Mon Mar 05, 2007 9:25 am
Thanks for sharing the links! I was reading the Stormbirds page and am glad to see "Tango-Tango" finally flying wheels-up. I noticed the lack of a swastika on the vertical stabilizer...I'm assuming this is a big "no-no" in Germany? I remember somebody on this forum mentioning it was OK for warbirds in museums to sport the swastika...how come restored flying aircraft don't fall under the same rules?
John
John
Mon Mar 05, 2007 10:44 am
Apparently it's a proven fact that banning the owners from painting a swastika on the tail stops them from going off and invading Poland again.
Mon Mar 05, 2007 10:47 am
Mike wrote:Apparently it's a proven fact that banning the owners from painting a swastika on the tail stops them from going off and invading Poland again.
Mon Mar 05, 2007 11:13 am
Nobody seems to have a problem with Anna Walker's plane.
Mudge the observant
Very droll, Mike. Very droll.
Mudge the observant
Very droll, Mike. Very droll.
Mon Mar 05, 2007 12:27 pm
Mudge wrote:Nobody seems to have a problem with Anna Walker's plane.
1) It's not Anna Walker's. Previously owned by TFC, it is now owned by Gerry Jagen in Virginia.
2) When you took the photo it was on the UK register, so German restrictions on the use of Swastikas do not apply (unless you want to fly it in German airspace)
Mon Mar 05, 2007 1:09 pm
Maybe it is OK for foreign registered aircraft.
Mon Mar 05, 2007 1:14 pm
bdk wrote:Maybe it is OK for foreign registered aircraft.
Each country's CAA / FAA equivalent has its own regulations as to how an aircraft can and can't be painted.
For example, in the UK, a military scheme, once approved by the CAA, exempts the aircraft from having to carry a civil registration externally (a plaque in the cockpit is the only place where the registration must be carried).
Accurate military schemes (including Swastikas) are perfectly legal in the UK.
Mon Mar 05, 2007 1:52 pm
The question still remains - Does anyone know details of the curent German regulations regarding flying warbirds/replicas carrying the Swastica and how these rules relate to the examption for static museum aircraft?
Mon Mar 05, 2007 2:38 pm
Thanks Mike,
Kinda' knew someone on here would 'splain it to me.
Mudge the educable
Kinda' knew someone on here would 'splain it to me.
Mudge the educable
Mon Mar 05, 2007 4:35 pm
A quick surf on Google reveals the following ......
"Germany, which took over the six-month rotating presidency of the EU at the beginning of this year, wants to launch an initiative to make Holocaust denial and the display of Nazi symbols a crime across the whole EU. The swastika and other Nazi symbols are already banned in Germany."
They're advocating a jail sentence of one to three YEARS for vilolation if this becomes law.
The full text is here http://www.spiegel.de/international/0,1 ... 59,00.html
"Germany, which took over the six-month rotating presidency of the EU at the beginning of this year, wants to launch an initiative to make Holocaust denial and the display of Nazi symbols a crime across the whole EU. The swastika and other Nazi symbols are already banned in Germany."
They're advocating a jail sentence of one to three YEARS for vilolation if this becomes law.
The full text is here http://www.spiegel.de/international/0,1 ... 59,00.html
Mon Mar 05, 2007 5:47 pm
This refers to political rallies or public events and the like, they are perfectly legal in a museum environment, and more than a few aircraft and vehicles are displayed as such.
Dave
Dave