Did one have to be a party member to fly?

[5./JG27.Farber]

It was the forties, WW2... He was a Field Marshall. He doesnt need a piece of paper... I read a book on him and he flew a Storch all the time in Africa.

Originally Posted by von Brühl

Pilots in the LW didn't have to be in the Party, especially later on, when they were trying to get anyone they could into the cockpit.

If you weren't a LW member, perhaps that rule applied.

I disagree. Flying and gliding clubs In the 30's and 40's in Germany where proberbly a bigger past time than in any other country in Europe.