Question about NSFK training camp, Austria

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Question about NSFK training camp, Austria

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Post by tomparatom » 25 Mar 2015, 17:16

The father of my acquaintance left some photos about his life in NSFK. We believe he was there in 1942, when Carniola (today's Slovenia) became administratively a part of Austrian Carinthia (Kärnten), as South Carintia (Süd Kärnten). The people got the citizenship of Third Reich, so there was possibility to join such organizations as The National Socialist Flyers Corps. My acquaintance would like to know more about his father's life during this period. It was family's secret and his father did not talk much about it for certain reasons. Even more, the family was sure, he was drafted to Luftwaffe and he taught flying there. The photos show different story.
Now, there is not much written on net, besides wiki and some pages. Is there someone, who would know more about training on such courses, specially on this particular one.
1. As we identified the place is Launsdorf in Carintia Austria. In distance the castle HOCH-OSTERWITZ can be seen. The writing on hangar is just partial one.
2. The planes are SG-38, Kranich, Grunau baby etc.
3. The Launsdorf obviously belonged to NSFK Group 17 from Vienna. The number 17 is on the plane.
4. His father was drafted to Wehrmacht and not to Luftwaffe in March 1943. He was later taken prisoner of war in August 1944 in France. I believe the whole group on photo was from Carniola. Why did they not start training on motor course will not be known. There was one friend with him and he had the same destiny.
Is there someone, who would possibly know more about training in NSFK and by chance someone in this particular one in Launsdorf? I know there were thousands of them (such places).
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