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[Junkers G 38 airplane taking off] – Vintage Print

[Junkers G 38 airplane taking off], [between 1929 and 1933] — historic photograph
[Junkers G 38 airplane taking off], [between 1929 and 1933]. Historic photograph from the Historic Print Archive collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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The large three-engined airplane in this print is a Junkers G 38, a German airliner that was among the biggest landplanes of its day, with a wingspan of roughly 44 meters. Hugo Junkers' company in Dessau built it with a corrugated metal skin, a design that made its aircraft easy to recognize. The G 38 was meant for long passenger and mail routes, and it flew with the German airline Deutsche Luft Hansa in the early 1930s. The date range on this print is an estimate from an older caption card that has been revised, so the exact moment of the takeoff is not confirmed.

Created / published[between 1929 and 1933]
Medium1 photographic print.
NotesThis record contains unverified, old data from caption card, with subsequent revisions.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,079 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-113171

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