Warplanes of Germany: Luftwaffe Klemm Kl 32, Kl 35, and KL 151

German Luftwaffe Aircraft: Klemm Kl 32, Kl 35, and KL 151

Deutsche Flugzeuge: Klemm Kl 32, Kl 35, and KL 151

The aim of this website is to locate, identify and document Warplanes from the Second World War that have been preserved.  Many contributors have assisted in the hunt for these aircraft to provide and update the data on this website.  Photos are as credited.  Any errors found here are by the author, and any additions, corrections or amendments to this list of Warplane Survivors of the Second World War would be most welcome and may be e-mailed to the author at [email protected].

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Klemm Kl 31, 1931 single engine trainer.

Klemm Kl 32, 1931 single engine trainer.  (Luftwaffe Photo)

The Klemm Kl 32 was a touring aircraft,developed in Germany in 1932, based on the Klemm Kl 31 as a competitor in theChallenge 1932 touring aircraft competition. The KI 32 was a conventional,low-wing cantilever monoplane with fixed, tailskid undercarriage. The Kl 32,however, had a smaller cabin (seating three), and a fuselage built from woodrather than metal.

Eight Kl 32s were entered in the competition, seven by German teams and one bya Swiss team. These were powered by a variety of engines, including the BramoSh 14, Argus As 8, de Havilland Gipsy, and Hirth HM 150. Notable German pilotsincluded Robert Lusser (who designed the aircraft), Wolf Hirth, and ReinholdPoss.

Hirth won the short takeoff trial in his Kl 32, and Poss tied for second placein the overall competition with his. Five of the teams flying Kl 32s finishedin the top ten in the "rally over Europe" part of the competition,and five of the top ten scores overall were achieved by teams flying Kl 32s.

A Klemm L32-V (VH-UVE, originally D-2299) was flown by Maude Bonney during herBrisbane to Cape Town flight in 1937, a distance of 29,088 km and the firstflight from Australia to South Africa. (Wikipedia)

(Ungarisches Technik- und Verkehrsmuseum Photo)

Klemm Kl 32, 1936.

(SDASM Photo)

Klemm Kl 32, D-ENI, flown by Elly Beinhorns in 1934.

(Luftwaffe Photo)

Klemm Kl 35.

The Klemm Kl 35 is a German sporting andtraining aeroplane developed as a successor to the Kl 25. A product of KlemmLeichtflugzeugbau Gmbh it shared the same single-engine, cantilever low-wingconfiguration as the earlier machine, the major difference being theintroduction of an inverted gull wing.

Probably Klemm's most important type, the fully aerobatic aeroplane was shownfor the first time publicly in October 1935 at the international Air Show inMilan and soon found many private buyers. Powered initially by an 80 hp (60 kW)Hirth HM60R inline, it had fixed undercarriage, mixed wood and fabric covering,and the choice of open or closed cockpit. Powered by the Hirth 60R, it becamethe Kl 35A (with floats, Kl 35AW), while with the 105 hp (78 kW) Hirth, it wasthe Kl 35A (with floats, Kl 35AW).

An improved Kl 35D, designed as a Luftwaffe trainer, with 105 hp (78 kW) HirthHM 504A-2 engine and the option of ski or float landing gear, appeared in 1938.It was the most numerous, with over three thousand built.

A number of air forces purchased copies, including the Romanian, Hungarian, andSlovak. The Swedish Air Force bought several, designated Sk 15, for traininguse (at least five of those were seaplanes) and in 1941 began licenceproduction, building about 74 more, with some remaining in service until 1951.The Lithuanian air force flew three. (Wikipedia)

(Luftwaffe Photo)

Klemm Kl 35, coded KM+AP.

(Luftwaffe Photo)

Klemm Kl 35 D, (Wk.Nr. 4642), coded PI+EP, ' FFS A/B 121 Straubing (Mitterharthausen), G, c1941.

(Luftwaffe Photo)

Klemm Kl 35 B or D, Sch/FAR 72 (School of the Flying Training Regiment 72) in Markersdorf near St. Pölten from April 1940 (was previously stationed in Detmold (East Westphalia-Lippe) until Nov. 1939). The Sch/FAR 72 was renamed FFS A/B 72 on 1 Oct. 1941. In the aircraft in front Fw./Sergeant Rombach from Giebelstadt near Würzburg (Bavaria). The easily recognisable emblem (coat of arms) of the school unit is the first emblem of Sch/FAR 72 or FFS A/B 72: A diagonally divided shield with a leaping hare on a white background (top), and a green cloverleaf on a dark background (colour?), below. The 4-digit Luftwaffe registration number (Stammkennzeichen) ends with "IW", for the Klemm Kl 35 shown here coded SD+ IW or NC+IW.

(Luftwaffe Photo)

Klemm Kl 35 with cargo pods.

(SDASM Archives Photo)

Klemm Kl 35.

(Towpilot Photo)

Klemm Kl 35, (Wk.Nr. 1596), Luftwaffenmuseum Malmstätt, Swedish Air Force designation Sk 15.

(TSRL Photo)

Klemm Kl.35D G-KLEM at Old Warden, UK.

Klemm Kl 35, F-AZTK (DL-UI and 3198) c/n 1954.  Built in 1940.  (Peter Bakema Photo)

Klemm Kl 35, 1935 sportplane and trainer.

Klemm Kl 36, 1934 single engine trainer.

(Luftwaffe Photos)

Klemm Kl 106, single engine trainer, alongside a captured RAF Short Stirling bomber in Luftwaffe markings.

(Luftwaffe Photo)

Klemm KI 106, bearing the markings of 7 Staffel, Fighter Group 54, a white wooden shoe with wings. The aircraft features standard green splinter camouflage on the flying surfaces, but the fuselage has a green mottle sprayed over the RLM Grey base color.

(Luftwaffe Photo)

Klemm Kl 151, coced TB+QK, single engine trainer.

The Klemm Kl 151 was a German prototype light passenger aircraft designed by Dr. Hanns Klemm and chief engineer Carl Bucher during the Second World War. Only one model was built. The prototype Kl 151 V1, designated with the Stammkennzeichen radio code of TB+QK, made its first flight at Böblingen on 10 September 1942, with Klemm's chief pilot Karl Voy at the controls. Theaircraft was powered by a 240 Pferdestärke (PS) (236 horsepower, 176 kW) ArgusAs 10P inverted V8 engine. The planned model Kl 151-B, fitted with a 355 PS(350 hp, 261 kW) Argus As 410 inverted V12 engine was not built.

On 19 February 1943 the V1 prototype was transferred to the DeutscheVersuchsanstalt für Luftfahrt ("German Experimental Institute forAviation") at Adlershof for testing, which was successfully completed on 1 March 1943.

The fixed undercarriage was a concern to the Luftwaffe, as the Bf 108 hadsuffered on the rough landing fields of the eastern front. Therefore, the requirement now demanded a robust as well as a retractable undercarriage. In place of the fixed tricycle undercarriage, now the V1 received one in a Y-configuration, with two steel half-shells welded together for the guidance of the shock absorbers on each side.

Further testing continued. Klemm used the aircraft as a personal transport until July 1944, when it was destroyed in an Allied air raid. The Air Ministry transferred the incomplete V2 prototype, and responsibility for further development and production, over to the Czech company Zlin. The problems caused by the demand for a retractable landing gear were finally solved, but the aircraft was never completed, nor put into full production.
After the war a revival of the project was considered, however Klemm instead decided on the Kl 107A. (Wikipedia)

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