Berlin flak towers

[SES]

The same strange mounting.
bregds
SES

[wimve]

I am wondering HOW did they hoist these huge weights up to the roof of the towers?



You can see some kind of crane legs at the edge of the picture but has anybody ever seen a picture of the total crane construction ?
I am asking this because "Hochleitstands" also has some heavy stuff on top: Range finder as well as armoured copula.

[TUS]

Hi Wim

Here's a picture of the gantry crane used during the installation. From a french forum (i think)

Brgds Tønnes

[jopaerya]

Hello Wim

In the book "Flaktürme" from Hans Sakkers there is photo of a large buildingcrane beside a flakturm .

Regards Jos

[Andrzej Ditrich]

Crane could be from Demag which made most of elevator,cranes etc which were in or during building fortifications.

Brgds
@ndrew

[jopaerya]

Nice picture Tus

[wimve]

Thanks all of you !
It is fascinating to see these solutions.

@Jos, Do you think you can post this picture from Hans his book ?

In addition: are there drawing known of these cranes to make a 3D model from ? Like this crane or the ones used by placing the huge guns at Todt, Hanstholm, Vara.

[jopaerya]

From the same book as above .

Regards Jos

[Xavier]

the crane being used to lift the ammo cupola is called a gantry crane, exactly the same system is still used to erect and Upright heavy columns and to lift very very heavy items the second crane is a tower crane, also still being used but in much different configuration
Xavier
Der Autodidakt

[jopaerya]

Here a better Ebay picture then on page 4 of this thread from the Leitturm at Tiergarten ( Berlin )

Regards Jos

[SES]

VERY nice, thanks for sharing.
bregds
SES

[Andrzej Ditrich]

New photo with double 12,8 this time with Soviet soldiers.

[JKernwerk]

Well Andrzej,
Nice!

[Andrzej Ditrich]

Well Andrzej,
Nice!

Thanks

[Red star]

Flakturm №1 in Tiergarten 1957