A question I was asked yesterday, to which I was not able to give an answer ... Thinking about the British 'Queen Mary' Transporter Trailer (as featured in the Airfix 'RAF Recovery Set', did the Germans have a similar tractor/trailer combination specifically designed to transport small aircraft or components (during WW2)? Although they had a wide variety of half-tracked prime movers and associated trailers, none seems to have been appropriate for this role.

The Lufwaffe used various dedicated trailers, including these Sd.Ah 450 or 451 two axle trailers :

450






451


The 451 is longer (11m) than the 450 (8.30m)...

They also used captured stuff when available like this French Air Force trailer :



You'll find a list of them here :

http://www.kfzderwehrmacht.de/Hauptseite_deutsch/Anhanger/Bodengerat_der_Luftwaffe/bodengerat_der_luftwaffe.html

H.P.

Thanks for your speedy and informative response.
Considering the load of these fully laden trailers, what type of vehicle would have been used to tow them?

The 450 trailer has a 500 kg payload capacity vs 1 ton for the 451.

I guess the good ol'Opel Blitz would do the job

H.P.

Maybe you can find something interesting in this list:
http://www.kfzderwehrmacht.de/Hauptseite_deutsch/Kraftfahrzeuge/Zugmaschinen/Rad-Zugmaschinen/Rad_Zugmaschinen/rad_zugmaschinen.html
/ Robin

Here's a period picture from my archive. It shows what appears to be an ex-French Army truck (maybe a Renault AGK...) towing a Messerschmitt Bf-110 :



Here's an ex-British Army Albion truck towing a Sd.Ah 451 loaded with wings :





Another option (I think the truck is a Mercedes-Benz Type LG3000) :




Looks like they also used a one axle trailer (maybe a French one...) :








H.P.

Just a few more pics...

Sometimes you just need some resourcefulness





Hanomag SS-100 + French Air Force trailer. The aircraft is a French LeO-451 bomber :











British Commer Q2 truck + Tasker trailer :



H.P.