Title

Lippisch Ente plane, 1928, (1932). Creator: Unknown.

Caption

Lippisch Ente plane, 1928, (1932). The Ente ('Duck'), the world's first rocket-powered full-size aircraft, was designed by Alexander Lippisch as a glider. It was first flown under power on 11 June 1928, piloted by Fritz Stamer. From "Die Eroberung Der Luft", (The Conquest of the Air), cigarette card album produced by the Garbáty cigarette factory, 1932. Eugene and Moritz Garbáty, who were Jewish, were driven out of business by the Nazis in the late 1930s, and forced to sell their factory which lay empty for over 70 years. [Garbaty Cigarettenfabrik, Berlin-Pankow, 1932]
The Print Collector collection

Date

1932

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19D52_056

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

59,0Mb (3,1Mb) / 18,9in x 12,1in / 5684 x 3628 (300dpi)

Keywords

transport transportation Germany flying German country flight color aeroplane aircraft plane airplane glider location century first thirties aviation concept air Transport Colour 1930s 20th century The Print Collector Unknown Eugene Euge cigarette card Josef Garbáty Garbáty Josef Josef Garbaty Garbaty Josef Garbáty-Rosenthal Josef Garbaty-Rosenthal Garbáty-Rosenthal Garbaty-Rosenthal Eugene Garbáty Eugene L. Garbaty Eugene L. Eugene L Garbaty gliding organisation Rhon-Rossitten Gesellschaft Rhön-Rossitten Gesellschaft Rhon-Rossitten Society Rhön-Rossitten Society RRG Lippisch Ente rocket-powered RRG Ente RRG Raketen-Ente Josef Garbáty Eugene Garbáty Moritz Garbáty cigarette card