Drawing of a Lufthansa Condor seaplane in the air
Lufthansa's Chairman was Erhard Milch and under his direction it became the best equipped and trained airline in Europe. National routes, such as the Condor route (Via Condor)were established around the world. This route to Spanish-speaking South America was named afte world's largest flying bird, which is found there. When the Luftwaffe sent its planes to Spain, they too took the name and became the Legion Condor
Picture No
13542593
Media ID
45741177
Size
4844px x 3535px
(4.0MB)
Credit
(c) Holts Battlefield Collection / Mary Evans
Usage Restrictions
Editorial Use Only
Source
Pub. Lufthansa
Date
circa 1936





























