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27 Aug 1936
  • Porter was commissioned into service. ww2dbase [Porter | CPC]
  • Albatros completed her first patrol during the Spanish Civil War. ww2dbase [Albatros | CPC]
Photo(s) dated 27 Aug 1936
German Colonel Manhnke shaking hands with Hanna Reitsch, the only female competitor at the glider competition in the Rhön mountains region of Germany, 27 Aug 1936

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