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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