LUFTWAFFE FIGHTER ACES
Ornate bound album of individual quarto-sized signed biographical and informational sheets signed by various Luftwaffe fighter aces of distinction, issued ca. 1985 by the Military Gallery. Each page, with text in the first person, bears a portrait of the signer, his biography, information on his unit, a description of the aircraft he flew in combat, and a sample of a combat report in his own words. Signers include: HERMANN BUCHNER, MARTIN DREWES, ADOLF GALLAND, ALFRED GRISLAWSKI, JOSEPH HAIBOCK, ERICH HARTMANN, DIETER HRABAK, HERBERT IHLEFELD, HANS-JOACHIM JABS, WALTER KRUPINSKI, HEINZ LANGE, FRITZ LOSIGKEIT, JULIUS MEIMBERG, EDUARD NEUMANN, FRIEDRICH OBLESER, GUNTHER RALL, ERNST-WILHELM REINERT, ERICH RUDORFFER, WALTER SCHUCK, JOHANNES STEINHOFF, GERHARD THYBEN, HANNES TRAUTLOFT, WALTER WOLFRUM, and PAUL ZOERNER. Fine condition, presented in a blue leather album with gilt trim and gilt Pilots Badge on cover.