German Manned Glider Flights 1931, RRG Fafnir and More | 16mm Film Scan

Film of glider trials/show dating to 1931, presumably in Germany, featuring the RRG Fafnir and (what I believe is) the RRG Falke. I am unsure of the other glider with the obscured name printed on the front left.

I believe this is taking place in the region of the Rhön moutntains of Hesse around the Wasserkuppe from my preliminary research, please leave a comment if you know more!

Film appeared to have been shot at a mix of 16 & 24 FPS; with no clear reference for most shots I just exported at 24 FPS. Also avoids having to deal with frame blending/optical flow warping to normalize those framerates.

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0:00 Attendants chatting
0:33 Fafnir Launch
2:12 Falkne Launch
2:52 On ground with craft
3:03 Various Glides and Shots
4:26 Landing
4:34 Back to the Skies

Songs (Public Domain added from Library of Congress):
Stimmungs Walzer - Victor Band
Mariechen Walzer - Victor Band
Der Traum Eines Krigers - Kramers Kapelle

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