 25033 quoted but that aircraft became D­EBAL; possibly c/n

25023 sold by Flygvapnet on 21/10/54 for which no fate is known;

nothing further known

Above: Auster IV G­ALYH was reserved as D­EBYW in Aug 1959. Itarrived at Frankfurt on 30 Aug 1956, sold by G.F. Fox of Greenford,Middlesex, and is seen in the TWA hangar there on 9 Sep 1956. (PMG)Above Right: G­ALYH parked on the grass at Frankfurt on 1 Nov1956. (PMG)Right: Two years later, the aircraft, now without registration or engine,awaiting overhaul in the TWA hangar 25 Oct 1958. It was never regis­tered in Germany and its fate is a mystery. (PMG)

D­ECOZ was the first re­usable general test registration to be issued bythe LBA to avoid the bureaucratic procedure of applying for a permit tofly for every production aircraft by licenced manufacturers; it was prob­ably used on other aircraft apart from the three listed here. It is likelythat the cancellation date of August 1970 indicates the revocation of theregistration.

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­ ex PH­UCO, 45­4627; stored for a long time, finally became D­EGPI

on 17/04/62 as CofR 1442, later D­EGPL and OY­ECS

D­EDYD Dittmar HD.156 Möwe WB 38 Res 10/03/58

Friedrich Krach, Herdecke Res canx 02/11/65

­ not built; Krach owned Bü 181B­1 D­EDOB in 1963­64, then moved

to Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) and felt unable to finish the amateur con­

struction of the Möwe

D­EDYQ Stark Turbulent D 143 Res 10/12/59

­ not built Res canx 02/11/65

D­EDYR Piper J­3C­65 Cub [L­4J] 13052 [f/n 12882] Res 01/10/55

­ ex 44­80756; Ntu, sold as OE­AAR, later D­EGPI, D­EFPE, OY­ANF

D­EFAC Stark Turbulent D 144 Res 10/12/59

­ not built Res canx 02/11/65

Above: Very rare Taylor Bros J/2 Cub c/n 1165 was registered as G­AFFJ in 1938. It was reserved as D­EDIX in 1956 and was finally reg­istered as D­EJUM in 1967. It is seen at Schmidgarden on 1 Jul 2006.(Pingu via planepictures.net)

Above Right: The Fauvel AV.36CM was reserved as D­EDAZ andbriefly painted as such in 1959. (via PMG)Right: The Fauvel AV.36CM received a Permit as D­KDAZ in Apr 1959and flew as such for some years. (via PMG)Below: Another view of Elster D­EDEZ at Hannover in May 1959. (viaPMG)

D­EDEZ Pützer Elster V­3 010 Res 07/04/59

­ CofA for export to Chile issued 08/59, not exported; became D­ECOG

­ see CofR V/122

D­EDIX Taylor Bros J/2 Cub 1165 Res 1956

­ ex G­AFFJ; built 1938; Ntu, not registered until 06/01/67 as D­EJUM

D­EDOP SAI KZ­VII U4 Laerke 177 Res 07/02/56

Hamburger Aero­Lloyd GmbH Hamburg­Fuhlsbüttel

­ ex OY­ACC; registered 16/06/56 but no CofR number issued; Canx

06/03/59, sold as OY­ACC

D­EDOQ Stark Turbulent D 141 Res 10/12/59

­ not built Res canx 02/11/65

D­EDOT Piper J­3C­65 Cub [L­4H] 11924 Res 01/10/55

J.C.Pracht

­ ex LN­OAB, 44­79682; one of 14 Cubs imported from Norway by

Pracht in 1955 which were delivered by rail; may have become D­EDAT

or D­EDET later

D­EDUF DH.82A Tiger Moth 84615 Res 15/06/56

Luftsportclub Kohlenpott Borkenberge

­ ex G­AOIU, T6167; Permit 16/06/56 for ferry from Croydon to

Borkenberge; destroyed 01/08/56 at Borkenberge by Tiger Moth D­

EDIR

D­EDUQ Stark Turbulent D 142 Res 10/12/59

­ not built Res canx 02/11/65

D­EDUX Piper J­3C­65 Cub [L­4J] 13367 Res 06/04/56

Herbert Müller, Metallverarbeitungs­Werkstätten Hegnabrunn

Photo credits: PMG ­ Peter­Michael GerhardtHDS ­ Prof Dr­Ing Heinz­Dieter Schneider­ to be continued...