Scope and Content Note
This collection consists of material related to aeronautics and aviation. The material was collected by Oskar Ursinus for use in the aeronautical periodical Flugsport ("Sports Flying"), published 1908-1944, of which he was editor. The collection is comprised of material that was confiscated by American Armed Forces in Frankfurt, Germany in 1945. The images show model airplanes; sailplanes; motorless hydroplanes; gliders; civilian and military airplanes; rotary wing aircraft; aircraft engines and parts; parachutes; armaments; competitions and air shows; aviators and aerobatic champion pilots; manufacturing; airships and balloons; etc. Also, some technical material (design, structural, and analytical drawings) relating to aerodynamics, theory of flight, and aircraft construction; catalogs, advertisements, and magazine covers; etc. Mostly German subject matter.