Lufthansa Cargo Building 261
Tribute Site

If you've ever worked at building 261, and wondered what kept the facility (that is
to say, the offices) cozy in the winter, take a peek at these ultra gigantic oil boilers!
You can imagine what the monthly oil bill looked like!

One of Lufthansa Cargo's many prides was being able to move special
cargo loads that most other carriers would flat out refuse.  The above photo
is a fine example of what highly trained company employees can accomplish.
Notice the size difference of the B747C in comparison to the Sikorsky
helicopter being side loaded for transport to Frankfurt.

Inside view taken from T position of the Sikorsky helicopter
being carefully turned and loaded into the LH B747C.  Inch by
inch the helicopter is moved with the aircraft's internal rollers
to ensure no damage happens to the precious cargo.

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Here is a Lufthansa Cargo Record Breaker, on or about April 7th 1992
one of our 747 Freighter out of Frankfurt landed at  New York's JFK International
Airport,  with the heaviest cargo item ever transported on a Lufthansa cargo aircraft,
a 30 foot turbine part for General Electric weighting in at 94424lbs (42928kgs)

Tom Leyland and his friend. 
 Elephant from Moscow circus...1996

To ensure speedy delivery to and from building 261 from the
passenger aircrafts, in 1999 Lufthansa purchased several new
Chevrolet model cargo vans.  These vans were equipped with
heavy duty suspension systems to handle the extra weight
of heavy bulk cargo.  They were also equipped with AC!